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The interface of Amazfit OS 2.0 is thoughtfully organized, with a home screen or watch face displaying crucial information. The layout is as follows: Power Saving GPS Mode: Turn on heart rate monitoring and GPS exercise (single frequency, GPS low power consumption). Now let’s take a look at the sport modes a bit. Amazfit has a giant list of sport modes, though I mostly focused on swim/bike/run – since that’s my jam. To access the sport modes, you’ll hit the upper right button/bezel, and then choose ‘Workout’, from there you can choose which sport mode you want. After which you’ll get the GPS waiting screen: Now that we have explored the differences between the Amazfit Cheetah Pro and Amazfit Cheetah (Round), it’s time to determine which smartwatch is the right fit for you. Amazfit’s first sports watch of note was the Stratos from 2017. At the time I was superficially blown away by the market-leading level of features. Most of them kinda-worked but not convincingly enough to make me eventually conclude that the brand was made of smoke and mirrors. My opinion of some of the other cheaper brands suffered a similar fate…I just wasn’t prepared to waste my time despite the watch almost being given away at just over GBP100.
The display size of the touchscreen for the PRO model is a whopping 1.45″ (480x480px @331ppi) and the weight is featherlight at 34g, excluding the strap. Sports Features Advanced Running Support This product and the Zepp App are not medical devices and cannot be used for medical purposes, or as basis for diagnosis of any medical condition. Detection results are provided for reference only. Please consult professional medical institutions if you feel unwell. It was a similar story during a 5K race where average and maximum heart rate readings were well off the readings of a chest strap. Things did get better for steady-paced runs, so you can get some good data here and there.As noted by the title, I’ve been giving this watch a whirl nonstop for the last week, seeing how it handles with my day-to-day workouts, and how it compares to other options on the market – both from a daily usage standpoint as well as an accuracy perspective. In Amazfit’s press materials, they put a lot of emphasis on the accuracy of the GPS, so in particular I wanted to see how well that piece did.
With typical usage, both models can last up to an impressive 14 days on a single charge. However, the battery life may vary depending on the usage scenario. Always-on Display: When the screen is illuminated, it displays system content. When the screen is in standby mode, it displays the time. This function requires users to manually set "Always-on Display". The user can switch on or off this feature through the watch or Zepp App.RELATED: The Best Triathlon Smartwatches of 2023, Reviewed Section divider Amazfit Cheetah Pro Review: The Basics Details like average pace and splits were close enough in comparison. Things weren’t so good on the heart rate front where average and max heart rate readings were around 20 bpm off from a heart rate monitor chest strap. Thankfully you can pair up external heart rate sensors here and heart rate performance was better on steadier paced runs. Generally though, I found the dual-band performance to be very good with some wavering moments that doesn’t quite put it up there with the best dual-band setups.
In many ways, Amazfit reminds me of where COROS was a few years ago. They were in the ‘just keep releasing new watches’ mode, without every investing in the software quality or app features. I commented at the time that COROS’s problem wasn’t having new models, it was having software that was polished and without all sorts of weird caveats. Since then, they’ve made lots of really good progress on software, while reducing (significantly) the number of units they’re releasing. Amazfit hasn’t reached that point yet – it’s still in ‘Just keep releasing new watches’ mode.Ultimately, there’s something very likable about the Cheetah Pro. It’s good to see Amazfit hasn’t entirely tried to copy what the competition is doing and the result is a watch that looks good, feels comfortable to wear for long periods and doesn’t feel like you’re getting short-changed overall in the design department. Battery life But again, the data here is all very easily understandable and clean – and I don’t really have any complaints in terms of the app and normal 24×7 type metrics (or even viewing workouts after the fact).
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