Amazfit Balance In-Depth Review - Did They FINALLY Get It Right?

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  • Опубликовано: 22 май 2024
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    00:00 - Intro / Overview
    01:30 - Color Options / Pricing
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    02:31 - Hardware Overview / Buttons
    03:32 - Magnetic Charger
    04:18 - Display / Brightness / Touch Response
    05:35 - Connectivity / External Sensors / Music
    06:39 - User Interface Walkthrough / Smartwatch Features
    09:40 - Speaker / Microphone Test
    10:07 - Zepp Pay
    10:51 - Wellness Features / Readiness Score
    12:52 - Training Tools / Activity Profiles
    14:47 - Navigation
    15:32 - Battery Life
    16:34 - GPS Modes / Accuracy
    17:40 - Heart Rate Sensor Accuracy
    18:49 - Final Thoughts / Competition
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  • @clackerd
    @clackerd 3 месяца назад +33

    On my second week with an Amazfit Balance. I've owned a Pace from back in the day, so I was familiar with the Amazfit brand. In between the Pace and the Balance I had a Garmin Vivoactive 3 and an Apple Watch. The Balance's screen is gorgeous and the watch just looks better than my prior three watches. Whatever they did fixed the GPS and heartrate issues that plagued older Amazfit watches. No issues with notifications or anything. Battery life has been great so far. I love this freaking watch. Edited to add I'm using it with an iPhone

    • @tomasgouveia5992
      @tomasgouveia5992 3 месяца назад +1

      Is it possible to use Alexa with a connected iPhone?

    • @brucelin5842
      @brucelin5842 2 месяца назад

      Can u control the Apple or Google HomeKit? Is the training readiness accurate?

    • @alessandrococo2970
      @alessandrococo2970 Месяц назад

      Hi clackerd, could you please tell me something about the readiness? Is it accurate? This is the second review I see with bad comments on the readiness but I would like to understand what happened after a while, after some firmware updates and if the readiness become more accurate as the watch "learn" our habits. Thank you

  • @jcbenju
    @jcbenju 4 месяца назад +10

    Hi, thanks for the review. Would you choose this Balance over the Ticwatch 5 pro? Thanks in advance!

  • @heartdustdesign
    @heartdustdesign 7 месяцев назад +5

    I'm amazed by the features of this item! It's incredible💜

  • @exposed8674
    @exposed8674 7 месяцев назад +2

    Oh thank god!! I was waiting for your review!

  • @dav1dw
    @dav1dw 5 месяцев назад +7

    There's not a lot of reviews that show the accuracy of GPS or heart rate on this watch but your video convinced me to get it. Thanks for a well made video.

    • @dav1dw
      @dav1dw 5 месяцев назад +3

      Just did my first test of GPS and HR and I am very satisified. : )

    • @adriabd
      @adriabd Месяц назад

      Thx for the update.​@@dav1dw

    • @merom.1248
      @merom.1248 Месяц назад

      Is Heart rate accurate?

  • @zinrasid4187
    @zinrasid4187 7 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks bro very detailed your explanation

  • @paulaitken8355
    @paulaitken8355 7 месяцев назад +18

    I recently purchased a Garmin Instinct 2X because of your reviews, but this is impressive given its price. Although it would be a leap of faith! This now puts other brands on notice with some serious competition

    • @Dekn33s
      @Dekn33s 7 месяцев назад +1

      This the watch I'm saving up for, how are you liking it ? I really like Garmins training readiness features and want to use it to track my running progress!

    • @paulaitken8355
      @paulaitken8355 7 месяцев назад +2

      Well, I only got mine a week ago, but one of the reasons was Training Readiness. I also wanted a more rugged watch and wasn’t phased by a coloured screen, as I’d rather more functionality. Likewise the battery life is insanely good. I’m slowly getting used to sleeping with it as I had an Oura Ring that died! I wanted something that can do everything. I hope that helps!

    • @Dekn33s
      @Dekn33s 7 месяцев назад

      @@paulaitken8355 immensely! Thanks so much, picking this up on my birthday 🥳 cheers

    • @lindenchee5691
      @lindenchee5691 3 месяца назад

      Does the run mode allow you to select the data metrics you wanna see on your run?

  • @josie7188
    @josie7188 7 месяцев назад +10

    Zepp pay is not available yet in North America... Great review! 😊

  • @flowersdhaka7509
    @flowersdhaka7509 3 месяца назад

    I really liked your detail review. I'm planning to buy one after watching your video. Tomorrow, inshAllah. Thanks for the good work.

  • @KOCH71
    @KOCH71 7 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for great review again!

  • @PeterHerget
    @PeterHerget 7 месяцев назад

    Nice review 👍🏻 And I would be jazzed to have a V02Max socre of 55 - way to stay active, Dave!

  • @hubertsmulski5800
    @hubertsmulski5800 6 месяцев назад +1

    I'm waiting for the amazfit active edge test. I'm very curious about the display. Will it be trans-reflective?

