Amazfit GTR 2 Smartwatch Classic Edition - Obsidian Black

Great Watch, dependable always on time!

I've been delighted with this watch so far. I had the Amazfit Trex for about a year or so, so I was already familiar with Amazfit's product line. There are some features this watch had that pushed me over the line to buy it and upgrade. At this price point, and with an incredible set of features, this watch simply cannot be beat. I'm so happy I bought this. I've been wearing this everyday for the past three weeks, really putting the watch through its paces. A few thoughts, in no particular order... - GPS has tracked my runs perfectly. I've seen a few people complain about this. I've had no issues at all. I've even compared the GTR 2 to my older Garmin. The metrics being captured by this watch during outdoor GPS activity are accurate. -Sleep monitoring is accurate too. This is the first watch I've really used consistently to track my sleep. While I can't compare to other watches (except maybe my old Fitbit), the metrics match up well with my actual experience. For example, when the dog wakes me up in the middle of the night, or when I get up early for a meeting, this watch tracks those aberrations perfectly. -Size: coming from wearing the TREX, this thing is so much smaller. The face is roughly the same size, but the watch's body is slimmer and lighter. I really couldn't wear the TREX while sleeping. The GTR 2 is a much better option to sleep while wearing. -Music. I LOVE the 3 GB music option. I'm often running in the mountains, going on long bike rides, etc. It's nice when I can minimize what I'm carrying. I've loaded a short playlist onto the watch and love not having to carry my phone to listen to music. Such a great feature. It's worth noting that you'll need to actually load the watch with music you own. -Bluetooth phone calls. I thought I wouldn't use this feature but it's been so nice to have. When my phone is across the room, or when I'm wearing gloves, or even when I'm driving, being able to use the watch for phone calls is amazing. -Battery. This watch has a fantastic battery. I've had notifications on, listened to music, tracked sleep, tracked runs, etc. and have gotten a solid 7 days of life. I'd imagine with less intense use you could get EVEN more. For me, this is a huge selling point. -AMOLED screen. Colors and contract look great. Easy to read in bright sunlight. -Responsiveness. This watch is more fluid and responsive than my TREX. I can scroll through quicker and the watch seems to keep up with me better, screen to screen. -Watch faces. Here's where I'm a bit critical. While the watch face store has more options for the GTR 2 than the TREX, there could be a few more options here. A quick guess: there are around 50 faces to choose from. I'd love to see this expand. -No NFC payments. This is sort of the last feature this watch could have, but doesn't. Just be warned. If you are looking for a watch that you can use for contactless NFC Google or Apply Pay, this isn't it. For me, I don't care about that feature. I just use my phone. But if this is a big deal for you, look at a different watch. -Zepp app. Any smartwatch is only as good as the app it comes with. And the Zepp app is...fine. It's honestly not quite as good as some of the others. And if you read reviews people are quite critical of the Zepp app. I'm less critical. I find it works fine. It syncs to the watch, allows me to view all the data I need to, and lets me see and change anything I would want. Could the app be a little more user friendly? Sure. For me, it still works fine and does what I need it to. Also, I've seen updates come through so I'm confident it will get better and better.

I have been very pleased with the GTR 2. I had previously owned two of the Samsung watches in which the battery life started out bad and only got worse in the first year, from lasting 12 hours to only lasting 3. I now own 3 watches from Amazfit and even my Bip that is two years old still has over a week of battery life on a charge. Amazfit makes great watches at reasonable prices.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I had an Amazfit band and was impressed with it, so I was really wanting this watch. When it came out, I waited for it to go on sale, missed the sale and then it returned to a higher than presale price, bad start. It is to big. I measured my current analog watch several times to compare and thought it would be only slightly larger, it isn't it is to big to look good. It is surprisingly still comfortable though. I see less of my text messages with this than I did with my smaller band. With the band I got 5 to seven words on the screen, with the watch I get a line that says App notification, a line with a few words of the text, and a long message about checking for the rest of the message on my phone. I have tried multiple times to add music to the watch and have managed to get several copies of the same song but only a few songs, even when it works it tells me it didn't. They really want you to keep track of PAI (no idea what that is) but the step counter (you know the feature that started the wearable popularity) is terrible, only counts at best 70% of my steps. Pros: Stays connected to the phone way better than others I have tried Battery life Cons: It is big enough that it is embarrassing to be seen with it next to other normal sized watches. Larger screen but you get less of your messages. Cheap small tracker has alexa, this should already be fixed. I still recommend this watch because staying connected to get my messages was my primary concern and I think that other issues will hopefully (but I doubt it) be fixed with updates.

The watch is amazing for what you pay for it . A beautiful display in a great looking watch. Plenty of advanced features and capabilities. The Zepp app was just updated and it is greatly improved. The GPS and the Alexa assistant initialize quickly and work well. Forget about the included manual, the print is too small to read comfortably and it is printed in light gray! Download the manual from the Amazfit site on a laptop or a tablet and set up the watch with ease.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The watch looks pretty. A lot of interesting specs. I can receive and answer the phone calls. The only thing is that it gets disconnected to the app sometimes which really annoyed me and the waking up screen is a little slow. Other than that, it's great

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Pros: Looks gorgeous, synchs quickly, and lasts much longer than the more expensive smart watches. Step accuracy was found to be better than fitbit. Sleep accuracy similar to fitbit. A ton of features like a compass, altimeter, GPS, etc plus receives notifications from your phone. Cons: Battery only lasts about 5 days on average. Several of the screen's text and icons are too small to see. Does not work with Alexa as advertised.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Great battery utilization. Tracking of steps are very accurate. Feels light on the wrist. Spend time looking at the information available and the best face for your needs. Only issue with the band is continuous wear means taking the watch off once a day to clean the band and wrist. Not unexpected, just a new habit to get into.

The watch is great looking but misses out on several features or has features that don't work. For instance when I get an email or text message my watch will vibrate so clearly it knows that I got a message but it doesn't actually display it on the screen about 90% of the time. I almost always have to manually wake the watch up with the power button to actually view the notice. this is basic functionality of the watch should have absolutely 100% correct and yet about 90% of the time it fails to do it correctly. Also on my older Verge watch I was able to actually respond to text messages with some quick response that's just such as yes, no, and ok. Yet this newer model lacks the ability to be able to respond. This feature is extremely desirable. Being able to see your text messages on your watch is one thing but being able to have a quick response is fantastic. Not sure why my older watch could do it and this newer one can't.

Unlike the previous GTR, i did not see anywhere the case diameter size other than the 47 mm. Smaller case variant like 40-42, would have done the justice to people having smaller hands and even women. Other than this, technically everything is brilliant!!!!!