Amazfit GTR 2 Smartwatch Sport Edition – Obsidian Black

Description

The Amazfit GTR 2 comes with a 1.39-inch AMOLED unit, with 454 x 454 pixels and a very sharp 326ppi. These points match the display on the original Amazfit GTR, which did lead us to entertain the possibility that the two share the same panel.

The Amazfit GTR 2 offer pretty much every modern hardware feature out there sans a powerful enough chipset to make third-party app development viable. It’s got a heart rate sensor, gyroscope, accelerometer, air pressure sensor, ambient light sensor, speaker and microphone, GPS receiver, Wi-Fi 6, and Bluetooth 5.0, all sitting behind a 1.39-inch AMOLED display is vibrant, power-efficient, and comes with always-on features. Building on years of activity tracking experience and general UX improvements, the GTR 2 also has all of the typical smart features well covered.

The Amazfit GTR 2 ships in a very similar box to the one we got the Amazfit T-Rex a few months ago. It is a solid two-piece box, complete with a silky-smooth finish.

The Amazfit GTR 2 has a Classic edition, as well as a Sport Edition. The two share the same physical design and proportions. Both also have the same hardware and the exact same 1.39-inch AMOLED display.

The GTR 2 Sports Edition, which is the one we have for review, is made of aluminum alloy and tips the scale at 31.5 grams, while its Classic sibling is crafted out of stainless steel and is slightly heavier at 39 grams.

Beyond the main watch body, the two versions also ship with different straps – a sweat-proof silicon one for the Sport Edition and a leather one for the Classic.

The “sweat-proof obsidian black silicone strap” on our review unit invokes mixed feelings. As far as silicon straps go, it is alright. Soft enough to be comfortable and elastic enough to instill durability confidence.Out of the box, the watch itself has a total of 8 pre-installed watch faces. Some of these even feature additional customization of individual complications.

By default, to save energy the screen turns off and you are not using the watch and it only lights up when you lift your hand to check the time.

The Amazfit GTR 2 is powered by a 471mAh lithium-ion battery. Tiny, in smartphone terms, but still bigger than both the original GTR at (410mAh) and the more-recent Amazfit T-Rex (390mAh). Taking the comparison a bit further, the new GTR 2 has an advertised endurance of 14 days on a single charge – a few less than the T-Rex at 20 days and notably less than the original GTR, however, marketed at 24 days on a charge.