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The display measures 1.3 inches, with a crisp resolution of 360x360. As such, everything from the watch faces (of which there are more than 100 to choose from) to the app icons are impressively detailed. The only downside is that raise-to-wake can be a little laggy (sometimes taking up to a full second to turn on), but at least the two side buttons are nice and snappy and the screen is responsive. Oh, and there is one kinda bizarre little quirk - you can’t change the clock from 24-hour time to 12-hour time. Trust me, I tried everything. First up, there’s sleep tracking, which appears to be reasonably accurate and actually offers a snapshot of your sleep cycle, including light, deep and REM sleep - that’s more detail than even the newest Apple Watch provides. In my experience, I also found the fitness tracking features to be pretty on-point, with calorie burn and heart rate pretty typical with what I’ve found on most other watches. In addition to the usual walking, running and cycling, the Watch S can also track strength training, football, basketball, table tennis, badminton, yoga, cricket and more. As mentioned previously, the Watch S also includes an SpO2 sensor (the hot smartwatch feature of the moment), which essentially measures the oxygen saturation of your blood and gives an indication of your overall health. It’s not medical-grade, but it’s not bad to have, either. You can keep track of all your sleep and fitness data via the Realme Link app (available on both iOS and Android), which, despite some less-than-stellar app store reviews, I found quite a pleasure to use. When you finally do manage to knock the juice down, you can also turn on power saver mode, which effectively extends battery life by turning your smartwatch into a dumb watch, showing you only the time and battery percentage.
