Amazfit Balance In-Depth Review - Did They FINALLY Get It Right?
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Time Stamps
00:00 - Intro / Overview
01:30 - Color Options / Pricing
01:51 - Size / Weight
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 - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
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
Is it possible to use Alexa with a connected iPhone?
Can u control the Apple or Google HomeKit? Is the training readiness accurate?
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
Hi, thanks for the review. Would you choose this Balance over the Ticwatch 5 pro? Thanks in advance!
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
I'm amazed by the features of this item! It's incredible💜
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.
I'm waiting for the amazfit active edge test. I'm very curious about the display. Will it be trans-reflective?
Zepp pay is not available yet in North America... Great review! 😊
Hi! Better Garmin Forerunner 955 or this amazfit Balance? Thx
Could this be a valid cheaper alternative to the Garmin Venu 3 which in my opinion is a bit over priced?
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.
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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.
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...
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.
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
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!
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!
@@paulaitken8355 immensely! Thanks so much, picking this up on my birthday 🥳 cheers
Does the run mode allow you to select the data metrics you wanna see on your run?
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.
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.
Thanks bro very detailed your explanation
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.
Oh thank god!! I was waiting for your review!
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.
Just did my first test of GPS and HR and I am very satisified. : )
Thx for the update.@@dav1dw
Is Heart rate accurate?
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
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
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?
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!
Hello. How about Huawei Watch GT4? Can you test it and tell us about it?
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!
sooo when i listen to spotify in my phone can i switch the music on my watch?
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?
@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.
Does it play music files through the speaker?
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. 😢
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...🙌🏾
Nice review 👍🏻 And I would be jazzed to have a V02Max socre of 55 - way to stay active, Dave!
I actually have a Amazfit Bip U Pro, i plan to buy the Amazfit Balance. Thanks for the review.
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.
Is the font size any larger than on the GTS3?
Thanks for great review again!
Hello there! Did you experience any delays or sync problems when pairing with an iphone. On Android works fine, I was curios about Ios user experience? did you lose connection, had to re-pair etc?
Nope, as with all wearables (except for apple watch) on IOS the app needs to stay open in the background. If you do that... it's pretty solid.
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
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.
@@vpnconsultIts crap. Buttons on the 255 are horrible.
Does anyone know if NFC payments are available in Portugal?
I have an iPhone, is there any limitation in the connectivity between IOS and Amazfit Balance? Thank you!
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)?
Is there a "complete" instructional video for the Amazfit Bip 5...or could someone please provide one on TH-cam?
Any thoughts on the accuracy of the BMI reader?
Does it have triple sensor like Casio watches.
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!
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?
Hi all. I'm interested in this watch. I'm into cycling and running. Running during the week, cycling in the weekend. Currently own a Garmin 245 for the running part and a HH Karoo for the cycling. I'm running with a heart sensor (wahoo branded) and a Favero powermeter, hr belt and speedsensor for the cycling. Can I pair all those devices? I'm very interested in buying a new watch but I would prefer a AMOLED Screen and so the Balance got my interest because the Garmin alternative is very expensive. I know it's not possibly to link sensors by ANT+ but can I link my powermeter HR sensor and speensor (if bt enabled) simultaneously on this watch and sent the data to Strava? Is the GPS reliable compared to a ForeRunner 245 Music. Also Garmin has something like body battery, is Amazfit having somethign similar which is reliable? I've read on some places is has an alternative for that but that the numbers are almost always the same.
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.
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.
My honor magic watch 2 still has all these features apartment from wifi. It has in built storage to store music.
Thanks for video, and test !
I really liked your detail review. I'm planning to buy one after watching your video. Tomorrow, inshAllah. Thanks for the good work.
i live in India and i drive a bus. So i dont have time to change songs on phone or in this watch but i can use radio as its usually couple or button presses. Is there any watch that can let me stream fm radio to my new realme buds wireless earphones?
very nice review, thanks for that.
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.
Would you recommend this over the Amazfit GTR4? Will be changing over from Trex-Pro. Appreciate any recommendations. Great review.
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.
No detailed offline navigation like T-Rex or Cheetah where I can download a map?
Would like to pickup one of their watches but I need a cellular watch.
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!😊
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the kind words!
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?
In my experience the Balance performed better than the cheetah. That may just be my luck?
Just a question: which BT sensors are "viewed" from this amazfit? It's possible to associate 2-3 different sensors? I mean a HR strap and a cadence sensor.
Yes that is possible.
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.
Does it have Always on display?
Also does it have a notification dot for unread notifications you didnt read yet like the apple watch?
