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Save up to 17%: A handful of Amazfit fitness tracker models are $10 to $20 off at Amazon as of Feb. 3. Save on the Amazfit Bip S, Amazfit GTS, and Amazfit T-Rex.
Buying an Apple Watch during quarantine? Groundbreaking.
Apple recently released expected numbers revealing just how many people said “screw it” and splurged on an Apple Watch during this time at home. It makes sense — we’re all sniffing for a crumb of motivation to stay active.
But if you never had an interest in owning an Apple Watch until social distancing hit, it’s a sign that your $300 or $400 could be better spent elsewhere. However, you can still indulge your itch to stay fit with a smartwatch from Amazfit, many of which are on sale at Amazon.
Amazfit’s line of Apple Watch doppelgängers are some of the best fitness trackers on the internet. They’re ready for whatever you throw at them — including a month-long retreat into the woods with no charger. A $10 or $20 discount on something Apple is pocket change. A $10 or $20 discount on something Amazfit, a brand that’s way more affordable than it should be, is serious.
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40-day battery life
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10 sport modes
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Built-in GPS
For a quarter of the price of an Apple Watch SE (let alone the price of a Series 6), it’s natural to expect the Bip to skimp on features — but we’re coming up empty with a list of letdowns. Battery life over a month long and SPO2 are reasons enough to buy, but the built-in GPS beats many budget Fitbits while the sleep tracking beats most Apple Watch variations.
Another Bip model, the Bip U, is $10 off at $49.99. Its battery life is cut to nine days but still beats the Apple Watch by a long shot.
The price hike from the Bip to the GTS can be attributed to the ditching of the clunky plastic for the sleek aluminum body. That premium upgrade matches the glorious 1.65-inch Retina-grade AMOLED screen, where you can control music to your Bluetooth headphones or check your sleep patterns from the night before.
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20-day battery life
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14 sport modes
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Built-in GPS
Rugged lifestyle, meet rugged watch. The Amazfit T-Rex is the beast that it sounds like, with military-grade durability packed into a massive 48-mm face. 14 sport modes (including climbing, hiking, and skiing), all-day heart rate monitoring, and 5 ATM water resistance mean it’s down for whatever spontaneous activity you’re feeling.
