Huami Amazfit Smartwatch 2 sports watch – advantages and disadvantages

Smart watches Huami Amazfit Smartwatch 2 will be an excellent purchase for a student, athlete and businessman, as they stand out with a trendy case and excellent functionality. All this makes them the best choice in the category of watches for daily wear.

Positioning

Today, Xiaomi Corporation is in some way a set of large and small companies that develop and sell devices under the same brand. The corporation owns the Huami brand, which specializes in the manufacture of bracelets and smart watches for sports. It was she who released Mi Band 2, which are in demand all over the world to this day.

In today's article, another high-quality device from this brand will be considered.Amazfit Smartwatch 2 is the second generation of smartwatches designed for fans of sports activities and an active lifestyle. The company's marketers say that the gadget is able to compete on the same level with products from the well-known companies Garmin, Polar and Samsung, but at the same time stand out with an affordable price.

Specifications

Overview of sports watches

The past model of Amazfit Smartwatch is widely known among sports fans all over the planet due to its incredible value for money and functionality. The new version has undergone some modifications that affect both design and functionality. First of all, the device should highlight the presence of full-fledged moisture protection and, as a result, auxiliary modes for swimming and triathlon.

In addition, program-type functions have been added that help to correctly schedule classes.

This refers to the coefficients of air consumption (VO2 Max), the result of training (TE), the load (TD) and the rest period, but we will also touch on the functionality for sports activities in this review.

What's in the box?

The gadget comes in a practical box made of white cardboard materials. On its cover you can see the name of the device, and on the bottom side there is an inscription with a huge number of characters in Chinese and a barcode. The box contains the device itself, a docking station for restoring the charge and transferring information, as well as a small instruction manual in Chinese. On sale there is an ordinary modification of the model, but there is also a premium class solution, in the name of which the symbol “S” flaunts.

The latter is distinguished by the presence of a protective glass made of sapphire materials and two straps:

1. Leather - for everyday wear.
2. Made of silicone - for swimming.

Design

The body of the model is made of polycarbonate, which the developers supplemented with fiberglass materials. At the back there is a contact platform in order to connect the gadget to the docking station and a sensor in order to calculate the heart rate. On the side there are 3 buttons, which are made of high quality stainless steel. By the way, this is a very significant innovation when compared with its predecessor, since it was uncomfortable to get into the small control components on the touch-type display during a run.

The strap is made of silicone materials, tightly wraps around the hand, and its length is adjusted to the required size. By the way, it is worth mentioning that the brackets in order to fix the strap have a special-purpose removable design. Due to this mechanism, the owner, by his own efforts, has the opportunity, if necessary, to replace the strap with any one he likes.

Is it possible to say that the watch is too large, but one way or another, they look as harmonious as possible on a man’s hand. By the way, if any sports lady wants to break the established stereotypes regarding style, then why not buy? In addition, the weight of the device is not felt at all on the hand.

Display

The display of the model is one of the key advantages of the device. A transflective screen is installed here, which has the ability to both discard lighting and highlight it.

In other words, if more saturated lighting falls on it, then the device automatically activates the backlight.In fact, this means that using the device is equally as comfortable as ordinary mechanisms with an analog type display. The screen is constantly on, but this is not the reason for the fast discharge of the battery. In the daytime, data is perfectly read on it without any backlight, and at night it is activated for a couple of seconds in automatic mode, if you raise your hand.

Saturation and duration of the glow are configured in the parameters.

Localization

The watch was released relatively recently, and therefore today users still face the problem of purchasing a model in the Russian Federation. For the same reason, there are models on the market even without an English interface, not to mention the Russian-language localization. But this does not mean that the user needs to enroll in Chinese courses, despite the fact that in the first time after the release of the gadget, some owners learned to understand it.

On the Internet, there are international firmware posted by amateurs and tools for installing them. At the moment, the so-called. Italian localization that allows you to activate the English interface. In this regard, all users who want to purchase this model need to be prepared for the fact that they will need to unlock the bootloader and reflash the device. Fortunately, this process is easy, and on the World Wide Web you can easily find step-by-step guides and all the required files. If the newly minted watch owner does not want to spend time on this, then you will have to look for a global version.

Functionality

Amazfit Smartwatch 2 will be an excellent choice not only for people who are fond of sports.Below is information about all the functionality that is not related to sports and exercises. By the way, the key and most common function is still the time display. The device performs this function with incredible ease. In the parameters it is possible to set the display format: 12-hour or 24-hour.

The connection with the smartphone is carried out through a special program, so the correctness of the data is ensured.

To make the information on the display as comfortable as possible, it is possible to choose different themes. The watch "from the factory" already has about 10 all sorts of topics, but this list can easily be increased. You just need to download the required themes and copy them to the desired folder on your device. Following this, skins can be selected both on the watch and in the Amazfit smartphone app.

Most users purchase smartwatches in order to see alerts. In this aspect, the device will not let you down. After syncing with a smartphone via Bluetooth and after choosing the programs from which the owner wants to receive notifications, everything works in the best possible way.

A new notification is shown for a couple of seconds on the display, after which, if the user could not read it right away, it is displayed on a special display, which can be turned on by moving up.

Here it is possible to view all the collected messages and delete them, if there is such a need. During a call, the number and name of the contact are displayed, Russian letters are shown normally. You cannot answer calls and SMS directly from the device.

