Huami Launches Amazfit GTS, Stratos 3 Smartwatches in China

Aug. 28, 2019

Xiaomi’s wearables partner, Huami, on Tuesday unveiled two new smartwatches and announced an all-new concept wearable in China. TheAmazfit Stratos 3, with a circular watch face, is the most premium of the lot, while theAmazfit GTShas a rectangular display on the lines of the Apple Watch. Finally, there’s also theAmazfit X concept smartwatchthat comes with a flexible display, which makes it look more like a chunky bracelet rather than any mainstream smartwatch.

Amazfit Stratos 3

The Amazfit Stratos 3 comes with a 316L stainless steel dial, and features a 1.34-inch (320×320 pixels) circular display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. There’s also an Elite Edition model with a titanium case instead of stainless steel and Sapphire Glass protection instead of Gorilla Glass. All variants are powered by an unspecified 1.2GHz dual-core processor, paired with 512MB of LPDDR3 RAM and 4GB of eMMC storage. It runs Amazfit OS with support for Android 5.0+ and iOS 10.0+.

The Amazfit Stratos 3 Classic edition has been priced at 1,299 yuan (around Rs. 13,000), while the Elite Edition is priced at 1,699 yuan (around Rs. 17,000). Huami also announced a Star Wars Edition, although price and availability details for that model are yet to be announced.

The Amazfit GTS comes with aviation-grade aluminum alloy metal polymer build, and features a 1.65-inch (348×442 pixels) 2.5D AMOLED display with Gorilla Glass 3 protection. Like the Stratos 3, it is also 5ATM waterproof, but has a smaller, 220mAh battery that is said to offer 14 days of battery life in daily use.

Connectivity options include GPS + GLONASS, NFC and Bluetooth 5.0, while on-board sensors include a Biotracker PPG, a 6-Axis Accelerometer, a 3-Axial Geomagnetic Sensor, an Air Pressure Sensor and an Ambient Light sensor. The watch has one physical button for navigation and supports all devices running Android 5.0+ and iOS 10.0+.

The Amazfit GTS will be offered in Black and Grey colored cases with Black, Red, Grey, Pink, Light Brown and Blue colored bands. It has been priced at 899 yuan (around Rs. 9,000).

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