I got a Balance about a month ago and I love it. I was previously daily driving a Galaxy Watch Active 2 and the battery life I get with the Balance is so much better. Being able to go 8+ days without having to worry about charging it is just amazing.
This is my fourth amazfit watch in the last 7 years I really like them a lot. All of them that have been amazing and I replied to text messages all the time on this watch just fine with my voice
I love them too 🙌. Been using them, let's see... WOW 4 years I think, bc I began with a band 4, I think 🤔. Gotta say, the key features the excell it's what matters, good battery life (better than most), style and now with the software, that's it. I'm not looking for my watch to replace my phone, I want a smartwatch that's it haha
I'm on 15 days with 15% battery like left. Regular use, no GPS use. I still use my Garmin for workouts and this one for regular daily use just so I don't get the band all sweaty. The battery life is incredible.
after watching so many fitness tracker videos, I've realized I just need a full fledge fitness tracker. Ive used smart watches for years and have only ever used it as a watch. I never reply to messages, check anything other than the time and my steps on it. Wild
Finally a test where more mentioned the notification and options. From many testers missing these. Would be great to see how it is handling multiple messages in one group eg from Viber or Telegram.
I have a question. I want to buy Amazfit Ballance and I do cycling with Garmin Edge 530, I have cadence and power meter on my bike monitored by my Garmin Edge 530. Can I upload this data from my Garmin Edge 530 to Amazfit Ballance?. Thanks in advance.
Thank you so much for this review. I am in the market for smart watch that has a good balance of Fitness features and other fucntionalities such as built-in Alexa, GPS, notifications, email, speaker, etc. I am also a soccer official and what often is missing in the specs/reviews if these watches have even the simplest timers/counters (up or down). I also pay soccer and often the sports apps don't seem to have Soccer listed while browsing the Sports stats area. Any additional information regarding the timer/counter (even if you have to download an app to do it, assuming there is one) and Soccer as a workout category would be appreciated.
Been Amazfit user for years starting Amazfit Pace, which what got me into smartwatch/fitness tracker space. Now waiting for what to replace my Amazfit GTR 3. Either this Amazfit Balance or wait for GTR 5. Though they have come up to price these days leaning closer to Wear OS territory, for what you get it is still bit more affordable and offers that unique selling point of longer battery while enabling most features on. While Wear OS smartwatches will just last you for a day, another gadget to think about charging everyday.
I just saw a deal on the TW5 Enduro por 170€ I'm not sure if I should wait for the successor to the Balance or pull the trigger now, I'm already used to charging my old GW daily (the thing I hate the most about it)
I mean, I'm rocking with the TW still, and it JUST got WearOS4 (no google assistant still). Do you want more WearOS features with very good battery, or do you want even LONGER battery life?
@@SomeGadgetGuy OK, I'm pulling the trigger now and I'll be testing the Enduro extensively before the return period is up, thanks as usual Juan. The slightly recessed screen is a really important addition that I consider a must. Adding the sapphire crystal on top of that is just the cherry on top. Battery life is king as you say, the Balance is so close that I've also thought about abandoning WearOS altogether, plus, it is also nice to know that the watch would work with iOS if I ever decide to buy an iPhone. I hate being tied up to a brand or ecosystem.
I have always loved your channel, followed for years and appreciate your honest takes, even covering devices that many don't touch on. I have an amazfit balance but I'm not sure how to activate the talk-to-text reply feature that you showcased when receiving text messages. How did you do it?
When I open the message, I long-press the crown ( to activate zepp flow ) and I start the reply saying "tell her/him ( based on who's writing ) [message]". It works for me this way :)
Hello, I would like to use a nice watch. I don't use it for sports, but I wanted it for notifications, answering messages, answering calls and that it has some applications, Nfc for payments.. Which one do you recommend? OnePlus Watch 2, OnePlus Watch 2R, Xiaomi Watch 2, Amazfit, huawei or another brand? I like a rounder watch... Abraço...
Have they added any music applets yet (like support for Amazon Music/RUclips Music/etc.)? Was one of my big wants on my Balance, before I switched to WearOS. They give you 8 GB of storage, but if you want to use it for music, you had to upload mp3 files to the watch, which seems a bit 90's. Other than that, really like Amazfit, both software and hardware, with just a few minor refinements and tweaks, they'll be on par or even superior to WearOS. I've been so very tempted by their Balace/Helio Ring combo deal they have going right now...