  • @dave8m
    @dave8m 7 месяцев назад +48

    Have had the Amazfit Balance for a few weeks now. Can't believe how impressed I am by it. It has almost every fitness metric I would want plus it takes calls and can respond to texts via canned responses on Android. Just has a view deficiencies/issues. Off line voice will rarely work. All body fat composition attempts never will produce a measurement. Got it to work twice in about 100 attempts, and one of the measurements was way off. Only holds mp3s for off line music storage. Much prefer how Garmin interacts with Amazon Music or Spotify. Speaking of Garmin I was also trying the Venu 3. The Venu 3 is great. I like that you can respond to texts with the keyboard and potentially with Google Assistant, even though it wont work. The Balance can do pretty much everything else that the Venu3 does except the Balance also has Training Effect and Load. Really amazing and $220 cheper too!

    • @LukeProchy
      @LukeProchy 7 месяцев назад +3

      sooo when i listen to spotify in my phone can i switch the music on my watch?

    • @kamayrackin4458
      @kamayrackin4458 7 месяцев назад +1

      Hello, I wanted to know how your body fat measurement was taken because that is the biggest reason I want this watch, which in my opinion surpasses the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro and because it is cheaper here in Brazil, they say it is necessary to do the measurement completely without clothes, chains or rings... with which device did you make the comparison?

    • @dave8m
      @dave8m 7 месяцев назад +1

      @kamayrackin4458 both the Galaxy and the Amazfit Balance have the same method for measuring body fat. You put the tips of 2 fingers on the buttons. I had a lot of trouble getting the Galaxy to get reading as well. So, it could be me. I did discover moistening your finger tips helps. There should be no issue with keeping your clothes on or jewelry. Also, the Amazfit only takes the measure for your upper body, the Galaxy does your whole body. The Amazfit's battery life, fitness and workout tracking blows away the Galaxy. Galaxy, of course, has better smartwatch features.

    • @hardbodykb
      @hardbodykb 7 месяцев назад +1

      Does it play music files through the speaker?

    • @jakupmadsen490
      @jakupmadsen490 3 месяца назад

      Love the Balance... Biggest downside is the screen is prone to scratch way to easily... accidentally brushed my wrist up against the zipper of a jacket I was folding after washing it, and unfortunately the metal zipper left a really nasty scratch in the glass of the watch screen. 😢

  • @ultrarunnerEST
    @ultrarunnerEST 7 месяцев назад

    Great Review. I like that you always bring up the outsiders. Looking forward to your V3 review now

  • @dividendking3686
    @dividendking3686 7 месяцев назад +2

    Thanks for the review! There is not alot of reviews of this watch, atleast in english, pretty strange. I'm stoked now, but competition has arrived with the Xiaomi watch 2 pro (I know, more of a smart watch than a fitness watch with WearOS). However, the battery life on the Balance is appealing and I have been using an Amazfit GTS 2 and have their smart scale, so I'm already used to their eco system.

  • @HardingsGardenandProperty
    @HardingsGardenandProperty 6 дней назад

    Great video, lots of information and pragmatic approach.
    I work as a landscaper and a huge amount of my steps come from walking behind a lawnmower….can you recommend a smart watch which will track my steps without my arms swinging? I use an Apple Watch at present which definitely doesn’t.

  • @santiminiregio
    @santiminiregio 7 месяцев назад

    I actually have a Amazfit Bip U Pro, i plan to buy the Amazfit Balance. Thanks for the review.

  • @robcarver6319
    @robcarver6319 7 месяцев назад +14

    Great review. I have the GTR4, ear buds and scale from Amazfit. My favorite part about Amazfit is the Personal Activity Intelligence (PAI). PAI is what keeps me active. The goal is to keep that number over 100. I am a mountain biker. It usually takes up to 15 minutes for the watch to read my heart rate accurately. The heart rate on the ear buds is much more accurate but doesn't affect the PAI score (Why the hell can't they get THIS working?). It's good to know that the Balance has a more accurate heart rate sensor, so it may be worth upgrading. The glass on my GTR 4 scratches very easily.

    • @LordTomServo
      @LordTomServo 3 месяца назад

      If the GTR4 has the ability to connect a device, buy yourself a Polar H9. In conjunction with my Cheetah, that's the best, most accurate way to measure heart rate, when I work out.

