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Go for it your are sports nerd
Go for it your are sports nerd
The active running screen can't be consider good. there's no current lap pace. you'll be blind
Reported to its price it is good, three main characteristics make it a good product:
- 5 days on single charge
- always on screen
- good price
- as an alternative you can buy garmin vivomove hr, it's a little bit more expensive and don't have so much activities as stratos, but the application on smartphone is better.
No big cons
I had Amazfit Pace for 1.5 years, then I replaced it with Amazfit Stratos, and although it was pricier, I wouldn't go back to the Pace.
There was 2-3 minor hiccups during the 3+ months, but nothing dealbreaker.
Stratos has 3 buttons, so it's more convenient to start/stop your activity this way, but the one button of the Pace was just sufficient for me.
If you have more money, buy the Stratos (around $150 on GearBest), if you have less, buy the Pace (if you're lucky, you can get it for around $90 on GB).
So what are the cons? If you don't like 'flat tyre' displays, you won't like Amazfit's display - both has this 'effect'.
If you want crystal clear, bright and colorful display, buy an Apple Watch or a Samsung Gear 2/3... with AMOLED display - the Amazfit has transflective display, so it's quite dim and pale indoors, but more than perfect outdoors without consuming more energy than indoors (it's the opposite).
The Stratos is bigger and bulkier than the Pace, but only by a little. Most Garmin and Suunto watches are bigger, bulkier, heavier and a lot pricier than even the Stratos without providing better battery life. I know, the high-end Garmins provide more precise GPS data, but only for 10 to 15 hours, while you can constantly use your GPS on the Pace or on the Stratos for 30+ hours on a full charge.
The Pace has IP67, the Stratos has IP68 rating. Believe me, you will like any of them.
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I read in other post that the build quality is questionable, the connectors gets rusty because of sweat!!?? So what are your thoughts? Thanks
The problem appears on Pace, but only if you swim or shower with it. No such a problem for Stratos.
I have a pace and don't find any reason besides the Waterproof to upgrate to the pricier stratos. I run and trail bike, why won't you go back to pace?
I have a pace, everything is ok in it.
I had a problem with water a month ago, that I think it was my mistake. I used it under water.
by removing mic the problem is solved and I have 6 day battery now.
and if you want to by pace because it is cheaper, or take it away from water, or seal up its mic hole with glue, and yu be safe and ok with a very nice watch.
Guys, does it make sense to upgrade from PACE to Stratos or wait for Verge?
I'm so close to buying Suunto 9 or Garmin Fenix 5 Plus, but I have a feeling that Stratos or Verge will be just as good for simple sports and mainly smartphone notifications.
What's your view on this?
kufor said:
Guys, does it make sense to upgrade from PACE to Stratos or wait for Verge?
I'm so close to buying Suunto 9 or Garmin Fenix 5 Plus, but I have a feeling that Stratos or Verge will be just as good for simple sports and mainly smartphone notifications.
What's your view on this?
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Pace, Stratos are very good smartwatches, altmost as good as garmin, the only problem is that you cannot respond to messages for official rom (it is possible if you install a custom rom or watch droid). Why to buy a garmin, much more expensive if you have Pace or Stratos?
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Pace, Stratos are very good smartwatches, altmost as good as garmin, the only problem is that you cannot respond to messages for official rom (it is possible if you install a custom rom or watch droid). Why to buy a garmin, much more expensive if you have Pace or Stratos?
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For running it's not as good as Garmin because you can have information about a lap (lap time / lap distance / lap pace) for example. It's a basic feature for runner.
The only thing you can have is related to previous lap...
kufor said:
Guys, does it make sense to upgrade from PACE to Stratos or wait for Verge?
I'm so close to buying Suunto 9 or Garmin Fenix 5 Plus, but I have a feeling that Stratos or Verge will be just as good for simple sports and mainly smartphone notifications.
What's your view on this?
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I don't consider upgrading from Pace to Verge because of the amoled screen. When I'm running or biking I need to take a fast look at the screen and would be dificult to press a button to show info. Also amoled screens ins't the best for reading on sunlight.
To me the Verge is more an urban user smartwatch with sports features.
I think I will wait for more one year for a pace/stratos real update with LCD and the new heart rate sensor.
I recently switched to Stratos and it's huge in comparison to Pace. Thicker and bigger in diameter but with the same screen size and the same hw specs. Buttons are also big, probably intentionally, to easily press during workout, in gloves, etc. For some workouts, like weight lifting, with smaller wrist, buttons may be a problem.
