Vivo has acknowledged an error in its promotional materials for the new Vivo Watch 3 smartwatch. The company initially claimed that the watch could last up to 16 days on a single charge with eSIM in its promo materials. But it turns out that this figure is only achievable under specific usage conditions.
In a statement posted on its official Weibo account, Vivo said that the Vivo Watch 3 has a battery life of 7 days in normal usage scenarios. And, to achieve the 16-day battery life, users must use the watch in a more limited capacity.
Vivo provided detailed testing conditions for both battery life claims:
7-Day Battery Life:
- Continuous intelligent heart rate monitoring
- Always-on sleep monitoring
- 2 hours of daily connection to the LTE network
- 100 message notifications
- 6 incoming calls
- 2 alarms
- 180 wrist raises to activate the screen
- 15 minutes of LTE calls per week
- 15 minutes of Bluetooth calls
- 15 minutes of online music playback
- 30 minutes of Bluetooth music playback
- 60 minutes of GPS exercise
16-Day Battery Life:
- Continuous intelligent heart rate monitoring
- Always-on sleep monitoring
- 100 message notifications
- 6 incoming calls
- 2 alarms
- 180 wrist raises to activate the screen
- 15 minutes of Bluetooth calls per week
- 30 minutes of Bluetooth music playback
- 60 minutes of GPS exercise
Vivo has apologized for the error and has updated its promotional materials to reflect the correct battery life expectations.
The Vivo Watch 3 is available in two versions — a Bluetooth-only model for 1,099 yuan (approximately $152) and an eSIM version for 1,299 yuan (approximately $182). Both versions are available for pre-order now and will be officially launched on November 21.
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