  • @pietro4836
    @pietro4836 6 месяцев назад +1

    Hi! Better Garmin Forerunner 955 or this amazfit Balance? Thx

  • @MartinVozka
    @MartinVozka 7 месяцев назад +1

    I had BIP, T-Rex, T-Rex PRO and now I have Falcon. The POLAR H10+ chest strap ensures the accuracy of heart rate measurement when I go in for sports. The Zepp environment blows me away. I also have a Xiaomi personal analytical scale that I have paired in Zepp. I practically don't take the Falcons off my hands and sometimes I even take them to the mine, and even after 11 months they are still as good as new. There is not a single scratch to be seen anywhere, neither on the sapphire nor on the titanium, and those were a few times very dusty. Although the Falcon is no longer as cheap as, for example, the Balance, I prefer durability and water resistance (20atm), because I often get into environments where a plastic or aluminum watch might not be able to withstand it.
    On the other hand, if I look at Garmin, its only watch with a full titanium body and sapphire glass is the Marq 2, and it costs twice as much as, for example, the Garmin Epix 2 PRO, and has no extra features. So the Falcon price seems reasonable to me.

  • @jbaron6150
    @jbaron6150 6 месяцев назад +4

    Could this be a valid cheaper alternative to the Garmin Venu 3 which in my opinion is a bit over priced?

  • @avidwriter2882
    @avidwriter2882 7 месяцев назад +9

    I had two amazfit in the past. The bip was really good to me except the time it just lost a full day of walking and my 800+ day streak. Garmin has been very good to me and I'm over 900 days now. I also just like the badges, it's good for motivation. So as tempting as this is, I'll still probably upgrade to a 255 on black friday, hoping for $250ish

    • @vpnconsult
      @vpnconsult 7 месяцев назад +1

      In Europe the 255 can be found already for €220~€230 when it's on sale. It's bang for the buck if you don't want the oled.

    • @hdmedia7404
      @hdmedia7404 3 месяца назад

      @@vpnconsultIts crap. Buttons on the 255 are horrible.

  • @waldek2030
    @waldek2030 7 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for video, and test !

  • @bettyboop1524
    @bettyboop1524 3 месяца назад

    When I saw the name, I thought just another Amazon product and kept on scrolling. Glad you mentioned that it is not affiliated with Amazon.

  • @mosaiques23
    @mosaiques23 6 месяцев назад +3

    What about swimming. I'm sure this Smartwatch can handle indoor swimming but, does the heart rate sensor still work under water? And what about the drill log?

  • @danhat69
    @danhat69 7 месяцев назад +4

    I like the price and features on the Amazfit range but when I downloaded the app I found it a bit underwhelming and unfortunately it doesn’t integrate with my Qardio device or MyFitnessPal which I’ve been using for months. So I’m probably gonna buy either a Garmin vivoactive 5 or a Garmin Venu 3.

  • @AsenSavov
    @AsenSavov 7 месяцев назад

    very nice review, thanks for that.

  • @rogerkruse
    @rogerkruse 7 месяцев назад +2

    Thanks for your excellent review of the amazfit balance. You are very good at what you do. I'm going to buy this watch and enjoy it!😊

    • @ChaseTheSummit
      @ChaseTheSummit  7 месяцев назад +2

      Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the kind words!

  • @WipeoutGoesEmo
    @WipeoutGoesEmo 7 месяцев назад +2

    Nice reviews m8. I would love 2 c u testing watches on open water 2.. Am stuck between balance/falcon or garmin 965.. I swim more and do watersports, i run less, whats your opinion .. thx

  • @PLANETWATERMELON
    @PLANETWATERMELON 7 месяцев назад +4

    Great video. Question. How constant is the GPS distance? Does it always read the same distance on the same route? I find this to be really important. It a watch gives me different distances every time I run the same distance that is really annoying.

  • @reubenbenquesus4418
    @reubenbenquesus4418 3 месяца назад +1

    Great review, I definitely learned a lot. I’m an iPhone user however I’m very much put of with the battery life even though the ultra 2 might be marginally better. So to potentially get up to 14 days of battery life is really impressive.

  • @drews1290
    @drews1290 3 месяца назад

    I really enjoy your no-BS reviews and the fact that you tackle devices that some other bloggers won't. I have ordered one! I tried an Huawei GT4, which is a very pretty smartwatch, but the "Quantified Scientist"s assertion of great optical HR did not bear out with my usage, in fact, for me, the optical HR sucked (almost inevitable cadence lock after 20 minutes or so as it dialled down the LEDs to save power). I don't normally have issues with optical HR and I use HR a lot for training on longer runs so this was a deal-breaker. I also found the GPS/GNSS sketchy as it was overly smoothed and tracked through corners and buildings. I sent it back. Using it however got me used to having a large amoled display and smartwatch features and it felt really hard going back to my Coros. I can't justify the cost of a higher end Garmin device with amoled so I am going to give the Amazfit a try. Perhaps they have got this one nearly right this time.

    • @menifo4334
      @menifo4334 11 дней назад

      What's your experience with the Balance, if you've got it.

  • @dnserror89
    @dnserror89 7 месяцев назад +9

    Amazing how they fit so many features and such a great screen at this low pricepoint. And it has dual band gps and breadcrumb navigation? This is a winner for me.

