Huami Amazfit GTS evaluation: a smart watch featuring "life and sports"

recently, due to personal needs, I started an Amazfit GTS smart watch launched by the self-owned brand of Xiaomi ecological chain "Huami Technology". This smart watch not only has many sports and life functions, but also can meet all my personal needs mentioned above, and even exceeds "expectations". Then, the protagonist of this evaluation must be known to everyone. Yes, it is this Huami Amazfit GTS.

whether a smart watch has a reasonable charging method and a long battery life is also a place that many users "value". Amazfit GTS adopts a magnetic charging method, which can be charged without removing the strap, and this is also one of the charging designs commonly used by most smart watches and smart bracelets at present.

as for battery life, Amazfit GTS can last up to 46 days, but only if "basic watch mode" is turned on. In this mode, functions such as Bluetooth and heart rate of Amazfit GTS will be turned off, and even if you raise your hand to light up the screen 1 times a day, you can achieve 46 days of battery life.

in addition to the above modes, Amazfit GTS also has a daily use mode and a GPS continuous working mode. The former can achieve 14 days of battery life, while the latter can achieve 25 hours of battery life. Of course, this is also the official endurance reference, and the specific situation is subject to actual use.

Amazfit GTS is also very careful in screen design, using a 1.65-inch AMOLED screen with a resolution of 348*442 and a PPI of 341, which is officially called "super retina screen". I think Amazfit GTS does have this qualification, and the overall screen display effect is not only bright but also clear and delicate. By the way, the front of Amazfit GTS also uses 2.5D curved glass, which not only brings a good feel, but also brings a certain texture.

the strap of amazfit GTS supports quick release, leaving users a space for DIY. On the back of Amazfit GTS, there is a magnetic charging port and a "bio-tracking optical sensor" developed by Huami, which can realize 24-hour uninterrupted high-precision heart rate monitoring and heart rate interval monitoring during exercise, and support the automatic identification of arrhythmia (including atrial fibrillation) AI, so as to deeply understand the health level of the heart at all times.

Amazfit GTS has a slim design, with a thickness of 9.4mm and a weight of 24.8 g (excluding the strap), which makes it feel as light as "no feeling" when worn on the hand. At the same time, Amazfit GTS is divided into two versions: titanium and aluminum alloy. The aluminum alloy version is evaluated in this paper. If it is titanium, the weight will be 2.9 grams more.

in addition, as can be seen from the above figure, there is a button on the right side of Amazfit GTS, which is the only button of Amazfit GTS, and its main functions are to turn off the screen, highlight, turn on the phone, etc., while the main interactive operation of Amazfit GTS is done through the touch screen.

Amazfit GTS has hundreds of dials that can be replaced. You can enter the dial switching interface by long pressing on the main interface of the watch. However, Amazfit GTS can only store three dials on the watch, two of which are pre-installed, and the other is installed synchronously through the mobile APP, and the mobile APP will overwrite the previous synchronization every time a new dial is installed synchronously, which is also somewhat "speechless", that is, it is impossible to synchronize multiple dials into the watch through the mobile APP.

The two dials pre-installed by Amaz Fit GTS officially support user-defined modules, such as the "current weather" module in the above picture, and I can customize information such as air quality, event reminder and resting heart rate, while the two pre-installed dials can customize 5 modules and 7 modules respectively.

show more dial effects. In addition, Amazfit GTS also supports all-weather display of the screen, which is equivalent to the "off-screen display" on the mobile phone. When this function is turned on, the screen of Amazfit GTS will always display the time, day of the week and the number of exercise steps. The disadvantage is that it will reduce the battery life of the watch after being turned on.

in addition to installing more dials synchronously through the mobile APP, Amaz Fit GTS can also customize the dial, that is, customize the background picture of the dial, such as setting the background picture as a family photo.

