Agreed, Hunter, comparing this to last year's GTR3, which I had high hopes for, Amazfit is obviously working to step up their game. I bought it without knowing that it would connect to an external chest strap, and when I stumbled upon that feature I was really impressed. Looking at the data that it offers, and especially considering its price, I would consider this over the Venu.
Hey! So sorry for delayed response - yes, for the training features, but the only challenge is Garmin Eco system is so much more broad, so it's hard to say - but in simple terms - yes!
Brought the watch Xmas it’s perfect. Battery usage high but only charging 10 days but it’s still showing 15%. Training widgets brill plus health widgets very accurate too. I could go on and on about how good this watch. My only negative comment would be on text replying as you can’t send personal messages. Maybe done in next updates?For a watch this price I would say yes buy it “Well done Amazfit”👍🇬🇧 oh yes great video
I am 1 week in to using my new GTS 4 (the square one). While the battery life is definitely not quite as good as advertised, I am impressed with how well it has tracked the flow of my workouts. It seems to overestimate the maximum heart rate, but the average HR and workout flow with time in levels 4 and 5 seems very close to when I previously used my Garmin Forerunner 245 with a chest strap. The 245 was absolute trash for Crossfit workouts without a chest strap. Seriously, a big pile of trash. I am glad I switched. Thanks for your reviews.
The 245 Hr accuracy is a big pile of trash without a chest strap for sure. That sensor could in no way keep up w a CrossFit workout! So glad you're liking it. I did find the training effect aspects to overestimate too much though - how about you? Training load and recovery time too
@@fitgearhunter Yes. I have found the same thing with training load and recovery time. They have definitely overestimated compared to the Garmin algorithm. And the anaerobic is definitely higher than it should be. I am curious to see if that improves with time after it has multiple weeks of data for my typical workout load. I know that Garmin used to give a higher recovery time if I had taken a week off and then started back up with an intense workout again. And the initial recovery times when I first started with Garmin were higher even though my actual fitness was not any different prior to wearing the device (and external monitor). I simply added the tool to monitor it. So time will tell if the Zepp algorithm starts with an assumption of a lesser fit individual and adjusts load and recovery as it analyzes workout performance over time.
@@giffordod yes totally. When I tested the GTR3 I found that it did not decrease overtime. This time I tried to make sure to do 10 minute steady state running sessions to get updated VO2 max values, but it didn't really help that much
@@giffordod have you tried that as well? Frankly I wish you could input your own VO2 max value a little bit higher so that it would give you lower training effect and training load scores
This is my 3rd Amazfit GTR watch. The last two (GTR-2 & GTR-3), was returned because the data and accuracy was far from accurate. I've had my GTR-4 since it first shipped and I must say, this one is a keeper. It's a gorgeous watch and the workout data aligns with your review, which was very informative. I guess I'm all in this time because I've even purchased Amazfit scale, which provides detail body composition information. Keep the review coming Thank You.
Hi Hunter, thank you for this very informative review. I’m waiting for delivery of my GTR 4 (upgrade from GTR 47mm) and in a meantime I’m watching reviews of that watch. So happy to see how many people praise this one and can’t wait for my new watch.
I bought this watch and I love it. I did get 10 days out of it and probably could have gotten and extra day or two out of it. I'm a bowler and I am glad it has theat feature on it to track the workout. Just love the watch. Won't go back to samsung watches.
Day 2 with the GTR4 and I must say how impressive it is. Especially when you look at Amazfits previous watches. They always did something cool but compromised on the data. This tho is very close enough to garmin at a very low price. I'm currious to see how the data comapairs. You are right on the sleep tracking. Maybe it will get better over time?
Your review on the GTR 3 PRO was the one that convinced me to get one. Even though I love it, it's not without its shortcomings. I do a lot of cycling and even though the watch is capable of keeping up with the fluctuations of the HR, at some point it loses track. I may be climbing an uphill getting a HR reading of 61(?l. I need to pause and resume the workout manually several times for it to regain accuracy. And if I fail to notice it then the resulting PAI score is totally off. Secondly, the Zepp app is not intuitive enough to put the dots together between pause and resume, say at a junction or traffic lights. That may account for a deviation of up to 10% in the total distance from the reported total on Strava . GPS accuracy has improved greatly with an update but still room for improvement. On the positive side, it has a very stable firmware with regular updates. and it's giving me all the metrics I want without the fussy details that I don't need. All in all, appart from the ability to now connect to a chest-strap, I don't expect this to be a huge step up in terms of accuracy. Btw, I prefer the looks of the GTR 3. More elegant. Looking forward for your review on the Falcon. Looks like several steps up the GTR series. Thanks man!
Hey man, would love to get an update on how this watch is performing now and the accuracy of it . I am hoping that you got updates which might have fixed some of the issues related to it .
@@Mr-BareMinimum I had this watch for fifteen months. I returned it to the seller at the end of last June. After the last update three months before that, the watch got worse with an unresponsive screen and an unstable BT connectivity. Those were two of the strong points of the watch and they messed it up. HR accuracy didn't improve. It could still dive down to as low of 49bpm while cycling on an uphill. HR inaccuracy has been the major flaw with all Amazfit watches, one that may have improved since their latest model the Balance. It remains to be seen if this improvement will be carried over to the upcoming GTR5. Hope this helps.
