Amazfit Active 2 Premium Smart Watch Fitness Tracker (Round) for Android & iPhone, 10 Day Battery, Water Resistant, GPS Maps, Heart & Sleep Monitor, HYROX Mode, Sapphire Glass, Leather + Sport Strap

poppa bearUnited States

Excellent watch for the money

When my Samsung Active 2 died I went looking for an option that wasn’t going to break the bank. I just needed a good basic smart watch that I could track my bike rides with. I wanted to be able to see my performance metrics on my morning workout rides and I wanted to be able to see a map of my trip when I did my longer (40 mile) leisure rides. There were 4 Amazfit watches I considered, the Bip 6, the Fit 2, the Fit 2 Premium Round and the Fit 2 Premium Square. I did a lot of research and watched a lot of review videos. I really liked the amount of information that the Bip 6’s square screen provided. But I was looking for a watch I could wear for sport or dress, and I felt that the Bip 6’s large size wouldn’t really work well as a dress watch. The Fit 2 premium Square was twice the price Bip 6, but it was less than ½ the price of a comparable Samsung or Pixel watch. I’m hoping that the Saphire crystal lives up to the scratch resistance claims so I can at least save a few bucks on screen protectors 😊 I assumed that the premium square was brushed steel like the premium round. It wasn’t. It was polished stainless steel. I was a bit disappointed about that, but I can’t fault the watch for that, it was my mistake. But I have to say that with the right watch face chosen it’s still a pretty classy looking watch. The pseudo-leather band looks very dressy, and I was surprised that I even liked the orange sport band that came with it. It’s more of a burnt orange/pumpkin orange, not the bright orange I was expecting. The watch is great at tracking my rides. The battery on my old Samsung Active 2 usually did not last the entire day if I was using it to track a long ride. At the end of my recent day-long ride I still had over 70% battery left. A big plus The information display is great when riding. All the key info that I’m looking for is on the main ride screen, Distance, speed, time, heart rate. And the screen visibility is excellent, even in bright sunlight. A previous (cheaper) watch that I tried could not be viewed with polarized sunglasses. I had no similar issues with the Amazfit. The watch can be set to announce your progress at regular intervals during your ride/workout. It announces duration, distance and avg spreed. My Samsung also announced heart rate. I do wish the Amafit announced HR too. Hopefully someone from Amazfit checks the reviews occasionally and adds this feature. The Amazfit has about 150 built-in workouts. I was only interested in cycling but if you’re looking for a decent fitness tracker this watch will probably have you covered. My previous Samsung watch did not play well with the default Android messaging app. I needed to install a third-party app to be able to reply to messages from my watch. The Amazfit worked fine with the default google messaging app. It even seems to work with RCS messages which some less expensive wtches don't. I’d like to see a little more volume when answering call from the watch, but it is workable. Just a bit tough in noisy environments. This watch has a lot of features. I was initially getting frustrated trying to set it up. I received an email after registering the Zepp companion app for the watch. The email had a link to the user manual. That helped a lot. It is very customizable and after a little playing I have a watch that has all the information that I need a swipe or two away. So in summary – It’s a good-looking watch. It appears to be well made. It has all of the functions I could ask for and is an excellent fitness partner. Yes, there are a bunch of cheap “smart” watches out there. I even tried one. They are cheap for a reason. This watch approaches the functionality of the high-end watches without breaking the bank. I would highly recommend.

H.S.United States

An Excellent Smartwatch, far above and beyond!

