James Stables: Hannspree Prime Review

James Stables: Hannspree Prime -

This isn't actually a cheap smartwatch from Amazon. It's a genuine 'branded' smartwatch that Hannspree is actually flogging for £59.99. The fact that it's clearly a copy of the Samsung Gear 2 (and exactly the same watch as the Memteq example, below) is by-the-by.
Pairing the Hannspree was easy, there's no app so you simply pair it through your smartphone's Bluetooth menu. Keeping the watch paired is another story, though.
When connected to our iPhone it synced with contacts and showed call history. However, we never received any notifications as it never stayed paired for more than a few minutes.
The watch faces on offer are naff and the screen is very dull, so it's hard to see what's going on. The touchscreen's responsiveness is pretty good, however, better than expected. Even though, dealing with the small menus is nearly impossible and the miniaturised keyboard is laughable.
The camera is awful in every situation. We did manage to record a video, we think, but it wouldn't pair to the smartphone, as usual and disappeared into the ether.
On the plus side there are plenty of built in apps like a calculator, a (hilarious) pedometer and a sleep tracker – but this needs started and stopped like a stop watch.
It's way overpriced. Even more so considering the watch below is exactly the same, but half the price (minus the SIM card slot you're never going to use).