Άρθρο: COLMI P71 Smart Watch Review: Voice Calling Smartwatch Under 30 Pounds
COLMI P71 Smart Watch Review: Voice Calling Smartwatch Under 30 Pounds
The COLMI P71 brings a feature usually associated with more expensive smartwatches to a genuinely accessible price point: Bluetooth voice calling directly from your wrist. At 29.71 GBP, it is among the most affordable smartwatches anywhere that lets you answer and make calls without touching your phone. We tested the P71 extensively across various calling scenarios, daily wear, and health tracking to understand exactly what you get at this price.
Voice Calling: How It Works in Practice
The P71 pairs with your smartphone via Bluetooth and mirrors incoming calls to the watch. When your phone rings, your wrist vibrates and the caller's name or number appears on screen. A single tap answers the call; a swipe rejects it. The conversation happens through a built-in speaker on the watch face and a microphone integrated into the case, with no need to touch your phone at all.
In our testing, call quality in quiet indoor environments was consistently clear and functional — testers on both ends of calls reported audio that was perfectly intelligible for typical conversations. The speaker produces reasonable volume that is audible without holding the watch directly to your ear, though discretion in public spaces is worth considering since the speaker is directional rather than directed privately toward the wearer's ear.
In noisier environments — outdoors in wind, in kitchens with background appliance noise, in environments with significant ambient noise — call clarity degraded noticeably, as expected from a wrist-mounted speaker/microphone at this price point. For brief, time-sensitive calls in busy environments, the feature remains useful; for extended important conversations in noisy settings, most users naturally switch to their phone for better audio quality.
The Real Convenience Case for Wrist Calling
The P71's calling feature proves most valuable in specific, everyday scenarios that many people encounter far more often than they might initially realise. During cooking, when both hands are occupied and your phone is on the counter at arm's reach, answering a wrist call takes one tap rather than putting down utensils and picking up a device. During exercise — running with your phone in a tight pocket, cycling with it in a jersey, training with it across the room — wrist calling means not interrupting your session to retrieve and answer your device. For drivers in jurisdictions where handheld phone use is prohibited, the P71 provides legal, hands-free call management that does not require purchasing a dedicated car speakerphone. For parents whose hands are frequently occupied managing children, it removes the fumble of extracting a phone at exactly the wrong moment.
Beyond Calling: Full Health Tracking Suite
The P71 is not just a calling watch — it delivers the complete COLMI health monitoring experience that defines the range. Continuous 24/7 heart rate monitoring tracks your cardiovascular data throughout the day and night. Blood oxygen measurement via SpO2 sensors gives you respiratory health insight. Sleep tracking analyses your nightly rest into light sleep, deep sleep, and waking periods with a daily sleep score. Stress monitoring uses heart rate variability to provide a continuous stress level indicator throughout your waking hours. Step counting, distance estimation, and calorie tracking cover your daily activity. Over 100 sports modes handle dedicated workout tracking across running, cycling, swimming, gym exercises, and many more activities.
Display and Interface
The P71 features a clear, responsive touchscreen that handles notification reading, call management, health data review, and menu navigation without lag. Text and caller information display clearly, making the watching-calling workflow smooth and natural once you have practised it a couple of times. The interface is intuitive enough that most users are comfortable managing calls from the watch within minutes of first use.
Key Specifications
- Calling: Bluetooth voice calling via built-in speaker and microphone
- Waterproof: IP68
- Health features: Heart rate, SpO2, sleep tracking, stress, step counting, 100+ sports modes
- Companion app: DaFit, Android and iOS
- Price: 29.71 GBP
Battery Life Considerations
Voice calling draws significantly more power than passive notification display. Using the calling feature heavily throughout each day will reduce battery life noticeably compared to standard use without frequent calling. For users who answer a handful of calls daily via the watch, battery life remains reasonable for daily to every-other-day charging. For anyone planning to use wrist calling as their primary phone management method throughout a full working day, plan for more frequent charging than the standard COLMI smartwatch would typically require.
How It Compares to the COLMI P81
The P81 also offers Bluetooth voice calling but at 33.81 GBP — 4 GBP more. In exchange for that additional cost, the P81 provides a larger 1.9-inch IPS display and Bluetooth 5.3 versus the P71's older connectivity standard. If budget is the primary concern and calling is the feature you specifically want, the P71 is the more economical entry point. If display size and the latest connectivity standard matter to you alongside calling, the P81 is worth the small premium.
Who Is the COLMI P71 Best For?
- Buyers who want wrist calling at the absolute lowest price point available
- Frequent kitchen workers, parents, or anyone with regularly occupied hands
- Commuters or drivers wanting hands-free call management
- Anyone whose primary smartwatch desire is call convenience, with health tracking as a welcome bonus
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I make outgoing calls from the P71, or only receive them? The P71 supports both receiving incoming calls and initiating outgoing calls from a recent calls list or favourite contacts stored in the watch.
Do I need the DaFit app installed for calling to work? Yes, the DaFit app handles the Bluetooth call routing between your phone and the watch. Once set up, calls route automatically without needing to open the app each time.
Does the calling work on iPhone as well as Android? Yes, Bluetooth calling functions on both iOS and Android, though some specific features like quick reply may be limited on iOS compared to Android.
Our Verdict
The COLMI P71 delivers genuine, functional wrist calling at 29.71 GBP — a price point that makes this previously premium feature genuinely accessible. Combined with the complete COLMI health tracking suite, it offers strong value for anyone whose daily routine would meaningfully benefit from hands-free call management on their wrist without a significant financial commitment.