If I have purchased this model (and I can't say I haven't thought about it because this model is super popular in my country as I have stated in my previous com

If I have purchased this model (and I can't say I haven't thought about it because this model is super popular in my country as I have stated in my previous comment), even if it costs just $17 (which is not as cheap here as it is in the US), without being aware that this is needed before buying it, I would be a bit more open about installing that thing on my phone since I have already bought it. Even if it requests a bunch of permissions, I believe that it needs access to your call logs, SMS etc. as its core functionality since it is, after all, a smart watch that wants to display to you your notifications and allow you to react on them. I would be much more open then if I just stumbled on the app on Google Play that requires the exact same permissions.