Amazfit Active

I've had several Amazfit watches over the years. My current favorite is the GTR4 (round, feature-packed, nice looking watch). I had always wanted to get the GTS4 (the square version) for a second choice, but couldn't bring myself to spend the money for it (It was around $150 at the time - still a good price, but I felt guilty, since the GTR4 was already so great!). Then the Amazfit Active came along for $84, so I decided to get it. I'm so happy I did. I got the black color, but it comes in a few more. I love the watch! It's super lightweight and feels great on my wrist. I even like the fold under strap - nice and neat. This little watch is pretty much the GTS4 minus a few features. It doesn't have a barometer or altimeter (but it does have a compass), no automatic brightness, and no camera remote (I think you can actually get one if you pay for an app). There isn't storage space on the watch for music, which doesn't bother me, since I don't store music on my GTR4, anyway. Other than that, I can't think of any features it doesn't have that my other watch does; and for everyday use, I don't miss those features. There is a single flat button on the side (no rotating crown), and I think it makes this watch look more sleek and compact. There are a ton of free watch faces, and the app store with many of the same apps as I have on the GTR4. The vibration is strong enough to wake me when I'm sleeping. The speaker is not quite as loud as the GTR4, but loud enough for telephone calls. Texting has the added feature of using a tiny keyboard to type responses, which I've actually been able to do when my phone was charging, so a pretty cool feature. The GPS is accurate. I believe it can do some of the same navigation that the GTR4 does (primitive map display, bread crumbs, return route), but I don't know how big of a route you can store on it, since I haven't used that feature (I'd take the larger watch with the extra memory on a hike). The heartrate, steps, sleep tracking, blood O2, and other health features are the same as the GTR4. The display, while smaller, is still easy to read and contains all the information you need in texts, health data, etc. Battery life is very good. I average about 10 days with moderate GPS use (walks or bike rides in my neighborhood, an hour at a time, three or four days a week). All in all, this is a great watch, and I'm happy I decided on this rather than the GTS4 (By the way, as of this writing, the GTS4 is $129!). I highly recommend this watch, and the Amazfit brand in general.

I honestly didn’t expect to love this watch as much as I do. I got the Amazfit Active during a deal, and for the price, it’s a total win. It looks sleek, feels super light on the wrist, and the display is bright and clear—even in the sun. It’s been perfect for tracking steps, sleep, and even controlling my music while I cook. The system runs smoothly and is very easy to use. The battery life is solid, and it charges quickly too. I’ve been wearing it daily and it hasn’t disappointed. If you want a smartwatch that looks good and does the job without costing a fortune, this one’s a no-brainer

Not needing to constantly charge this is HUGE! It runs for about a week and half. I can make and take calls, read and reply to messages too. The app is easy to use and the settings are many. I still dont know how to use all the features but it does many things without my help: determines when I'm working out and traks time; follows my sleep very well; tell me to get up and walk, drink water. The only thing I would like is a light colored background with tradition clock face in the options of many. I love it.

The Amazfit Active is an affordable smartwatch with lots of bells and whistles. I originally purchased the GTS 4, but found the stem was bulky and placed illogically with the slightest wrist bend taking me to the menu screen or rebooting itself. The Active is pretty much identical in shape and functionality but with a flat button making it less prone to accidental pushing by wrist movement and workout gloves. I am not wild about the silicone strap. It feels cheap and I'm having a hard time finding the right hole to ensure a decent fit on my small wrist. Amazfit makes a "vegan leather" strap for the pink watch it sells but I haven't found any replacement bands explicitly stating they fit the Active, which makes me hesitant to look for an aftermarket band. The app is okay, but for unknown reasons, some of the settings available with the GTS 4 don't seem to be available for the Active. For example, with the GTS 4, the app/watch was happy enough with the approximate location for displaying weather info. Not so for the Active. It annoys me it won't let me enter a zip code or an approximate location. The exercise/exercise settings feature is difficult to use and set up. I haven't been able to find a way to customize strength training so I tried using the generic indoor fitness (or one of the other ones) but that, too, insisted on counting sets. I would think you could control at least some of the settings in the app but if there's a way, I haven't found it. My last gripe with the app is it reminds me every time I open the app functionality may be limited if I don't give it full access to everything it wants to access. I know this and I don't care. I CHOOSE TO TURN OFF SOME OF THE PERMISSIONS. Yet every single time I open the app, I have to select GOT IT and then exit out of the permissions settings on my phone. If you don't need a NAMED watch, the Amazfit Active has a nice design, good performance, great battery life and decent price point.