I've had this for a little less than a week now and I really like it. I'm coming from a Fitbit Versa 4, which I was a little underwhelmed with, and this watch is just so much better in almost every way. The only con I've come across so far, is that when I'm boxing/hitting the heavy bag, I've discovered that when wearing hand wraps and the boxing gloves, they tends to always press in the crown on the watch and interrupt the workout program. First time I did it, and finished up the workout, I was disappointed to see that it didn't track any information because of this. I couldn't find a way to turn off the crown when doing a workout in the settings, so my workaround has been to actually turn the watch around on my wrist before putting on the wraps and gloves. While not ideal, at least this way the crown is facing the other way and doesn't get accidentally pushed in!
First off - best YT profile pic ever. "Who is the meanest? Who is the baddest?! Sho-nuff!" Yes - that is definitely a worthwhile solution - but better would be to connect the Watch to a heart rate cheat strap and take it off entirely. The chest strap will transmit HR for the workout, and no troubles w the watch for the boxing. Have you considered that before? I believe the GTR4 will connect to external sensors
@@fitgearhunter Yes, I believe the watch does connect to external heart rate monitors, although I'd have to look into which ones in particular would work with the unit. I'm also unsure how secure a monitor strapped to the chest would be for this kind of workout. It'd probably be fine, but something else I'd have to investigate, as well as the costs involved. Not sure all of this would be worth it, as just turning the watch around on my wrist seems to work fine, and when I do this the workout program works runs normally, and it records the data without issue. It's a minor annoyance I've found in an otherwise fantastic smartwatch/fitness tracker. It is just something I'm surprised they didn't consider since they have a number of "combat sports" activities in the 154 total, and I imagine this same issue can come up with any one of them.
@@saviordream yes completely, but I would definitely look at chest straps to no longer worry about it - any bluetooth HR sensor would work - I bet you could get one even on eBay for ~$50 that would have minimal use and work perfectly. Good luck!
Thanks for the great review! This might just be the watch to replace my Stratos! Truly value for money! BTW does Alexa function using the phone WiFi/mobile data?
Thank you! That means a lot. And no ever since they converted to android- only utilization I haven't. Frankly if they released more of an advanced sports and training and recovery device I would purchase an android phone to be able to review it, but I don't think the GW5 offers anything special, and Wear OS is not advanced enough with third-party applications to make up for what it lacks.
@@fitgearhunter o yes I forgot they don't have an app for ios now. I have the Samsung galaxy 5 Pro and its fantastic (for android) but a little big so picked up the gts 4 as an alternative watch and so far I'm liking it, its very impressive and as u say a brand to keep an eye on. Hoping for more improvements to their sensors in the future (new watches released in October)
Thanks for the review. Compare with the GTR 3 from last year I think that Amazfit is moving in the right direction and competing with Garmin. How you will compare it with the Venu 2 plus?
good question - the Venu 2, for me, is superior bc of the ecosystem and some of the additional health metrics (even Music - downloadable Spotify playlists to the V2 is a big difference), but he absence of the training analytics on the V2 is def a loss.
Excellent option for those who do not want to get lost among the thousands of data that Garmin gives or specialized watches. Excellent video as always, thank you very much!
What I'm finding with some of the fitness and smartwatches is that the aerobic/anaerobic training load effects are sometimes overestimated for more fit users. Much like happens with scales that measure BMI, i've found that it tends to return a higher value. A lot of times these calculations are set up to cover the middle of the bell curve and fits your "average joe" then a high performance/highly trained individual. Love the review. I'm currently looking at all of the options that are not Wear OS or Apple and this is a good all around option.
Thanks so much! Yes - it is frustrating that it always skews to over-estimating impact of a regular workout. It has gotten better, and hopefully will continue to do so. Thanks!
@@fitgearhunter Thank you very much for taking the time to respond, Looking carefully at the two reviews I had come to the same conclusion I take this opportunity to tell you that I love your reviews, I have searched a lot and you have been the one who best does them with information on use and how you are really going to take advantage of the products. I'm already seeing the reviews even if it's something I'm not going to buy hehe, thanks man
Hello Thanks for this review ! i love you're test of all you watch and the value on % accuracy. You can now keep on strava the data of heart rate to compare to chest trap. Can you did a comparaison like garmin epix or AW with graphic comparaison ? please ^^
One question though. The weight used on your strength training workout, was it added on the watch during the workout or later on the app? I've noticed that the workout records can be edited on the app.
Yes was definitely added after the workout. It's pretty much the same with all strength tracking profiles on any watch: you basically do some wraps and it guesses at the movement and gets about half of them right. Then when you get back to the completed workout on the app you update the exact workout movement and the weights
@@fitgearhunter - Well. Triathlon. 🤷🏻♂️ Not at the top of most people’s list. But it’s odd that it’s on the t-Rex 2 and not this one. Seems like it would have just been copied over.
Torn between the GTS4 or the GTR4 (now that I left the Wear OS devices behind for now). But really the GTR4 is so good looking (the GTS4 is cheaper though). Soon I'll have to decide, also my wrist is quite smaller than yours at 160mm but it seems to look fine too - again those rounded watchfaces are awesome.
