AmazfitAmazfit Balance 46mm Smart Watch, NFC Contactless Payment, AI Fitness Coach, 14-Day Battery Life, Sleep & Health Monitoring, GPS, 150+ Sports Modes, Bluetooth Calls, AMOLED Screen for Android & iPhone

To back that statement up, I’ve previously used an Apple Watch Ultra, Samsung classic 6, ticwatch 3 pro ultra etc. I was sceptical about buying this brand as I had tried a blip model a couple of years back and it was awful (but it was cheap).The design is beautiful (I’ve gone for the black with silicone strap), it’s light, durable and looks the part. The slightly curved 1.5” screen is crystal clear with clarity of text with deep blacks, colours that pop and smooth transitions across the tiles and menus.It has so many features, way too many, like a jack of all trades when it comes to fitness but these do not overwhelm - you can chose what to be notified about etc.All readings are very accurate, comparison with a Fitbit band. Readings are also detailed and you can read more into them if that’s your thing. Maps and GPS are also very thorough.If you receive a WhatsApp or text message notification, you can reply to them via zepp flow, a virtual assistant- simply dictate your reply and send. I’ve found its accuracy spot on. Flow can also set you reminders, appointments, change your watch settings, play music etc - meaning you don’t always need to be swiping and tapping for functions. It also has Alexa built in. The companion app is clean and easy to understand.For around £200 it’s not cheap but neither expensive when you compare to other premium brands. Oh and the battery life, I’ve worn it solidly so far for 5 days and it’s used 20% battery - what’s not to like. Very highly recommend

Great value for money considering the accuracy in the apps as opposed to some 700 pound plus watches. Nearly on par with Garmin fir GOS accuracy, very very impressive. Good sleep analysis, can't vouch for just how good as I have no advanced sleep tech to compare too, some times it will track a nap if you're just about to doze into one so it may get tricked some times, but I feel like it does a pretty good job at tracking sleep. I have skinny wrists for a male and feel like the size is just perfect if you like sleeker styled watches, not ludicrously big, not so small it looks too feminine, just right. I like the app functionality, loads of little gadgets to use like heart rate, spo2, altitude, etc etc It really is and amazing little watch the screen clarity could be a bit better, but honestly I think that only matters if you have very dense/complicated watch faces loaded in.Very impressed by this watch, I will buy another if I end up breaking this one (build quality seems great, but I go out on motorbikes etc so it gets abused). You will not get better quality or functionality for this price point, trust me I researched for hours.

Starting from NFC pay options - as everyone else mentioned you cannot use it out of the box you need to register with external parties which for me it's no go so NFC pay is actually usless.Battery life, that's actually decent not as good as my GTR2 but quality of the screen and other parts of the watch are much better. Still with Bluetooth all the time on and connected to my phone I can get easily 7 days with all notifications on. As watch only it will last way longerPerformance is much better than any other AF watch I own. No lags, no jerky screen all as smooth as butter.Build quality - best details and feels way more premium than any other watch in this and above the price range. This is my main reason to own those watches they feel extremely well made. Body of the watch is superb + battery life and you cannot go wrong.Apps, fot features all there and good accuracy but I don't use it for sports - I enjoy sport without gadgets ;)Fits well in wrist and wristband lasts forever but again is easily changeable if you wish too.It would have been 5* but the NFC payments is big selling point of this watch yet I do not wish to share my details with 3rd party companies. This at least seems to be a problem in the UK done know about rest of the world.

I have tried many watches. From Huawei to Fitbit, Samsung to Garmin. And I always find I like some things but not others. I was intrigued by the new Venu 3 but couldn't justify the price. This watch peaked my curiosity as it had all the features I wanted, at a price I could bare. And looked great to boot. So far, I really like the app. While not quite as detailed as garmin, it's really not far off. GPS is fantastic. Locks on immediately and tracks whole way without any issues on small country track with barely any phone signal. I've tested the HR against a dedicated strap and it's pretty well spot on for live reads. Just keep in mind it only updates as often as you set it. The screen is fantastic and very responsive. Best I've had yet. Although it's big it is very slim and fits to the wrist well. I've shown a picture in comparison to a forerunner so you can see the difference. Still testing it out. But I am impressed so far. For the price point, it packs a punch. Missing the body battery from garmin I really like, while it has a morning readiness score and all day stress tracking its not quite the same. Still yet to determine whether I like their algorithms on the more fitness based items like workload and aerobic fitness so will see. I had felt like my forerunner was overestimating calories burnt during walks....and this watch seems to confirm my suspicion. As the calories on the same walk (I'm currently wearing a watch on either hand to test/compare) are a fair bit less on the balance. But somehow I feel its probably the more accurate answer if I'm being honest. Time will tell.Edit... and top tip for using zepp pay, as participating banks are limited in UK and Europe (as most smartwatch are tbh) you can easily sign up for Curve and use any of your cards through Curve and it works perfectly. Just a tip that was given to me. Cost is £5 to set up for the cost of card, if you dont want a subscription. Actually quite a good service.