Every Major Smartwatch Brand Ranked From Worst To Best

Amazfit is a Chinese brand that is on the rise. The brand has shipped over 100 million units since 2014, so it’s new to Westerners, but not the world. As such, the brand has a variety of products, including its GTR, GTS, T-Rex, Cheetah, and Bip lineups. It competes directly with brands like Garmin and Fitbit. For example, the T-Rex brand is built for durability similar to the Garmin Instinct. The GTR, by contrast, competes with the likes of the Fitbit Versa and Sense. Even the non-smartwatch Amazfit Band 7 is a surprisingly great fitness tracker. These things are all over Amazon, and you’ve likely seen them before if you’ve searched the site for smartwatches recently. 

The pros and cons of Amazfit smartwatches are essentially the same as other non-Wear OS smartwatches. You get excellent battery life, quick performance, decent fitness tracking, and support for Android and iOS. However, the device lacks the refinement of a more mature smartwatch OS. That means your notifications may be occasionally buggy, there isn’t a good contactless payment solution, and there is a lot of plastic. However, in return to those compromises, consumers can get a smartwatch at a very reasonable price. Very nearly every Amazfit smartwatch costs under $200. 

Amazfit is in a good position for the future. The company has a large product library which it updates consistently. However, without better actual smartwatch features, it’ll pale in comparison to its more expensive counterparts. There are some good products here, especially if you want to keep it simple, but there are better options if you have a little extra money to spend.