Xiaomi's Black Shark has made a name for itself in the competitive mobile gaming industry over the years. Starting as a niche player, it has steadily gained traction and is now venturing into new segments, seizing a spot in the smartwatch industry with the unveiling of the Black Shark S1.

This innovative timepiece is, in essence, a tool engineered for avid mobile gamers, a novel direction taken by a brand that has, previously, invested its energy entirely in the mobile gaming sphere.

While it is a product of the Black Shark lineage, the S1 smartwatch doesn't appear to be overly gaming-oriented. However, it does occasionally include sporadic gaming-specific attributes. Primarily, the S1 smartwatch is just that — a smartwatch, brimming with quintessential features you expect from such a device, such as activity tracking.

The gadget comes with more than a hundred inbuilt sports modes that help its users with keeping a tab on their fitness routines. Additionally, it provides sleep tracking, heart rate monitoring capabilities, and more. Priced at merely $49.90, the Black Shark S1 is truly a bargain for anyone seeking fundamental smartwatch functionality without unnecessary frills.

The Black Shark S1 smartwatch features include a 1.43-inch AMOLED display screen, a battery that promises to last ten days, round-the-clock health surveillance, and is IP68 certified.

Despite being largely a budget-friendly, regular smartwatch, the S1 does have a gaming linkage. It’s enabled to track your cardiac rhythm during gaming sessions, along with monitor heart rate during the day and sleep — aiming to help maintain a balance between the two to facilitate healthier sleeping habits.

The S1 comes with additional features such as camera controls, a stopwatch, message notification alerts, a universal time clock and more. Although it doesn’t offer an array of features, it includes the necessary ones. Priced under $50, the Black Shark S1 presents itself as a value purchase, now available on the Black Shark official website.