Amazfit - Active 2 Smartwatch

I don't think you can get a bigger bang for buck than with amazfit. Active 2 premium does 90%+ what the apple ultra 2 does? For around 10% the cost? Crazy. Want something bigger and 'fancier'? You got balance 2 and t rex pro 3 that look really good and are even a bit bigger with better battery, and more durable. 

- Amazfit Bip 6 - Active 2 Round (Regular or Premium) - Active 2 Square Note that for all 3 mentioned, they have a total storage of 445MB. So around 150 MB is available to the end user. If you need more storage, you could get the - Cheetah Square (Lack of bluetooth calls option but bigger storage at 2 GB)

Premium has a Sapphire Screen for better scratch resistance and the Stainless Steel case is silver with a Matte finish, instead of being shiny. You're also getting a Leather band, in addition to the Silicone band.

Indeed, but only in Europe

Yes, if Zepp Pay is supported in your country.

Okay. First, let's get all WearOS watches and Apple Watches out of the way, because she will never get the battery life she desires (and I will leave the technical tech explanations out of it). Now, from what she wants (and yes, I am taking into account the fact that she wants a watch with keyboard replies), my recommendations? **Amazfit**: - Amazfit Bip 6 - Amazfit Active 2 Round - Amazfit Active 2 Square - Amazfit Cheetah Square (Available on AliExpress) **Huawei** (If you are outside the US): - Huawei Watch Fit 4 - Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro - Huawei Watch GT6 41mm

I've got the round premium and reduced the frequency of continuous heart rate monitoring and blood oxygen etc as I found the battery drained too quick for my liking. I do a fair amount of cycling, about 20 hours a week and also workouts for about 6 hours a week and those drain the battery quick enough Overall I think it's great for the price. I'm a bit annoyed my bank doesn't allow it for NFC payments, so I will have to open another account somewhere to get that working. Got a bunch of different nylon and silicon straps from AliExpress for a change of look whenever I want too

Try the Amazfit Active 2 (Round). It's got all those (plus more) and has a very slim form factor.

Good thoughtful review. Thanks. I have the Active 2 Premium round and share your opinion on much of what you have written. I agree with all of your Pros. Regarding your Cons: Fingerprint magnet: I have the premium which has the upgraded crystal, and I have heard others complain about fingerprints too. Never bothered me. The watch is very readable, even with fingerprints, so makes no difference to me. I prefer having the added ruggedness of the sapphire glass over the glass being a bit smudgy. I get enough "grime" on the watch in everyday use that a fingerprint is the least of my worries. ;-) Battery Life: I typically get 10 to 14 days of battery life, depending on how much I use the GPS in my workouts. You must have the AOD on, which is a battery killer. Turn that off and you should easily double your battery life. Sensor Accuracy: I have compared my Active 2 to friends' Garmins and Apple watches. It is within less than 5 percent of what those watches are reading. Given the accuracy of watch sensors generally, I would say this watch is amazingly good. Mine hangs with the big boys just fine. ;-) Limited Storage: Agree. The storage available on the watch is pathetic. Fortunately for me, I don't use the on-watch music storage feature, since the transfer of music via Bluetooth is so tediously slow anyway. Need Wi-Fi if going to regularly transfer music to the watch. So fuhgeddaboudit. I don't use the on-watch mapping feature either, since I typically have my phone with me if I am that far out in the sticks. I want the ability to make an emergency phone call if I needed to. I think your concluding remarks about the watch are a good summary of what this watch is intended to be.

Seconding this. The Bip 6 is fantastic for the price but if you can spend a little more, the Active 2 comes with an altimeter and thermometer for extra metrics. There's also a premium version of the Active 2 which has sapphire glass and an additional strap. Both have the newer sensor found on the Balance 2 and T-Rex 3. You can find them for cheap on Amazon US, since they easily fall under $200 (to avoid customs tax) and above $50 (for free shipping to PH). I personally picked the original Balance instead at $129 (same as the Active 2 Premium) because it's bigger and more accurate.

Seconding this. The Bip 6 is fantastic for the price but if you can spend a little more, the Active 2 comes with an altimeter and thermometer for extra metrics. There's also a premium version of the Active 2 which has sapphire glass and an additional strap. Both have the newer sensor found on the Balance 2 and T-Rex 3. You can find them for cheap on Amazon US, since they easily fall under $200 (to avoid customs tax) and above $50 (for free shipping to PH). I personally picked the original Balance instead at $129 (same as the Active 2 Premium) because it's bigger and more accurate.

I have the Amazfit Active 2 premium. It does a decent job of tracking laps, heart rate, pace, skin temp, and so on. It's terrible at detecting what type of stroke I'm doing though

I had it and the actice 2 round. Jack of all trades master of none

Amazfit Bip 6 does the job bigger screen than aforementioned. AI assist na. AI personal trainer Make and recieve calls. Just good enough GPS tracking multi sats. Music around 150mb memory. Or if you prefer round screen with most same OS Amazfit Active 2 round. Sulit ang Amazfit. Meron din sila more expensive set with more high tech features around same price range. Youtube review is the 🔑

Amazfit. I think the worst you'll get is 5-7 days with everything enabled, most will do 10+, and some 20+ days with a mix of features enabled. They all have really good screens, the newer ones have better features like enhanced notifications with images, ability to reply to messages with voice or typing, built in AI assistant The Active 2 is often on sale, there's also the Active 2 Premium which adds sapphire glass screen and NFC for contactless payments, then there's the Balance and Balance 2 for basically every feature with a bigger screen and battery, they do the Active 2 square if you prefer that, they also do the Bip range for cheaper square ones. It does depend on what features you want, they aren't WearOS so you can't get the same range of 3rd party apps and watch faces, but there's still quite a few out there. Personally I prefer them as they run smoothly, have good battery, and are generally smaller than WearOS Watches.

Amazfit. I think the worst you'll get is 5-7 days with everything enabled, most will do 10+, and some 20+ days with a mix of features enabled. They all have really good screens, the newer ones have better features like enhanced notifications with images, ability to reply to messages with voice or typing, built in AI assistant The Active 2 is often on sale, there's also the Active 2 Premium which adds sapphire glass screen and NFC for contactless payments, then there's the Balance and Balance 2 for basically every feature with a bigger screen and battery, they do the Active 2 square if you prefer that, they also do the Bip range for cheaper square ones. It does depend on what features you want, they aren't WearOS so you can't get the same range of 3rd party apps and watch faces, but there's still quite a few out there. Personally I prefer them as they run smoothly, have good battery, and are generally smaller than WearOS Watches.