Let's connect on Twitter @mikeobrienn twitter.com/mikeobrienn I've been using this watch for almost 2 months and haven't charged it once. In fact, I used GPS a lot and the battery went down to 50%. Then I left it on my window sill for a few days and it is back to 100% 🤯

@Scott_C

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that solar charging is the key feature on the watch. I really want that to be standard feature for all "smart" watches. Would gladly pay an extra ≈$50 for for it on any watch. The accurate GPS is also a plus, other than that I'm not feeling this watch. Price is reasonable.

@Vaco67

4 жыл бұрын

If it gets as much sun as you do you should never have to use that charging cable. Been wearing mine for almost a month now and I only used the cable once when I first got it. It’s been full ever since no matter what I do lol

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

I agree. More and more people are asking for solar to lengthen the battery life

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah and I even use GPS just about every day for runs! I wish more watches had solar

@harshprasad01

4 жыл бұрын

Hey is it just a runners watch or does it have all the tracking abilities

You cracked me up! "If you're gonna break this watch, you're gonna break your wrist with it"🤣🤣🤣🤣

@ankitbisaria

3 жыл бұрын

It's true these watches are made to last

@M4TT_ZZ93

3 жыл бұрын

Challenge accepted.

@adamredel

2 жыл бұрын

Actually i broke my wrist but with ga 100 and watch didn't broke xD

Watched a few videos, but this one is definitely the best, informative and condensed beside the appealing visualizations of the watch! Thanks!

Ooo wow. Now that's a sexy watch! Also congratulations on 100K man!

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lim! This watch is definitely a unique one. I like how it looks, but man is it huge on my wrist!

@LimReviews

4 жыл бұрын

@@MikeOBrienMedia Can only imagine how it'd look on mine 🤣

FYI I had an older version of the solar-charging G-Shock and that battery lasted 10 years. Loved that watch! As always, excellent review and thank you.

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's incredible how long this battery lasts!

@andy164501

4 жыл бұрын

@@MikeOBrienMedia It'd be nice if a buyer got 10 years with this one, too. If this is a new release I recon we won't know but we can hope.

@1476ciphey

4 жыл бұрын

Brought one when I was 16, I'm 24 now and I've never had a low battry alert. They know their stuff better than anyone.

I have been researching this watch for a while now, just found your review video, thanks for making the video, very helpful in my decision-making process.

Congrats on 100k..your one of the best on here especially for wearable reviews..

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! I really appreciate it, and I appreciate your support! You've been watching my videos since way back when I had like 15k subscribers

@MikeyBats

4 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome..I’m flattered that you noticed..lol..seriously tho, congrats

Long lasting battery, durable, do the basics well; yes, this is the watch for me. Excellent presentation like always. Blessings

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Oscar. Enjoy your new watch!

@re8m

3 жыл бұрын

@Globecse yeah the gshock dosent look any good, dosent even has a touch screen...

@tridinh1011

3 жыл бұрын

@Globecse bruh, that thing gets eaten by the gshock in terms of dudrability

@Ghostintheshell3551

2 жыл бұрын

how is it long lasting when its 18 hours tops ?!

I spend many hours watching KZread. I want to take the time to tell you. This was one of the best reviews I've ever seen very detailed. Took your time broke it down. I subscribe to your channel. Keep up the great work.😊

was waiting for this! awesome stuff

Superb and very informative presentation. Mine arrives tomorrow and having heard what you said I am very excited. Thanks again

Thanks for your review. Very straight forward and easy to understand. I am considering getting this watch. I don’t run but do more gym workouts. Is it possible to set a maximum threshold for heart rate so that the watch alerts you if you’ve breached that threshold? Thanks in advance.

G-SHOCK was always a good present, cool watches

got mine today, took me a while to connect to app, but I'm loving it

@l.brentgilmore2020

4 жыл бұрын

Agree. Connecting this is a constant pain.

I am considering buying this one. I like that it is rugged and the solar battery performance.

Great video and well explained, this watch is definitely very interesting.

Amazing. This is everything I wanted in a smart watch.

I have the all black one and it’s been great going on 3 years!

Many thanks for this video, just bought one and I love it.

@dual_5928

3 жыл бұрын

Does it track sleep?

Really good looking watch, nice review by the way!!!

in my own opinion, since i have this watch last June '20, i have used this watch on a daily basis, and i have only charged my watch 2x only for the past 3 months + well yes, its solar powered!! as long as it is being ligted by the sun, charging will be very very minimal not like other smart watched you charge it after 2- 3 days, but this one; mine 2x only for the past 3 months...that's the best thing of being solar powered. and very functional. it has sensors, barometer, temperature, heart rate, steps count, GPS, and many other features you can use and record your daily activities. this for my opinion is a good watch to have..less charging and water proof and water resistant as well...made by CASIO GSHOCK!!

