The Amazfit Stratos 2 finally got a successor with the launch of the Amazfit Sports Watch 3. The gap between the Sports Watch 2 aka Stratos 2 release and this new model had left some wondering if Huami was going to launch a successor. More so, the company launched the Amazfit Verge last year, deviating completely from the rugged look of the Stratos 2. The Sports Watch 3 finally arrived a few days back with a simple but classy design, putting to rest yearnings for a successor to the popular Stratos.
The design looks like a blend of the Amazfit Pace and Amazfit Stratos 2 designs. It retains the multiple control buttons on the watch 2 but features a plain-looking design of the first-gen Amazfit Watch (Pace). The watch still has a rugged build, though, packing a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 on top of the 1.34-inch JDI Full-Moon™ reflective low-power colour display. The watch comes in a Standard version with a stainless steel bezel and quick-release silicone straps and an Elite Edition that is covered with AF+AR coated sapphire glass and a titanium bezel. The Elite edition uses quick-release fluoro-rubber straps. There are four buttons on both versions of the watch.
The Amazfit Sports Watch 3 comes with a retail price of ¥1299 (~$181) in China while the Elite Edition is priced at ¥1699 (~$237). There is no word yet on the global release.
[envira-gallery id=”273413″]AMAZFIT X Hands-on pictures
Apart from the Sports Watch 3 and Amazfit GTS, Huami also unveiled the Amazfit X Concept Watch. Here are some pictures of the smartwatch which has a flexible curved display.
As a reminder, the Amazfit X utilises an all-metal integrated design with hidden electronic buttons that replace the raised traditional buttons. The watch features a proprietary 2.07-inch flexible curved screen shaped like a new moon. The watch equally has a larger display area of up to 244% compared to the display area of wearable devices with similar size. The screen also has 326ppi, 100% NTSC high color saturation and up to 430nits screen brightness.
Since the motherboard can’t be curved, the Amazfit X uses a 3-segment motherboard in order to adapt to the curvature. The watch also packs a 220mAh curved lithium battery which is said to have support for up to 7 days battery life. You’ll have to wait until 2020 to get the Amazfit X if it catches your fancy.
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