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Lenovo Smart Clock review: a smarter alarm clock

By Fields Corrielus 2019-07-09 2169 0

This year, Lenovo and Google each launched a smart clock product. Google's clock has been evaluated before, so what about Lenovo's clock?

It first has the function of an alarm clock, but does not support watching videos and photos. There are many clock-centric functions, such as the sunrise alarm clock. Like Google, it can be used to control a smart home, view calendars, play favorite music, and so on.

Lenovo's smart clock doesn't have as much functionality as Echo Spot, and it can't do everything a Google device can do. But it's cheaper than Amazon and Google.

Lenovo Smart Clock: Design

Lenovo intelligent clock size is very small, the shell is mostly soft fabric, using fillet and arc edge design. Like other smart devices, there is a microphone switch on the back for privacy purposes. There is an extra USB port that can charge your smartphone while you sleep. Since the smart clock is generally placed by the bedside, it is understandable that it does not have a camera configured.

Lenovo Smart Clock: Display

On the front of the smart clock is a 4-inch touch screen that looks small compared to other smart products. But as a clock, the size is enough, at least bigger than the 2. 5-inch screen of the Amazon Echo Spot. The display screen is bright and clear, and the brightness can be adjusted automatically according to the surrounding environment.When you sleep and turn off the lights, it switches to a very dim "night mode", which is important for friends with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Lenovo Smart Clock: Operation and function

Lenovo's smart clock slides down from the top to display "play music" buttons and indoor lighting controls, which, of course, only work when a smart light bulb is installed. There is also a "good night" action set that triggers a series of custom actions, such as adjusting the indoor temperature and turning off the TV. You can also control these features through voice, but sometimes voice is not as sensitive as a touch screen.

Lenovo's smart clock has eight different clock faces and six bell tones. There is also a "sunrise alarm clock" option: in the first 30 minutes of setting the wake-up time, the smart clock will slowly brighten the screen to simulate the effect of the sun rising.

Like other smart devices, it can also display weather, schedules and songs being played. You can also set up a "good Morning" action set to show the schedule for the day and the expected time required to get to work.

Lenovo Smart Clock: Sound quality

Lenovo's smart clock is equipped with three-watt speakers, so it also has a good sound effect. Although the bass is slightly worse, it sounds fuller than the average mobile phone.

Because Lenovo's smart clock does not have a camera, it cannot make video calls through it, nor can it play any video or view photo albums.

If you need these features, Lenovo's smart clock may not be right for you. Many of these products have larger screens, can play videos or view photos, and even video calls, and of course, the price will be a little higher than $80.

With a low-key look, features from Google and lower prices, Lenovo's smart clock is likely to become a little assistant to people who don't like gaudy things. If you want to be more powerful, you can choose other products that are bigger and more powerful, while Lenovo Smart clock is just a smarter alarm clock.