Hi. I am a huge G-Shock fan,and after 10 months of using it, I am very happy to have one. But,I would like to address some "problems" that future user might find a little repulsive . No 1/100 of second on stopwatch No proper countdown stopwatch 5 days battery life with heart beat sensor on all the time No full hour beep Alarm and notification is very quiet ,too quiet Solar charging it takes about two hours on direct sun to charge one bar batery level Impossible to export just hear rate during sleeping time even event has been recorded in watch GPS lock takes up to 45 seconds(over a minute in wood) For accuracy barometer,altimeter and compas need to be calibrated Vibration is very weak Personally,I love my GBD-H1000. Hope I brought some useful info from my perspective ;)

@EdhiPrabowo

Жыл бұрын

Hi Srecko.. in the gshock application, can it sync with other apps in our phone. such as strava or google fit?

Awesome looking watch

There is no traditional timer function but maybe the interval workouts is a work around. Does the watch beep when the end of an interval timer is readhed?

Great watch and presentation!

Could you please do a comparison between this and garmin instinct solar? Thanks :)

Excellent video Mike plus this watch has a crazy battery life 🙄🙄

the first smartwatch, which looks interesting. it is a watch finally...

So i have a question. I bought this watch but im having problems with temp and altimeter is it possible to have auto calibration or only manual because atleast the tempreature doesnt show nothing close to the right temperature

Watched some reviews that the Gshocks data can be quite inaccurate vs some other running watches. In the end,I bought a Garmin Instinct Solar for the better heart rate sensor,software and other features.

@KyranSparda

3 жыл бұрын

Well to be fair, G-Shock wasn't known for making smartwatches. Their trademark was always the unbreakable tank watch, undying battery with 200m water resistance. If you just want sport smartwatch with accurate sensors without any concern for the aforementioned features, you're not wrong into Garmin and Fitbit. By all fairness though, unless you're working as a military personnel or frequently goes off-grid. Durability and battery longevity are not so important for regular users. Except of course you're a purposely abusive person to your watches or very forgetful. 😅 If I want a G-shock though, I would just buy a regular G-shock without all these bells and whistles.

Does the charging cable port have a water-tight cover to prevent the watch from short-circuiting out when exposed or completely submerged in water? Does this watch also have a feature built in the GW series wherein it can sync accurately with the Atomic Clock down the the very milisecond just like the NYSE?

Yesterday I was talking with my friend about smartwatch and the fact that no companies are focusing on solar smartwatch and than you are out with this...

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah you're right! Solar should really be on every smartwatch. The battery life could easily be extended with such technology

@nothinginteresting1833

4 жыл бұрын

google are listening you

@Sabundy

4 жыл бұрын

Great review as usual mate. This might be the first watch I ever buy. I'm not a watch guy, but I am really interested in this watch's uses for working out/exercising. And the fact that it's solar powered and almost indestructible also makes it quite intriguing

@Gg1-777

4 жыл бұрын

Garmin has solar charging in some of their watches and rumor is the upcoming Garmin Instinct 2 will have it. The first Instinct is g-shock looking too

@pengamatnegri9203

4 жыл бұрын

Bye g shock., welcome smartwatch

Here I am in mid 2021 looking for a rugged smart watch. Should I get this or wait for a new release from G-shock? And what do you think of it now after having it for one year?

What I really wanted to know was how to charge the watch using the included cable. Do I plug the USB cable into one of Apple’s docks which is plugged into the wall? Will that be safe for the watch?

Bro Plz suggest a good smartwatch among these two 1. Amazfit - stratos 3 or GTR 2.Huwavi GT2

Great review. Thanks. Is it possible to see gps position directly on the screen of watches? Without smartphone.

It been told that G Shock Move App can be sync-ed with Google Fit App. Can you make a video on that?

Garmin instinct solar or GBD H1000 .. which one would you recommend?

Finally getting it tomorrow so glad g shock did this thanks you couldn’t sip the cool aide on Apple Watch

I'm a big fan of G-Shock the last G-shock I had the battery lasted for 20 years. I like this new one I'm thinking of buying one.

@km5116

3 жыл бұрын

I got a sort of high end model g shock a few years ago and the battery died after about two or three years. Not sure if I got a dud or what but I heard they should last a long time.

Congrats on 100k ❤

@manyloler

4 жыл бұрын

Been watching your vids for a while, happy to see your channel grow.

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your support! Now on to a million subscribers! 📈😅

@manyloler

4 жыл бұрын

@@MikeOBrienMedia Your vid quality is more than worthy of 1 mil, oh btw what do you use to edit your vids?

I have just bought the much cheaper GBH 100, seems to so the basics, step counter, runs etc. I've got a Whoop band for the complex data so looking forward to the long battery life

Does anyone know what the options are for disabling GPS on this watch? I have no interest in that feature and was wondering if u can basically disable it entirely?