HUAWEI wins - better training tracking and heart rate tracking, but not available here in US. And I believe $100 more so I would suggest the Garmin 255 at the higher price
Hey! That is a great question - I haven't tested the SGW5 because of the iphone limitation, but I would say the SGW5 is more accurate from a sensor standpoint. The main thing it lacks, though, is the Training Load, Recovery Time, and Aerobic and Anaerobic Training effect that the GTR4 provides
@@fitgearhunter yes, you are right that GW5 is missing Training Load, Recovery Time, and Aerobic and Anaerobic Training effect but from the other hand those metrics based in some cases on HR. So if that value will be too high (as you showed on the video) the results could be calculate incorrectly. SO I still have big headache what to choose ;)
Is there a GTR4 users site where users can get tips from other owners? For instance, there was one for Pixel 3A owners where they made comments, suggestions, answered questions. Thank you.
Would you use this in place of Garmins body battery? Let me add more context. If you had a Garmin already, would you use this for all day tracking vs them? Hr wise. I have a Garmin Pro hr strap as well.
Hell to the no. Hellllllllllll no. No. No. No. is that clear enough? Haha. Garmin's body battery is the best physiological tracking metric on the entire market right now. I've been testing the Apple Watch Ultra using all of the fancy apps compared to the Garmin Platform and the Garmin it's just so much better, so much more comprehensive. I definitely would not look to another carrier unless you were pinched and limited to only $200
@@fitgearhunter lol gotcha. It was more for the features the watch has lile voice memos and a offline voice assistance. I likw my watch to be useful. With my garmin it just stays on my wrist for the health metrics. I dont use anything else but the timer.
Hey i see that your vo2max data is reflecting in the app. But for me it does not,only Epoc data under exercise data. What am I doing wrong. I hit vo2max twice a week by doing CrossFit.
In depth review thank you very much. From your perspective which one is more worth for tracking calisthenic workout such as pull up, push up etc.. the gtr 4 or huawei gt 3?
Hy can i have a question? If you start a workout can u set the watch to go always on mode? my oneplus watch is just turning off the screen while im doing the workout and its very annoying i have to move my hand to turn on the screen to watch the traning data in live..
Which is your advice ? Ticwatch pro 3 ultra or gggtr 4 ? I m not sure whic sensors is better ? ticwatch can measure heart rate 24 hours but Can amazfit gtr 4 do this ı have no idea please help
@@fitgearhunter i bought gtr 4 yesterday. Thanks for your support. I could have bought huawei gt3 pro but it is 290$ , I bought gtr4 150$ .. I guess it was nice shopping
Good point, I believe I released a follow up video to this stating that the heart rate started to decline over time. I couldn't understand why it happened, but it became more and more inaccurate! I hesitated about whether I should take this review down but I pointed out so many of the other positive features of the watch that I have left it up
Im planning to get a trex 2, for it's gshock level protection, but I feel like missing out the latest offerings, how much of a miss when it is compared to GTR 4? Is it a small difference ?
Good question - the GTR4 heart rate sensor is definitely better, but not by a huge, huge margin - and if you can connect to a chest strap for harder workouts you'll be all set
Please, could anybody confirm that the Tides prediction is now working fine on the GTR 4 ? I returned a GTR 3 PRO in the past due to a failure to connect to the Xiaomi weather server. It never worked for me.
Hey! Sorry for delayed response - that is tough bc both do certain things well. If you are more into training then the GTR4 - if you are more into sleep stats then the Versa 4
I would always always always connect to a chest strap or external monitor, but I would say not as good as recent HUAWEI and not near Apple excellence for the sensor, but did better than recent Garmin in a couple of workouts
i know I can upload a map but does this show the track while running/cycling/swiming/hiking etc. if I dont upload any? thanks btw. best in depth review ever!
Thank you so much! Sorry for delayed response. And noooooo - no visuals I don't think - not really at least. Now - I don't run for my training methodology so I haven't tested all the in's and out's so can't say if there is bread-crumb trail (so like a black screen and a line of where you've been) - but I don't think there is if you haven't loaded a gps file.
Thank you very much for answering. I have been using the garmin forerunner 45 for the last 3 years, which is a small watch (42mm). But unfortunately the fitting of the bracelet as a watch broke. I found this GTR 4 I thought it was extremely beautiful, that's why I'm so interested in it (even though it's a little bigger lol)
@@fitgearhunter yes, it arrived yesterday. The watch is a little big, but not too big. I think it's just a matter of adaptation, since i was using forerunner 45 which was smaller
@@ferraz916 yes completely. It will be a totally different experience over the F45, so much more brilliant of a screen, and with a couple of other training analytics
@@fitgearhunter Thank you very much and congratulations for the amazing review! I really like the gtr4 but I'm not a very fitness guy, i just want to read full messages, reply, if it possible, with voice, take calls and make calls with earbuds connected. Do you know if there is any affordable watch that I can do these things? I would approximate your answer as an expert. Thanks!