Overall watch looks more premium but charger is opposite, looks way cheaper than one for Pace. Pace charger is not compatible with Stratos. Also, cable cannot be removed. Plus is that watch is waterproof.
Stratos GUI is a bit different, features are the same plus two about workout efficiency and VO2.
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Zeljko1234 said:
I recently switched to Stratos and it's huge in comparison to Pace. Thicker and bigger in diameter but with the same screen size and the same hw specs. Buttons are also big, probably intentionally, to easily press during workout, in gloves, etc. For some workouts, like weight lifting, with smaller wrist, buttons may be a problem.
Overall watch looks more premium but charger is opposite, looks way cheaper than one for Pace. Pace charger is not compatible with Stratos. Also, cable cannot be removed. Plus is that watch is waterproof.
Stratos GUI is a bit different, features are the same plus two about workout efficiency and VO2.
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I bought a few cheap Stratos charging docks from GearBest a few months ago, these have a micro USB port instead of the damned built-in cable, so I can use it with and micro USB cable I just want.
I liked the Pace, I love the Stratos, and I only had two minor hiccups needing a restart, other than that everything's smooth and fine.
BTW, before the Pace I had a Polar M400, which was fine, but after a while I hated to connect my watch to my PC each time to upload the data to the cloud, and I hated the 5-6 hours GPS time - the Amazfit Pace was a miracle compared to that, and although the Stratos is mostly a Pace on steroids, I like it even more.
So a Garmin or Suunto watch has more functionality, but since I walk a lot instead of doing multiple sports, the 3 to 4 times higher price wouldn't worth the added extra I wouldn't even use.
Yeah, I've ordered charger with micro USB. It's mainly to have spare one. Let's how will work.
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Forgot to add, Stratos has half of the faces available for Pace. And none of them are really good. Also, because watch is bigger and heavier, mid vibration is hardly noticeable. Especially as waking up alarm. So I had to set to high which drains battery more. With my usage, Stratos batter lasts about 4 days. At least one day less than Pace.
Hi, I've just got my new Amazfit Verge and curious is there a way to make it show total daily distance in regular, not sports mode, i.e. I want it to count the distance automatically My old Amazfit Bip did it by default.
No (real) Amazfit Watches do this (Pace/Stratos/Verge). You can calculate it manually tho, it is simply STEPS x STRIDE.
Amazfit is turibul
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No (real) Amazfit Watches do this (Pace/Stratos/Verge). You can calculate it manually tho, it is simply STEPS x STRIDE.
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It was great question - where is distance. Steps x strides is the primitive way watches like the bip
Calculate distance, but typically better watches use a combo or that and gps (marching 10,000 steps in place is not walking 5 miles).
I owned the bip. It was a frustrating toy. I bought the verge (because i am a glutton for punishment) and let’s face it - another primitive toy. Counterintuitive in many respects and as frustrating and as quirky as the Bip. There is nowhere to find what the icons mean (good ol’ Scott in cust service is clueless), and once you realize through trial and error that the winding road icon is only an odometer of sorts, measuring the total sports distance since purchase, you wonder if there is anyone who works for company that actually understands what a consumer wants on their sports watch.
Its staggering how little tweaks could make Amaz watches closer to amazing and further from amazingly annoying.
Hi all. How do I destinguish amazfit stratos from amazfit stratos 2?
I'm going to buy a second hand amazfit but I'm not sure about version.
Thanks.
There is no such model called Stratos 2. The three generations of the Amazfit sports watch are: Pace, Stratos and Stratos 3.
That said I would only consider a second hand Stratos if the price was very low
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There is no such model called Stratos 2. The three generations of the Amazfit sports watch are: Pace, Stratos and Stratos 3.
That said I would only consider a second hand Stratos if the price was very low
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Thank you very much!
Hi,
Just to share my own experience from the Amazfit watches:
Two years ago, I bought my first Amazfit: The BIP. I had previously bought others LG Android wear and Samsung Gear smartwatches.
Yes, I'm a smartwatch geek
Whaouh! This Amazfit BIP is a cheap efficient smartwatch with all the basic services, with (a quite small) transflective Always on Display, and with a crazy battery duration (30 days and more). Android wear and Samsung watches have only 1 to 2 days battery duration. This is a joke compared to this incredible BIP. How is it possible to propose a so long battery duration in a so small light connected watch with all these smart services? The Amazfit engineers are really very very good. Thank you! :good::good:
But the only one default for me is the style of the BIP. It feels a bit too plastic cheap style.
So, I decided to buy the Amazfit STRATOS(2). This watch is very beautifull. Premium style. Really.
