Among the best Xiaomi subsidiaries, there is Huami, a company that quickly became one of the most important manufacturers in the wearable market. Currently, there are a lot of Amazfit smartwatches in the company’s portfolio: the latest one is the Amazfit Ares. It is affordable, it is rugged and it comes with advanced specs sheets. But is it the best choice among the most recent wearables? This “internal” comparison in which we included Amazfit T-Rex and Amazfit GTR will help you find out which is the best Amazfit smartwatch for your needs.

Huami Amazfit Ares vs Huami Amazfit T-Rex vs Huami Amazfit GTR

Design and build

The Amazfit Ares and the Amazfit T-Rex are rugged wearables, so you do not get exactly the most elegant design. If you need the most beautiful smartwatch, you should definitely go for the Amazfit GTR. It comes in two variants differing for the materials adopted: there is an aluminum version, a stainless steel version, and even a titanium version. The straps are made either of leather or rubber and the smartwatch is waterproof up to 50 meters deep. But if you need the highest build quality, the Amazfit T-Rex is the best with its military certification, Gorilla Glass 3, resistance to high temperatures, and water up to 5 atm. Amazfit Ares sits in the middle: it is a bit rugged and it is waterproof, but it does not offer any kind of certification against drops.

Display

The most impressive display belongs to the Amazfit GTR: it boasts an AMOLED panel with a 1.39-inch diagonal and a resolution of 450 x 450 pixels (there is also a smaller version). It supports the Always On display mode, it has an oleophobic coating and it is protected by Gorilla Glass 3. Amazfit Ares has a square display that may be more comfortable for a lot of people but makes the design less attractive. Despite it does not reach the same quality as the Amazfit GTR, the Amazfit T-Rex still comes with a stunning AMOLED display with a 390 x 390 pixels resolution and it takes the silver medal.

Hardware & Software

With the Amazfit Ares, you have to renounce to an elegant design, but you get the most advanced hardware features. Just check the table above to realize it. You get more interesting sensors, resulting in features such as FIRSTBEAT and VO2max calculation. But how interesting these features depend on your kind of usage. You might even be more interested in the atmospheric pressure sensor found on the Amazfit GTR. The Amazfit Ares supports up to 70 sports modes, which is the highest number. Make your choice depending on your kind of activity.

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Battery

Despite it comes with a smaller battery, the Amazfit Ares provides the longest battery life: it delivers up to 90 days on a single charge if you use it in watch mode only. But the battery life decreases a lot and it is inferior to the Amazfit T-Rex with normal usage. While the Amazfit T-Rex reaches 40 days, you can do max 14 days with the Amazfit Ares. The Amazfit GTR lasts 24 days with normal usage.

Price

Amazfit Ares is priced just €65/$71 in China and it is the smartwatch with the best value for money in this comparison. Right Amazfit GTR starts from about €103/$114, while Amazfit T-Rex is priced roughly $116/€105. While Amazfit Ares wins the value for money comparison, Amazfit T-Rex looks like the most complete wearable of this comparison.

Huami Amazfit Ares vs Huami Amazfit T-Rex vs Huami Amazfit GTR: PRO and CONS

Huami Amazfit Ares

PRO

• Rugged
• Affordable
• 70 sport modes
• FIRSTBEAT

CONS

• Less impressive design

Huami Amazfit T-Rex

PRO

• The most rugged
• Best battery life with normal usage
• Nice display
• Military certification

CONS

• Nothing particular

Huami Amazfit GTR

PRO

• Best design
• Amazing display
• Lighter
• More variants and materials

CONS

• Not rugged

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As expected, Huami had today officially launched its latest smartwatch — Amazfit Ares in China. Similar to the company’s T-Rex smartwatch, this one too comes with a rugged design and is aimed towards outdoor sports enthusiasts.

Unlike the square-shaped or circular dial that’s usually found in smartwatches, the Amazfit Are comes with an octagonal dial and is equipped with a silicone strap, which the company says is soft and comfortable to wear.

It features a 1.28-inch color display which gets brighter with increasing outdoor light, so you don’t have to worry about straining eyes to see what is on the screen when directly under the sunlight.

Being a smartwatch focused on outdoor sports, it is water resistant up to 50 meters as wel as dust resistant. To protect the display, it comes with a layer of Corning’s Gorilla Glass 3 and the device also has an anti-fingerprint coating.

The new Amazfit Ares can track a total of 70 different activities including basics such as running, swimming, and cycling, as well as other sports activities such as boxing, martial arts, taekwondo, sword-fighting, Zumba dance, ballet, bowling, squash, and more.

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Further, it can also track and record 40 key sports indicators such as heart rate, speed and altitude during exercise. It has built-in FirstBeat algorithm used by professional sports teams to provide various performance-related data.

