Amazfit - T-Rex 3

Everyone and their nan is going to say Coros and Garmin, but hear me out, look in to Amazfit, i've had a lot of watches for diving, surfing, running, hiking and had the introductory £50 GPS watches from amazfit from about 6 years ago and now on the Cheetah and could not be happier, does everything and more for a fraction of the price of Garmin and now they've just released the T-Rex3 which is comparable to the Garmin Fenix 8 but costs a third of the price.

I got it for a month now and I am really enjoying it. Just sent some update suggestion on the sports I use to practice (rowing). Even the xiaomi simple bands have moth accurate stats used by rowers, like stroke count, stroke rate and pace in the 500m/min format, not simple speed like if you were riding a bike… it’s an amazing watch, but it also has great room for improvement.

It works, but not with the stats we are used to

No, it does not even have a Stroke count, I sent the suggestion to the Amazfit support, they answered me saying that it’s going to pass to suggestion to the development team. Let’s see if they add these basic features for rowers in an upcoming update

I really don’t get why some watches have SPM, cont and pace as rowers use, others don’t. I had a MiBand7 that had these stuff, and the xiaomi’s and Amazfit OS and app interface are really similar. I still hope they fix that in an upcoming firmware update.

Geeeeeeeez!!! And yes this is the only thing missing on T. rex 3... The only reason I went for it was the buttons position, you can not use the balance with gym gloves otherwise they will destroy the crown...

Does T-Rex 3 get the Morning Report? Does it also get the same reply features the Balance just got?

I ordered the T-Rex 3 first and then ordered the Balance a week later. In between the T-Rex order and the balance order I got an automated message from FedEx saying that there was going to be duties due when they order delivered. I actually only had to pay duties on one watch and that was the T-Rex 3 but my duties ended up being $164 Canadian, on top of the cost of the watch which I got for $198.99 USD ($278 CAD). I didn't have to pay duties on the Balance. 🤷‍♂️

I picked up a Forerunner 265 to replace my TREX Pro and I returned it after 4 days, no comparison for the price, my Trex pro was way superior and I just got the Trex 3 which is way more than I was expecting for less the price of the Forerunner. I had my Trex PRo for over 2 years, never had a problem, now I don't know what I will do with it.

I have used almost all the Apple Watch models, early Samsung models, and Garmin (Forerunner 255) for years. As an athlete and smart/fitness watch enthusiast, its an incredible watch. I sold my one-year-old Garmin FRS 255 and, for that money, got a brand new T-Rex 3. I have never been happier. It is miles ahead of FR 255 in all aspects, workout detection, responsiveness, and functionality. It's amazing for $200. I mainly care about the metrics, but it was almost spot on on the first day of sleep. My Garmin never detected workouts even though the function was on, I noticed how Garmin was crappy by using T-rex. One thing I miss from Garmin is the Body Battery, Morning Update, and a more intuitive stress display. I turned on the Morning Report on my T-Rex, but it doesn't show anything when I wake up. Also, the Body battery is supposed to be "readiness" but the readiness doesn't change throughout the day. Readiness score needs some tweaks ASAP, it basically doesn't change, no matter the quality of your sleep, like it does say kinda "your sleep quality was okayish, take it easy today, but here is your 87 readiness score" which is absurd to say the least. The stress display on the watch is also not as intuitive as in Garmin, and it has a lot of gaps throughout the day, especially during the most stressful moments. I wish Amazfit added a Body battery kinda feature to look at throughout the day, because it was kinda fun to look at while I was using Garmin. When I used Apple watch, I never looked at it, even when I was bored, because it didn't have any info on the watch to look at, but on Garmin, Body Battery made me interested in looking at it and engage with it. Switching to T-rex 3 kinda rewinded me to Apple Watch days because the stress metric is not as much intuitive in the app and lack of body battery. PSA: Have some mercy on yourself and get a nylon band if you are using a T rex 3. Its out-of-box rubber band is quite low quality and gave me insane rashes in a few hours of wearing it. Nylon bands are very comfortable, light, you don't even feel the watch and its good for your skin. I bought a few from Aliexpress for $1.5. Give a salary raise to anyone who designed this watch because how badass it looks got me curious about the company in the first place, and won me over to switch to Amazfit. I don’t usually buy AI subscriptions, but bought Zepp Aura for $15 a year just to support the company and rooting for Amazfit cause the quality, heart rate accuracy, and design are top notch and making quality products, **most importantly -** **at a low cost**. I am buying Bip 6 for my mom and wife, as its HR accuracy is up there with Apple Watches (which are #1 in the wearable market in HR accuracy).

