Huami Amazfit VERGE: Xiaomi’s new affordable AMOLED SmartWatch!
Huami is proliferating and is one of the leading smartwatch manufacturers. After the success of the Stratos and Bip series, they launched their all-new AmazFit verge series. The Huami Amazfit Verge is an affordable smartwatch with an OLED screen, strong body, accurate fitness tracking and much more.
Read this comprehensive review of Huami AmazFit VERGE and decide it by yourself.
Overview
In a hurry, read this short overview stating the pros and cons of AmazFit Verge.
Pros
- Beautiful design and build.
- Comfortable to wear.
- Lightweight body.
- Vibrant and bright AMOLED screen.
- Exceptional heart rate tracking.
- Affordable pricing.
- Dual satellite positioning.
Cons
- Dual-core CPU.
- Snappy interface.
- No google apps.
- Not suitable for swimming.
Price
Huami AmazFit Verge is one of the cheapest smartwatch. The price of the Verge is only 150$, similar watch like ticwatch pro costs 200$.
The new verge watch from Huami is less expensive and undercuts many smartwatches of today.
Amazfit Verge – First Impression
As per the AmazFit watches tradition, the box is beautiful, and the unboxing experience is even better. In the box, we get a beautiful AmazFit Verge, charging cradle and user manual.
Verge has a beautiful minimal design, and it has no logo or marking of the brand. The watch appears to be strong, but the body seems to be more vulnerable to scratches as it’s made from plastic.
Silicon strap is comfortable and soft to wear.
Amazfit Verge – Appearance
It is a sleek smartwatch. Most of the body has plastic construction, and around the sensors, we have a ceramic plate. The rim around the screen is beautiful; it has red markings symbolizing 12, 3, 6 and 9.
The 1.3-inch AMOLED screen is vibrant and bright. It doesn’t have any dial or button; the touch screen does everything.
Amazfit Verge – Technical Specs
Verge is Huami’s latest smartwatch. Here are the technical specifications of AmazFit Verge.
- CPU: 1.2Ghz dual-core processor.
- Memory: 512MB RAM and 4GB memory, from which 2GB is available for the user.
- Screen: 1.3-inch vibrant AMOLED touchscreen.
- Body: Polycarbonate and Zirconia Ceramics.
- Weight: 46 grams.
- Band: Silicon.
- Battery: 390mAh; with 5 to 7 days battery life.
- Connectivity: Bluetooth 4.2 and 2.5Ghz Wifi compatible with android 4.4 and iOS 9 or later.
- Sensors: Optical Heart Rate Sensor, Acceleration Sensor, Gyroscope, Ambient Light sensor, Air pressure sensor, Geomagnetic sensor and GPS + GLONASS.
- Waterproof: IP 68 waterproofing.
Amazfit Verge – Features
AmazFit Verge is a beautiful smartwatch; it has a 1.3-inch vivid and bright AMOLED screen. The Verge has a built-in speaker and microphone, which enable us to make and receive phone calls. You can also conveniently read messages on your smartwatch.
Huami AmazFit Verge has 12 sport modes with dual satellite positioning of GPS and GLONASS. GPS is precise with an integrated primitive map app. Along with sports activities, the smartwatch can measure your heartbeat, calories, sleep and steps.
Other features of the watch include a compass, a good weather app, music control and an alarm. AmazFit Verge has a somewhat similar feature to google smart-lock that keeps the mobile unlocked when it’s close to the watch.
The Verge has some other exceptional features but is limited to China because the Global version is not released yet. We hope to see all the features in the global version.
Amazfit Verge – Fitness Tracking
AmazFit devices always have exceptional fitness tracking. The heart rate tracking is the best in its class, and steps tracking is also great.
Steps Tracking: Step tracking is good, and the results are pretty much the same as other smartwatches and fitness tracker.
Heart Rate Tracking: Great HR sensors are a trademark of AmazFit devices. So, heart rate tracking is very accurate and better than its competitors. You can also turn on constant heart rate tracking in settings.
Sports Tracking: AmazFit Verge has 12 sport modes which include running, walk, tennis, climbing, cycling and many more. The results are off by 10%, which is acceptable in real-life situations.
GPS Tracking: Verge has dual satellite positioning GPS and GLONASS. Collectively sports mode and GPS make the system a bit laggy, but the tracking is precise, and you can analyze the tracking on the Zepp app.
Amazfit Verge – Battery
It has a 390mAh battery according to Xiaomi, the average battery life is 5 days, but we have recorded 7 days of battery life. Constant HR tracking, music control and GPS can reduce the battery life to 3 days which is still pretty good.
On included cradle charger the verge takes about 2.5 hours to charge up.
Zepp App
The Zepp app, or previously known as the AmazFit app, is excellent; it improves the watch’s functionality. All the recorded data is displayed accurately in the app.
The app also allows you to set the alarm and change watchfaces. Right now, the watch has only 10 watchfaces which we hope to increase in future.
Drawbacks
The features of Amazfit Verge are exceptional, and fitness tracking is also pretty impressive. But no smartwatch is perfect; there are drawbacks that Xiaomi can improve in the next generation of Verge.
- The interface is snappy; you will feel lag when both sports mode and GPS are working simultaneously.
- Huami is using two years old dual-core chip, which they can upgrade to enhance the smartwatch.
- Verge does not have google play which means it doesn’t have any google apps. The apps absence will not affect all the users, but smartwatch enthusiasts will not like the lack.
- The screen struggle in bright sunlight.
- Although the watch is IP 68 water-resistant, according to Huami, the watch is not suitable for swimming.
Final Verdict
Huami AmazFit Verge is an excellent addition to the AmazFit series. The Verge is a feature-packed watch at a very affordable price. The smartwatch is perfect for casual exerciser but not for a true smartwatch fanatic because of its laggy OS and snappy interface.
Other than that, Verge is an exceptional watch with many incredible features and accurate fitness tracking.
Links
AmazFit Verge: https://geni.us/6vZa
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