In the review you say that you have to find another place to start running, because the GPS won't activate (somewhere in the beginning...). Did that happen more than once? I got rid of my TomTom watch because it had that same problem, now i am using a garmin and that has not let me down yet, not even in the mountains of Austria.

Question... can I plug the charging cord into any usb charger other than a computer?

Cool video dude.. thanks good explanation.

Ohhh...It's just so *BOO KOO!* I prefer the 2nd generation Garmin Instinct Tactical Solar in moss green.

Hi I wanted to confirm one thing. This watch can show the map where I actually ran without it being connected to a smartphone right? Am I correct?

I'm pretty sure no one would have to baby this watch like any other smart watch

G-Shock rocks!

Question: Do you have to navigate to the notification screen to find out if there are notifications? I imagine that a true notification is when your watch vibrates to notify you, and when you turn your watch to look, it shows you WHO you got a TEXT. CALL, or EMAIL from. Is this not the case for this watch? I would hate to spend the $400.00 to find out it does not notify me of anything unless I "check" it by pressing buttons to navagate to a notification screen. Checking is the opposite of notification. Thanks for any details on this as I didn't see this aspect covered in the video (other than a display of the notification screen and not how the notifications work).

@l.brentgilmore2020

4 жыл бұрын

All notifications pop up very quickly with a beep and vibrate. All notifications = everything on my phone ... house alarm, youtube subscriptions, even alerts from Strava and my Garmin app. However, you cannot click directly to the message. You are notified its there but have to navigate to it.

@DaleLClay

4 жыл бұрын

@@l.brentgilmore2020 Thanks, great information.

Does this change time with the time zones automatically while you travel?

Can you do a comparison video of this watch and Garmin instinct solar, since both are priced at 400 dollars

will you have look at GBD-100 series, like the cheaper version of this.

Is it having antimagnetic features and any mud protection at all?

An excellent review for those who do not know this watch.

If i use it to track how many calories i burn while jumping rope will it count or is only for runnig?

is there step tracker and calorie counter? is it water resistant so that i can swim in it?

nice review, wonder why the timer app was omitted?

i do A lot of backpacking and the weather changes that’s why it’s awesome that it has temperature and I have an old G-Shock I had over 10 years and it’s solar , and still going , does the solar part really work as great as it says? do u think ?

@leggsoutdoors

2 жыл бұрын

Could you tell me more about the weather notifications of weather info. ABCs, I personally this time is A and weather is B when it comes to information on you wrist. I backpack also

Hi You spoke about a Suunto watch...which Suunto watch do you have?

Very comprehensive 👌

Talking about sport-swatch/smartwatches with long battery life, please check Powerwatch 2 I have got mine when it was crowdfunded (now it costs a lot more) and it really does not need to charge. Takes body temperature and solar power to charge. And it has color display!

Fantastic review. The watch needs: blood pressure and blood oxygen. Maybe steps per day. If Casio put these extras on the watch it would be a best seller.

@aabsc

3 жыл бұрын

It does count steps per day and graphs them out over the week or month.

Could you able to Scroll mail down? Means did u able to real full email? Or just that first one sentence watch shows?

So question. Which do you think is better this or the Galaxy 4 watch classic?

Does anyone know if there is going to be an update to this watch in 2021 possibly with Blood Oxygen Sensor?

Great company, CASIO. They do incorporate great innovations and combine it with rugged designs. I also like the old line-up with small rectangular screens. It would be interesting to see if Casio can make a Garmin Vivoactive HR alternative with these specs you just showed us in this video and even add solar power cells. 1-year battery life, that is a real seller on its own for most.

If you use the HR, it lasts about 5 hours. I just sent mine back because it’s not very good. I think it’s a good first attempt, but I will buy it again in a few years when it is better.

@UltimateEnd0

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks you just saved me $$$!

@DWtuna

3 жыл бұрын

When I first heard about this model, I was very excited... but after a couple months of serious mulling over and research, I settled for Garmin Instinct Solar. Honestly, I think Casio needs to really up their game if they want to compete with watches like Garmin. Like you, I'll keep an eye open for 2nd, maybe 3rd generation.

@UltimateEnd0

3 жыл бұрын

@@DWtuna I love the titanium versions but they have practically no lasting worth. They will be outdated like a new iPhone or Glock.

@qazsedcftgbhujmkolp4401

3 жыл бұрын

@@DWtuna I agree. I ended switching back to an iPhone to buy an Apple watch after comparing it to this and the Garmin watches. But I already have a GPR-B1000 Rangeman, though, so maybe my priorities are different than most people. I think for exercise, the Apple watch is the best so far.

Best review ever

Apart from Move are there any other app that can fetch data from GBD-H1000?

Would this be a good watch for gps on hikes ,hunting ect ?