In terms of interactive operation, if you slide down from the main interface on the surface, you will enter a similar shortcut function, where you can check the information of watch power, time, date, weather, etc., and you can set the screen brightness, turn on the do not disturb mode, flashlight and lock the screen with one button.

swipe left and right from the dial main interface to enter the four functions of status, AliPay, card package and heart rate. The above picture is the status function, and you can view the current steps, kilometers, heat consumption and other information.

the picture above shows the AliPay function interface.

real beat of heart rate function interface.

you can also see the heart rate interval index of the day in the heart rate function.

the above picture shows the card package function interface. The function of this card package is NFC access control and public transportation. After setting up the mobile APP, Amazfit GTS can realize NFC taking subway and public transportation or simulating the access card function.

if you slide up from the dial main interface, you will enter all the function menus of Amazfit GTS. Amazfit GTS*** has 13 built-in functions, including status and heart rate. As for the "PAI" function, it is a very interesting function. PAI is equivalent to a physical health level detection and evaluation system, and PAI will comprehensively evaluate the daily heart rate interval changes into a PAI value.

The official recommendation is that the PAI is 1, below which there will be "three high risks". If you want to improve your personal PAI value, you need to use Amazfit GTS to complete proper daily exercise, and always pay attention to the heart rate interval and slowly increase the PAI value. To put it simply, PAI is to comprehensively evaluate your daily "health value" through heart rate, etc. If you don't exercise at all on this day, you are working at your desk and can't afford to sit for a long time, then the PAI value will not increase; If you do a certain intensity of exercise and daily activities, then the PAI value will increase. It feels that this PAI value is just like playing a game, which is a bit interesting, and it can make people pay attention to health and exercise no longer boring.

There are 12 mainstream sports modes to experience in the sports function shown in the left picture. With a number of professional sensors built in Amazfit GTS, it is possible to comprehensively record sports and body data and make scientific analysis, thus improving personal sports level. Sports record is to view historical sports data; The weather function can not only check the current weather, but also check the humidity, ultraviolet index and so on.

the music function in the picture on the right is to control the mobile phone to play music, provided that it needs to be connected with the mobile phone; The notification function is message push, such as SMS push of mobile phone, social APP message push, etc. I don't need to say more about this function of alarm clock, do I?

the picture above shows the SMS push display effect of Amazfit GTS.

real shooting in sports mode supported by amazfit GTS.

Amazfit GTS supports both indoor and outdoor sports. At the same time, Amazfit GTS also has 5 meters waterproof characteristics.

Amazfit GTS also supports skiing, indoor cycling, open water and free training. In order not to occupy too much space in the article, these sports modes will not be filmed for everyone.

Amazfit GTS has built-in GPS and GLONASS dual-star positioning system, which is simply an independent GPS, and can capture the motion trajectory without connecting a mobile phone.

I personally measured the movement pattern of "walking" briefly. The above picture shows the movement track after walking. In addition, during exercise, when the corresponding exercise mode is turned on, Amazfit GTS will not only record the mileage and trajectory, but also record the heart rate interval, and display the corresponding state in real time. At the same time, it can also set exercise reminders, such as safe heart rate.

as for the mobile APP experience of Amazfit GTS, there is actually nothing to say. The main function of mobile APP is to set up Amazfit GTS, and to view the data of exercise, heart rate, sleep and so on recorded by Amazfit GTS more intuitively.

it's obviously more intuitive to view detailed heart rate data on mobile APP than on Amazfit GTS.

the mobile APP*** has four functions, and the home page is to view all kinds of data; Playing is to use the tutorial; Courses are for some training and sports courses; And mine, in addition to personal goals and other information to view, you can also set Amazfit GTS.

for example, set bus card, access card simulation, APP notification reminder, etc.

the Amazfit GTS part of the mobile APP sets the interface.

in addition, I found a very interesting function in the mobile APP, that is, through setting, Amazfit GTS can unlock the mobile phone, and the perfect support of RedMike2 is measured.

On the whole, I think that if you use smart watches mostly for sports and life (taking public transportation, subway, access control, payment), then Amazfit GTS may as well start to experience it. At the same time, the price of Amazfit GTS is not expensive, plus the design of 1.65-inch AMOLED HD screen, PAI evaluation function, independent GPS, and complete recording of movement trajectory without carrying a mobile phone during sports, so to speak.

of course, if you want a smart watch to be more entertaining, such as installing an APP or something, then Amazfit GTS, which focuses on "life and sports", may not be suitable for you.