Watch aficionados are enjoying a golden era, with an impressive selection of smartwatches from various brands at their fingertips. The Apple Watch and Samsung Galaxy Watch are among the top contenders, both known for their quality and higher price tags.

However, budget-conscious shoppers on Amazon have identified what they believe is a stellar substitute. The Ruimen Smartwatch is £25.49, making it considerably more affordable than the aforementioned Apple and Samsung watches, which come in at £399 and £264, respectively.

Despite its modest pricing, this smartwatch is touted as being “as good as” its more upmarket counterparts, according to satisfied buyers. The Amazon Smartwatch has attracted over 8,000 reviews, with users commending its quality and functionality.

Boasting a high-definition full touch screen that provides “excellent” image clarity, the Ruimen Smartwatch also features an integrated speaker with Bluetooth capabilities, ensuring you stay connected to important messages and calls, reports Yorkshire Live. It’s available in six colours: black, pink, purple, silver blue, silver grey, and starlight gold.

The Ruimen smartwatch
The Ruimen Smartwatch features a high-definition full touch screen and a built-in speaker (Image: Ruimen)

This smartwatch doesn’t skimp on features, offering more than 100 sports modes, weather updates, music control, and an alarm clock. It’s also crafted to be your health ally, equipped with functions to count your steps, monitor blood oxygen levels, and track your heart rate.

The Ruimen Smartwatch is compatible with most smartphones running iOS 9.0 and Android 6.0 or newer. It meets IP68 waterproof standards for those inevitable rainy days and, tanks to its efficient design, users can expect “five to seven days” of battery life from a full charge.

With a commendable 4.3 rating out of 8,599 global reviews on Amazon, the timepiece is gathering high praise. It is often dubbed “still top of the game” even though it doesn’t come from a big name in the industry.

A delighted user raved, “This watch is great. It has all the functions of a quality smartwatch at nowhere near the cost of certain top brands. Don’t pay for the name; this watch is cheap but still top of the game. Bargain.” Someone else remarked, ” Absolutely brilliant watch. It’s just as good as an Apple Watch for a fraction of the price. I’m well impressed.”

One five-star review noted: “Better than expected. It’s a pretty decent watch, given the price. It does literally everything in comparison to the Samsung watch. I especially like the blood count feature. It has clear sound, and there is no delay in phone calls like other watches.”

Despite the compliments, a user did mention some occasional issues: “It looks good and is easy to set up, but it tells me to get up and move when I’m already moving. Receiving messages can be a bit hit and miss, too.”

Don’t let the opportunity slip away; check out the 40% discount available for a limited time on the Ruimen Smartwatch over on Amazon. Otherwise, we’ve spotted this Reflex Active Series 23 Pink Strap Smart Watch for under £50 at Argos.

Alternatively, the Special Edition of the HUAWEI Watch Fit is priced at just £69.99 at Currys.