The algorithm on this smartwatch can offer data like maximum oxygen uptake VO2max, complete recovery time, exercise load (TL), exercise effect (TE) and others, which can help users improve exercise levels and avoid injuries caused by excessive exercise.

Thanks to the presence of GPS + GLONASS dual positioning system, the Amazfit Ares can accurately record your track of running or cycling. It also comes with a built-in barometer, so that information such as altitude can also be displayed on the watch.

To monitor heart rate during exercise, the company has included BioTracker PPG optical sensor which is independently developed by Huami. Along with monitoring heart rate, it can understand exercise status, and helps to avoid exercise risks.

It is also equipped with Huami-PAI health assessment system. Other features on the device include 24-hour heart-rate monitoring, sleep monitoring, sedentary reminders, weather reports, notifications, Alipay offline payments, etc.

As for the battery life, the company claims that the Amazfit Aris offers 14 days of battery life on a single charge and 90 days on basic watch mode. With continuous GPS usage, it can last for nearly the whole day.

The Huami Amazfit Ares comes in two colors — Rock Black and Army Green. It is priced at 499 yuan (~$70) and is now up for pre-sale through the company’s official store, Tmall, JD.com, Xiaomi Mall, etc. and will go on sale in China from 1st June.

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The Amazfit Ares doesn’t launch until tomorrow but we have been able to get our hands on the full spec sheet of Huami’s latest smartwatch.

The Ares has a 1.28-inch square-shaped reflective color display. The display gets brighter with increasing outdoor light, so you don’t need to strain your eyes to see what is on the screen when directly under the sun. Huami says the screen, which is housed in a polycarbonate frame with a rugged design, has an anti-fingerprint coating and is covered with Gorilla Glass 3. A pair of matching silicone straps are attached but unfortunately, you can’t replace them. Owners will be able to choose from 8 official watchfaces.

The Amazfit Ares can track a total of 70 different activities including basics such as running, swimming, and cycling, as well as other activities such as boxing, martial arts, taekwondo, sword-fighting, Zumba dance, ballet, bowling, squash, and lots more. The image below shows all the activities it can track.

The watch comes with FIRSTBEAT professional analysis algorithm that helps you improve the way you exercise. There is also Huami’s own PAI health assessment system built-in.

The Amazfit Ares has GPS+GLONASS for accurate tracking and also has a barometer for weather and altitude. There is a BioTracker PPG heart-rate sensor for 24-hour heart-rate monitoring. It also has a sedentary reminder, notification reminder, support for music playback, and offline payment.

With respect to battery life, the Amazfit Ares has a 200mAh battery capacity. Huami says it will last 13 days on a single charge with 24-hour heart-rate monitoring turned on, sleep tracking turned on, 150 notifications per day, GPS turned on for 30 minutes, and three exercise sessions per week. The battery life drops to 23 hours if GPS is turned on all-day. In basic watch mode, the Amazfit Ares will last up to 90 days on a single charge. The smartwatch charges via a magnetic charging stand.

The Ares will be available in two colors when it launches – Iwaguro (Black/Ash) and Army Green. It is compatible with devices running Android 5.0 and up and iOS 10.0 and above. There is no info on the price but that should become public knowledge when it is announced tomorrow.

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The Amazfit Ares is an upcoming smartwatch from Huami. Scheduled for release on Tuesday, May 19, the manufacturer has been sharing countdown posters on its Weibo page. These images tease some of the features the watch will have.

As seen in the poster above, the watchface in use displays details such as weather, battery level, steps taken, and of course, time and date.

The posters below show two other watchfaces. One of which confirms the watch has 24-hour heart rate monitoring, shown by the graph on the screen. This watchface also shows the weather, date, time, and step counter. The third poster is a bit more colorful and shows the smartwatch can measure VO2 Max.

For Amazfit smartwatches, there isn’t a shortage of watchfaces, both from the manufacturer and from third-party apps. So you will be hard-pressed to not find a watchface that you like.

Huami is still keeping the specific details of the smartwatch under wrap but so far we know it has a transflective display, a heart rate sensor, and is water-resistant up to 50 meters. We also know it will be available in Black and Forest Green colorways.

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Huami already has a plethora of smartwatches with different designs and prices under its Amazfit brand that should appeal to anyone that wants to pick up a smartwatch. However, the manufacturer has yet another model coming soon. The manufacturer shared a poster on its Weibo page teasing a new watch called the Amazfit Ares.

The Amazfit Ares is scheduled to launch on May 19. It has a sporty design, a transflective display, and seems to have non-replaceable straps. With respect to features, Huami says it has up to 70 sports modes and support for FIRSTBEAT analytics.

We have no idea how much the smartwatch will cost when it launches but our guess is it will sell for under $100.

This year, Huami has announced the Amazfit T-Rex, the Amazfit Bip S, and the Amazfit Bip Lite 1S smartwatches. Its concept smartwatch with a curved display called the Amazfit X is also available for purchase on Indiegogo.

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