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 🔑

Great review, up there with DC rainmaker, thank you very much. Just bought the round version, and im happy and pretty much surprised how good it is. (coming grom Garmin, I'm used to pay a lot to get things...)

I have an Amazfit Active 2 (round) that I use for swimming. It definitely tracks swims using the gps, and survived two weeks of daily ocean swims without incident. It tends to overestimate distance a bit compared to my sister’s Apple Watch, but is decent, especially for the price. I don’t trust its pace numbers, since it does not seem to realize it when the gps gets wobbly on occasion (pretty sure my fastest 100m was not actually 4 seconds…)

If you really care about your metrics, personally and if it's possible i'll choose an Amazfit Active / Active 2, or a second handed Balance

i ski a bunch in zero degree like temps - amazfit 2 has worked great! days and days and days of battery life - syncs with chest straps.

Moved from Fitbit to an Amazfit active 2 a few months ago. Couldn’t be happier for $100

I got the Active 2. I didn’t like the large square face on the BIP6. Loving the active 2 so far! Just got it today.

Amazfit Active 2. Around 90 bucks. Has GPS and decent HR tracking. Wearing one right now.

I don't think it does calls. But you can read texts.

you cant go wrong with amazfit active 2, bang for the buck

Swimming on the Active 2 is not good. It does not have a proper rest mode and suffers the same fate of the screen needing to be "active" for the physical buttons to function as expected. If you're doing a single non-stop casual swim, it will track stroke/swolf fine, but if you do any kind of interval workout, it will add a bunch of distance and you'll end up with very inaccurate data. Assuming the Vivoactive is similar to how my Fenix 5+, Forerunner 245 and Forerunner 955 all were, it has proper rest modes, interval support, countdowns for starting intervals etc.

I tend to wear my watches about 3 finger width behind my wrist bone. With the TRex 3’s default strap on the tightest hole that’s mostly okay but I do use an external HRM during workouts. If I swap in a different strap (similar in style to the Apple sport band with all the holes in it) I can get the device pretty securely in place and have no issues. With the Balance 2 (using the red strap, I haven’t tried the black one) I have zero issues. If either watch were *any* bigger it would be a problem though. They do look massive on my arm, but I like that style. If you’re not sure, the slightly smaller Active 2 might be a safer bet. Feature and sensor wise it’s almost the same. It doesn’t have multi-band GPS, but neither does my Apple Watch 10 and it doesn’t great with GPS accuracy. Sometimes the specs aren’t the whole story.

I agree with the Amazfit Active 2. Superb smartwatch for the price.

amazfit is good i have amazfit active 2

Just picked one of these up. So far so good, but one warning: if you don’t want a notification for every calendar event forever, don’t ever give it access to your calendar. I had to do a factory reset to make it stop. Very annoying behavior. Removing access to calendar does not work.

Second the Amazfit Active 2, I picked it up on prime day and love it. It has a good number of features for the price. Has a mic and speaker for calls, HR and GPS, even has navigation which comes in handy. My favourite feature is you can pair workout accessories which is pretty rare for the price point, so I can pair my power meter for my bike for power data during the workout.

I wear an Active 2 only for my workouts (including swimming). It’s not that big of a deal really. You can use your Helio daily, and switch to a smartwatch when swimming, and then back to the strap. Thats what I do, and I’ve been impressed with Actice 2 lap count while swimming, is incredibly accurate. Helio strap + Active 2 is cheaper than 1 year Whoop’s suscription haha.

Actually, this article does a good job of pointing out many of the same concerns users have mentioned here. Amazfit really nails the hardware, but the software still needs work to deliver a smoother overall experience. That said, I don’t have the T-Rex 3 Pro — I use the Balance 2, Active 2, and Helio Strap — and overall, I’ve really enjoyed my experience with Amazfit. I’ve gotten used to some of the quirks the article mentions, like route creation, Zepp Coach, and a few software hiccups. As a casual runner and fitness enthusiast, I’m okay with a few trade-offs at this price point, but I definitely agree that Amazfit should focus more on polishing the software experience.

If you just need the functions that you listed Amazfit has some great watches with 7+ day battery life. my active 2 has served me well the last few months and seems pretty durable for the long term. I compared it to my buddies Garmin and the GPS was within .1 miles for a 10 mile hike so I'd consider that pretty good for a $100 watch.