    • @huubdrums
      @huubdrums 7 месяцев назад

      @@Nicole-yn1wxso true, same experience here 😢

    • @dnserror89
      @dnserror89 7 месяцев назад

      @@Nicole-yn1wx That's too bad, thanks for mentioning it. I ordered the T-rex 2 yesterday as I like the design more compared to the newer Balance. They recently updated it to Zepp 2.0 so I hope it's a stable product. Bought it on Amazon, so easy to refund if anything is wrong with it. What watch are you using now?

    • @clackerd
      @clackerd 3 месяца назад

      @@huubdrums Bummer to hear that. I had a Bip and a Pace and I remember them updating the Pace firmware at least once or twice. They were both pretty good to me, however the GPS and heart rate in both were not so great

  • @PhillyFanatic23
    @PhillyFanatic23 2 месяца назад

    I’m looking to purchase a smart watch and I kind of convinced this will be the one or the first smart watch I will own. It looks kool and the features stand out. I like the modern sport look.

  • @scottkb2000
    @scottkb2000 4 месяца назад

    Is there a "complete" instructional video for the Amazfit Bip 5...or could someone please provide one on RUclips?

  • @josea.mercado3379
    @josea.mercado3379 7 месяцев назад +18

    Thanks for information. My biggest complaint with Amazfit has been the HRM sensor, recently I bought Balance and been testing it for various days with Polar H10, I have to say I’m surprised with the metrics are almost always exact. I understand that they improved a lot with new HRM sensor.

    • @ChaseTheSummit
      @ChaseTheSummit  7 месяцев назад +7

      Good to hear I’m not alone.

    • @Criticalmaze
      @Criticalmaze 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@ChaseTheSummitYou should test with gorilla hairy wrists and paint your skin darker to test for me😅 Seriously tho do you think a venue 3 would be good with my traits? Im a occasional runner 3-5 times a week

    • @haziqsalas3787
      @haziqsalas3787 6 месяцев назад

      @@ChaseTheSummithi, i really need help, i really wanna know if i can connect my airpod pro 2 with this amazefit balance? And if it does, does it have any limitation? Problem listening the music from the watch? Any sudde pause? It would really help if u answer this. Thank you in advance🙏🏻

    • @simdencard
      @simdencard 6 месяцев назад +4

      ​@ChaseTheSummit I have had the Amazfit Balance for a few weeks also, and it seems to be as accurate as my chest strap, when doing weights, boxing or running.
      The last Amazfit fit watch I had (T Rex Pro) I gave away due to unreliable heart rate tracking. The Amazfit Balance so far is so impressive, I haven't worn or thought about my Galaxy Watch 5 Pro lte since. 😅

    • @menifo4334
      @menifo4334 4 месяца назад

      Could you tell us on what kind of sport activities you tested the accuracy of the watch? I used to own the GTR3 Pro and the HRM sensor really sucked during cycling, which is considered to be a very challenging activity for smartwatches.

  • @NOKIA6031
    @NOKIA6031 7 месяцев назад +3

    I always had issues with amazfit watches in the past, like gps accuracy, hr monitoring and the most important hardware flaws, such as turning off while running or training... aka amazfit pace1, amazfit gtr3. Thus I quited them and I am using the huawei gt runner as my second running watch. My primary is Coros apex. But after your review, this one looks very promising!

    • @chinesevirusfactories3300
      @chinesevirusfactories3300 7 месяцев назад

      How was your experience with the GT Runner? I'm planning to buy one soon.

    • @luaphut9402
      @luaphut9402 7 месяцев назад

      @@chinesevirusfactories3300 mám je, ale teď jsou na druhé reklamaci.
      Při měření aktivity jsou velmi přesné, ale při běžném nošení, přidávají kroky v autě, a také přidávají vystoupané převýšení. Pracuji jako řidič, a za 8 hodin v autě mi na hodinkách přibude 2000 kroků a 600 až 800 výškových kroků... Ikdyž vystoupám třeba jen tři poschodí...
      Chci je vyměnit za tenhle amazfit...

  • @knutekjc93
    @knutekjc93 7 месяцев назад +11

    I actually used the Bip and the Stratos a few years ago - my Bip died on me after about six months of use and they shipped me a Stratos as a replacement.. they’re surprisingly good fitness trackers, so I personally don’t have much negative to say about the devices themselves. The company itself is indirectly partnered with Xiaomi, which makes some interesting devices in their own right! I think I’m up to 10+ smartwatches and fitness trackers that I’ve tried, and have finally settled in with the Garmin Forerunner series

    • @michaeldendulk2230
      @michaeldendulk2230 6 месяцев назад

      Their partnership with Xiaomi ended several years ago, they're now their own thing... Don't know if it was really a partnership, to be fair, more like Xiaomi bought from them and rebranded.