I have an android phone and was looking to purchase my first smartwatch and was wondering if you have any recommendations . . Maybe one that has alot of health benefits . . Thank you for your time and enjoy watching your videos . .
The big dividing line is whether you think you would want the more robust apps and speech to text replies. If you dont think you'd use those features heavier, then I'd recommend looking at a more fitness tracking watch first. Or you can split the difference with a OnePlus watch which can use Wear OS OR a more basic RTOS. ruclips.net/video/KDS77QkdS-4/видео.html
Thank you for the advice . . That was one of my choices and I think for the money and features can't really go wrong . . Appreciate the recommendation . .
I had the Oneplus 2R. It's a nice watch. It's a bit chunky for my tastes and I sent it back (also only 2 years support from the release date). The 2 watch operating systems gives the 2R the ability to last several days. Although it runs wearOS it doesn't seem to support all wearOS apps which was a surprise to me. However, for payments it has Google wallet and an NFC area in the top right of the watch. It's not as light as the Balance. In the UK you can install Curve on the Amazfit Balance and then link that to any bank card (including virtual bank cards, for better security). The Oneplus 2r supports audible audio books which was a nice surprise (as well as Spotify playlists etc). That's not so important for me as I play from my phone and use my watch to play/pause/skip and even basic fitness trackers do that.
I seriously don't understand why act modern SmartWatch can't perform text to speech to respond to a text. Even my dinosaur of a Pebble Time can do that 🤷 🤦
After update to 3.22, the voice to text is now possible :) also they added a keyboard for replying to messages :) I'm just selling my TicWatch pro 5 now, and sold OnePlus watch 2 last week ;)
@@houmer69Can you please specify why are you selling the One Plus Watch 2? Is it significantly worse than Amazfit Balance? I am choosing between Amazfit Balance and One Plus Watch 2. Thanks in advance for the answer
I finally got back into the smartwatch game a couple weeks back. I had a galaxy gear back in 13 and replaced that with a moto 360 when the gear stopped turning on one day. Haven't worn one in something like 8 years and as a tech guy who has no interest in working out seeing the complete shift to packing 8 billion sensors and a hundred different fitness tracking metrics was kinda like whiplash. I want good notification support and a busy watch face that overloads me with information with stuff like weather and events and so on. Hell I even genuinely took a lot of photos on my galaxy gear watch, I do miss that. I would love to see a watch get the flagship treatment of good performance and support, build and screen, and swap the sensors out for, oh i dunno, a boatload more battery.
I have the Ticwatch pro 5 as well and it doesn't receive notifications for messages anymore. All the permissions are set on watch and phone and yet still doesn't work. Many folk in the forums etc with the same issue. Will never buy another ticwatch and recommend people avoid them too. So now i'm looking for a replacement.
@t3chnod3lic I just ordered the Huawei GT 5 Pro since I was able to figure out how to gain full access to the Huawei app here in the US. I was close to buying the Amazfit Balance but Huawei watches are really nice.
I love the brand 🙌. Been using them, let's see... WOW 4 years I think, bc I began with a band 4, I think 🤔 I'm currently with a GTR 3. Gotta say, the key features the excell it's what matters, good battery life (better than most), style and now with the software, that's it. I'm not looking for my watch to replace my phone, I want a smartwatch that's it haha Now that this one is 150 on Amazon (current time of this text, Jan 1 2025) it is definitely a good option. Pd. I even go to the beach occasionally, swim a little and I havent had any problems with the salt damaging the watch. Today is one year wearing it daily since I bought it.
Would love to have my Balance as my daily running watch but the HR is just so far off it just messes up all the other stats. I know wrist HR are not 100% but if 90 % would be ok. Hate chest straps and Garmin 255 gives me with 4/5 beats accurate. So 255 it is unfortunate
Nice review. I get about 2.5 days from my Apple watch 6 which is great when I want lots of smarts (I prefer a more rectangular watch face for heavy smart use). It’s enough for me to do a weekend without having to worry about a charge. And it works great with my android watch (yes to can use an Apple watch with android!). When I’m away without being able to charge for a week then I use a cheap Amazfit. Enough for me to tell the time, do timers and have haptic alarms and steps. I can easily push that to 10 days without a charge. I like the look of the Amazfit. Though its smarts are a bit in no man’s land for me given the price. A shame also that previous Amazfit chargers don’t work with the Balance.
