This budget fitness watch from Amazfit is just $80 right now

There aren’t too many discounts on premium watches in this year’s Amazon Big Spring Sale, but we’re seeing some good deals on budget models. One worth watching is Amazfit’s active 2 sportsOn sale today for $79.99. This is a fitness watch with a solid feature set, and it will cost you half what entry-level watches from other brands will cost you.

Amazfit watches continue to impress me

I’ll confess that when I first heard about Amazfit, I assumed they were some kind of Amazon fitness brand. But there’s no connection—the Amazfit brand is owned by a company called Zepp. And Zepp has quietly been making solid fitness equipment for years, including some unexpected ones. it is best whoop alternative (Amazfit Helio Strap, also branded as main), working on this one food-tracking cameraAnd it has made several impressive strides in the world of high-end adventure watches.

I I liked Amazfit’s T-Rex 3 Pro when I reviewed it: Good hardware, ambitious software features, but ultimately somewhat messy execution. My colleague Meredith Dietz had Similar experience with T-Rex Ultra 2. Not all of Zepp’s products reach what they aim for, but that never happens BadAnd I’m generally quite impressed with the company.

Active Line offers the basics at a good price

Even at full price, the Active 2 Sport watch is only $99.99. I haven’t tested this watch myself, but I’m giving it a try active max ($169.99), the latest version with a larger screen. It’s looking pretty good so far, although you’ll have to wait for my final verdict. Active watches don’t make as big a swing for fancy features as the T-Rex models Meredith and I reviewed, and so it’s much easier for them to fit your needs.

The Active 2 has GPS and heart rate tracking, sleep tracking, 160+ workout modes, and can handle calls and texts from Bluetooth-connected phones. (Like most fitness watches, Android users get more functionality for replying to texts, but iPhone users can still receive notifications.) Amazfit says the battery lasts 5 days with “heavy use” and 10 days with “normal use.”

The Active 2 can also store music and maps, which is impressive considering other brands only keep their offline maps on high-end watches. That said, Active 2 users have said in forums like This one That storage is limited. Someone says that a map leaves room for 45 minutes of music; Others say they can fit a map and two hours of audio books. It seems that this is enough for once, but you will have to turn off maps and music often.