  • @apocreg11
    @apocreg11 7 месяцев назад +6

    Really this goes up against watches at a three times the price with its features, pretty amazing. Not about to sell my 965 but I’m impressed!🎉

  • @embacherm
    @embacherm 3 месяца назад

    I had an amazfit Band 5 before and I have had Fitbit as well. Certainly there were some cheap seeming things about that watch and it was cheap in price too but for whatever reason I still keep using it. Not as accurate but it has better watch faces and was just comfortable. And I don't have to worry about breaking it it was cheap. So I think I would consider another Amazfit watch.

  • @theurbanyt4486
    @theurbanyt4486 7 месяцев назад

    Hello. How about Huawei Watch GT4? Can you test it and tell us about it?

  • @joelferro9119
    @joelferro9119 6 месяцев назад

    How do you get Alexa to work, it keeps asking for Amazon Alexa Authorization. Then the weeks spin and spin and NO THING 🤷 Thanks in advance...🙌🏾

  • @MrFester
    @MrFester 7 месяцев назад +1

    GTR 4 Limited can charge wirelessly. It's another odd ball. Also thank you for the breakdown. I have about 4 Amzfit watches and they are solid.

  • @fabricioluna2621
    @fabricioluna2621 7 месяцев назад +5

    Hi Dave. Great review as always. Never had amazfit but I can surely recommend Huawei GT3 as a smart watch with oled screen but with great design. Huawei GT4 is now on sale and would be great to see it in your channel. Still nothing beats my Suunto 9 Baro titanium. It's a tank. An oldie one... Like me. Cheers from México.

  • @georgefortlauderdale
    @georgefortlauderdale 4 месяца назад

    Great job. Thank you

  • @patrickooi
    @patrickooi 7 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for the review! Very through! I'm currently looking at Amazfit Balance and the Ticwatch Pro 5, wonder whih I should go for? I'm not a runner or anything like that, just do home/gym workout. Mainly looking for a decent smartwatch.

  • @vagjagan
    @vagjagan 3 месяца назад

    My honor magic watch 2 still has all these features apartment from wifi. It has in built storage to store music.

  • @hgabi6190
    @hgabi6190 3 месяца назад

    Great informative video like always 😊.I sold my series 9 with 2 days battery and bought this watch, its amazing I already have t rex2{ for work} and mi band 7(for alarm clock) but they are useless for workout but the balance is worth for buying Im using for walking and small runing and its very accurate and also show me burned calories
    all day on the watchface. I also can dowload new watchfaces not like the borring ones on apple watch. 😊

  • @radosi7942
    @radosi7942 7 месяцев назад

    Now I'm using Amazfit GTR2. Reason for upgrade for me should be poor accuracy of my GPS. The slower you move, less accurete it is. For hiking I'm almost 20% longer distance than other gyus in group with Garmins. Also in narrow mountain walleys orbin the city, they strugling to catch GPS for minutes... So GPS improvement, SPO2max and recovery prediction is upgrades I'm looking for. Battery life, speaker, display sport tracked are OK even on my GTR2.

  • @alex-sd
    @alex-sd 4 месяца назад +2

    I decided on a Coros Pace 2 because the price is really good right now. First time using a Coros so I'm looking forward to using one. I just realized the Zepp app does not track elevation which is really important for me when I cycle.

    • @drews1290
      @drews1290 3 месяца назад

      Pace 2 is a fantastic value watch & Evolab is in my opinion better than Garmin Connect for coherence & its planning capabilities (custom workouts, scheduling, routing). Shame they don't do a big amoled watch too.

    • @edisonvalencio9419
      @edisonvalencio9419 Месяц назад

      Tenho um pace 2 também e está aprovado. Top

  • @MuneebQureshi
    @MuneebQureshi 7 месяцев назад +1

    Great review. Can you do a comparison of the Amazfit GTR 4 and the Amazfit Balance? Would really help me decide which one to get!

    • @ChaseTheSummit
      @ChaseTheSummit  7 месяцев назад +3

      The Balance and GTR4 are very similar watches. In my opinion I think the Balance is basically a "GTR5" in some ways. I wonder if they're continue the GTR line?

  • @stanmakowski1985
    @stanmakowski1985 7 месяцев назад +6

    Love your videos, great information and content. This watch doesn't interest me but Amoled displays are awesome. I currently have the Garmin Epix2Pro and also a Coros Vertix 2 and for the first time in a long time I used the Coros and wow, I really missed the Amoled screen. I don't ever see myself owning or using a watch without a Amoled screen from here on out. The Epix2Pro has been great and battery lasts!

    • @individuo7618
      @individuo7618 7 месяцев назад +1

      What is the difference? I had watches with and without amoled screen. And i don't know why some people say that is a need for them.

    • @savagedriver1967
      @savagedriver1967 7 месяцев назад +2

      It's much brighter and has a higher resolution. Some people value this.