Amazfit Active 2 or BIP 6, sobrang sulit for its price-to-performance ratio

The battery life decreased dramatically after Google updated my Sense watch. Bought an Amazfit Active 2 for $129.00. Charged it this Tuesday and today, Sat, battery life is 50%. The only feature I miss is AFIB detection.

Amazfit gives a lot of bang for the buck. Bip 6 if price is a big concern. Active 2 if you want altimeter and barometer plus more storage space. Balance 2 for the most features and polish. Trex 3 Pro if you want more outdoor/adventure features and such. (44mm version coming at the end of this month.)

The best bang for buck android smartwatch is the Amazfit Active 2 in my opinion. It just works, looks nice, and is snappy. For only $100 it's unbeatable.

That's what really makes me sad, esp. at this price. My $100 Amazfit Active 2 has almost all the same health tracking and fitness features, and it gets more than 4 days AOD. Sure, no flashlight or ECG, but at least it has native on-screen maps *and* turn-by-turn.

I also bought the moto watch fit last week online at [bol.com](http://bol.com) for 80 euros. It looks nice but can not hold the candle to fe the xiaomi smart band 9 pro and the amazfit active 2 (which i also own). The software is very basic,and i noticed you can not delete saved workouts!! The only good things in this watch imho are the long battery time and the outside looks. For all the rest i actualy would use other fitness trackers or a real smartwatch. It takes the time automaticaly via your smartphone,as i am in the Netherlands it took automaticaly the 24 hour system. BTW this watch can NOT be paired with iOS ..!! so it only works with android. The pairing of this watch with my android phone took me about 30 min....and was not without a few hassels. So iow not a smooth process. The stepcounter is acurate...and thats about it. Wasted 80 euros here. Not recommended. For this kind of money there are way better fitness trackers to be had!!

If you are using a watch that is older than 3 years its very likely (outside of apple watch, garmin, coros, polar and suunto) that it doesn't come close to matching current models accuracy levels - especially as most brands (wear os / apple / garmin / coros / polar / suunto / fitbit / huawei / amazfit) update the sensor and gps chipset every 2-3 years (if not more frequently) and there have been significant improvements all around. For example current garmins are either using the elevate 4 or elevate 5 HR sensor (from health 24/7 perspecive virtually immaterial difference in results, but from an activity perspective especially around strength and cycling their is a more marked improvement - plus the elevate 5 sensors include ECG and baseline temp monitoring) however the elevate 4 was a significant jump from the elevate 3 sensor (4 veritcal led lights) which was an even bigger jump from the sensor prior to that (3 leds in a triangular shape). Huge jumps and leaps have been made in sleep tracking too, and for most its way more accurate than it used to be - though don't get me wrong it still can be fooled (i.e. sitting/lying and being super inactive (i.e. reading / watching tv) and its possible the watch can potentially record that as sleep. Garmin Forerunner 165 - its on special on Garmin sales at just under $200. (or could look to see what deals you can find for the instinct 2 or vivoactive 5). These are all running pretty much garmin's latest version of sleep tracking which is way better at determining sleep duration (I find start time is rock solid and seldom gets fooled - if it does at the worst it records it as light sleep so doesn't really impaact recovery at all -as would be giving you that as recovery anyway and the recharge rate from light compared to resting is so simliar I haven't noticed a difference in recharge rate; and wake time is rock solid as long as using morning report - cause as soon as you access morning report it switches off sleep - so if you wake up and want to go back to sleep don't access morning report - the morning report front screen includes time so no need to access it until you want to be up and about). The sleep tracking algorithms are from firstbeat and includes the use of accelerometer, HR and HRV compared to the older garmin sleep tracking which per my understanding was accerlerometer based. You could also look at anything from amazift (stick to bip 6, active 2, t-rex3 or balance - as all running most current version of their software and alogorithms); Huawei including Fit 3 is worth a look; and could consider anything from coros, suunto (just released the run which should be around the $200 mark) and polar. And you could also look at fitbit charge 6, sense 2 or vera. There is also xiaomi but their HR isn't as good as the others... But worth noting the accuracy of optical HR is still impacted by skin tone, body comp, hair, tats, weight & size of watch, how you wear it and if doing an activity the activity type - and until you use it there is no way to know if it will be accurate for you or not. However for most people most of the sensors of the brands I have mentioned tend to do a good job re accuracy for 24/7 health metrics and steady state activities (walking, steady running etc).

