Amazfit smartwatch
Shares rank 11 of 20 smartwatches by recommenders
People recommend Amazfit for week-plus battery life, built-in sport and message apps, and sensor accuracy near higher-end Garmin. Common caveat: the UI feels English-second and confusing.
People recommend Amazfit for week-plus battery life, built-in sport and message apps, and sensor accuracy near higher-end Garmin. Common caveat: the UI feels English-second and confusing.
12 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Battery lasts a week or more
“Gadgetbridge works pretty well with Amazfit smart watches, although they are OLED, not eink. Batteries last more than 1 week.”
Comment from 18 Nov 2025 in “Core Devices keeps stealing our work” “they last at least a week and have most functions I want from a smartwatch”
Comment from 12 Aug 2026 in “Pixel Watch 5” “My Amazfit lasts weeks on a single charge”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Pebble Round 2 – The Most Stylish Pebble Ever” Built-in apps and notifications are enough
“The set of pre-installed apps, integration with watch messages, call notifications and media controls are enough.”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Pebble Round 2 – The Most Stylish Pebble Ever” “the built-in apps for sport, driving the music player, and reading msgs are enough”
Comment from 13 Aug 2026 in “Pixel Watch 5”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
UI feels English-second and confusing
“I like Amazfit well enough but I found the UI to be English-second and therefore a bit confusing.”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Pebble Round 2 – The Most Stylish Pebble Ever” “the UI on both of those are pretty awful”
Comment from 17 Jul 2026 in “Pebble Mega Update – July 2026” Closed development
“Coros and Amazfit especially got close but they are closed development”
Comment from 20 Aug 2026 in “Hacking with Claude on a $27 Smart Watch” “Amazfit is closed, Pebble is open.”
Comment from 13 Nov 2025 in “How To Build A Smartwatch: Software”
Other smartwatches people recommend
The four most recommended other smartwatches, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Watch | 246 | 272 | 47% | 12 | 5 yrs29 owners | — |
| Pebble smartwatch | 117 | 37 | 76% | 12 | 12 yrs4 owners | Approved |
| Pebble Time 2 | 53 | 19 | 74% | 10 | 3 mo4 owners | Approved |
| Google Pixel Watch | 41 | 57 | 42% | 10 | — | — |
| Amazfit smartwatchThis page | 9 | 3 | 75% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
14 of the 17 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Coros and Amazfit especially got close but they are closed development”
“The best part is that the watch has no internet capabilities”
“the built-in apps for sport, driving the music player, and reading msgs are enough”
“they last at least a week and have most functions I want from a smartwatch”
“the UI on both of those are pretty awful”
“A few Garmin and Amazfit/Zepp devices come close, but they have enough drawbacks for me to not be happy with them.”
“mine has their latest sensor that matches the higher end Garmin watches for accuracy”
“fit the described "What a Smartwatch Actually Does" use case perfectly at an amazing bargain price”
“I like Amazfit well enough but I found the UI to be English-second and therefore a bit confusing.”
“My Amazfit lasts weeks on a single charge”
“The set of pre-installed apps, integration with watch messages, call notifications and media controls are enough.”
“Gadgetbridge works pretty well with Amazfit smart watches, although they are OLED, not eink. Batteries last more than 1 week.”
“Amazfit is closed, Pebble is open.”
“I was bummed to see recently that Amazfit has stopped making watches with reflective displays!”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.