i’m looking for a watch that’s cheap but something that’s pretty recent, like it has 4g support but also a newer Android version (android 8/9 is fine)
from what ive seen the most common smartwatches that have android are those that have the design of an apple watch ultra
S100 the best out there for me.Chinese version a winner with workarounds for google etc
and where can i find this supposed S100 Chinese version smartwatch? from what i can tell there’s little to no info on this that makes it identifiable, as searching for it brought up other smartwatches that also share the same name
Found exactly what I needed on Alibaba — check out this product! 
2026 S100 Ultra Smart Watch GPS NFC for Call Fitness Tracker Sports Android IOS IP67 Waterproof | Alibaba.com
also are there any other similar watches out there that are easier to find?
do they not sell these on aliexpress?
Yes but for £ 130
been in touch with the ‘manufacturer’ about his one, https://szhhtech.m.en.alibaba.com/?spm=a2700.details.0.0.3cb2710fn99DD2&wx_navbar_transparent=true&wx_screen_direc=portrait&productId=1601764187855&from=detail_company_card
they’ve confirmed it does not have band 20 for LTE, though can be customised with band 20 for a bulk order
the chip always support everything just to enable or not
Would it be possible to enable band20 by some kind of software mod?
flashing nv partition can if you have file that have it enabled
is getting a dw100 plus worth it? i saw somoene mentioned it here on the forum and i found a listing on my local online shopping site. not sure if this is the same watch but they claim to have android 10
not worth
it can install android 10 but w527 is so much better
well finding one locally is hard since most listings are from china, though from what ive heard taobao is able to do international shipping? at least i know it’s able to ship to my country (malaysia), however i also heard that there’s a new w527 smartwatch called the cd55max but it seems like it’s still in its early stages i presume. also they’re kinda out of my budget range unfortunately
cd55max can not connect to usb is not suitable for flashing experments
better get s100
would you also recommend s100 for daily use or are there other alternative options?
i use s100 daily now for experment i use the worse s12-w527
are there any other places where i could buy the s100? it seems like getting one with full band frequency or 4+64 would require a bulk order compared to buying a single piece
You can get it from Aliexpress > https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005009922702976.html but the bands are something you won’t be able to change