Review on Amazfit Bip S Fitness Smartwatch by Bhavin Seth ᠌

Name: Amazfit Bip S Fitness Smartwatch
Item: Amazfit Bip S Fitness Smartwatch
Rating: 5

October 16, 2022

I am one hundred percent satisfied with the purchase, I recommend this product to everyone.

I wanted something more convenient, more informative and prettier than the Mi Band (I wore the entire series from 1 to 4). And most importantly, I wanted a solution to the problem that annoyed me wildly in the Mi Band of all versions with a screen - a disgusting response to turning my hand to see the time - it worked once, or even twice. When the hands are busy and it was necessary to quickly see the time, it was necessary to perform a series of manipulations.
After looking at a bunch of reviews on different watches and their various comparisons, I chose Amazfit Bip S, because they solve almost all of my minimal needs for a wearable smart device (calls notification, activity and sleep metering, weather, timer, alarm clock), 2 times more convenient to use than a bracelet (due to the information content of the screen), it is more convenient to sit on the arm because of its wider shape.
After three weeks of wearing (at the moment), I am satisfied with the choice (except for the minuses I described).
And I really hope that in the new firmware (and the clock is new, there must be ates) they will add new functions or at least solve some of the minuses.
: I will ate the review as the situation changes.

Pros

I will compare with Mi Band 4 (as well as 1, 2, 3), because. did not wear other smartwatches/bracelets: - A screen that can be seen in the light without a backlight is a great solution! Yes, it is not so saturated, colorful, bright, with a low pixel density. But to see the time and use the functions of the clock - it is enough. An additional plus is that this solution makes this watch so long-lived. - Autonomy at a very good level, for 3+ weeks (depending on the mode of use) you can forget about charging. - Affordable price is one of the main criteria for me. - Nice design, they don't look as toyy on a man's hand as Mi Band. - The dimensions are comfortable, they do not stick out as much as the Mi Band, and the pressure on the hand is distributed more evenly due to the larger surface area. - Convenient control - a button and a swipe allow you to quickly get to the desired functions. But little is configured (see cons). - The heart rate sensor and pedometer seem to be accurate enough. - GPS works fine, but not without drawbacks. - Workouts can be included in the watch (yes, it was already in Mi Band 4), but there is more variety of workouts. There is a convenient function of automatic pause of activities. For example, they set up a walk / bike ride, stopped (went into the store), the watch itself stopped collecting data, left and went / drove on, the watch continued to collect data. - One workout can be assigned to a long press of a button, very convenient (I set a walk so that you can turn it on on the go)! - More options for customizing the strap, because. have a standard 20 mm jack, as in conventional watches. - A couple of customizable watch faces - allow you to assign quick access to the watch functions that are in demand (for example, I set a quick access to the timer and workouts).

Cons

- I would like a little more sensors and smart measurements. Yes, the watch would have risen in price by two or three thousand (due to technical equipment and software), but this would have made them much more interesting. - Unfortunately, the barometer was cut out, which is why altitude changes were no longer tracked on the bike tracks. - I would like more options to customize the display of elements on the clock screen. For example, to get to some functions (timer, for example), you need to delve into the menu. It would be much more convenient if I could put this function on one of the screens myself. Custom skins solve the problem but take away my ability to customize the watch visually. - The GPS sensor is not very accurate, the walking tracks move off 10-20-30 meters from the real route. - No smart alarm and no integration with other apps. To set up a smart alarm clock, you need to install two additional (paid) applications on your phone - one will pull data from the clock application and fumble it, the other will calculate something based on this data. It is high time for Xiaomi to implement this feature at home. - A rotating button (perhaps a design defect or a reserve for the future), it would be nice if the rotations controlled the scrolling on the watch itself, as is done in older models. - The Zepp app is like a MiFit clone, with a bunch of goodies (which are displayed all at once, but some of them are not available). Some functions are also missing, for example, in the latest version of MiFit, it was possible to bind a notification from an alarm clock on the phone, which solved the problem of duplicating alarms on the watch as well. - Does not capture daytime sleep. Mi Band 5 promised to implement this feature. For me, it is relevant, because. I regularly break my sleep into small periods. - Sleep tracks at the level of Mi Band 4 (without the REM sleep phase), but I would like it to be like the 5th version. - There is no way to select the specific type of notifications from applications that I want to receive on the watch. For example, I want a call notification from messengers, but I don't need message notifications.