Tag: Amazfit Balance 3

  • Amazfit Hybrid Workouts for Hyrox Athletes

    Key Takeaway

    – Amazfit smartwatches introduce a fully integrated hybrid training system for balancing strength and endurance.
    – Training Balance feature tracks and visualizes distribution of endurance vs. strength workouts to help adjust routines.
    – HybridCharge assesses energy levels by combining training load with stressors like illness.
    – Dedicated Hyrox training library on Balance 3 and Ultra includes virtual race pace guidance and performance analysis.
    – System relies on sensor data plus subjective user-reported inputs to calculate metrics.


    Balancing Strength and Endurance is Tricky for Athletes

    A hard running session can make your next strength workout feel like a total struggle, and any athlete who does both knows that balancing these two things is tough. For competitive Hyrox athletes, the trade-offs are even steeper then most people realize. Zepp Health now aims to solve this problem with what they call the first fully integrated hybrid training system for Amazfit smartwatches.

    The System Features Training Balance and HybridCharge

    Training Balance shows which type of workout is currently prioritised right now. It tracks your completed sessions and measures how endurance and strength are distributed, so you can adjust your routine accordingly. HybridCharge gives you a clearer picture of your energy level by factoring in training load plus other stressors like illness. Amazfit combines sensor data with user-reported inputs—often subjective—to calculate this metric, which may not always be perfectly acurate.

    Specific Features for Balance 3 and Balance Ultra

    For the Balance 3 and Balance Ultra, Amazfit adds a dedicated Hyrox training library with virtual race pace guidance, performance analysis, and an in-race virtual assistant. This is designed to help athletes train more effectively for their hybrid events. The system gives you a new way to manage your workouts and avoid overtraining when doing both endurance and strength exercises in the same week.


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    • Amazfit Balance 3 launches at $369 with 3,000 nits AMOLED & 64 GB

      Amazfit Balance 3 launches at $369 with 3,000 nits AMOLED & 64 GB

      Key Takeaway

      – Stainless steel body, 10 ATM water resistance, and sapphire crystal display
      – Smaller 658 mAh battery: 21 days normal, 7 days with always-on display; thinner case
      – 1.5-inch display, 3,000 nits brightness, 64 GB storage
      – Full health monitoring: heart rate, SpO2, skin temperature, stress, sleep, cycle tracking
      – $369.99, $230 cheaper than Balance Ultra; pre-order now, mid-June delivery


      Amazfit Balance 3: A Fresh Alternative

      Together with the Balance Ultra, Amazfit also announced the Balance 3 todai, which offers almost the same features, with two diffrences. Firstly, the body is made of stainless steel insted of titanium, but is also waterproof up to 10 ATM, and the sapphire crystal display cover is already availible on the cheaper model.

      Battery Life and Display Details

      Secondly, the battery is slighly smaller at 658 mAh. This gives the smartwatch a battery life of 21 instead of 30 days, or seven insted of ten days with an active always-on display, but the watch is also slightly thinner with a hight of 14.6 millimetres including sensors. With a diameter of 51.4 millimetres, the smartwatch is very big, but also boasts a 1.5-inch display with a brightness of 3,000 nits.

      Health and Sports Tracking

      The smartwatch can keep an eye on heart rate, blood oxygen saturation, skin tempature and stress levels round the clock and inform users of an unusually high or low heart rate, low blood oxygen saturation or excessive stress. The watch also features sleep and cycle tracking as well as more than 180 sports modes. 64 GB of storage is availible for map data, apps and music. Amazfit offers built-in speakers and microphones for phone calls and conversations with AI assistants, an NFC chip for contactless payment and a GPS module.

      Pricing and Availability

      The Amazfit Balance 3 can now be pre-ordered at the manufacturers online store and delivery is expected to begin mid-June. With a list price of $369.99, the Balance 3 is exactly $230 cheaper than the equally new Balance Ultra.

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    • Amazfit Balance Ultra Smartwatch: Titanium, 30-Day Battery

      Key Takeaway

      – Balance Ultra features titanium case, sapphire crystal, and 10 ATM water resistance
      – 780 mAh battery offers up to 30 days normal use or 50 hours with continuous GPS
      – 1.5-inch 3,000-nit AMOLED display with AI assistant, phone calls, and 64 GB storage
      – BioTracker 6.0 PPG sensor for 24/7 health monitoring and over 180 workout modes
      – Priced at $599.99, available for pre-order now with shipping by end of June


      Amazfit announces new Balance smartwatches

      Amazfit today unveiled two successors to the Balance 2, the Balance 3 and the Balance Ultra. The new top model in the Balance series sets itself apart from the cheaper Balance 3 with a higher-quality housing and longer battery life. The case of the Balance Ultra, which is waterproof up to a pressure of 10 ATM, is made of titanium and the display is protected from scratches by sapphire crystal.

      Battery and dimensions detailed

      The 780 mAh battery should provide a battery life of up to 30 days with normal use, or up to ten days with an active always-on display. If the GPS module is used continuously, the battery life drops to 50 hours. With a diameter of 52 millimetres, a height of 15.5 millimetres including the sensor bulge and a weight of 57 grams without the wristband, the Balance Ultra is not particularly compact, but the watch offers a wide range of functions.

      Display, sensors and features

      Amazfit installs a 1.5-inch AMOLED display with a brightness of up to 3,000 nits, microphones and speakers for an AI assistant and phone calls, and 64 GB of memory for map data, apps and music. The BioTracker 6.0 PPG sensor monitors pulse, blood oxygen saturation, stress and skin temperature around the clock. The smartwatch supports over 180 workout modes including a dive mode. An NFC chip allows contactless payment via Zepp Pay.

      Pricing and availability

      The Amazfit Balance Ultra is now available for $599.99 in the Amazfit online store and will be shipped by the end of June. Amazfit supplies two wristbands. The smartwatch is compatible with both Android smartphones and the Apple iPhone.

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