@@PavlosTORIS haha - well I've tested a lot of watches but I don't know if I'm an 'expert' haha. I don't think there is one that displays longer messages, honestly - not one that I can remember at least. Sorry!
please...let me know. It's an important thing by the way. Because it can be used as an alarm while you sleep. And if it's not as strong as it should be....then it's almost useless
Usually I plugging my ears with silicone earplugs so so deeply that I can sleep in almost complete silence...but If I need to wake up on the alarm sounds from my phone,I couldn't hear it because of the earplugs in my ears...so that's why it's sooo freaking important to me the strong haptics on the watch on my wrist...so It could wake me up from my deep sleep
@@egcozinon okay yes - I see what you're saying! And yes - I use every watch I've ever tested as an alarm to wake up! I remember it being fine - so the same back vibration strength as any other. Sorry I can't better say!
@@fitgearhunter Samsung and every other Wear os watches have it to.. So what do you think Spotify use as music format ? 😂 Beside flac and wav, mp3 ? you will never hear the difference 😊especially on a watch or mobile phone 😊
I searched for so many videos for GTR 4 but this video didn't show easily!
Very well made review.
I hate that it didn't easily come up for you on your search! Glad you found it! Appreciate the feedback
You should have way more subscribers. I’m an analytical nut. I love your reviews. They are always full of the right information and to the point.
Thank you so much! Really appreciate it, and I wish I did have more!
Agreed, Hunter, comparing this to last year's GTR3, which I had high hopes for, Amazfit is obviously working to step up their game. I bought it without knowing that it would connect to an external chest strap, and when I stumbled upon that feature I was really impressed. Looking at the data that it offers, and especially considering its price, I would consider this over the Venu.
Hey! So sorry for delayed response - yes, for the training features, but the only challenge is Garmin Eco system is so much more broad, so it's hard to say - but in simple terms - yes!
Brought the watch Xmas it’s perfect. Battery usage high but only charging 10 days but it’s still showing 15%. Training widgets brill plus health widgets very accurate too. I could go on and on about how good this watch. My only negative comment would be on text replying as you can’t send personal messages. Maybe done in next updates?For a watch this price I would say yes buy it “Well done Amazfit”👍🇬🇧 oh yes great video
So glad you have had such a great experience with it! Thank you so much for sharing
I am 1 week in to using my new GTS 4 (the square one). While the battery life is definitely not quite as good as advertised, I am impressed with how well it has tracked the flow of my workouts. It seems to overestimate the maximum heart rate, but the average HR and workout flow with time in levels 4 and 5 seems very close to when I previously used my Garmin Forerunner 245 with a chest strap. The 245 was absolute trash for Crossfit workouts without a chest strap. Seriously, a big pile of trash. I am glad I switched. Thanks for your reviews.
The 245 Hr accuracy is a big pile of trash without a chest strap for sure. That sensor could in no way keep up w a CrossFit workout! So glad you're liking it. I did find the training effect aspects to overestimate too much though - how about you? Training load and recovery time too
@@fitgearhunter Yes. I have found the same thing with training load and recovery time. They have definitely overestimated compared to the Garmin algorithm. And the anaerobic is definitely higher than it should be. I am curious to see if that improves with time after it has multiple weeks of data for my typical workout load. I know that Garmin used to give a higher recovery time if I had taken a week off and then started back up with an intense workout again. And the initial recovery times when I first started with Garmin were higher even though my actual fitness was not any different prior to wearing the device (and external monitor). I simply added the tool to monitor it. So time will tell if the Zepp algorithm starts with an assumption of a lesser fit individual and adjusts load and recovery as it analyzes workout performance over time.
@@giffordod yes totally. When I tested the GTR3 I found that it did not decrease overtime. This time I tried to make sure to do 10 minute steady state running sessions to get updated VO2 max values, but it didn't really help that much
@@giffordod have you tried that as well? Frankly I wish you could input your own VO2 max value a little bit higher so that it would give you lower training effect and training load scores
I have not. I actually need to do a few more VO2 measurements. I only have 1 and it is a bit lower than Garmin's estimate.
This is my 3rd Amazfit GTR watch. The last two (GTR-2 & GTR-3), was returned because the data and accuracy was far from accurate. I've had my GTR-4 since it first shipped and I must say, this one is a keeper. It's a gorgeous watch and the workout data aligns with your review, which was very informative. I guess I'm all in this time because I've even purchased Amazfit scale, which provides detail body composition information.
Keep the review coming Thank You.
Glad to hear! Felt the same w GTR3. Glad it's been good for you and similar to what I experienced. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Hunter, thank you for this very informative review. I’m waiting for delivery of my GTR 4 (upgrade from GTR 47mm) and in a meantime I’m watching reviews of that watch. So happy to see how many people praise this one and can’t wait for my new watch.
Sorry for delay! How do you like it? Are you finding it to be a great upgrade?
I bought this watch and I love it. I did get 10 days out of it and probably could have gotten and extra day or two out of it. I'm a bowler and I am glad it has theat feature on it to track the workout. Just love the watch. Won't go back to samsung watches.
That's great to hear! So glad you've had a good experience as well - thanks for sharing
Solid review man, thank you so much for all the insights.
Hope it helped! Sorry for delayed response - was out of town this last weekend.
Day 2 with the GTR4 and I must say how impressive it is. Especially when you look at Amazfits previous watches. They always did something cool but compromised on the data. This tho is very close enough to garmin at a very low price. I'm currious to see how the data comapairs. You are right on the sleep tracking. Maybe it will get better over time?
