Next manufacturer wants to see money

Subscription fees for functions of already purchased products are being introduced in more and more areas. What started with the classic Netflix subscription is now being expanded into many other areas. For example in cars or smartwatches. Mobvoi is now also getting on there.

Mobvoi charges subscription fees for smartwatch feature

When you buy a smartwatch, it has a certain range of functions. Some manufacturers like Samsung make a difference, because not every function can be used with every smartphone. Google requires additional subscription fees for the Pixel Watch (test) for certain Fitbit functions. If you don’t pay for it, you can’t exploit the watch’s full potential. Mobvoi is now taking a similar path. For some you have to pay subscription fees for new functions:

This gives VIP customers more songs to choose from to help you fall asleep and additional sleep analysis data. The detailed analysis of heart rate and blood oxygen saturation is also only available if you pay for it. Anyone who strikes directly pays 2.99 US dollars per month. Later, the subscription will cost $4.99 a month. So if you want to use the premium function, then you have to pay her $60 per year. You must have bought the watch at full price beforehand.

The TicWatch Pro 3 Ultra can also be expanded with:

More smartwatch features are likely to follow

The additional functions of Mobvoi for TicWatch smartwatches are currently rather limited. But that could change over time. More and more new features that could come to smartwatches that have already been sold disappear behind the payment barrier. So you would get a smartwatch that supports basic functions, which you can later add additional features to. If this causes hardware prices to drop, maybe you could live with it. However, this is currently not the case and you will be charged additional fees. The future will show how far this will go.

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