Amazfit GTR 2 Smartwatch Classic Edition - Obsidian Black

Great Watch, dependable always on time!

[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.

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.

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.] Great looking watch! I would replace the band and get a screen protector. But very functional beautiful watch. Sharp, crisp oled screen almost looks surreal. They offer a variety of screens to choose from.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Light weight, casual look , not a sports watch but it does calculate all your health and workout. If you like round dial go for it. worth buying. Can answer calls but cannot make a call or reply to notifications. Also notification reading is not that great. Never compare to iwatch. But the best part is battery 30 plus days what else is needed!!!

[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.

[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.] Overall a very good watch, needs some improvements on the software to make it better, like messaging does not get the full text, charging does not display time which is a bummer and not sure why World Clock app is not enabled on this watch!

The watch itself works fine but the connectivity to bluetooth needs work. It will be fine for a few days then will have problems connecting in the morning will have to spend 5-10min trying to make it connect and sync. Watch and phone are never more than a few feet apart. And the most important is the promised “Alexa” that is still not available but is advertised as it has it already and can not get a straight answer as to when it will be available.