Forget the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 — the Amazfit T-Rex Ultra 2 might be the surprise outdoor smartwatch to beat this year | Daily Reports Online
- Amazfit, maker of the best cheap running watches, has launched the Amazfit T-Rex Ultra 2
- Designed to go toe-to-toe with more premium running watches, it packs pre-loaded full-color maps, a Garmin-style flashlight, and a speaker/mic for calls
- It costs $549.99 (around £410 / AU$800)
We’ve just reviewed the Amazfit Balance 2, but Amazfit keeps firing those devices out. It’s now set its sights on premium adventure watches like the Apple Watch Ultra 3, Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra, and Garmin Fenix 8, by launching its own Amazfit T-Rex Ultra 2.
“It’s designed for long, complex routes where preparation and reliability matter, and it complements the T-Rex 3 Pro within the T-Rex family by serving a more expedition-focused use case.”
Technical routing software includes the ability to set your own checkpoints, so you get reminders after hitting certain points in a race to take on sugar or water, for example. More features include grade-adjusted pace, which tracks performance more accurately during outdoor workouts on hilly terrain, voice memo recording during workouts (which sounds similar to the Coros Pace 4’s voice pin feature), and a built-in speaker and microphone for Bluetooth calls.
Best (at least, funniest) of all, the watch has ‘a low-interference green light that allows users to clearly view the watch while wearing night vision goggles’. This sounds absolutely batty in isolation, but Amazfit is clearly going for the same sort of military-inspired market as the Garmin Tactix 8, with its cerakote coating, ‘stealth mode’ and watch-wiping killswitch.
The watch costs $549.99 (around £410 / AU$800), with proper GB and AU pricing TBD. That’s around half the price of a full-price Garmin Fenix 8, and a little cheaper than the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra and Apple Watch Ultra 3.
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