This smartwatch has far exceeded my expectations. I'm coming from a Xiaomi Watch Band 7 (Mi Band 7) and was going to upgrade to the recently released Smart Band 10, but saw that the release price was $73 bucks. I then saw the Amazfit Active 2 on sale for $75. For that price, this was a no brainier. The Mi Bands are more fitness trackers than smart watches. Their functionality is very limited, compared to Amazfit's offerings. On Android, I can actually respond (through typing or voice) to messages. There are apps you can install, to increase functionality, like the Pill Reminder (reminder to take your supplements or medication), water intake reminder, task/to-do list maker, etc. It syncs fully with the phone calendar and offers tons more features and functionality that you won't get in any fitness band/tracker. This is a real smartwatch. It's not WearOS, but Zepp OS is no slouch. This thing truly performs. It's responsive and quick, and most of all, it's battery efficient. Where you'd only get 2 days tops on most Wear OS devices, you can get upwards of 5 days, even up to 7 if you disable a few things. Sleep tracking seems to be very accurate and my HR measurements have been pretty accurate, along with my step count. How do I know this? Because I physically check my pulse myself, with my fingers, and count. Same for my stops; I test every fitness tracker or smart watch by simply walking and counting my steps. I do this for a few hundred meters over the course of a few days - if the measurement is close or precise to what I've counted, then that's literally the best gauge of accuracy. One thing I absolutely love about this watch is the sheer number of watch faces available, many of them free. Yesterday I spent about an hour browsing watch faces, making favourites and trying many out, and I still didn't reach the bottom of the list. Watches faces galore! The watches faces range from bland, to clean and exciting and downright classic, cool or gorgeous. An overall great and varied selection. I can go on and on about this watch, but I don't have the time. I'll simply run through some things, in list form. Speaker Quality - Decent, clear gets loud enough Screen Quality - Bright, vivid sharp with a responsive auto brightness feature. Can see in direct sunlight with no issues. Features - Tons. Make sure to deep dive into all the settings (on the watch and from the app) to set this up for your specific needs and see all the features available to you. App - The Zepp app gets deep and granular for health metrics and is quite intuitive. There's room for improvement, but overall it has been a great, easy experience. There's even an easy-to-find User Feedback section in the app to suggest ideas for the Amazfit/Zepp team. One thing to note is, while this watch is rated at 5ATM, I always err on the side of caution where it concerns my tech and water. Whether it's this watch or another, I've found that water and these electronics don't mix. It's only a matter of time before a little water gets somewhere, and starts causing problems (either with the battery or the screen). This isn't something unique to this watch, it's with electronics in general. So, although it can handle swimming just fine, I don't get my smartwatches or phones wet, at all, regardless of the water resistance rating they have. I've heard and personally experienced too many horror stories with water and electronics, and while this watch is very affordable, a damaged device is still an expense and down-time. All in all, this watch and Amazfit have exceeded my expectations. I unhesitatingly recommend it!

Zach BrobstUnited States

Amazfit Active 2 Review: The Garmin and Apple Watch Rival I Didn’t See Coming

As someone who has used everything from Apple Watches to various Garmin models, I went into the Amazfit Active 2 with high expectations—and honestly, it has blown me away. For a watch that sits at such an aggressive price point, I felt like the "premium" experience starts the moment you start unboxing the product. First Impressions: The "Out-of-the-Box" Factor The packaging is surprisingly impressive. Often, budget-friendly options lack in this area and it can be obvious that it is a budget-friendly option just purely due to the packaging alone. But Amazfit clearly took a page out of the high-end playbook here. The unboxing has the kind of presentation that makes you feel like you’ve bought a piece of luxury tech rather than just a cheap fitness tracker. Setup & Sync: Pretty Effortless Integration If you’ve ever struggled with a finicky Bluetooth pairing process, you’ll appreciate how seamless this is. Just turn on the Amazfit 2, download the Zepp app, scan the QR code and you're set. Within three minutes, I had my notifications configured, my health data syncing, and a new watch face installed. - Note, my watch did force me to update the software prior to being able to doing too much on the watch. This took about 10 minutes. The UI: Smooth, Snappy, and Spot On This is where the Active 2 truly earns its keep. Coming from the fluid (but battery-hungry) Apple Watch and the data-rich (but sometimes clunky) Garmin interface, I was skeptical about Zepp OS. The UI on the watch is exceptionally smooth (almost too smooth? If that can be a thing). There’s no noticeable stutter when swiping through widgets, and the touch response is immediate. The app icons look premium and overall I think it will be a great option to track my fitness and sleep. The Verdict As someone who has lived in the Apple and Garmin ecosystems, I am genuinely impressed. The Amazfit Active 2 doesn't just "compete" for the price—it stands on its own merits for design, ease of use, and software performance. If you want the premium feel without the "premium" tax, this is the one.

J & H ReynoUnited States

Very good option if you are looking for a smart watch, with features

I'm pleasantly surprised at this watch and its capabilities. I send back another smart watch, and for the $10 extra it was a major gain in what you get for the money, very good value Pro's 1. The Zepp app is really nice and has a lot of information 2. A lot of features, more than I need 3. The synching to my IPhone was a breeze and it appears after 2 weeks to be consistent, I have had other that were hit and miss if it connected or not 4. The watch looks nice 5. I'm not a fan of rubber straps, but like this one. 6. The watch is easy and bright to read 7. Get a good 7-10 days battery life, don't have to charge to often 8. GPS tracking on map when sensing you run or walk 9. Sleep tracking seems to be fairly good and nice interface showing results 10. Notification vibrations are strong, so you don't easily miss it. You cannot adjust the level Con's 1. Zepp app has a lot, but many times a pain to find what you want 2. Sometimes says I'm exercising, but I'm driving. 3. Finding your watch from the App, it buzz and don't use the speaker, sound a no brainer to use the speaker as well 4. The AI bot only helps with phone features and not sending it to answer simple questions I don't know how accurate it is on step counts, so will not comment on that. Not really using this for fitness tracking, so cannot comment on al the features in this category. So all an all I'm very happy, think some of the con's can be easily fixed with a software update