{"id":379416,"date":"2026-04-07T11:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/379416\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T11:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:09:08","slug":"heres-proof-that-an-apple-watch-knockoff-is-a-terrible-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/379416\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s proof that an Apple Watch knockoff is a terrible deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In case you were looking to save some money on a smartwatch that looks just like an Apple Watch, here\u2019s a reason to be very careful about what you spend your money on. Because while the outside might be similar, you\u2019re definitely not getting the same experience.<\/p>\n<p>Lumafield\u2019s First Article blog has an interesting <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com?id=111346X1569486&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https:\/\/www.lumafield.com\/scan-of-the-month\/dupes&amp;xcust=1-0-3107121-1-0-0-0-0&amp;sref=https:\/\/www.macworld.com\/article\/3107121\/heres-proof-that-an-apple-watch-knockoff-is-a-terrible-deal.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-subtag=\"1-0-3107121-1-0-0-0-0\" data-domain-name=\"lumafield\" target=\"_blank\">article<\/a> about the differences between knock-off products and their real counterparts. They used an industrial CT scanner to see inside each product and point out the differences in construction, components, and features. And one set of products that Lumafield looks at is an $799 Apple Watch Ultra 3 and a smartwatch from Oiciido, which ranges in price from $15 to $40.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/apple-watch-ultra-knocff-scan-back.jpg\" alt=\"x-ray scan comparing an apple watch with a knockoff smartwatch\" class=\"wp-image-3107162\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t have to look hard to see the differences between the Apple Watch (left) and a cheap imitator.<\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCredit\">Lumafield<\/p>\n<p>And to no one\u2019s surprise, you get what you pay for. The Ultra 3 is packed with components (indicative of a feature-rich device), while the Oiciido watch, \u201clooks almost empty next to it.\u201d The scans also show how the Ultra 3\u2019s parts are sophistically integrated, while you can see loose wires in the Oiciido watch \u201cthat would not survive the mechanical and thermal demands of a legitimate wearable.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>One of Lumafield\u2019s most interesting scans is of the Ultra 3\u2019s optical heart rate sensor and its photodiodes for heart rate and blood oxygen monitoring. The Oiciido watch has a \u201cbasic\u201d LED heart rate sensor, and no hardware for multi-wavelength SpO2 measurement.<\/p>\n<p>Lumafield\u2019s findings are a good reminder that knockoffs often make big promises and take huge shortcuts to deliver prices that are too good to be true. I do recommend checking out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/stores\/page\/25F3C4E4-80ED-4E6E-B63B-CAADD7AA5709?tag=macworld05-20&amp;asc_refurl=https:\/\/www.macworld.com\/article\/3107121\/heres-proof-that-an-apple-watch-knockoff-is-a-terrible-deal.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-subtag=\"1-0-3107121-1-0-0-0-0\" data-domain-name=\"amazon\" target=\"_blank\">Oiciido\u2019s Amazon store<\/a>, because its AI-generated images are so bad that they\u2019re funny.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In case you were looking to save some money on a smartwatch that looks just like an Apple&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":379417,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[330,85,46,125],"class_list":{"0":"post-379416","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gadgets","8":"tag-gadgets","9":"tag-il","10":"tag-israel","11":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=379416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379416\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/379417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=379416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=379416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=379416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}