That's so great to hear. So glad it's working out for you, and at such a lower price point. Keep me posted!
Thanks for the review! Awesome overview. Very impressed with the improvements on these watches
me too! Thanks for saying - they are continuing to improve every watch for sure
Your review on the GTR 3 PRO was the one that convinced me to get one. Even though I love it, it's not without its shortcomings. I do a lot of cycling and even though the watch is capable of keeping up with the fluctuations of the HR, at some point it loses track. I may be climbing an uphill getting a HR reading of 61(?l. I need to pause and resume the workout manually several times for it to regain accuracy. And if I fail to notice it then the resulting PAI score is totally off. Secondly, the Zepp app is not intuitive enough to put the dots together between pause and resume, say at a junction or traffic lights. That may account for a deviation of up to 10% in the total distance from the reported total on Strava . GPS accuracy has improved greatly with an update but still room for improvement. On the positive side, it has a very stable firmware with regular updates. and it's giving me all the metrics I want without the fussy details that I don't need. All in all, appart from the ability to now connect to a chest-strap, I don't expect this to be a huge step up in terms of accuracy. Btw, I prefer the looks of the GTR 3. More elegant.
Looking forward for your review on the Falcon. Looks like several steps up the GTR series.
Thanks man!
Hey man, would love to get an update on how this watch is performing now and the accuracy of it . I am hoping that you got updates which might have fixed some of the issues related to it .
@@Mr-BareMinimum I had this watch for fifteen months. I returned it to the seller at the end of last June. After the last update three months before that, the watch got worse with an unresponsive screen and an unstable BT connectivity. Those were two of the strong points of the watch and they messed it up. HR accuracy didn't improve. It could still dive down to as low of 49bpm while cycling on an uphill. HR inaccuracy has been the major flaw with all Amazfit watches, one that may have improved since their latest model the Balance. It remains to be seen if this improvement will be carried over to the upcoming GTR5. Hope this helps.
I've had this for a little less than a week now and I really like it. I'm coming from a Fitbit Versa 4, which I was a little underwhelmed with, and this watch is just so much better in almost every way. The only con I've come across so far, is that when I'm boxing/hitting the heavy bag, I've discovered that when wearing hand wraps and the boxing gloves, they tends to always press in the crown on the watch and interrupt the workout program. First time I did it, and finished up the workout, I was disappointed to see that it didn't track any information because of this. I couldn't find a way to turn off the crown when doing a workout in the settings, so my workaround has been to actually turn the watch around on my wrist before putting on the wraps and gloves. While not ideal, at least this way the crown is facing the other way and doesn't get accidentally pushed in!
First off - best YT profile pic ever. "Who is the meanest? Who is the baddest?! Sho-nuff!"
Yes - that is definitely a worthwhile solution - but better would be to connect the Watch to a heart rate cheat strap and take it off entirely. The chest strap will transmit HR for the workout, and no troubles w the watch for the boxing. Have you considered that before? I believe the GTR4 will connect to external sensors
@@fitgearhunter Yes, I believe the watch does connect to external heart rate monitors, although I'd have to look into which ones in particular would work with the unit. I'm also unsure how secure a monitor strapped to the chest would be for this kind of workout. It'd probably be fine, but something else I'd have to investigate, as well as the costs involved. Not sure all of this would be worth it, as just turning the watch around on my wrist seems to work fine, and when I do this the workout program works runs normally, and it records the data without issue. It's a minor annoyance I've found in an otherwise fantastic smartwatch/fitness tracker. It is just something I'm surprised they didn't consider since they have a number of "combat sports" activities in the 154 total, and I imagine this same issue can come up with any one of them.
@@saviordream yes completely, but I would definitely look at chest straps to no longer worry about it - any bluetooth HR sensor would work - I bet you could get one even on eBay for ~$50 that would have minimal use and work perfectly. Good luck!
You can lock the screen from the menu shortcut and then no button will take action until you unlock the screen by holding the button for 5 seconds !
@@Ahmed-Aref thank you for sharing!
Thanks for the great review! This might just be the watch to replace my Stratos! Truly value for money! BTW does Alexa function using the phone WiFi/mobile data?
Thank you! Really appreciate the words. And YES - it uses the phone's connection with the outside world for the Alexa function. Thanks!
Great super thorough review! I just might get one.
Thank you! Let me know if you do, and how you like it
After this review, I just bought it! Thanks.
Oh good! Let me know how you end up liking it! Thanks!
Thank you for this excellent review as always. I would like to know which heart rate chest strap you used with the GTR 4 ?
Sorry for delayed response! I used the Polar H10 - thanks!
Wow fantastic review! Subbing right now - Amazing insight and good analysis. Thank you. Have you tested the latest Samsung watches by any chance?
Thank you! That means a lot. And no ever since they converted to android- only utilization I haven't. Frankly if they released more of an advanced sports and training and recovery device I would purchase an android phone to be able to review it, but I don't think the GW5 offers anything special, and Wear OS is not advanced enough with third-party applications to make up for what it lacks.