@@SomeGadgetGuy it's amazing. Amazfit did good especially with battery life. Got tired having to charge my Samsung everyday. Now I charge once a week to almost 2 weeks with the Amazfit.
Boy, this ticks the boxes for me... Think I'm going to have to keep an eye on Amazfit. Probably not replacing my Pixel Watch 2 for a few years, but if they make a sequel or two to this... Methinks that's where I'd land. 🤔
@@SomeGadgetGuy Fingers crossed that they keep it up. 🤞 I probably won't replace the PW2 until it stops getting updates and)/or battery life drops below a day, but I really miss the multi-day battery life I had on my FitBit Versa. And like you said in the video, notifications are key.
Oh I gave up trying to figure it out. I was pitching them a series on advanced phone use and camera tutorials, and no one ever got back to me. I wasn't going to send them my cranky ranting videos, but they weren't interested in my "tech talk" stuff.
Love this watch. I use my garmin watch for exercise so I don't get the band all sweaty on this one. I got annoyed with my Garmin watch because I would not get all of my text notifications on it. This has not been an issue with this watch. Also, my Garmin watch does not have a microphone to answer phone calls, and this one does. This watch serves my purposes well. Not to mention, I only charge it every 3 to 4 weeks, which is amazing compared to other smart watches I have had in the past.
Totally different market. Yes traditional watches will last even for next generation. But it won't have extra function that smartwatch does. I even own traditional watch for occasion and appreciate the craftsmanship, but I would be fool comparing that to any smartwatches. Actually this is why I prefer these lesser known but cheaper smartwatch that is almost as capable as WearOS or Apple Watch with longer battery life, since I know I will have to replace them in few years. Than spending alot of money to WearOS or Apple Watch that only have 2 days battery at most that will quickly degrade in few years and spend huge money again.
I got a Balance about a month ago and I love it. I was previously daily driving a Galaxy Watch Active 2 and the battery life I get with the Balance is so much better. Being able to go 8+ days without having to worry about charging it is just amazing.
It totally changes how you use a gadget, and it frees you from having to "manage" it.
This is my fourth amazfit watch in the last 7 years I really like them a lot. All of them that have been amazing and I replied to text messages all the time on this watch just fine with my voice
Amazfit has been my daily driver for 3 years now... I love this watch
My mom is done with fitbits dying on her. I think her next might be an Amazfit.
If amazfit only replece this huge ,ugly crown for a button or rotate bezel like samsung🥰
I love them too 🙌. Been using them, let's see... WOW 4 years I think, bc I began with a band 4, I think 🤔. Gotta say, the key features the excell it's what matters, good battery life (better than most), style and now with the software, that's it. I'm not looking for my watch to replace my phone, I want a smartwatch that's it haha
@@Cassadin1410do all Samsung watches at this price have rotating crowns and a battery life over a week? (if there is please do let me know!)
I'm on 15 days with 15% battery like left. Regular use, no GPS use. I still use my Garmin for workouts and this one for regular daily use just so I don't get the band all sweaty. The battery life is incredible.
It's SO good.
after watching so many fitness tracker videos, I've realized I just need a full fledge fitness tracker. Ive used smart watches for years and have only ever used it as a watch. I never reply to messages, check anything other than the time and my steps on it. Wild
I love my Amazfit GTR 4. Does pretty much everything I want from a "smartwatch", while having a 2 week battery life.
How to close the recently opened apps on this watch
Hi,
Can anyone tell if whatsapp works properly? i.e replying to msgs typing, text to speech and voice msgs?
Do emojies, videos and images show?
Thanks
Finally a test where more mentioned the notification and options. From many testers missing these. Would be great to see how it is handling multiple messages in one group eg from Viber or Telegram.
It gets messy when there's a batch of messages all at once, but the general "reply to that comment" usually works.
Where can I get the watch faces you're using
For this model able to use Huawei Health app for change wachfaces...?
