Amazfit has announced a follow-up to its budget GPS-enabled smartwatch called the Active 2. The brand new watch swaps out its predecessor’s rectangular display for a circular one, but in a smaller size that also seems to have reduced its battery life.
The successor sports a 1.32-inch 466×466 AMOLED display with a higher peak brightness of 2,000 nits. For protection, it has a 5ATM rating for water resistance as well as tempered glass for the standard version and sapphire glass for the premium version. On the battery side, it can last up to 10 days with regular usage, down from its predecessor’s 14-day estimate, but it seems that for GPS usage, it has actually gone up from 16 hours to 21 hours.
The biggest upgrades with the new smartwatch comes with the BioTracker 6.0 PPG biosensor, which picks up more biometric signals for a more precise reading of your health. It also gets a new barometer for altitude measurements and adds support for new sports such as skiing. Overall, the watch can track over 160 activities, along with built-in GPS with offline maps.
Pricing-wise, the Active 2 retails at US$99.99 (~RM449) for the standard version and US$129.99 (~RM584) for the premium version. As of writing, the company has not announced if or when it will be available in Malaysia.
(Source: Amazfit)