UPDATE: I decided to keep the watch and now I'm sorry I did. I finally got my watch connected to Alexa and now I am living the adage "Be careful what you wish for!". Now, every 2 to 5 minutes my watch vibrates and I get the message "Alexa" and nothing more. I have disconnected my Alexa account, to no avail. It is so annoying that I have stopped wearing my watch. I've looked online and I've seen that this is a problem with this watch. There is no way to remove Alexa and I've run out of ideas as to how to fix this. So disappointed as I really like to watch when I first got it. But now, with this Alexa glitch and not being able to use custom watch faces, it's not worth the extra money I paid. When I first got this watch I was really happy with it. I liked that I could create my own watchface. I uploaded a picture of our Christmas tree and used it over the holidays. Today, I decided to change my watch face to a picture of the Baltimore Ravens. I soon discovered that I am no longer able to upload a picture to create the custom watchface. Also, I bought this watch because it said it was Alexa enabled. I get a message that says "Please update Zepp app to the latest version and complete Amazon account authorization in profile" whenever I try to use Alexa on my watch. However, I have the latest version of Zepp. And whenever I try to link my watch to my Amazon account in the Zepp app, it just spins and never connects. Consequently, I do not have Alexa on my watch. I can buy a much less expensive watch to do what this watch does, without the customization and Alexa abilities. I have a week until I can return this watch and I'm seriously thinking of doing so. I paid more for these options and are not getting what I paid for.

Note: i also have a garmin forerunner over $250 which i love and also has hrv and readiness score using what they call body battery So, how is this different or better? Better in these ways: The amazfit active has better stress and mental readiness scores, an app that includes more health information, and a ai bot that can encourage and answer questions in real time. In addition there is free breathing tools on the device, great gps, and phone connectivity. The Zepp app includes Aura aibot which has an add payable service to syncs music and sounds for meditation, sleep, and relaxing based on your heart rate. Very wow for insomniacs valuing life giving sleep. The cost is $40 per year unlimited. But limited is free and it is a bargain. And you get Amazon music and Alexa built in. There is a coaching service that i do not use because I’m in love with the bodbot app. Nice that all thise movements are recorded on my amazfit. Amazfit app syncs seamlessly with apple health for people in the i- universe. I have an iPhone and a Google pixel phone for their various strengths. But for fitness apple health rocks. Sorry Google, i know you are working on it. This is a high value low price device. It lacks one thing my garmin forerunner has- fall or accident detection with auto dial for help if you are unresponsive. A worthwhile high end features and faithful device with lots of watch faces and an app with lovely graphics and an aibot. I love it. PS i speak fluent Fitbit and Apple Watch. The lack of a good magnet charger and their much shorter battery life drop them from my best product list. Apple Watch is gold standard and very pricey. Fitbit support is allegedly to be dropped in 2025-26. Do your homework.

Fantastic watch at a much lower cost than Apple Watches! This watch even does blood pressure and much more than Apple Watches. I’ve had it since September with no problems and a battery that lasts up to two weeks. I highly recommend this watch!

This thing is awesome. It helps me stay incredibly motivated. You get phone alerts but not sure how to reply back other than with preset texts. But you have to have your phone nearby to get the text (same with apple) so might aswell text them back on your phone. It is absolutely awesome to just see the text incase your phone is in a back pack or wherever nearby but out of reach. You can make calls and it works really great. I think the features of this are a lot more simple and honestly better than an apple watch if you are just looking for something to keep you active without all the bells and whistles of an apple watch. Plus oh my goodness apple anything is so expensive and only compatible with apple... this works with anything. The most AMAZING feature is the breadcrumbs. As someone who hikes alone with my dog, i love having the breadcrumb feature incase I ever get lost (it tracks your workout progress and maps it and you can follow that map backwards). It is waterproof but im not one to push ANY device that says waterproof, but I also dont let it stop me from taking it paddle boarding... I just always stick it in a bowl of rice just incase lol. Connectivity works great most of the time but every once in awhile (like once a month) you need to open the app and let the watch regain access to the gps (honestly I dont fully understand that) but its just what I have experienced. I love the color, I chose the purple because its metal rather than plastic but I immediately changed the band to something with velcro for athletic wear and the velcro bands make it comfortable enough to sleep with. I dont do it often, but it was fun to sleep with it on a few times and feel vindicated in how I thought I was sleeping. sorry for grammar I can not be bother to check that stuff during a review lol