Been using amazfit stratos for more than 8 years now and still working perfect. Retiring it finally and being replaced with this. Cant wait
I have a question. I want to buy Amazfit Ballance and I do cycling with Garmin Edge 530, I have cadence and power meter on my bike monitored by my Garmin Edge 530. Can I upload this data from my Garmin Edge 530 to Amazfit Ballance?. Thanks in advance.
With the latest update. You can sync a power meter, cadence, and speed sensor via Bluetooth.
Thank you so much for this review. I am in the market for smart watch that has a good balance of Fitness features and other fucntionalities such as built-in Alexa, GPS, notifications, email, speaker, etc. I am also a soccer official and what often is missing in the specs/reviews if these watches have even the simplest timers/counters (up or down). I also pay soccer and often the sports apps don't seem to have Soccer listed while browsing the Sports stats area. Any additional information regarding the timer/counter (even if you have to download an app to do it, assuming there is one) and Soccer as a workout category would be appreciated.
Been Amazfit user for years starting Amazfit Pace, which what got me into smartwatch/fitness tracker space. Now waiting for what to replace my Amazfit GTR 3. Either this Amazfit Balance or wait for GTR 5. Though they have come up to price these days leaning closer to Wear OS territory, for what you get it is still bit more affordable and offers that unique selling point of longer battery while enabling most features on. While Wear OS smartwatches will just last you for a day, another gadget to think about charging everyday.
It would seem like such a small thing, but it's really liberating knowing you can go DAYS of heavy use away from a charger.
A new version of Amazfit GTR/Balance is due out soon. Can't wait to see what comes out.
Hey, do you know when the new version will be released?
When? I'm looking forward what comes up to replace my GTR 3.
Trex 3 with stainless steel and microphone.
@@Cassadin1410 Saw review on TRex3 and it looked and performed very well. Very much worth it's $280 price.
Wonder when?!
My balance 'sunset grey' has a tint of purple/violet :(
what do you mean? can you share a pic?
Is there a Version 2 coming soon ??
I just saw a deal on the TW5 Enduro por 170€ I'm not sure if I should wait for the successor to the Balance or pull the trigger now, I'm already used to charging my old GW daily (the thing I hate the most about it)
I mean, I'm rocking with the TW still, and it JUST got WearOS4 (no google assistant still). Do you want more WearOS features with very good battery, or do you want even LONGER battery life?
@@SomeGadgetGuy OK, I'm pulling the trigger now and I'll be testing the Enduro extensively before the return period is up, thanks as usual Juan. The slightly recessed screen is a really important addition that I consider a must. Adding the sapphire crystal on top of that is just the cherry on top.
Battery life is king as you say, the Balance is so close that I've also thought about abandoning WearOS altogether, plus, it is also nice to know that the watch would work with iOS if I ever decide to buy an iPhone. I hate being tied up to a brand or ecosystem.
Same. Critical that I can move accessories to other devices if I want to.
Watch is going for $150 right now on their website. Thinking about copping one.
I have always loved your channel, followed for years and appreciate your honest takes, even covering devices that many don't touch on.
I have an amazfit balance but I'm not sure how to activate the talk-to-text reply feature that you showcased when receiving text messages. How did you do it?
When I open the message, I long-press the crown ( to activate zepp flow ) and I start the reply saying "tell her/him ( based on who's writing ) [message]". It works for me this way :)
@@houmer69 thank you! That was my problem, I didn't have long press set to Zepp flow. Once that was changed it worked.
Hey that was cool to see you two chat that out. Thanks Houmer!
Does it have ecg and irregular heart rhythms alerts ?
Does it have vibrating alarm feature ? Good for heavy sleepers?
It does an alarm but no smart alarm still
Hello, I would like to use a nice watch. I don't use it for sports, but I wanted it for notifications, answering messages, answering calls and that it has some applications, Nfc for payments.. Which one do you recommend? OnePlus Watch 2, OnePlus Watch 2R, Xiaomi Watch 2, Amazfit, huawei or another brand? I like a rounder watch... Abraço...
Have they added any music applets yet (like support for Amazon Music/RUclips Music/etc.)? Was one of my big wants on my Balance, before I switched to WearOS. They give you 8 GB of storage, but if you want to use it for music, you had to upload mp3 files to the watch, which seems a bit 90's. Other than that, really like Amazfit, both software and hardware, with just a few minor refinements and tweaks, they'll be on par or even superior to WearOS. I've been so very tempted by their Balace/Helio Ring combo deal they have going right now...
