The Casio Watches app is the only weak link, as it’s not as well designed as the apps from Garmin, Apple, or Fitbit, and doesn’t provide third-party integration either.

Then came the Casio G-SQUAD PRO GSW-H1000, which ditched Casio's proprietary OS for Google's WearOS. It’s not as stupidly huge as the 65mm Casio G-Shock G-Squad Pro GSW-H1000 from 2021 – which runs Wear OS 2.A great example is how a swathe of low-cost G-Shock watches now include step counters (pedometers), or how Casio is fitting more watches with heart-rate monitors.

It takes a little time to sync data from the watch, but you don’t have to prompt it to do so outside of opening the app. One I spent a little bit of time understanding the functions and fully pairing to an iPhone it’s very, very impressive in ease of use and function settings and access. It’s a distinct alternative if you value superb watch design over screen sizes and processor speed, but still want the convenience of connected tech and varied health-tracking features.Provide some basic information and we'll let you know if you are likely to be approved for finance as well as how much you could borrow. Wallace Allan Limited are a credit broker and are authorised and regulated by the financial conduct authority. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods. I am a more casual user who likes to track things like hikes and bike rides, so it’s got me covered.

When charged about eight hours every day under indoor fluorescent lighting (500 lux), and charged at window side on a sunny day for two hours in a week (10,000 lux). Subscribe to the Wallace Allan newsletter for 10% off your first purchase and updates on the latest products and offers (brand exclusions apply). I think it looks great, and appreciate the slimmed-down case and incredibly comfortable band, as it makes the watch highly wearable for a G-Shock. Watch is extremely well built and designed, software clunky as expected but its bulletproof as Gshocks are.The watch is equipped with energy-saving Bluetooth® technology, which offers power-saving data transfer at the push of a button. The chunkiness of the watch does serve a purpose, though: the GBD-H2000 is watertight to 200 metres. It’s comprehensive enough to be useful for most folks, and the information collected and shown should appeal to people who are really driven to improve their fitness level.

However, a payment authorization for the outstanding amount of your purchase will be held during the full payment period. EU VAT registered companies may choose to remove the VAT by providing us with their VAT registration number at checkout. But the Casio G-SHOCK GBD-H2000 is actually a fantastic sports watch for runners and people training in the gym or functional fitness – however, as we will come on to, the ecosystem behind it is lightweight. The new watch has an optical sensor to measure heart rate, as well as a compass, altitude/air pressure sensor, thermo sensor that measures temperature, and accelerometer and gyroscope to detect body movement.The optical heart rate sensor on the back measures heart rate and blood oxygen levels, plus there’s an accelerometer for step count, a gyroscope for swim tracking, and built-in GPS.