Chinese AI firm Mobvoi has been a shining light in the generally underwhelming Android Wear/Wear OS space, and today it's announcing two new products. The TicWatch E2 and S2 (standing for Express and Sport) are follow-ups to the company's most affordable smartwatches, with updated designs, bigger batteries, and Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 chips (but not the new 3100).

While it's disappointing not to get the very latest silicon, it's understandable given the likely low price points of these models and it didn't stop the TicWatch Pro from performing well when I reviewed it. The TicWatch E2 will only come in black polycarbonate, while the S2 will be available in black as well as white (available later), and feature numbers around the bezel.

TicWatch E2.

Specs for both models are identical, featuring a 1.39" 400x400 AMOLED display, Bluetooth 4.1, WiFi, and GPS + GLONASS + Beidou. They'll include an accelerometer, gyroscope, heart-rate sensor, and low latency off body sensor. The battery is 415 mAh, 30% bigger than before and promising 1-2 days battery life, and both are "swim and surf-ready" up to 5 ATM. Unfortunately, neither watch has NFC on board.

Pricing is as yet unknown, but the first generation E and S cost $119 and $139, respectively, so we can hope for similarly small numbers this time around.

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