The large display has a good quality with the transflective techno, so 24h/7d 100% always on display during nights and days even under the sun.
The OS is based on Android, so cool, we can (try to) install some basic apps. I have developped my first Android App thank to the Stratos.
Watchfaces can be easily customized but it's a bit limited compared to the BIP or GTS/GTR.
Sports applications are quite sophisticated and better compared to the BIP. But we are not at the level of a Garmin or Tomtom watch. (I have also the excellent Tomtom sports watch).
The Applications bring a bit more services and informations on the STRATOS compared to the BIP. But, it's not an "open system" compared to Android wear or Samsung Tizen.
And about the battery duration? 7 days maxi. No more. This is already good but frustrating compared to the BIP!
Great, Amazfit developpers heard me and propose now the BIP with an "Apple watch" style and quality: This is the Amazfit GTS.
Ok, I bought it! This GTS watch has a premium look with a nice brillant AMOLED screen. The OS is almost the same than the BIP. We can set the always on display mode during the day and automatically switch it off during the night. But, you lose the benefit of the transflective screen. The watchface in dim mode is very basic, not customizable and not visible under the sun. To save battery, the display is black when you run. You need to press the button to see your progress.
Actually, AMOLED technos will never beat the advantages of the transflective ones: visibility under the sun and power consumption.
In basic connected mode (no running with GPS), with the screen in AOD mode only during the day, the battery duration is 7 to 8 days. Correct, but not crazy...
So, finally, you know what? The Amazfit BIP is still my prefered watch even if I have kept the others STRATOS and GTS mainly due to their premium styles.
The battery duration of 30 days and always on display mode are real killer services.
See you. :good:
Amazfit GTR 47mm
Try Amazfit GTR 47mm, battery life is 24 days on paper without AOD and thousands of custom dials too
pidobeuliou said:
Hi,
Just to share my own experience from the Amazfit watches:
Two years ago, I bought my first Amazfit: The BIP. I had previously bought others LG Android wear and Samsung Gear smartwatches.
Yes, I'm a smartwatch geek
Whaouh! This Amazfit BIP is a cheap efficient smartwatch with all the basic services, with (a quite small) transflective Always on Display, and with a crazy battery duration (30 days and more). Android wear and Samsung watches have only 1 to 2 days battery duration. This is a joke compared to this incredible BIP. How is it possible to propose a so long battery duration in a so small light connected watch with all these smart services? The Amazfit engineers are really very very good. Thank you! :good::good:
But the only one default for me is the style of the BIP. It feels a bit too plastic cheap style.
So, I decided to buy the Amazfit STRATOS(2). This watch is very beautifull. Premium style. Really.
The large display has a good quality with the transflective techno, so 24h/7d 100% always on display during nights and days even under the sun.
The OS is based on Android, so cool, we can (try to) install some basic apps. I have developped my first Android App thank to the Stratos.
Watchfaces can be easily customized but it's a bit limited compared to the BIP or GTS/GTR.
Sports applications are quite sophisticated and better compared to the BIP. But we are not at the level of a Garmin or Tomtom watch. (I have also the excellent Tomtom sports watch).
The Applications bring a bit more services and informations on the STRATOS compared to the BIP. But, it's not an "open system" compared to Android wear or Samsung Tizen.
And about the battery duration? 7 days maxi. No more. This is already good but frustrating compared to the BIP!
Great, Amazfit developpers heard me and propose now the BIP with an "Apple watch" style and quality: This is the Amazfit GTS.
Ok, I bought it! This GTS watch has a premium look with a nice brillant AMOLED screen. The OS is almost the same than the BIP. We can set the always on display mode during the day and automatically switch it off during the night. But, you lose the benefit of the transflective screen. The watchface in dim mode is very basic, not customizable and not visible under the sun. To save battery, the display is black when you run. You need to press the button to see your progress.
Actually, AMOLED technos will never beat the advantages of the transflective ones: visibility under the sun and power consumption.
In basic connected mode (no running with GPS), with the screen in AOD mode only during the day, the battery duration is 7 to 8 days. Correct, but not crazy...
So, finally, you know what? The Amazfit BIP is still my prefered watch even if I have kept the others STRATOS and GTS mainly due to their premium styles.
The battery duration of 30 days and always on display mode are real killer services.
See you. :good:
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The best Amazfit is not there yet. It is a Amazfit which is completely hacked and open source, paired to a Polar OH1 heart rate sensor which I love for it s accuracy. I love also foot pods for it s accuracy. But can foot pods be paired to Amazfit watches?
The Amazfit integrated wrist HR sensor is too inacurate for my purpose.