Waiting for Balance version 2
I have an android phone and was looking to purchase my first smartwatch and was wondering if you have any recommendations . . Maybe one that has alot of health benefits . . Thank you for your time and enjoy watching your videos . .
The big dividing line is whether you think you would want the more robust apps and speech to text replies. If you dont think you'd use those features heavier, then I'd recommend looking at a more fitness tracking watch first. Or you can split the difference with a OnePlus watch which can use Wear OS OR a more basic RTOS. ruclips.net/video/KDS77QkdS-4/видео.html
Thank you for the advice . . That was one of my choices and I think for the money and features can't really go wrong . . Appreciate the recommendation . .
is this a good Pebble replacement? or should I stick with my Ticwatch 3 GPS?
Hi guys, I'm thinking about buying one. How does the screen behave in direct sunlight?
I nearly got one. The payment options in the UK were not ideal so I just ordered a OnePlus Watch 2R.
Cant fault that choice. The 2R is a great watch.
@@SomeGadgetGuy what is better to choose? amazfit balance, huawei gt4 or one plus 2r?
I had the Oneplus 2R. It's a nice watch. It's a bit chunky for my tastes and I sent it back (also only 2 years support from the release date). The 2 watch operating systems gives the 2R the ability to last several days. Although it runs wearOS it doesn't seem to support all wearOS apps which was a surprise to me. However, for payments it has Google wallet and an NFC area in the top right of the watch. It's not as light as the Balance.
In the UK you can install Curve on the Amazfit Balance and then link that to any bank card (including virtual bank cards, for better security).
The Oneplus 2r supports audible audio books which was a nice surprise (as well as Spotify playlists etc). That's not so important for me as I play from my phone and use my watch to play/pause/skip and even basic fitness trackers do that.
can you take phone call on watch using iphone?
Yes
I seriously don't understand why act modern SmartWatch can't perform text to speech to respond to a text. Even my dinosaur of a Pebble Time can do that 🤷 🤦
What I wouldn't give for a new Pebble... SIgh...
Balance can do it using Zepp Flow. The AI understands commands to perform on the watch as well as replying to text by you speaking to it.
After update to 3.22, the voice to text is now possible :) also they added a keyboard for replying to messages :) I'm just selling my TicWatch pro 5 now, and sold OnePlus watch 2 last week ;)
@@houmer69Can you please specify why are you selling the One Plus Watch 2? Is it significantly worse than Amazfit Balance?
I am choosing between Amazfit Balance and One Plus Watch 2.
Thanks in advance for the answer
Pięć dni na baterii bez AOD , wszystkie opcje śledzenia włączone , codziennie poł godziny treningu i 20 minut GPS . Gdzie te 14 dni?
Tak słabo? Mam obecnie gowniany redmi watch4 i z AOD mam 10 dni na baterii. Ale chce coś lepszego i myślałem o balance albo Huawei gt4
I finally got back into the smartwatch game a couple weeks back. I had a galaxy gear back in 13 and replaced that with a moto 360 when the gear stopped turning on one day. Haven't worn one in something like 8 years and as a tech guy who has no interest in working out seeing the complete shift to packing 8 billion sensors and a hundred different fitness tracking metrics was kinda like whiplash. I want good notification support and a busy watch face that overloads me with information with stuff like weather and events and so on. Hell I even genuinely took a lot of photos on my galaxy gear watch, I do miss that. I would love to see a watch get the flagship treatment of good performance and support, build and screen, and swap the sensors out for, oh i dunno, a boatload more battery.
A Pebble would do well in this market.
What I wouldnt give for a new pebble. I LOVED that watch.
@@SomeGadgetGuy I miss how easy it was to create mini apps for the Pebble platform.
I'm probably going to get this watch. I have the TicWatch Pro 5 but it does not pair with my Vivo X Fold 3 Pro. Thanks for your review!
I have the Ticwatch pro 5 as well and it doesn't receive notifications for messages anymore. All the permissions are set on watch and phone and yet still doesn't work. Many folk in the forums etc with the same issue. Will never buy another ticwatch and recommend people avoid them too. So now i'm looking for a replacement.