Don't buy an overpriced Garmin. T-rex 3 design is not for everyone because its rugged and masculine and if you don't mind the design, T-rex 3 is waaay better than $350-$1000 Garmin. I don't think its better than $1300 Fenix 8, but it can compete with it, there are reviews on youtube from credible youtubers comparing these 2. The fact that they are comparing and not finding too much of a gap between $1300 and $200 watches is more than enough to tell you how good T-rex 3 is.

T-Rex 3 is great! I'm using it for almost half a year. Anyway, sorry to say, buy I lost hope in any serious, big updates for Amazfit watches: [https://www.reddit.com/r/amazfit/comments/1khsh4r/amazfit\_trex\_3\_and\_active\_2\_serious\_bugs\_still](https://www.reddit.com/r/amazfit/comments/1khsh4r/amazfit_trex_3_and_active_2_serious_bugs_still) IDK, maybe they don't have enough resources. They are fixing smaller stuff like: [https://www.reddit.com/r/amazfit/comments/1kkjl0t/amazfit\_trex\_update\_3751](https://www.reddit.com/r/amazfit/comments/1kkjl0t/amazfit_trex_update_3751)

Hello I recently purchased the t-rex 3 to replace my fenix 5 and I loved it! But I am a cyclist and vo2 max is important to see the progress of my fitness . It is in the plan to add Vo2 max for cycling?

Thanks for your thoughts. I picked up the AmazFit T Rex 3 with the Helios Ring with FSA money I had left for the year. Amazon UA made this process super simple with no issues. The ability to switch between ring and watch for different activities as well as support for external HR sensors is good  So far, metrics with the TRex 3 are consistent for HR, HRV, and resting heart rate. Sleep, especially wake times seems a little low. I have only had the watch and ring a week or so, but the readiness score seems off. Too high and too low. Maybe after 30 days and a good baseline that will improve.

I have recently bought the trex 3 and it had 17 updates to down load and I have to say it has exceeded my expectations, swimming is perfect for pool laps front crawl and breast stroke are accurate I've not tried open water swimming yet  In the gym it's brilliant and you can adjust the weight and reps on the go and it's good at rep count and very accurate and even tells you what muscles you use not always 100 percent accurate in determining what muscles but I'd say 80 percent and it's a cool feature, Sleep for me is also very accurate  Steps is also very accurate and no ghost steps  I've not tried running or hiking yet so I won't comment  I don't get people saying sleep or fitness tracker not good or accurate, I'm doing fitness all my life not a professional but certainly a person who constantly trains and I just can't fault the watch so far  If anyone is reading this and thinking of getting one I bet you will not be disappointed A couple of years ago I went for a 5km walk with a friend who was wearing a Garmin forerunner 265, at the time I was wearing a bip 3 and the step count was of my 27 steps just saying 

Have no idea why you posted this question in this sub. Amazfit TRex 3.

It's all good. Seriously just bought my son his second amazfit watch. Does everything all the expensive watches do at a fraction of the cost. They just started carrying them at bestbuy. The one I linked is a rugged version that is supposed to be protected.

No, get the T-Rex 3 or ultra if you are looking to upgrade from the T-Rex 2

No, get the T-Rex 3 or ultra if you are looking to upgrade from the T-Rex 2

I would agree with you on that. I had Garmin fenixes for years, Garmin Epix pro, Apple Watch Ultra, amazfit trex 3 (current watch) and just got a whoop. Imo for weightlifting nothing beats the Apple Watch (ultra or not doesn’t matter) due to all the different apps available. I was using Hevy and the ability to do a live workout between the watch and the phone at the same time was dope: want to change exercice or do more complex changes during your sessions, you simply edit the workout on the phone. But if you want to do just a 5lbs increment on your lift, you can do it from the watch directly live. Only thing I am eager to test with whoop, which is a important part my decision to do the free trial for a month, is to see muscle strain and how it work in tandem with the cardio based strain. Whoop is the only wearable to do that ( but it seems you can do it with Bevel now)

This is my third T-Rex watch. I had the first, the second and now I have the third generation.  Everything is fine. BUT! You forgot to transfer the most important function from the second generation to the third one — auto pause in workouts. It was so useful in Outdoor cycling. You don't need to pause it and unpause every time you stop for a snack or for a phone call. Please fix it. It's just few you extra lines in code. You have already done it in the second generation of T-Rex watch.

this is the main point of buying Amazfit products! had my trex 3 for 3 months now, and like it so much more than my garmin epix pro, and, like someone said, even if it burns out, I can buy 2 replacements or more, and still save money over the overpriced garmin stuff

I have the amazfit Trex and I feel like it does everything I’d want. Had it for at least 3 years. Charge it every couple of weeks.

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