I got my wife an Amazfit Active 2 (my recommendation, she wanted something that would look good day to day) and it's had 2 major faults in just over a month of owning (water damage to one of the buttons after swimming and an issue with it charging), and shes totally given up on it. She used my Forerunner 165 for a couple of her swims this week and shes sold, the activity tracking is much better, so we're going to save up for the Venu 4 as she liked the look of the 3 in store but was sold on the better body on the 4.

Amazefit Active 2. The $99 one (with an additional 10% off for signing up for their emails) is a fantastic deal.

active 2 is the best sa mga pinakita mo

It has an absolutely TINY amount of internal storage for music.

You can create your own GPX files and upload them onto the GW5P if I remember correctly. I had one that I traded in for my GW7U. If you're looking at Amazfit I wouldn't get the Balance. It is an older model with their last generation sensors which weren't as accurate. I'd get the Active 2 which is cheaper anyway ($99) and has Amazfit's newest sensors.

bought my wife an Amazfit Active 2. Accurate gps, amazing features for its price.

The GPS in the Charge 6 is not very good. I always used the phone's GPS. Several times it would lose the signal in the middle of a hike and turn itself off. It does not recover and you can't restart it without ending the activity and starting another one. It may be okay if you stick to large open spaces with an excellent view of the entire sky. The Amazfit Bip 6 has a rectangular shape and an excellent GPS bit it's a 1.97" screen, considerably larger than the 1.6" Galaxy. I have the Active 2 which comes either in a round or square shape but it's bigger too. The Band 7 would b the right size but no GPS.

Usually it worked. I played around with dynamic and it didn't help. A few times using the phone really went off the rails. When I looked at the map there would be a line out to a point 10 miles from where I really was. The miles for the walk weren't to far off. I think the algorithm discards GPS points that are too far out. There are places where any GPS can lose a fix, trees, tall buildings, and so forth. When that happens I think the phone tries to triangulate from cell towers to fake it. The GPS in the Charge 6 pops up a message like 'Lost the signal. Shutting off'. It would be better if it kept trying until you get to a better place and it can lock in again but when it's done it's done. It's probably designed to save the battery but it's annoying. The Aazfit Active 2 GPS is a lot better but it's a lot bigger than what you're looking for.

The Active 2 has a barometer and tracks elevation gains. I find that useful since most of my walks are on mountain trails that involve significant gain. It wouldn't be very useful in Kansas. Also I'm not fond of the rectangular form factor. I have a Bip 5 and wanted a round device.

Check out the new Amazfit Active 2. The $130 model has a sapphire display. And it's crazy how much the watch offers for that price, and in my opinion one of the nicest looking smart watches yet.

what about the Amazfit Active 2? The premium version (sapphire glass + leather band) is right now 27% OFF, $95 on amazon, seems like the Prime deal is still up for whatever reason. It’s a great watch that I think check your boxes, like 10 days of battery life, and at a very accessible price point, it’s the lowest price I’ve ever seen for this watch.

I'm using an Active 2 with an Honor V3 so if you have any specific questions feel free to ask. I had the Honor Watch 4 (buggy with notifications), ditched that for a CMF Watch Pro 2 (terrible, dropped its connection often) then switched to the Active 2 (flawless).

Active 2 user here. so far so good. gps accuracy goods naman running around bgc. Running info for me goods din. sa price nakuha ko sya for 4k++ sa lazada sale

The Active 2 does have more sensors (barometer and skin temperature sensors and more sport profiles for workouts. It also has a stronger case (stainless steel vs aluminum), flow voice assistant/control, and better GPS.

I will add that the premium version of the active does add a stronger screen (sapphire crystal). That alone would be worth the extra cost for me.

Amazfit Active 2, seamless ung syncing sa apple health and mabilis din notifications

check out the Actitive 2, it just got an update that allows for music storage. It's newer than the GTR2 and cost about the same.