@t3chnod3lic I just ordered the Huawei GT 5 Pro since I was able to figure out how to gain full access to the Huawei app here in the US. I was close to buying the Amazfit Balance but Huawei watches are really nice.
I love the brand 🙌. Been using them, let's see... WOW 4 years I think, bc I began with a band 4, I think 🤔 I'm currently with a GTR 3. Gotta say, the key features the excell it's what matters, good battery life (better than most), style and now with the software, that's it. I'm not looking for my watch to replace my phone, I want a smartwatch that's it haha
Now that this one is 150 on Amazon (current time of this text, Jan 1 2025) it is definitely a good option.
Pd. I even go to the beach occasionally, swim a little and I havent had any problems with the salt damaging the watch. Today is one year wearing it daily since I bought it.
Would love to have my Balance as my daily running watch but the HR is just so far off it just messes up all the other stats. I know wrist HR are not 100% but if 90 % would be ok. Hate chest straps and Garmin 255 gives me with 4/5 beats accurate. So 255 it is unfortunate
There's a polar arm strap
Nice review.
I get about 2.5 days from my Apple watch 6 which is great when I want lots of smarts (I prefer a more rectangular watch face for heavy smart use). It’s enough for me to do a weekend without having to worry about a charge. And it works great with my android watch (yes to can use an Apple watch with android!).
When I’m away without being able to charge for a week then I use a cheap Amazfit. Enough for me to tell the time, do timers and have haptic alarms and steps. I can easily push that to 10 days without a charge.
I like the look of the Amazfit. Though its smarts are a bit in no man’s land for me given the price. A shame also that previous Amazfit chargers don’t work with the Balance.
Amzfit trex and gtr 4 owner over here
I REALLY need to spend more time with the new TRex. That thing looks AWESOME.
@@SomeGadgetGuy it's amazing. Amazfit did good especially with battery life. Got tired having to charge my Samsung everyday. Now I charge once a week to almost 2 weeks with the Amazfit.
Congrats of getting ZeppOS 3.5 update on your GTR 4. It's coming.
Boy, this ticks the boxes for me... Think I'm going to have to keep an eye on Amazfit. Probably not replacing my Pixel Watch 2 for a few years, but if they make a sequel or two to this... Methinks that's where I'd land. 🤔
I've liked their hardware a LOT, and the recent improvements to the watch software and companion app are encouraging.
@@SomeGadgetGuy Fingers crossed that they keep it up. 🤞 I probably won't replace the PW2 until it stops getting updates and)/or battery life drops below a day, but I really miss the multi-day battery life I had on my FitBit Versa. And like you said in the video, notifications are key.
You need to put your content also on The Nebula
😉
They wouldnt have me. I asked.
@@SomeGadgetGuy You're fkn kidding!?!?!
From my end as a Nebula Consumer, you'd fit right in!!!
How weird.
Who do I take it up wth at Nebula???
Oh I gave up trying to figure it out. I was pitching them a series on advanced phone use and camera tutorials, and no one ever got back to me. I wasn't going to send them my cranky ranting videos, but they weren't interested in my "tech talk" stuff.
@@SomeGadgetGuy That's too bad, man.....
So, where's the AI aspect? Or is it just another useless naming scheming like the MSI Claw AI?
Love this watch. I use my garmin watch for exercise so I don't get the band all sweaty on this one. I got annoyed with my Garmin watch because I would not get all of my text notifications on it. This has not been an issue with this watch. Also, my Garmin watch does not have a microphone to answer phone calls, and this one does. This watch serves my purposes well. Not to mention, I only charge it every 3 to 4 weeks, which is amazing compared to other smart watches I have had in the past.
It's such a solid player.
No its not better!
Just buy a Seiko Marinemaster 300 and you are done with this plastic digital crap for next 100 years.
Totally different market. Yes traditional watches will last even for next generation. But it won't have extra function that smartwatch does. I even own traditional watch for occasion and appreciate the craftsmanship, but I would be fool comparing that to any smartwatches.
Actually this is why I prefer these lesser known but cheaper smartwatch that is almost as capable as WearOS or Apple Watch with longer battery life, since I know I will have to replace them in few years. Than spending alot of money to WearOS or Apple Watch that only have 2 days battery at most that will quickly degrade in few years and spend huge money again.
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