    • @stanmakowski1985
      @stanmakowski1985 7 месяцев назад

      The Amoled screen for me is brighter and more vivid, just easier on the eyes. It's much nicer to look at overall. Now that I've been using the Garmin Epix2Pro now for over two months going back to the older Coros Vertix screen it just look dull.@@individuo7618

    • @stanmakowski1985
      @stanmakowski1985 7 месяцев назад

      True, for me it's just brighter, crisper and easier on the eyes. I don't even have it set on the brightest setting.@@savagedriver1967

    • @ChaseTheSummit
      @ChaseTheSummit  7 месяцев назад +4

      AMOLED has come a long way and now that we're getting watches with AMOLED + Long battery life I suspect it's only a matter of time before MIP displays start to fade out.

  • @binh5068
    @binh5068 4 месяца назад

    I'm currently using T Rex 2. I consider switching to Cheetah Pro, but I don't like really bezel color and nylon band. The Amazfit Balance looks pretty nice though.

  • @jhonnyxyz
    @jhonnyxyz 4 месяца назад

    Thank you for this really useful review. I got tthis what as a gift I could choose for Christmas, because my old Vivoactive 3's battery is dead in 1-2 day's without GPS usage. The display is really impressive and the performance is awsome compared to the Vivoactive 3.
    It would be really nice, if a brand took the first step to produce a watch, which is repairable. I don't like to change the watch in 2 - 3 years, just because the battery is nearly dead.

  • @msntung
    @msntung 7 месяцев назад

    Is there a watch for emails and SMS only?

  • @jakupmadsen490
    @jakupmadsen490 7 месяцев назад +1

    The Amazfit Balance shares many features with the "related" Xiaomi S2 Pro, smartwatch, which also makes sense as Xiaomi are shareholders of the Huami Corporation that is in charge of Zepp Health.

  • @user-dt4se3ii7k
    @user-dt4se3ii7k 7 месяцев назад

    I have the Amazfit gtr 4 and it's amazing! So i want to have this watch

  • @danwaligursky4258
    @danwaligursky4258 7 месяцев назад

    Would like to pickup one of their watches but I need a cellular watch.

  • @jovialvibes5962
    @jovialvibes5962 7 месяцев назад +39

    I just got a Coros Pace 3. Interesting to watch this and compare the features. I still think Coros battery life is next level and got me to switch from an apple watch.

    • @DeeKay1911
      @DeeKay1911 7 месяцев назад +2

      But should Coros do like Garmin and make a hybrid with AMOLED display (maybe with and without) so you could half the battery but get gorgeous display?

    • @Kiev-en-3-jours
      @Kiev-en-3-jours 7 месяцев назад

      ​@@DeeKay1911But is it still worth it if you only get half the autonomy? Probably not for most people.

    • @DeeKay1911
      @DeeKay1911 7 месяцев назад

      @@Kiev-en-3-jours Well the sales of the Apple Watch pretty much shows that people are okay with charging their watch every night. So if Coros could make it 4-5 days with OLED that would be a great option. They could just continue to sell the MIP version as well

    • @johnylake997
      @johnylake997 7 месяцев назад +6

      Coros Pace 3 vs Amazfit Balance, which to choose for hiking?

    • @Kiev-en-3-jours
      @Kiev-en-3-jours 7 месяцев назад

      @@johnylake997 If you need a long battery life the choice is easy.

  • @blaineblasdell5151
    @blaineblasdell5151 7 месяцев назад +1

    Interesting. Amazfit keeps producing. I am enjoying the Cheetah Pro I bought on sale and this seems like it already approves on things.

  • @filippxx
    @filippxx 7 месяцев назад +1

    Coros, Amazfit and even Huawei. All my smart home devices work with Alexa and this has an Alexa assistant. I am finding it really hard to justify the price of a Garmin Venu or Forerunner now.

  • @rgmALC
    @rgmALC 7 месяцев назад +1

    I remember back in like 2009, I had a Samsung phone before they were Android based. It was dubbed the “iPhone killer”. I don’t remember what phone it was, but regardless, it did not kill the iPhone. So the video title made me chuckle.

    • @ChaseTheSummit
      @ChaseTheSummit  7 месяцев назад +1

      Thumbnail, not the title! I still don't think this is killing anything but it's pretty neat for the price!

  • @salimjohn6163
    @salimjohn6163 2 месяца назад

    Does it have triple sensor like Casio watches.

  • @805macsmc2
    @805macsmc2 Месяц назад

    Would you recommend this over the Amazfit GTR4? Will be changing over from Trex-Pro. Appreciate any recommendations. Great review.

    • @menifo4334
      @menifo4334 11 дней назад +1

      The GTR4 suffers from the extremely inaccurate HR sensors of old. This watch comes with the improved sensors, hence the change in the series name, instead of being labeled as GTR5.

  • @BarathThiru
    @BarathThiru 7 месяцев назад

    What’s the name of this watchface? Looks amazing

  • @wayneaprato1894
    @wayneaprato1894 5 месяцев назад

    Is the font size any larger than on the GTS3?

  • @bsinv
    @bsinv 7 месяцев назад

    What's the difference from GTR4?