Yes, always on display is a setting. No, no dots next to messages.
Great Review. I like that you always bring up the outsiders. Looking forward to your V3 review now
Is there a watch for emails and SMS only?
Is this bigger than the amazfit trex 2?
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.
Good to hear I’m not alone.
@@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
@@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🙏🏻
@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. 😅
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.
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.
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.
I'm deciding between Amazfit Balance and Vivoactive 5. (a lot of people tell me only garmin for sports 🙂) Is Vivoactive a better choice than Amazfit Balance? I mean more accurate sensors and exercise evaluation etc.?
Again, no phone calls, only plastic, and I don't know if they are too small for a man's hand.
But my bank supports Garmin pay. Is it possible to install something from Garmin Connect to the Vivoactive?
Will you be doing a review on the Vivoactive 5?
'Garmins have a reputation for HR accuracy but this is not substantiated by the Quantified Scientist. Some models have a mediocre accuracy plus they lack some essential metrics.
Great review .on my watch speaker volume is very low during calls even when I turn it up to high level ..is it normal .or is it on my watch ... Can you help me out please 🙂
They don't get super loud... I mean it is a watch after all but you should be able to hear it in most situations.
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.
What's your experience with the Balance, if you've got it.
I have the Amazfit gtr 4 and it's amazing! So i want to have this watch
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.
how much the RAM and ROM this watch has ?
What's the difference from GTR4?
Is it better than the amazfit gtr 4?
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
@@Nicole-yn1wxso true, same experience here 😢
@@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?
@@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
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.
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!
How was your experience with the GT Runner? I'm planning to buy one soon.
@@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...
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.
How does navigation works? I know it has no offline maps, but is it possible to navigate thru smartphone? Like I can keep my phone in my pocket and see some kind of navigation on watch?
The watch has breadcrumb navigation which means you can upload a GPX file or pre-made course (using strava or giaGPS or something) to follow a pre-made course. There's no map just a simple line with an arrow that represents your position.
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.
Great review. How does this compare to the Garmin Venu 3. I was certain I was gonna pick up the garmin until I saw this review.
Amazfit has more analytics than the V3, that would instantly give you a measurable, comparable score of your performance, as opposed to the V3 which gives raw metrics. HR accuracy on Garmin is above average but not great whereas Amazfit's HR sensors have been below average so far. It remains to be seen if this flaw has been dealt with on this model.
What’s the name of this watchface? Looks amazing
What about the accident touches in the screen who offend happen and start doing something you didn't choose. Also is it working in the watter?
Touch screen obviously doesn't work underwater. Accidental touches are pretty minimal on this one but I suppose they do happen occasionally.
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.
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!🎉
I have tried pixel watch galaxy watch apple watch and I find this brand good value good battery and it does the job
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
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.
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.
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.
Tenho um pace 2 também e está aprovado. Top
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?
Yes
@@ChaseTheSummit thank you sir!
1:36 I want this watchface so badly for my GTR 4. I only have it in green accent, I'm dying for the red one. Anyone knows where to find it?
Great job. Thank you
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.
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!
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.
It's much brighter and has a higher resolution. Some people value this.
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
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
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.
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. 😊
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.
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?
@@DeeKay1911But is it still worth it if you only get half the autonomy? Probably not for most people.
@@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
Coros Pace 3 vs Amazfit Balance, which to choose for hiking?
@@johnylake997 If you need a long battery life the choice is easy.
Can you get an audible app?
I like to listen to audiobooks while doing light workouts.
Unfortunately no audible
Is readness score a premium feature or is a normal feature of the watch?
It’s free, there are some premium features for sleep though.
Interesting. Amazfit keeps producing. I am enjoying the Cheetah Pro I bought on sale and this seems like it already approves on things.
He usado amazfit por algun ienpo tengo un amazfit band. Un amazfit Neo un amazfit gtr3 pro y gtr4, aunque los productos son aceptables el gran problema es que abandonan a los usuarios, por ejemplo el amazfit gtr4 y amazfit cheetapro son exectame iguales en hadware meses de diferencia de lanzamiento pero no afrecen actualización para gtr4 😢
Could we control yt music app from the smartwatch's screen?
Yes
Did you mention if you need the phone with you when you go for a run? or can you leave phone at home when you go for run and sync data when you get home?
You can leave your phone home, do your activity, and sync your watch to it when you return.
@@clackerd thanks for the response / clarification. Much appreciated.
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.
Oh cool! I'll have to check that out!
yeap the map is actually kinda nice considering its price! not just breadcrumb but an actual map lol hahaha