@@fitgearhunter o yes I forgot they don't have an app for ios now. I have the Samsung galaxy 5 Pro and its fantastic (for android) but a little big so picked up the gts 4 as an alternative watch and so far I'm liking it, its very impressive and as u say a brand to keep an eye on. Hoping for more improvements to their sensors in the future (new watches released in October)
@@SibTiger33 yes me too for updates to come! Thanks again
Thanks for the review. Compare with the GTR 3 from last year I think that Amazfit is moving in the right direction and competing with Garmin. How you will compare it with the Venu 2 plus?
good question - the Venu 2, for me, is superior bc of the ecosystem and some of the additional health metrics (even Music - downloadable Spotify playlists to the V2 is a big difference), but he absence of the training analytics on the V2 is def a loss.
It's accurate?It's good form gyn and calisthenics? Some exercises are difficult to perform wearing a chest strap, like straight bar dips, bench press.
Hi, great review! Does it connect to external Cadence/speed sensors (cycling activity), or just HR sensor?
Just HR for now that I am aware!
Excellent option for those who do not want to get lost among the thousands of data that Garmin gives or specialized watches.
Excellent video as always, thank you very much!
Thank you! Yes a bit simple, and lacking in some areas, but def good value for the cost
What I'm finding with some of the fitness and smartwatches is that the aerobic/anaerobic training load effects are sometimes overestimated for more fit users. Much like happens with scales that measure BMI, i've found that it tends to return a higher value. A lot of times these calculations are set up to cover the middle of the bell curve and fits your "average joe" then a high performance/highly trained individual.
Love the review. I'm currently looking at all of the options that are not Wear OS or Apple and this is a good all around option.
Thanks so much! Yes - it is frustrating that it always skews to over-estimating impact of a regular workout. It has gotten better, and hopefully will continue to do so. Thanks!
amazfit gtr 4 vs huawei gt3 , what you guys prefer ( SAME PRICE) ?
Huawei all the way - better sensor and better training load/recovery time tracking
@@fitgearhunter Thank you very much for taking the time to respond, Looking carefully at the two reviews I had come to the same conclusion
I take this opportunity to tell you that I love your reviews, I have searched a lot and you have been the one who best does them with information on use and how you are really going to take advantage of the products.
I'm already seeing the reviews even if it's something I'm not going to buy hehe, thanks man
@@Toruk9 ha! That's great! Thank you so much!! Really appreciate the kind words
Hello Thanks for this review ! i love you're test of all you watch and the value on % accuracy. You can now keep on strava the data of heart rate to compare to chest trap. Can you did a comparaison like garmin epix or AW with graphic comparaison ? please ^^
One question though. The weight used on your strength training workout, was it added on the watch during the workout or later on the app? I've noticed that the workout records can be edited on the app.
Yes was definitely added after the workout. It's pretty much the same with all strength tracking profiles on any watch: you basically do some wraps and it guesses at the movement and gets about half of them right. Then when you get back to the completed workout on the app you update the exact workout movement and the weights
I've got this one also on tap. Great device but sadly, no tri mode. 😬
Boo - I forgot to look for that - good point. Look forward to your thoughts!
@@fitgearhunter - Well. Triathlon. 🤷🏻♂️ Not at the top of most people’s list. But it’s odd that it’s on the t-Rex 2 and not this one. Seems like it would have just been copied over.
i want buy Xiaomi s1 active but whats your suggestion? which one is Better?
Hey! Don't know the watch unfortunately - but this one has been solid for the most part. And I think xiaomi is amazfit international brand?
Torn between the GTS4 or the GTR4 (now that I left the Wear OS devices behind for now). But really the GTR4 is so good looking (the GTS4 is cheaper though). Soon I'll have to decide, also my wrist is quite smaller than yours at 160mm but it seems to look fine too - again those rounded watchfaces are awesome.
GTR4 has GPS
@@lyndabrennan2205it does! I finally got that one. Loving the watch.
@@lyndabrennan2205 gts 4 has gps ... just the square version of the round gtr 4 ...
What do you think about Amazfit gtr4 vs Huawei gt3?
HUAWEI wins - better training tracking and heart rate tracking, but not available here in US. And I believe $100 more so I would suggest the Garmin 255 at the higher price
@@fitgearhunterI live in Israel and we get it for same price so in this case Huawei win. Thank you for your help
You need to have a Huawei smartphone too to get accessibility to all available festures
Hello, thank you for the review. If you compare it to Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 which of them have more accurate HR and GPS?
Hey! That is a great question - I haven't tested the SGW5 because of the iphone limitation, but I would say the SGW5 is more accurate from a sensor standpoint. The main thing it lacks, though, is the Training Load, Recovery Time, and Aerobic and Anaerobic Training effect that the GTR4 provides
@@fitgearhunter yes, you are right that GW5 is missing Training Load, Recovery Time, and Aerobic and Anaerobic Training effect but from the other hand those metrics based in some cases on HR. So if that value will be too high (as you showed on the video) the results could be calculate incorrectly. SO I still have big headache what to choose ;)
@@maciejtekieli8268 Ha - I totally get it! But the HR tracking was good for me on the GTR4, so there's that.
Is there a GTR4 users site where users can get tips from other owners? For instance, there was one for Pixel 3A owners where they made comments, suggestions, answered questions. Thank you.
Would you use this in place of Garmins body battery? Let me add more context. If you had a Garmin already, would you use this for all day tracking vs them? Hr wise. I have a Garmin Pro hr strap as well.