  • @ericperry72
    @ericperry72 Месяц назад

    Is this bigger than the amazfit trex 2?

  • @JLM65
    @JLM65 5 месяцев назад

    Hello, sorry for the English.
    Congratulations on the review.
    Making a comparison with the Cheetah Pro, especially GPS and heart rate, which one can have better accuracy?

    • @ChaseTheSummit
      @ChaseTheSummit  5 месяцев назад +2

      In my experience the Balance performed better than the cheetah. That may just be my luck?

  • @fragpack
    @fragpack 7 месяцев назад +2

    Very interesting options coming out from Amazfit - how does this one compare to the Cheetah/Cheetah Pro? Seems like the maps are the only thing missing, or are there other major differences?

    • @ChampaChin
      @ChampaChin 7 месяцев назад

      No training sync is possible. So you can't load your own trainings on the balance. This function work with the cheetah. Balance have other stuff instead.

    • @Cassadin1410
      @Cassadin1410 7 месяцев назад

      Which watch you like more V3 or balance? I wanna send my balance back and switch IT on midnight color or wait till BF and buy V3(like spotyfi,payment no only mc but i add my Visa to curve and... image on notifitacion ) for 325-400 i think that i move to V3.

  • @tonylangridge3003
    @tonylangridge3003 7 месяцев назад

    I have tried pixel watch galaxy watch apple watch and I find this brand good value good battery and it does the job

  • @mbuckner4994
    @mbuckner4994 7 месяцев назад +1

    Great video

  • @flashlight_edc_channel
    @flashlight_edc_channel 7 месяцев назад

    I already order it. You have to make more time in video for notification and way to respond to notifications. I actually have been with Wear OS 2 years, but I don't want to charge every 2 days. And maybe this is the right choice. We'll see...

  • @migevs
    @migevs 6 месяцев назад +5

    I have used four models of Amazfit watches Bip, Pace, Stratos 2 and GTR2 mainly because of the good price. The problem with this company is inaccurate distance measurement when swimming in open water. I would really like it to be improved with dual GPS, but I'm very skeptical about that, so I'm seriously considering buying a Garmin or Suunto as an alternative. Does anyone have experience measuring a route in open water with any of the Amazfit models that have dual gps (Falcon, T-rex ultra, GTR 4)?

  • @brendanwang8565
    @brendanwang8565 6 месяцев назад

    how much the RAM and ROM this watch has ?

  • @baldmanadventures3059
    @baldmanadventures3059 7 месяцев назад

    Is it better than the amazfit gtr 4?

  • @techtonsofphone4849
    @techtonsofphone4849 7 месяцев назад +2

    I have both the tic watch and this watch. The balance watch blows the 5 pro out of the water with Battery life.

  • @MartinLuetzelberger
    @MartinLuetzelberger 7 месяцев назад +17

    When they finally have a decent heartrate sensor, they should equip all models with it as quickly as possible, especially the premium models. I really like the watch except for the crown, which is somehow too big and bulky but that is of course a subjective impression. But I think Amazfit has taken a step forward with this watch. Hopefully it continues like this.

    • @mediumcavetroll4650
      @mediumcavetroll4650 7 месяцев назад +5

      I had an amazfit gtr4 which died after 8 months of use. The crown is a bad design decision. If you walk with warm clothes on it constantly rotates, so if you are trying to record some walking activity, it will constantly cycle through the screens and cause vibration feedback. Which will probably also wear out its seals. It also tends to get caught on clothing. There's a reason why AW Ultra has protection around the crown.

    • @0MFG0
      @0MFG0 7 месяцев назад +2

      You can lock the activity of the crown.

    • @mediumcavetroll4650
      @mediumcavetroll4650 7 месяцев назад +2

      Didn't have that option when I still had the gtr4. Only screen lock. And having a special option to disable the only physical control you can use to navigate data sounds strange. Looks like a quick software fix to a hardware problem.

    • @Aimemakhtr
      @Aimemakhtr 7 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah. Amazfit should also try to have like big smaller sizes like garmin and coros

    • @menifo4334
      @menifo4334 4 месяца назад

      My GTR4 Pro died after 15 months of use. It actually begun deteriorating after the last software update it had. @@mediumcavetroll4650

  • @megatridwan
    @megatridwan 7 месяцев назад +2

    Thinking to buy coros pace 3.But this amazfit looks better😢.

  • @_paperPino
    @_paperPino 15 дней назад

    Il controllo della fotocamera del telefono è solo per ios o anche per android? Vedo che ne parli nel video ma nelle specifiche è scritto che funziona solo per IOS ...è così? Grazie!

  • @ertugrulaydogan51
    @ertugrulaydogan51 3 месяца назад +4

    Ticwatch 5 pro or amazfit balance which one should I buy?

