- [Reviewer] This is the Amazfit Bip fitness tracker.
I’ve enjoyed the watch for two weeks so far.
At less than $80 the Amazfit Bip smartwatch
and fitness tracker is getting lots of attention.
I bullet point it’s best features,
and explain the difference between
the Amazfit Bip, and the Bip Lite.
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The most striking feature of the Amazfit Bip
is the reflective Gorilla Glass touch screen.
The brighter it is outside,
the better the display gets.
It’s something you appreciate every time
you wear the watch outside.
There’s a backlight you only need
for complete darkness.
The watch case, or shell as they call it,
comes in alternative colors,
including green and red.
Or you can also get an Amazfit Bip
with white shell and white watch strap,
which looks amazing.
This one is Onyx Black.
There’s confusion about the Bip and the Bip Lite.
The Amazfit Bip can be recognized in store
by this sturdy white box,
whereas the Bip Lite is packaged
in a less impressive clear plastic.
The main difference,
is the Bip has its own built-in
GPS and GLONASS dual-mode positioning.
The Bip also has a geomagnetic sensor
for the compass, and has a barometer.
Making the Bip a more capable device
than the Bip Lite.
The quick release strap is really soft and squishy.
It makes you wanna touch it.
There’s lots of adjustment for a perfect fit.
The Amazfit Bip is unbelievably light,
at just 32 grams, including the strap.
The lack of weight means you can choose
a looser adjustment, for even more comfort,
and it won’t move around on your wrist.
It feels almost weightless,
and is so comfortable,
I even wore it to bed
for a couple of nights to track my sleep behaviour.
Turns out I’m especially talented at sleeping,
with a score of 90.
After you charge your new Amazfit Bip,
download the Mi Fit app to get started.
Available for IOS and Android.
It could be 45 days
before you charge your watch again!
I’ve used my Amazfit Bip extensively,
to test and film,
and still had 28% at around two weeks.
Impressive considering it has an always-on
watch face, heart rate monitor,
and I’ve been using the GPS for workouts.
The 190 milliampere lithium polymer battery,
promises to last as long four months on standby.
The watch face is likely
what you’ll be excited to set first.
I like the pre-installed watch faces best,
with this digital watch display being my favourite.
You can also search for, and download others,
but the pre-installed watch faces use less battery.
You can choose activities to track,
Including running, treadmill, cycling, and walking.
You wait around 10 seconds for it pick up GPS,
and then you’re ready to go.
The Amazfit’s GPS allows you to leave
your smartphone at home,
which is great if you’re going running.
When you get back sync the watch data
to the Mi App for detailed stats of your workout,
including a track map of your route.
It even tells you where you were slacking.
During your exercise,
the fitness tracker display shows elapsed time,
miles covered, average speed, real time heart rate,
including a quick glance meter with colored bars.
There’s also an alert if
it thinks your heart rate is too high,
so you can exercise safely.
The status menu shows
your foot step count for the day,
heart rate, miles covered, and calories burnt.
When you’re not in an activity monitoring mode,
the heart rate monitor is off,
but you can press to call up
your current bpm momentarily,
or get third party apps to take scheduled readings.
The compass is accurate,
there’s a stopwatch, countdown timer,
and even weather with a five-day forecast.
Your Amazfit Bip allows you to accept or reject a call.
It supports text notifications,
and displays the content on the watch face.
With an always on display,
I prefer to turn that feature off, for my privacy,
or you can swipe down,
for the do not disturb mode.
You can also activate alerts for Facebook Messenger,
WhatsApp, Instagram and YouTube!
The Amazfit Bip is easily my favourite present
to myself this year.
It’s IP68 dust and waterproof,
specified by the manufacturer’s test conditions
of thirty minutes immersion,
at 1.5 meters depth of cool water.
But not suitable to swim, dive, bath,
or keep in room with vapor or steam.
They also say shampoo, soaps and other liquids,
are highly corrosive to the wristband
and the casing of the watch.
Basically it’s rain proof.