Tangmao M2 experience: 4G+Wi-Fi video calls are more practical than Apple Watch

This year, the third-generation Apple Watch supporting cellular networks was released. It was thought that this would stimulate the sales of Apple Watch again. However, the support of domestic operator networks has been delayed, forcing Apple officials to decide to accept returns from users recently.

In fact, enabling a smartwatch to use cellular networks and 4G is far less complicated than the Apple Watch settings. In other words, wouldn’t it be better to just install a SIM card directly inside the smartwatch?

Not long ago, the launch of the Sugar Cat M2, a children's smartwatch priced at only a thousand yuan, slapped Apple in the face. In addition to supporting SIM card insertion and 4G connection, the Sugar Cat M2 also supports Wi-Fi and video calls. On this small smartwatch, it actually provides an experience similar to that of a smartphone.

Eye-catching front camera and lively cartoon style

The product positioning towards children means that Tangmao M2 does not look much different from people’s traditional impression of children’s watches.

Tangmao M2 adopts extremely safe ABS+PC environmentally friendly paint-free shell, with a watch head size of 45*45*14.5. When worn on a child's hand, it is like a small toy.

For boys and girls respectively, Tangmao M2 is still available in two colors: sea sky blue and peach pink. Judging from the peach pink product in our hands, the overall design is still very pleasing to children's aesthetics. Including the strap, the weight of 52g will not cause a burden for children to wear.

The Sugar Cat M2 only has one physical button on the right side of the watch. Above the 1.4-inch retina color display, there is an eye-catching 2-megapixel camera. It is the key for this children's smart watch to make video calls, take photos, or shoot 10s short videos like WeChat Moments.

The screen of the Tangmao M2 is cleverly designed with protruding structures around it to ensure that the screen and camera will not be easily scratched when children are exercising. In addition, the watch itself has an IP66 dust and water resistance rating, which means that this children's watch has a stronger ability to adapt to the environment than ordinary smartphones, ensuring that children can carry it with them on almost any occasion.

One-click video call connection with exclusive "WeChat" with rich gameplay

In terms of hardware configuration, with the compact size of the Tangmao M2, this children's watch can be said to have demonstrated full product competitiveness.

This not only includes the MTK6737 processor with a main frequency of 1.1Ghz and a memory combination of 512MB+4GB to meet the storage requirements of system operation and photos, but also supports China Mobile and China Unicom dual 4G, Wi-Fi and seven-repositioning technology, which gives more imagination space for the use of the product. The built-in battery capacity of Sugar Cat M2 is as high as 600mAh. The official claim is that it can be used continuously for three days on a single charge.

Therefore, with such powerful hardware parameters, Tangmao M2 focuses on making the user experience of children's wearable smart devices better, and leaves a deep impression in usage scenarios such as video calls and social networking.

After installing the corresponding APP on the mobile phone and successfully pairing it with the watch by scanning the code, Tangmao M2 builds a data link between parents using smartphones and children using watches, which can enable communication at any time and track the children's location information in real time.

In terms of watch positioning, the Sugar Cat APP will display the location information of the watch on the mobile phone in a form similar to map navigation. It is not just a simple tracking view. There are also three buttons of "Call", "Navigation" and "Emergency Call" at the bottom of the application. When a child wearing the Sugar Cat M2 encounters an emergency, parents can respond as quickly as possible without switching to other applications.

In addition, the perfect communication and social capabilities are another highlight of Sugar Cat M2 during use.

First of all, with the help of the mobile APP, Tangmao M2 has created a software application similar to WeChat between the mobile phone and the watch. Text, pictures, voice and even emoticons can be sent between the two devices, making the communication between parents and children more diverse and interesting.

Secondly, video calls between parents and children have become as simple and convenient as WeChat video chats. Sugar Cat M2's support for 4G networks and Wi-Fi ensures the smoothness of the video call process, and answering and making calls on the parent's mobile phone is as easy as using WeChat video.

It is worth mentioning here that although the front camera of Tangmao M2 is only 2 million pixels, the actual photo and video experience is generally satisfactory, and the color reproduction and detail display are remarkable.

However, it is worth complaining that after adding so many communication functions, Tangmao M2 seems to want to add mobile phone text messaging function. Unfortunately, the small screen size of the watch makes the operating experience of the touch screen input method not ideal and cannot become a plus point for the product experience.

Of course, Tangmao M2 also supports common functions of smart watches at this stage, such as motion detection. It also adds new applications such as "Family Circle" from the perspective of family and child growth. The 10s short video captured by the watch at any time can be shared with parents, so that the watch can also become a powerful tool to help and record the healthy growth of children.

In general, as a highly representative brand in the field of domestic children's smart wearable devices, Tangmao M2, as Tangmao's latest product, uses 4G network connection and video calls as its main selling points, accurately grasping the user pain points of the children's smart product market segment.

Considering that most parents still don't have the habit of buying smartphones for their children, especially younger children, and under the premise that parents are willing to spend one thousand yuan to buy wearable smart devices for their children, the emergence of Tangmao M2 has undoubtedly become a "smartphone" tailored for children and can be worn on the wrist.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.