Hell to the no. Hellllllllllll no. No. No. No. is that clear enough? Haha. Garmin's body battery is the best physiological tracking metric on the entire market right now. I've been testing the Apple Watch Ultra using all of the fancy apps compared to the Garmin Platform and the Garmin it's just so much better, so much more comprehensive. I definitely would not look to another carrier unless you were pinched and limited to only $200
@@fitgearhunter lol gotcha. It was more for the features the watch has lile voice memos and a offline voice assistance. I likw my watch to be useful. With my garmin it just stays on my wrist for the health metrics. I dont use anything else but the timer.
Hi. Does the watch GPS tracking work independently of the phone for activities like running and cycling?
Yes! Internal gps
how does it know which muscles I am working out. I have to previously set them or it detects my body movement or blood pressure?
Hey i see that your vo2max data is reflecting in the app. But for me it does not,only Epoc data under exercise data. What am I doing wrong. I hit vo2max twice a week by doing CrossFit.
Sure thing. You have to actually go on a run using the running sport profile for at least 10 min.
@@fitgearhunter Thanks for your quick response. Will try that and update you. Hope it works on the treadmill too.
In depth review thank you very much. From your perspective which one is more worth for tracking calisthenic workout such as pull up, push up etc.. the gtr 4 or huawei gt 3?
The GTR 4, there's really no competition, Huawei wins in pretty much every category
To sum up GTR 4 excel in tracking workout while huawei GT 3 is better in all other aspect?
@@GHOSpecTre well.... no - the huawei was better in tracking and in the other aspects - sorry!
@@fitgearhunter Well noted, brother. Big thanks! Keep up the good work 💪.
I love the watchface you have on there do you mind specify what it is ?
Hey! I wish I could help - this was a little while ago and I just combed through the watch faces to find and unfortunately don't remember - sorry!
Can I ask about interval setting. Is that can set up workout for something like mix between distance like 400m ,800m , 1600m in one workout ? Thanks
Hey! I wish I could answer accurately but since my main training methodology is CrossFit I didn't test this - sorry!
Hy can i have a question? If you start a workout can u set the watch to go always on mode? my oneplus watch is just turning off the screen while im doing the workout and its very annoying i have to move my hand to turn on the screen to watch the traning data in live..
Hey! No w always on it keeps the stats going strong!
How is the sleep tracking? I've had my GTR 4 since launch and I cannot get sleep to record anything
nothing?! I would send back - I found it to be spot on with sleep and wake times, and had no issues at all
Can you save a custom countdown timer? The GTR2 is unable to save the custom countdown that you set on the watch so you have to set it every time...
sorry for delay - good question - I was not able to test that before sending it back - sorry!
Which is your advice ? Ticwatch pro 3 ultra or gggtr 4 ? I m not sure whic sensors is better ? ticwatch can measure heart rate 24 hours but Can amazfit gtr 4 do this ı have no idea please help
GTR4 no question! Way better in my opinion. Way.
@@fitgearhunter i bought gtr 4 yesterday. Thanks for your support. I could have bought huawei gt3 pro but it is 290$ , I bought gtr4 150$ .. I guess it was nice shopping
Would you recommend gtr4 or gt3 for weightlifting?
4! Much better heart rate sensor.
So the other Amazfit watches struggle badly in heart rate accuracy but this watch showed decent accuracy in this video. Why do you think that is?
Good point, I believe I released a follow up video to this stating that the heart rate started to decline over time. I couldn't understand why it happened, but it became more and more inaccurate! I hesitated about whether I should take this review down but I pointed out so many of the other positive features of the watch that I have left it up
Im planning to get a trex 2, for it's gshock level protection, but I feel like missing out the latest offerings, how much of a miss when it is compared to GTR 4? Is it a small difference ?
Good question - the GTR4 heart rate sensor is definitely better, but not by a huge, huge margin - and if you can connect to a chest strap for harder workouts you'll be all set
@@fitgearhunter thanks for the info, ill go with trex 2 then, as I'm worried about hitting the watch somewhere 😅
@@rf_wbg enjoy it! And the Ultra is even better than the 2 if you can afford it, and includes dual band gps and offline mapping!
@@fitgearhunter ya I'm from India and here it is not yet available
@@rf_wbg so sorry!
Please, could anybody confirm that the Tides prediction is now working fine on the GTR 4 ?
I returned a GTR 3 PRO in the past due to a failure to connect to the Xiaomi weather server. It never worked for me.
Hey! It did for me in the US (but can't say for 1000% sure) - not sure where you are located so I think it will depend on that.
@@fitgearhunter Thank you so much. This is great news indeed. At Canary Islands it is supposed to work but the GTR3 Pro miserably failed...
What you think the best Fitbit Versa 4 or amazfit gts 4
Hey! Sorry for delayed response - that is tough bc both do certain things well. If you are more into training then the GTR4 - if you are more into sleep stats then the Versa 4
The heart rate sensor seems pretty good. In what ranking would you place it?
I would always always always connect to a chest strap or external monitor, but I would say not as good as recent HUAWEI and not near Apple excellence for the sensor, but did better than recent Garmin in a couple of workouts
It doesn’t track day time sleep for people who work 3rd shift
Oh no! Really? Even if you set Sleep schedule differently or something? That's not good - thanks for letting me know.