Another, but no less exciting feature is the weather forecast. At the same time, not just the weather “now”, but also the scenario for a couple of days ahead.Geolocation is set through the navigation system, after which information is loaded from the Internet. It is possible to activate a weather forecast summary that starts showing every morning, as well as set up alerts for sudden changes in temperature or precipitation.

In addition, the gadget has alarm clocks, the number of which is not limited. The signal is given through vibration, and its saturation is adjusted in the parameters. There is also a stopwatch, a timer and a program for controlling various devices made by the Chinese Xiaomi corporation.

It will not be superfluous to mention the functionality of multimedia. The owners of this watch have the ability to control the playback of tracks on the phone directly from the Amazfit Smartwatch 2 display. This is convenient when the phone is in a purse or in an inner pocket, from where it is uncomfortable to constantly pull it out.

In addition, it is possible to upload your favorite tracks to the gadget's memory and play them directly into a wireless headset. In such a situation, the need for an auxiliary smartphone is completely eliminated.

Sports Features

The watch, most likely, will attract the attention of not only sports enthusiasts, but also ordinary fans of a healthy lifestyle. The device provides a lot of interesting features that will be useful during classes and in everyday life. The device is able to control the quality of sleep, quite competently setting its different periods. In addition, the watch calculates the distance traveled and calories burned.Users with sedentary work activities will love adjustable “reminders” to get up and exercise.

All the collected data goes into the smartphone program and is converted into understandable tables and graphs. As for sports activities, the watch has special modes for 11 different types of exercises. This includes jogging, walking, treadmill training, swimming, cycling, triathlon, etc. The display shows different values ​​based on the selected mode.

For example, for a run, the indicators will be time, speed, distance and heart rate. To swim in the pool, you need to set the length of the track in the parameters, after which the gadget will start calculating the distance. In case the lesson is carried out in a room, for example, on a treadmill or a bicycle simulator, the device takes into account the possibility of synchronization with external sensors via Bluetooth.

In the process of walking or jogging, overcoming each km is accompanied by a signal (vibration) and the display of an alert regarding the time of the last lap. Whenever you want, you can pause the exercise by touching the button located on top. After overcoming the distance, the gadget shows various statistics on the lesson, including a demonstration of the saved track, the result of the lesson, the time it takes to recover, etc. By the way, the location system functions very well and accurately. In the process of test runs through the small school stadium, the device decisively drew clear circles, while the navigation on the phone showed incomprehensible figures of breaking lines.

All statistics regarding the workout are stored in the device, after which, when access to the wireless network is available, all information can be directly uploaded to the cloud service. Along with the above-described function to independently play tracks, it turns out that this watch model is a stand-alone sports device, which makes it possible not to take your phone with you to training at all.

Smartphone software

The Amazfit Watch software is required for device configuration, pairing and viewing information. There are versions for devices running Android and iOS.

The main display shows current indicators: the number of steps for the current day, heart rate and the duration of sleep at night. In the next category, it is possible to study the statistics of the exercises and, in the end, the third section is for the profile settings, the program and the Amazfit Watch 2 itself.

In particular, here it is possible to adjust the composition and sequence of alternation of widgets on the display, as well as change the skin. It is worth mentioning that there are a number of varieties of the Amazfit Watch program. There is an international version on Google Play, which formally does not support this watch model, but in reality it works with them, despite the fact that not all functions are available.

The "native" program (China) has the most extensive functionality, however, which is absolutely not surprising, there is no Russian-language interface. In addition, on the Internet it is possible to find a program Russified by amateurs, which most gadget owners advise installing.

Battery

The manufacturer claims that the autonomy of the model is 5 days.Perhaps, under certain exemplary conditions for the use of this indicator, it is realistic to achieve, but in reality this value is slightly reduced. With daily activities for 30 minutes, by the end of the third day, the device already needs to be recharged, since the battery charge is about 10-15%. There is reason to believe that with alerts turned off, backlight intensity reduced and other energy-saving measures, this period can be increased to 4 days, but no more.

However, this is not to say that the watch has poor battery life. According to this coefficient, they overtake the devices of most well-known companies that have similar functionality. In general, you need to adapt yourself to put the device on charge every couple of days - have you adapted to phones? Moreover, the duration of charge recovery takes no more than 2 hours.

The cost of the device at the moment is an average of 10,000 rubles.

Advantages and disadvantages

• Chic design;
• Sophisticated AMOLED screen with GG3 glass;
• Advanced functionality;
• High-quality protection of the case against moisture, meeting the IP68 standard;
• There is a contactless payment unit and a navigation module.

• The battery consumes energy quite quickly if you use an eSIM;
• Comparatively high price tag for the version with an electrocardiogram sensor;
• Not the most "fresh" version of Bluetooth.

In conclusion, it is worth noting that the Amazfit Smartwatch 2 is a chic watch for sports, which, alas, is not for everyone. Most owners share positive comments regarding their performance, display and design.There are no complaints about the functionality, despite the fact that the software still needs to be improved. Even autonomy satisfied the needs of most users.

One way or another, the lack of a normal Russian-language interface does not make it possible to finally and irrevocably recommend this gadget for purchase. If the user has the desire and ability to install "someone else's" firmware, then you can take the risk and buy. In addition, varieties of devices from China, as a rule, will cost more affordable when compared with global versions.