![]() ![]() There are all of Google’s native watch apps installed here, too, and that includes Google Pay. Pressing the crown takes you to the app screen, and the pushers offer shortcuts to Tag’s wellness and sports apps. You’ll use the same swipes to get to your notification stream, Tiles or Google Assistant screen, for example. What I can say is that you get zippy performance here – and that’s good to see.įrom a Wear OS perspective, all the usual suspects are present in terms of features. Tag has included Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 4100+ processor, although doesn’t specify the RAM and storage that accompanies it. With regards to the watch itself, I’m happy to see that while this is old Wear, there are new components powering things. ![]() You’ll find some of the best designed watch faces you can find on a smartwatch here. All of the designs, both analogue and digital, are in keeping with the luxury exterior of the watch. I’ll leave going into the fitness and wellness elements until the next section, but I have to applaud the quality of watch faces that Tag puts on offer for the E4. Once you do, that Connected app offers somewhere to pick out new watch faces, check your wellness and fitness stats, and choose whether to share data to platforms such as Google Fit and Strava. To be able to use the latter, you’ll need to have the first app installed. I paired it to an Android phone, needing to download both the Wear OS companion phone app and Tag’s own Connected app. Unlike the Galaxy Watch 4, the E4 is compatible with both Android phones and iPhones. It could give the Calibre E4 greater appeal, but it’s really hard to say how dramatic the changes will be from Wear OS 2.0. There’s still so much uncertainty over how Wear OS 3.0 will look outside how it debuted, and remains seemingly exclusive on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4. Right now, you’re stuck with the Wear of old, which is frustrating. ![]() The E4 runs on Wear OS 2.0 (2.34 to be precise) but will receive a free update to Wear OS 3.0 when it arrives. Image Credit (Trusted Reviews) Features and Performance Once I got the rubber strap in place, it didn’t budge and felt comfortable to wear through the day and at night. Not surprisingly, the latter pushes up the price. In the strap department, there’s a rubber option on the cheaper model of the 45mm Calibre E4, but you can also pick it up with a metal bracelet. That’s the same size screen and resolution as the previous Tag Heuer Connected, and it does still offer sharp surroundings for your stats and watch faces, as well as decent visibility in bright direct sunlight. That bezel surrounds a 1.39-inch, 454 x 454 AMOLED display with sapphire glass on top, which does support an always-on mode. There’s a rotating crown to scroll through screens and redesigned pushers on the side of the case, which also feel like elements you’d expect to find on a traditional Tag Heuer watch. That steel case is joined by a glossy ceramic bezel, which has become a bit of a signature for the Connected range – and, once again, elevates the look of the E4. If you like a little heft to your watches to remind you it’s there, however, then you’ll like what you get here. There’s definitely a little weight to it, though, thanks mostly to the steel case – which won’t be for everyone and might not be ideal for all-out exercise time. My wrists definitely fall into that slim category, but I didn’t feel the 45mm device was a hulking beast to wear. The 45mm size is the one on review, and it feels like a nice size, but the 42mm version will certainly appeal to those who like the idea of a Tag Heuer smartwatch, but prefer a design better suited for slimmer wrists. Size-wise, Tag offers the Calibre E4 in 42mm and 45mm sizes. If you like the idea of a smartwatch that looks like a luxury watch, that’s what Tag delivers. It’s a big price to stomach for software you can spend less on, so is that look and Tag software extras worth it?īottom line, the Tag Heuer Connected Calibre E4 is an absolute beauty of a smartwatch. To get one on your wrist, you’ll need to be willing to part with at least £1500, with owners of older Tag Connected watches able to trade in to get money off the newer E4. The follow-up to the Connected watch – which launched back in 2020 – is available in two sizes, features new fitness features, and is fit to run on the latest version of Google’s smartwatch operating system when it becomes available. The Tag Heuer Connected Calibre E4 is a luxury smartwatch that offers Google’s Wear OS in a design that’s going to cost you significantly more than a Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 or TicWatch Pro 3. ![]()
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