On several occasions we have talked about Amazfit, both for its benefits and for its resistance. Now it’s time for the latest model to arrive in Spain, the Amazfit GTR 4 (with a twin brother, the GTS 4, whose only difference is a box with straight lines).
This is an accessible watch that, due to its features, could be classified as a bargain: 200 euros (available with a gray nylon, black silicone or brown leather strap). Of course, it has some buts when it comes to a deeper analysis. Let’s go to trouble
Its design is classic: circular, very thin, very light in weight (34 grams) and without any decoration. Nothing to make it stand out except for its red crown that allows you to navigate through the applications. It will be unfair to compare it with different manufacturers, but face to face with others of the same brand (such as the Falcon or the T-Rex) it is obvious that it loses. It is a somewhat bland watch in terms of design. And this is where the first distinction comes. This is an extremely introverted MacGyver: he can get us out of a lot of trouble, he has a lot of tools, but he’s not fun . Nor does it have the resistance of the T-Rex Pro, in fact running on asphalt yes, taking it to the mountains is already complicated by issues of scratches on the screen or the casing itself.
As for the 1.43-inch AMOLED screen, it is very efficient in any light condition and has a quick response to touch and when we turn the crown. I don’t know if a 10, but a remarkable and high one, for sure. Inside, everything revolves around Zepp OS 2.0, an operating system that can’t speak to others but that works properly. Its Play Store doesn’t have much variety, although it does come with the most common apps … except the one you pay with the watch. It does allow you to work with Alexa voice commands. Also on the positive side, it allows you to store music so you don’t have to carry your mobile when you want to do some physical activity.
And here we come to one of the crux of this smartwatch. As usual in sports-focused smartwatches, this covers some 150 disciplines… of which we will use 10 at most . And it is that more does not always mean better: having chess, checkers or bridge mode in a sport watch (and the GTR 4 has them) is like putting words in bold in a text so that it takes up more space and the essay seems longer. But since it’s something that almost everyone does, we let it slide.
What does not go unnoticed are its sensors: very sensitive in a good way when it comes to measuring blood oxygen parameters, stress level or sleep routines. In fact, it even tests for naps that last longer than 20 minutes (we had to test it during numerous naps to make sure we got a reliable analysis). In this section, the precision is equivalent to models that cost double or even triple (from Apple, Samsung or Garmin, for example) although it does not have all the details of the latter. The case of the force of fall during the running stride, a parameter that some Garmin brand watches measure, is not available on the Amazfit GTR 4.
One of the advantages is that it is very easy to change your strap.
Another aspect in which it shares the scene with protagonists of more ancestry is in its GPS system. This dual-band sensor watch, according to Amazfit, is the first of its kind with a circularly polarized antenna , which is supposed to significantly improve accuracy. To this is added that the data is obtained from five satellites, to which another will be added shortly. Comparing the data it provides after a race with that of other more expensive watches, the precision is very high: Records maximum and average stride rate and calculates average stride length in addition to distance and heart rate. In most cases, it also recognizes sports automatically, it even identifies almost all the “usual suspects” in the gym: curls, bench presses, deadlifts, squats… The only thing missing is the pull-ups that are supposed to come in the next update.
Let’s talk about one of this gadgets battery: on a charge it should last two weeks, according to the box. In practice and giving it a shot, he takes out his chest for 11 or 12 days . But since 10 minutes of charging are enough for a whole day, 20 for the weekend and with an hour and 20, we reach 100%, it doesn’t worry much. Of course: it does not have the possibility of wireless charging.
Summary: the important thing is inside, but sometimes something that feeds the view is also appreciated. Let’s say that we are looking at a grandma’s stew that is very substantial and will leave us more than satisfied but that may be missing one or two vitamins and some fiber and that, by appearance, is not very tempting.