    • @lazarsekulic2694
      @lazarsekulic2694 2 месяца назад

      Ticwatch is not accurate and its full smartwatch like galaxy or pixel

  • @sadimohammadhridoy
    @sadimohammadhridoy 5 месяцев назад

    No detailed offline navigation like T-Rex or Cheetah where I can download a map?

  • @edu1113
    @edu1113 7 месяцев назад

    do this have baro/altimeter? that's my deal breaker .. i've had 3 amazfit watches before this but thinking of coros pace 3 at the moment

  • @vicusi21
    @vicusi21 7 месяцев назад

    Any thoughts on the accuracy of the BMI reader?

  • @calvinyip364
    @calvinyip364 7 месяцев назад +3

    I own the gtr 4 , i mean the monitor if you are idle. For heart rate is quite accurate. Secondly , the sleep its awesome know when you sleep and than when get up. Overall i think its decent. As for fine details imo maybe its hit or miss. But its basic functions is there. Also the screen , built all solid . And it got speaker as well.

  • @SanketKambli
    @SanketKambli 3 месяца назад

    does it have accurate fitness data? running gps matters to me. also my garmin detects my workout during strength training also showing me if i trainee my back or arms etc.

  • @ismaelrivera1999
    @ismaelrivera1999 7 месяцев назад +3

    Thank you, thank you. I really like the design of Amazfit watches but their heart rate sensor it was very questionable. I also like the alternative of a round watch that really works with IOS ecosystem. I know that Apple will not make a round smartwatch ever😢 so this is really nice. Samsung used to give us this alternative until the Galaxy Watch 3. I am glad that Amazfit is growing in the right direction.

  • @Cassadin1410
    @Cassadin1410 7 месяцев назад +1

    Is football and tennis app use GPS tracking? Other way i have to use it on running app . Did tennis app count backhand and forehand one of amazfit watches got it

  • @fitgearhunter
    @fitgearhunter 7 месяцев назад +3

    So funny. Just got mine yesterday! Great job

    • @ChaseTheSummit
      @ChaseTheSummit  7 месяцев назад +2

      I've had this one on the back burner for weeks lol. Too much going on! Looking forward to seeing what you think of it!

    • @exposed8674
      @exposed8674 7 месяцев назад +1

      And how do you like it ?

  • @timelanguid4813
    @timelanguid4813 7 месяцев назад

    Is the app store available for the amazfit gtr 2¿ i can see watch faces in the zepp app but wasn't aware of apps...

  • @Cutieplus
    @Cutieplus 2 месяца назад +2

    The latest firmware update for the Amazfit Balance includes the addition of an offline map feature. Moreover, the Amazfit Balance, available in China, supports blood pressure measurement and is certified by the National Medical Products Administration for its blood pressure functionality.

    • @ChaseTheSummit
      @ChaseTheSummit  2 месяца назад

      Oh cool! I'll have to check that out!

    • @platzed1141
      @platzed1141 2 месяца назад

      yeap the map is actually kinda nice considering its price! not just breadcrumb but an actual map lol hahaha

  • @ILT12345
    @ILT12345 2 месяца назад +1

    Thank you for using centimeters

  • @hunter4229
    @hunter4229 Месяц назад

    Is this worth the price increase vs GTR 4? I’ve seen the GTR 4 on sale for as low as $150 while the balance is still full price at $230. Should I just stick with the GTR 4? Though I like the slightly bigger screen on the balance, not sure if it’s worth ~$80.

  • @individuo7618
    @individuo7618 7 месяцев назад

    Is readness score a premium feature or is a normal feature of the watch?

    • @ChaseTheSummit
      @ChaseTheSummit  7 месяцев назад +1

      It’s free, there are some premium features for sleep though.

  • @anilkinikar
    @anilkinikar 7 месяцев назад

    Is this a Smart watch? Or just a Smart band in a watch shape?

  • @NateHarrisCreations
    @NateHarrisCreations 2 месяца назад

    How do this watch compare to the Galaxy 6

  • @emdblyou
    @emdblyou 2 месяца назад

    Are you able to start a trek/walk/hike etc with this watch and navigate back to start using just the watch kind of like the Garmin Instinct watches can?

  • @abazudosen
    @abazudosen 7 месяцев назад

    Can you recommend an Amazfit watch that is close to the apple ultra

    • @ChaseTheSummit
      @ChaseTheSummit  7 месяцев назад

      None of them are really a competition since they don't have cellular on board or the ecosystem with Apples app store. However, if you don't need all of that I think the Balance is a good option. Oddly, the more expensive options like Falcon and T-Rex 2 don't have a speaker/mic on board which is dissapointing.

  • @camptube7621
    @camptube7621 3 месяца назад

    I’ve got the T-Rex 2. These watches are amazing. These destroy the Ultra for ruggedness and price. Thousands of community built watch faces. 7 day battery as well.

  • @orepoutanes
    @orepoutanes 2 месяца назад

    Loved the tattoo in Greek 👏
    Translated ="I miss you"