Amazfit Trex 3 for sure, such a sick watch tested for the cold, offline GPS maps, waterproof, shock proof, 10-15 day battery life, so much more cool stuff. I have the active 2 the baby version of it and it’s amazing, would highly recommend and probably the cheapest of all the watches on here and it even has an AI assistant

Hi gps accuracy is my complaint about Amazfit Active 2 (like Bip 6) but difficult to compare with my actual Fenix 7x GNSS multiband But gps accuracy is lower than my old Fenix 6 which have a singleband gps chipset I think that t-Rex 3 is far away and very accurate as per the exchange I had with some testers

Yes and no When the turn by turn indication said turn "now" and the map is misaligned from the way with approx 50m it is a problem Or when you loose 500m distance during run, and finished with 1500m lower compared to Suunto, Coros, Garmin for the watch present during the same activity It is a real issue, and all metrics are false

You can get away with something like a bip or active 2 if you're feeling like a splurge. You can even cheap out and get a miband. I think a Fitbit is a better fit for you, like a Charge 6 is a great wellness/health device 

No it doesn't. There's a subscription but it provides very little value so most people skip it. Amazfit may seem better on the surface but they like to gate new things for new watches only. Active 2 is almost identical to balance 2.

I currently have a Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and used the Active 2 before. Before Samsung I used Fitbit. I found the algorithms for the health information is probably different. I'm very interested in the Pixel Watch 4. Some of the features I'm not interested in, but also interested in the health features of the PW4. I'm frustrated with Samsung for some features not being available unless you have a Samsung phone (which I don't). And it sounds that the restrictions on a PW if you don't have a Pixel phone is not health features, which makes it more appealing to me.

Ok I know it’s not Polar (the app is so bad) but take a look at the Amazfit Active 2. I purchased a polar loop, gave up on it, and now have this - under $100 and I’m just so impressed with the accuracy and app

I’ve made the decision to move off Fitbit. Was holding out for news of a new charge 7 in Sept/Oct but clearly not happening Have bought the Amazfit Active 2. For around $100 I am absolutely blown away at how good it is. Plus it has 7 day battery life (short battery life always put me off the Apple Watch) so I can wear to sleep. Makes me realise how far Fitbit have fallen behind.

I have a few devices that I like! Amazfit Active Watch and Helio Ring - theyre good all around fitness and sleep trackers. I use them mostly for sleep, steps and light heart rate tracking during the day. My downside to these is, like a lot of lower price smart devices, my watch only checks heart rate once a minute (unless it's set to an exercise mode), and the ring only every 5 minutes. Then (again, unless it's tracking a workout), it'll aggregate the heart rate data over 5 minute intervals for me to look at. It's all very accurate and gives a good quick picture of my day, but I wanted something with a bit more granularity to check our when I don't feel well. Sometimes I also find myself distracted during the day wearing the watch since it'll also send me notifications for texts and such. Visible 2.0 Armband - this is a new addition for me. I've had it a week now. This device only checks heart rate and HRV, but it is constantly monitoring the heart rate and gives you your HRV in the mornings (or during breathing exercise through the app). The data is presented minute-by-minute, it's incredibly accurate and gives a lot of helpful insights into when I'm pushing myself a little too hard. Downside here, it's subscription based. While my Amazfit watch was a one time like $90 payment, this band is an initial cost of $79 with a $20 a month subscription fee. With a referral code (which I used), it basically made it $59 for the band and the $20 initial first month payment. Slightly better but again, it is financially restrictive for some people. If youre interested though, I'd be happy to provide a referral because I do think it's a useful tool at least to gather information.

Amazfit is better since it offers more features for your sports, especially for weightlifting (sets, reps, creating workouts and follow it on the watch, customized data pages, intervals, etc), while Huawei can only start a workout and end it. Zepp app allows export to fit and gpx files, while Huawei app is locked in and has no export options. Sensors are very good and comparable on both of them. Training metrics (load, recovery) is much more accurate on Amazfit. Huawei always shows low figures for everything except for running. Huawei has more accurate calorie expenditure algorithm.

Could be fake reviews. Amazfit (by Xiaomi) are legit and very cheap as well.