Amazfit Active 3 Premium vs Amazfit Balance 3
The Balance 3 costs $200 more for dual-band GPS, 41 hours of GPS instead of 24, 10 ATM water resistance, sapphire glass, and physical buttons. The Active 3 Premium is 24 grams lighter and keeps offline maps and calls at less than half the price.
AmazfitAmazfit Active 3 Premium
AmazfitAmazfit Balance 3
- •You want the best-rated budget Amazfit with maps and calls for $169
- •A lighter watch matters more than dual-band GPS
- •You want dual-band GPS, more battery, and 10 ATM water resistance
- •HYROX tools and physical buttons matter for your training
Active 3 Premium punches well above its price with actual navigable maps and running power metrics, features usually reserved for watches twice the cost. One of the best values in this entire list.
The Balance 3 succeeds the Balance 2 with a 1.5-inch sapphire AMOLED at 3,000 nits, four buttons alongside the touchscreen, dual-band GPS with 41 hours of accurate-mode battery, and 64GB of storage for offline maps and music. Official HYROX race tools and Amazfit's Hybrid Training system are aimed at people who mix running with strength work. It starts in stainless steel at $369.99, with a lighter titanium version at $449.99, and it has no ECG.
*Estimated — this model's exact GPS battery life isn't published by the manufacturer. All figures are standard GPS mode, midsize case, no solar boost.
†Estimated — this model launched too recently to have an established customer rating yet.
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