I also really want one. Can you tell me where and how to order it in the US (California)? Thanks in advance.
Absolutely. Amazon is the best on delivery speed, and looks like there's a $20 off coupon today:
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The coupon seems to be for gtr3 only😂
@@khamidulloakhmadaliyev3571 no it's for GTR4! But may be limited to Prime members.
Does anybody know when the GTR 5 is coming out, i was just wondering if i should wait for the GTR 5 or get this one, help ? 🇬🇧
I would def wait or get the Balance! Full review is out
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Hi does it sync with Strava r Map my run app ?
Great question! Unfortunately I didn't test, and I'm not sure that it does!
hellow sir is this unit have Gps for bike with strava ? many thanks
with Bp ?
Hey! I'm not entirely sure how it connects w Strava - I didn't try that in testing. Sorry!
Can't pair redmi 10 pro max phone camera with the watch through bluetooth
Hey! Yes I don't know what that phone is but gtr4 is limited to android and iPhone for the most part
i know I can upload a map but does this show the track while running/cycling/swiming/hiking etc. if I dont upload any? thanks
btw. best in depth review ever!
Thank you so much! Sorry for delayed response. And noooooo - no visuals I don't think - not really at least. Now - I don't run for my training methodology so I haven't tested all the in's and out's so can't say if there is bread-crumb trail (so like a black screen and a line of where you've been) - but I don't think there is if you haven't loaded a gps file.
Do you know if the Alexa feature can be disabled or hidden?
Good question and I know it can be disabled but don't know if it can be hidden!
I have a really thin wrist (155mm). Do you think this watch will be good?
Good question - it may depend on what you're used to. I don't think it would be too big, but I'm used wearing bigger watches!
Thank you very much for answering. I have been using the garmin forerunner 45 for the last 3 years, which is a small watch (42mm). But unfortunately the fitting of the bracelet as a watch broke. I found this GTR 4 I thought it was extremely beautiful, that's why I'm so interested in it (even though it's a little bigger lol)
@@ferraz916 yes totally. Did you get one? Fit your wrist okay?
@@fitgearhunter yes, it arrived yesterday. The watch is a little big, but not too big. I think it's just a matter of adaptation, since i was using forerunner 45 which was smaller
@@ferraz916 yes completely. It will be a totally different experience over the F45, so much more brilliant of a screen, and with a couple of other training analytics
Can you download google assistant on this?
Hey! No you can't. That's more limited to only certain platforms
@@fitgearhunter thanks!
gtr 3 pro or gtr 4?
Gtr 4!
Anyone knows if the watch shows full text emails or messages or just a part of i it?
Just part! Especially of longer notifications
@@fitgearhunter Thank you very much and congratulations for the amazing review! I really like the gtr4 but I'm not a very fitness guy, i just want to read full messages, reply, if it possible, with voice, take calls and make calls with earbuds connected. Do you know if there is any affordable watch that I can do these things? I would approximate your answer as an expert. Thanks!
"Appreciate "
@@PavlosTORIS Sure thing
@@PavlosTORIS haha - well I've tested a lot of watches but I don't know if I'm an 'expert' haha. I don't think there is one that displays longer messages, honestly - not one that I can remember at least. Sorry!
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Your hands are well calloused. Guess from a lot of pull ups?
No one does speaking about the haptics....I mean the vibration on this watch or on the TREX2
Yes good point - I didn't notice anything unique to it but I'll try to pay more attention if there are noticeable differences in the future!
please...let me know. It's an important thing by the way. Because it can be used as an alarm while you sleep. And if it's not as strong as it should be....then it's almost useless
Usually I plugging my ears with silicone earplugs so so deeply that I can sleep in almost complete silence...but If I need to wake up on the alarm sounds from my phone,I couldn't hear it because of the earplugs in my ears...so that's why it's sooo freaking important to me the strong haptics on the watch on my wrist...so It could wake me up from my deep sleep
@@egcozinon okay yes - I see what you're saying! And yes - I use every watch I've ever tested as an alarm to wake up! I remember it being fine - so the same back vibration strength as any other. Sorry I can't better say!
Thank you. I've bought this watch yesterday!!!
So you dont concider mp3 for real music 😂 so how do you listen to music then?
Spotify Playlists! Only on Garmin or Apple
@@fitgearhunter Samsung and every other Wear os watches have it to.. So what do you think Spotify use as music format ? 😂 Beside flac and wav, mp3 ? you will never hear the difference 😊especially on a watch or mobile phone 😊
i master my music on mp3 at 320 kbps and load it on my watch ... some streaming services only do 128 kbps
@@matthewstopint8852 Nice! That's way out of my technical league!
You can get a Galaxy Watch 5 for $200
That's a deal! Would be more capable than the GTR4 for sure, especially if paired to a Samsung phone
CrossFit hands. 😂
Haha lord I know. So terrible haha. But built w pride haha
Amazfit is garbage. I personally wouldn’t purchase any product that is affiliated with Amazon.
It is not "affiliated" with Amazon. It only shares a few letters in its name. If you want to avoid Amazon products, avoid Halo.
What an informed consumer!