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Huami teases the Amazfit GTR 2 LTE

Habeeb Onawole — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 19:52:08 +0000

Back in April, Huami announced the Amazfit GTR 2 eSIM, a variant of the Amzafit GTR 2 with an embedded SIM that allows users to make and receive calls from their watch. Now, the smartwatch is set to get a global launch but as the Amazfit GTR 2 LTE.

The official Amazfit Global Twitter account shared a product video of the smartwatch ahead of its launch. The video highlights some of the key features of the watch such as 4G connectivity, support for 90 sports modes, and onboard storage.

Hear the beats at the gym, office, or on-the-go, with the health & fitness monitoring #Amazfit #PowerBudsPro ANC #earbuds.#WirelessEarbuds pic.twitter.com/F7mFOufyu0

— Amazfit (@AmazfitGlobal) July 13, 2021

Huami has not yet revealed when the smartwatch will be announced but we believe it should be around the corner.

The addition of an LTE eSIM won’t be the only difference between the Amazfit GTR 2 LTE and the standard version. The version sold in China comes with a smaller 338mAh battery capacity as against the 471mAh battery inside the standard version. We guess Huami had to shrink the battery size to make space for the eSIM. Save for these two differences, the rest of the specs are the same.

So you get a 1.39-inch AMOLED screen, NFC, 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, sleep tracking, and blood oxygen level detection. The Amazfit GTR 2 LTE should also have support for Amazon Alexa when it launches.

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Amazfit GTR 2 eSIM now available in China for ¥1999 (~$305)

Habeeb Onawole — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 11:29:55 +0000

The Amazfit GTR 2 family added a new member last week. The new smartwatch is the Amazfit GTR 2 eSIM Edition and it joins the Amazfit GTR 2 and the Amazfit GTR 2e.

The new smartwatch adds an eSIM, allowing users to be able to make and receive calls among other functions without the need for a connection to a phone. What this means is that you can leave your phone at home and still be able to make and receive calls as well as reply to an SMS. Owners can decide to use the same number as the one for their phone or get a new number for the watch.

Huami has put a price tag of ¥1999 (~$305) on the Amazfit GTR 2 eSIM and it is already available for purchase in China in Obsidian Black. The watch is compatible with all three major Chinese operators (China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom).

Save for the eSIM and surprisingly, the battery capacity, the rest of the specs are the same as those of the standard Amazfit GTR 2. The display is a 1.39-inch AMOLED screen with curved glass on top and a polished aluminum alloy frame.

The smartwatch has support for 90 sports modes and can autodetect 6. It has a BioTracker 2 PPG sensor that monitors the user’s heart rate in real-time. There is also support for Blood oxygen level detection and sleep tracking. The Amazfit GTR 2 eSIM has Xiao AI assistant which has both online and offline functions. It also has NFC, 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 5.0.

The surprising part is the battery capacity which is much smaller at 338mAh compared to that of its siblings which is 471mAh. The specification page says that the watch will last 48 hours in heavy usage mode, 96 hours in standard usage mode, and 14 days in power saving mode. The charging time is put at 2 hours.

There is no news yet of a global release of the Amazfit GTR 2 eSIM.

Huami Amazfit GTR 2 eSIM Edition imminent launch teased

Sean — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 09:53:40 +0000

The Huami Amazfit GTR 2 eSIM edition is expected to launch soon. The company teased the upcoming wearable on its official Weibo account, a Chinese microblogging website, earlier today (30th March 2021).

As per the Weibo post, the Chinese wearables maker shared a new image poster and added that caption, “see you in 3 days!” In other words, the company is planning on officially announcing the product within the first week of April 2021. Last year, the Amazfit GTR 2 had been launched in September, which featured the blood oxygen and heart rate monitoring feature. Now, the company is launching this device in a eSIM edition, which would enable it to make calls as well.

The ability to make calls will be independent from the users’ smartphones. Meaning, one does not require their paired handset to make or receive calls on their smartwatch. Not a lot is known about the Amazfit GTR 2 eSIM edition, but it is likely to feature specifications similar, if not identical to the base GTR 2. This includes a 1.39 inch AMOLED display that is surrounded by a stainless steel body and a leather strap.

It also features the heart rate monitoring feature that can offer information in real time along with the blood oxygen sensor, BioTracker 2. Furthermore, the device also has a sleep monitoring function as well and its blood oxygen test has an accuracy level of 96 percent, with an average margin of error as per tests being around just 1.6 percent. It also supports various sports related activity modes and features GPS+GLONASS with up to 50 meters water resistance as well.

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Amazfit T-Rex Pro and Amazfit GTR 2 eSIM and more are coming this year

Habeeb Onawole — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 14:50:09 +0000

Huami launched several smartwatches under its Amazfit brand last year. This year is expected to be no different as we expect those watches to get successors alongside new models too. A leak has revealed some of the smartwatches the manufacturer has planned, one of which will have an eSIM.

Amazfit T-Rex Pro/T-Rex 2

The Amazfit T-Rex launched last year as the manufacturer’s first rugged smartwatch. It was also one of the first products announced by the manufacturer in 2020. Now a successor is on the way and it may launch as the Amazfit T-Rex Pro or Amazfit T-Rex 2.

The smartwatch has been spotted at the FCC where it is listed under both names mentioned above but with the same model number – A2013. Images seen in the FCC document show that the Amazfit T-Rex Pro/T-Rex 2 will have a round screen just like the first-gen model. It also shows that the watch will have GPS and workout detection.

A leak from Nils Ahrensmeier, who posted details of the OnePlus Watch and OnePlus Band earlier this month, revealed in a tweet that the Amazfit T-Rex Pro has the codename “blancw”.

Amazfit Release list:
Amazfit T-Rex Pro (blancw)
Amazfit Health Watch PRO (jiuhuashanpro)
Amazfit GTR 2 eSIM (volga)
Amazfit GTR 2 LTE (volgaw)#AmazfitGTR2 #AmazfitGTS2

— Nils Ahrensmeier (@NilsAhrDE) January 27, 2021

The tweet also mentioned the names of other upcoming models which are listed below:

Amazfit Health Watch Pro

The Amazfit Health Watch launched as a China-exclusive health-based wearable back in 2019. Now, a successor is in development almost two years later under the codename “jiuhuashanpro”. There is a chance that this too will be exclusive to China.

The first-gen model has support for NB-IoT (Narrowband Internet of Things), a special low-power radio standard for communication. It allows the watch to send health information to emergency health services in real-time without the need for connecting to a phone. It also has ECG and fall detection. We expect the new model to have these features and more when it launches.

Amazfit GTR 2 eSIM and Amazfit GTR 2 LTE

At CES 2021, Huami announced that it has an LTE version of the Amazfit GTR 2 planned for launch later this year. However, it appears there will be two versions. Alongside the Amazfit GTR 2 LTE which has the codename “volgaw”, there will also be a version with an eSIM called the Amazfit GTR 2 eSIM with the codename “volga”.

There is no info on when these smartwatches will be announced but they will most likely be spread across the year.