LEMFO LEM14 - Any News?

[LondonDriver]

Was looking at buying the Lemfo Lem12 Pro which seems to be the best Android 10 watch on the market. Then I read about the Lem14 with NFC and 5ATM waterproofing. Anyone know when this will be released? Wouldn't want to buy it then realize a better watch is available.

 

[WatchSmarty]

From what I read, that was incorrect marketing information released by a vendor. It will not have NFC and likely will not have 5ATM water resistance.

 

[kospetuser]

Latest ad I saw had no mention of NFC but it does have 5ATM

 

[WatchSmarty]

Interesting. Water resistant would be great since the other current Android 10 watches have no water resistance.

 

[kospetuser]

Even if this had NFC, i suspect it would be something like Alipay and would only work in China.

 

[WatchSmarty]

Lots of watches with NFC for China only. Not useful outside of China.

 

[LondonDriver]

Looks like this is available to purchase now as a preorder for $150. Supposed to ship by Jan 10th.

 

[WatchSmarty]

Interesting. Looking forward to hearing more about this watch.

 

[kospetuser]

I would consider this if I didn't already have a Prime 2.

 

[silverfox]

Looks good in that picture. Anyone know the size?

 

[WatchSmarty]

It is a big watch at 50.5mm. Also weighs 90g.

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[LondonDriver]

Here is a review on the LEM14

 

[WatchSmarty]

Thanks for sharing.

 

[frills]

Be careful with the specs on this watch. It is very inaccurate. Bit of a scam if you ask me.

 

[LondonDriver]

I held off on purchasing and I am glad I did. Seems like the advertising claims are exaggerated.

Initially Claimed to have NFC - it does not
Claims 5ATM waterproof - not the case. Also states IP68. Then states IP67. Wonder if it has any waterproofing.
Claims to have a 1600 mAh battery, then 1400 mAh battery. Looks like it has a 1100 mAh battery
Claims to have Corning Gorilla Glass 4 - not really believable at this price point
Claims to have a 13MP Side Camera and 8MP Front Camera - 5MP for side camera and less than 2MP for front
Claims to have a 1.69" display - It is 1.6"

Really can't trust Lemfo on this watch.

 

[Brianrh]

Thanks.

 

[LondonDriver]

Seems like the real name of this watch is the KirinX.

 

[WatchSmarty]

I suspect many of these Android 10 watches come from 1 manufacturer.
Some company called Shenzhen Leiwei Guoji Keji Co has a filling at the FCC for the KirinX / S10 last year but the details appear to be for an older model.

FCC ID 2AW57S10 - 4G smartwatch phone

FCC ID 2AW57S10 application and certification details for 4G smartwatch phone by Shenzhen Leiwei Guoji Keji Co., Ltd..

fccid.io

So far this watch is going by 3 names:

LEMFO LEM14
Rogbid Brave Pro
Ckyrin S10 Pro http://www.ckyrindigi.com/pd.jsp?id=20

 

[kospetuser]

For these Android 10 / Full Android smartwatches, my understanding is that the supply chain is as follows:

Starts with a solution provider that creates the printed circuit board assembly and firmware. For nearly all of these watches it is a company called Wiite. Their website is:

Android智能手表方案提供商 - 深圳唯特智能技术有限公司

唯特智能|wiite|专业的|Android|智能手表|方案|

www.wiiteer.com

Then factories buy these base solutions and create the watches. There are 3 or 4 of these factories. I have heard of KingWear and Ledai. I believe there are a couple more.

These factories sell to the brands. That is why you will see multiple brands with identical watches.

These Android 10 watches currently all use the same mainboard with a MediaTek Helio P22 MT6762 processor, 4GB Ram and 64GB of storage. Same basic watch, different case / cameras and tweaks to the firmware.

 

[WatchSmarty]

Thanks for sharing those details. Suspected that they were coming out of the same source given the similarities between the watches.