Alibaba Sells $23 Valdus VD40 Pro Smartwatch With 1.43-Inch AMOLED Display

1 articles · Updated · Notebookcheck.net · May 26

$23 buys the Valdus VD40 Pro on Alibaba, a budget smartwatch offered in three color variants, with one listing apparently including a stainless-steel strap.
The watch is advertised with a 1.43-inch AMOLED screen, zinc-alloy case, Bluetooth 5.4, NFC, IP68 protection and blood oxygen, blood pressure and voice-assistant features.
Those headline specs come with major caveats: software support is unclear, supported languages are unspecified, and contactless payments are unlikely to work outside China.
Health tracking is also flagged as unreliable, leaving the device better suited as a cheap backup watch or tinkering gadget than a fully trusted wearable.

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