Review on Amazfit T-Rex Pro Smart Watch: GPS, Outdoor Fitness for Men, Military Standard Certified, 100+ Sports Modes | Waterproof 10 ATM | 18 Day Battery | Blood Oxygen, Heart Rate Monitor by Aaron Schultz

First off, I use an iPhone and own an Apple Watch Series 3. So any smartwatch I look at should be compared to this combination. I also think the Apple Watch is ridiculously overpriced compared to the functionality it offers. Also, the battery life of an Apple Watch that costs more than $400 should be more than 24 hours - I think it's a crime that Apple can't come up with a design and operating system that can match the battery in a 44mm watch allows to last longer than a day ! My smartwatch journey started with Fitbits a few years ago. However, there have always been connection or sync issues between Fitbit and the iPhone. My wife still wears a Fitbit, but she's still having connection issues—even with the latest version of Fitbit. Samsung has also tried Garmin and others - and again a similar situation. Connection issues, especially with Samsung, making the watch forget it's connected to my iPhone. This was especially true when I left my phone to run to the mailbox and when I got back I had to reset the clock on my iPhone. I didn't want to pay more than $200 for a watch either, I wanted something cheaper. So my requirements for this watch were as follows: - Under $200 - Designed for outdoor use (walking, running, hiking, swimming, etc.) - Integrates well with iPhone - Get all notifications all the time - No need to Make or receive calls on my watch - No need to text replies to my watch (my replies are usually 3+ letters or emojis) - 24+ hour battery life Seems pretty basic, but Fitbit, Samsung, and Garmin all missed this simple list of requirements with a bang. I found an Amazfit T-Rex last year and at first thought it was a cheap Garmin copy that wouldn't work that well. To me, nothing is further from the truth. Received it as a gift a few days ago as I refused to pay $130 for what I felt was a waste of time despite having some very good reviews on Revain and the web. Here are my impressions of the watch so far: Launch day: Box, The watch came in made me feel like I bought an Apple Watch - it was that good. Well organized and familiar. The watch reported a 61% charge when I took it out of the box, so I started setting it up. Installing a QR code on an iPhone was quick and easy. I had already downloaded the Zepp app from iTunes so my iPhone was ready. As with most electronic devices, the watch spent about the first hour downloading and installing updates and other stuff - again no effort on my part. Next came the usual questions about allowing location services, integration with Apple Health, etc. Then the watch was good to go! I played with the watch and the app for the next few hours. I will say that the software doesn't have the most intuitive design. I found the settings then wanted to go back and forgot where they were and couldn't understand how I got to them in the first place. For me, this is the biggest complaint about the watch. and that's pretty good considering everything else. When I stopped playing with them, the watch was down to 54%, so I decided to plug it into a charger and see how fast it charges. It went from 54% to 92% in less than an hour. First full day: The next day was the first full-day test. Runs on the sleep function, when I went to bed the clock was at 87%, when I woke up it was still at 87%. Then I went for a morning walk and used the walk function to keep an eye on her. The clock is fantastic! did everything what I expected and when I got home to check the walk on the app I was very happy with the report. The app excelled in this area, its interface reminded me of Garmin. Track my pace every inch of the way. Heart rate, distance, direction, everything you could possibly want - it was amazing. Here he has practically left the Apple Watch behind. Next, an area that I'm particularly passionate about is notifications, as this is where third-party products usually fall short. I got every notification, phone, sms, email, apps - everything. never missed After a full day of pinging email, calendar, etc., my battery dropped to 84%. I only lost 3% battery in a full day. If this were my Apple Watch, it would be charging right now. Based on that alone, I calculated that a single charge should last me about 34 days - AMAZING! I'll continue to test and update the watch to make sure my prediction is correct, but so far this has been the best smartwatch I've owned. UPDATE #1 Ok, I've had the watch for over a week now. The honeymoon period is over and I've tested different scenarios to see what the impact is. Always On As with all watches of this type, there is an "Always On" option. However, I found this disappointing. The dial isn't primary - it's like a dial only for constant inclusion, which I don't like. I would like, that it is on all the time with the dial set and showing nothing else. So for me it's not as good as my Apple Series 3. - Lift wrist activation Again, like "Always On" - there is an option that the watch will activate when you lift your wrist. It works, but not as expected. It worked on my Apple Watch, but sometimes it took a double hub to activate it. The T-Rex is already very sensitive at normal settings. When I drive and turn the steering wheel, it activates; If I look quickly, it activates. So it is too sensitive and drains the battery. Based on the first few days of use, I expected the battery to last over 20 days. This feature on normal settings beats it by half - so now 10+ days. Which is still huge compared to Apple. But something to consider if maximum battery life is your goal. - Notifications. I was very concerned about this as this watch is not Apple or Android based. I'm happy to report that all notifications are working the way I want them to. - Functionality I am still very satisfied with the functionality of the watch. I think you'll see a few pros and cons on the accuracy of things (like sleep, hearing frequency, etc.). I found it good, but not the most accurate device in the world. If you're going for the precession, you shouldn't spend less than $200 on it. I follow the 90/10 rule with this watch, because it is more than 90% accurate; and for me it was 90% accurate for all things I was looking for: sleep, heart rate, pace (walk/run), activity level). - Software/UII I still find it whimsical and a bit confusing. . I think there are a few areas for improvement and as they sell more products this should improve or improve! : ) So overall I would give this product a 4.5 out of 5 based on software/UI issues. The watch itself works as advertised and meets all my requirements. and as they sell more products this should improve or improve! : ) So overall I would give this product a 4.5 out of 5 based on software/UI issues. The watch itself works as advertised and meets all my requirements. and as they sell more products this should improve or improve! : ) So overall I would give this product a 4.5 out of 5 based on software/UI issues. The watch itself works as advertised and meets all my requirements.