Smart watches equipped with dual cameras that adults want to appear from the world's fourth place manufacturer (Mynavi News)

IMOO's latest smart watch "Z7"

Everyone knows that the best -selling smartwatch in the world is Apple's "Apple Watch".According to a counterpoint survey, the Apple Watch share in the second quarter of 2021 is 28 %, ranking first.Next is the share 9.3 % Huawei, further 7.Continue with 6 % Samsung.So which manufacturer is the 4th place?Names such as Xiaomi and Garmin may appear, but in fact, IMOO is chasing after the three major companies.[Photo] Launched the watch body and made a video call.In fact, images of the two cameras on the parent's smartphone flowed in the second quarter of 2020, one year ago, the IMOO was third in the world, overtaking Samsung.Despite the large manufacturers so far, the Chinese manufacturer is not known in Japan at all, but IMOO is a kid, kids' smart watch.There are several smart watches for children in Japan, but IMOO has multiple products in China and equipped with high -performance cameras.IMOO is a global name, and in China, it operates products under the "small genius" brand.As you can see from the name of "Small Genius", the target is a child.Since the first smartwatch for children in 2015, it has become popular in China due to its high quality and ease of use of applications.In China, children's kidnapping is still high and the demand for children's smartwatches is high to protect children's safety because they have a lot of money.Smart watches for children have two different features than adult products.One is to be able to talk alone.Apple Watch is basically a product that receives notifications from a smartphone and is used for smartphones and pairs.On the other hand, most smart watches for children can be used by built -in 3G or 4G lines so that they can talk alone in an emergency.The second is the camera.A smartwatch for children is equipped with a camera so that you can take a picture of the spot in an emergency, or to make a video call immediately."Single conversation" and "camera" are indispensable for children's smart watches, such as putting a dedicated app on the parent's smartphone, and there are products that can display map information on the spot when a video call is applied from a child.It is a function.Small -friendly smartwatches also have these two functions, but the one that is characteristic is the built -in camera.The upper model has two cameras, but one is on the surface of the clock, and the other is on the back.In the "Z6" released in 2019, the watch body rose 90 degrees from the belt part, and was able to make a video call like a spy while using the front or back camera.The "Z6 ULTRA" released in 2020 has rotated the camera 360 degrees, making it possible to call while copying the face of a calling partner on the screen part of the smartwatch.The Z6 Ultra is briefly introduced in the following article.Kids Smart Watch, which makes you feel like a spy, and features that cannot be underestimated for children, and the latest model Z7, which appeared in 2021, has a silver with a calm color with a built -in body thermometer and heart rate monitor.The appearance is good for adults to wear.The price is 1,999 yuan (about 34,000 yen) for both successive models.It is expensive for children, but it has that much function.Z7 adopts a mechanism that can raise the clock part by 90 degrees and rotate 360 degrees like the Z6 Ultra.The Z6 Ultra had a charging terminal on the back, but the Z7 moved the terminal to the side and equipped with a body temperature and heart rate sensor.Each can be used for daily health management, but it also has a function to automatically notify the parent's smartphone when the body temperature is higher than the setting.It always monitors the child's health.During video calls using a camera, you can play your face with the front camera of the Z7, and the surrounding situation with the back camera at the same time.Even if the child falls into a panic with this function, it will be easier to identify the location while looking at the surrounding scenery.The camera has 5 million pixels on the front surface and 8 million pixels on the back.The main unit also has an AI function.There are also functions that use the camera to translate English letters through the camera and translate them into Chinese, and functions that recognize the subjects and teach them what they are like in a picture book.。The translation function is also a function you want for an adult smartwatch, and if you have a camera in your smartwatch in the future, you may be able to use this way.The Z7 adopts the chipset Snapdragon Wear 4100, which is for Qualcom's wearable terminal.Many of the smart watches for adults are equipped with chips one generation ago, and you can see that Z7 is a very high -performance smartwatch.The memory is 1GB and the storage is 32GB.The size of the clock part is 57x44x14mm and the weight is 71.6G.It is a little bigger as a smart watch for children, and it may be the right size for adults to use.Actually, the author is Z6 Ultra (57.8x44.5x15.9mm, 70.I usually use 8G), but it is a size that can be used as a normal watch without discomfort.The reason why the writer of "good adult" uses a small -sized smartwatch is that it is easy to take photos instead of notes on a daily basis using a camera built into the main unit.In addition, the gimmick that activates the camera and starts the camera is also fun to play spy.Smart watches for children are not so popular outside of China, but if the price goes down in the future, the number of users will increase in other countries.For example, Xiaomi sells a smart watch for children with a camera with a camera for 399 yuan in China for about 7,000 yen.While communication charges are also withdrawn in each country, if Xiaomi is serious, there is a possibility that it will take a high share in the smartwatch market for children.And I want you to make a product for adults with a brand called "great genius".Not only ordinary adults like the author, but also the elderly smart watches for elderly people will be increasing in demand.The little genius has the potential to become a huge manufacturer in the smartwatch market alongside Apple Watch.

Yasuhiro Yamane