Thanks for information . 🤙

That looks like a standard gshock band. I replaced mine recently. You need 2 small screwdrivers.

Does the gps work from your phone gps or actually built into the watch?

I would really like to see a comparison between this watch and Garmin instinct solar. anybody have any suggestions? wanna buy one of these two real soon. thanks.

How to know if GPS is on? Is there a way to keep GPS on even without running?

i just got this watch about a month ago, and yes the battery life last longer since its solar, ever since i got this watch i have never tried charging it using the cable, i always use this watch on a daily basis, and never got a low battery usage. this watch is really very dependable, it has a GPS, heart rate, and it syncs to your phone using the G-SHOCK APP, as for me, this is a great watch to have comparing to all the smart watches that you have to charge it on a daily basis and or every 2 days, this is the 1st -smart watch with a solar charging. reliable and god watch to wear on a daily basis. this watch is very durable, on top of it, its water proof you can even swim with it...that no smart watch can be used for swimming- it has a compass, barometer, temperature, and other things in this watch. worth buying it.

@agostinhofelisberto

4 жыл бұрын

how long it needs recharging ?

@1260adrian

4 жыл бұрын

@@agostinhofelisberto hi, actually i have not charged my watch since i bought it, i just have to wear it and as long as its lighted by the sunlight, i suppose? since i wear it daily and its being solar powered, not have tried charging it with the charger included, but if i am not using it, i make sure its near our window to have it charged by the sun...its been with me more than a month a already, its really very useful to me specially checking my heart rate and doing exercises outside running, as long as its being shined by the sun...no worries about charging it when i get home.

@1260adrian

4 жыл бұрын

@@agostinhofelisberto also, when i got the watch i tried charging it under the sun, for a few hours like 1 hour only thats the most of it when i am not using it...but again never charged it yet with the cable...and battery is always in full charge, that's the best part of it...SOLAR POWERED

@1260adrian

4 жыл бұрын

@@agostinhofelisberto a very good smart watch to have...fantastic..( its only on my opinion and based on my daily usage..) compared to the previous smart watches i bought before, it needs charging on a daily basis ( electronically)

@mrramendra23

2 жыл бұрын

Does it have sleep monitoring ?

Congrats on 100K Subs. This watch is for people who work in hazardous environments I think not for common people

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I really appreciate all the support! Now on to a million subscribers haha

@redmeg78

4 жыл бұрын

Mike O'Brien Don’t worry you will get there very soon.

If on GPS & HR.... with the solar charge, Battery actually can last how long? 15hours? 22? 30?

Do i have to pay for map updating like the garmin gps?

so how many years this g shock solared powerd watch live thou??

My GPS on the watch is giving me an error every time I try to use it, ay sugestión how to fix it?

It's realy resist in the water for 20Atm?? Thanks.

another great review Mike, I've been a fan of G-Shock watches

@MikeOBrienMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! G-Shock watches are definitely uncontested when it comes to durable watches! I'm glad you liked the video

@jimiaja136

4 жыл бұрын

Bagai mana cara membelinya...

You can application g-shock move??

Great review mike - i’d like to see reviewers being more critical though. There are lots of issues with the software and the move app that need looking at.

Gotta love gshock. Wearing one right now during the hot summer, loads of charge via solar.

What is the life of the battery ?. I mean how many years will it take for replacing battery ?

I think this was a good review. The best is that this review, was very informative and it goes deep in the functionalities and so on... I only use G-SHOCK watches. I don't trust anything else. Right NOW I use a Casio G-SHOCK G-7990, which is probably almost 10 years old, and it still goes strong. Thanks for your review. 😁

Ahhhhhh, I was set on the new Garmin instinct Solar, but your video is pushing me towards the GShock GBD H1000. What do you guys recommend??

@l.brentgilmore2020

4 жыл бұрын

I bought both to test and Im sending the Instinct Solar back. It is a great running watch but not something I want to wear all day. The biggest differences for me ... band is not as comfortable as the garmin, gps does not acquire as quick, the app is not fleshed out like garmin. Having used both this last week I much prefer the GBDH1000

This one is definitely my favourite of all Casio watches .... 🤘

Hallo all is it possible to have point to point navigation, event.with a app via the smartphone gp sconected with this watch; Ore a other abordable casio watch.

Nice watch 👍👍

All good lovely watch i just wished it had both display classic analogue and digital that would have topped it but this only has the digital display shame cant have both but still a nice watch 👍

does it measure body temperature or temperature outside?

what is the point of heart rate if it miscalculates by that much. To know when the rate was high and when it was low? Well you know that even without the watch. Watch would be needed for precise rate display, not just aproximate (high or low etc)

Can you connect a HR chest strap yet?

how do you connect it to your phone?

I guess Casio has the best R&D I think they nailed it it’s a perfect dream watch no charging bye bye Apple daily charging shh..