Xiaomi Mi Amazfit Sports Watch English Version + Gift BT Headset US $140 (AU $185) + Further US $2 Coupon @ AliExpress

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y12345678 on 21/01/2017 - 12:48 aliexpress.com (647 clicks)
Last edited 21/01/2017 - 13:12 by 1 other user

Interested in a new smart/GPS watch. I realized that the smart watch needs to be charged daily and GPS watch has ordinary watch face/limited features.

I was a bit disappointed until I Xiaomi Amazfit got my attention.

read few reviews, below is one of them
https://www.igeekphone.com/review-of-the-huami-amazfit-desig…

my summary:

[Pros]
It has nice screen/long battery life/phone app support/BT music to headset/changeable watch face/GPS tracking features.

[Cons]
flat tire display design. i.e. the watch screen is round but display is not round. Similar to Moto 360.

[Language issue]
Phone app is alright.
But there appears to be two version of watches (Chinese version and English versions). I imagine it would be a simple firmware/software update things. But I'd suggest normal buyer to grab a English version to save a bit effort.

[Price, gift and discount]
After a bit search, I found this deal at Aliexpress.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/English-Version-Xiaomi-Huami…

As regarding the price, mind you that
-this price includes a free gift BT headset which is about US$15-20'ish I reckon.
-the standard shipping to Australia is free but slow. Or you can pay extra US$9-11 to get EMS/DHL
-the original price is marked as US$140. But there is a Store Promotion:US $2.00 off per US $100.00 + Get a US $2.00 coupon. Assume you can get double dipping.
-last but not the least, do not forget your 7% cashback from cashrewards.com.au at the moment.

Considering all of above, the watch is about [140 (marked price) - 4 (discount)]*0.93 (cashback) - 15 (headset value) = US$111.50 ~= AU$147.50.
personally I reckon this is a great price.

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  izzeho on 21/01/2017 - 12:58

  +7

  Got one of these, some notes:
  - The English version only supports miles (no km), does not have cycling as an activity (only walk, run, trail run) and the android app is pretty awful.
  - The Chinese firmware is WAY ahead of the english version in terms of functionality and updates, it remains to be seen if they've already dumped updating the english version.
  - Strava sync works as advertised and is pretty painless.
  - HR monitor is reasonably accurate.
  - Battery life (+ always on display) is pretty good.

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    y12345678 on 21/01/2017 - 12:59

    can you flash the Chinese firmware to English version watch?

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      izzeho on 21/01/2017 - 13:05

      +3

      Yep. I've done exactly that - because I purchased the watch for two reasons: cycling and knowing how many km's I'd ridden…

      https://forum.xda-developers.com/smartwatch/other-smartwatch…

      Works well enough, but it does bug me having to do this just to get the functionality from a month old device that was promised on the box.

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    cheepo on 21/01/2017 - 13:57

    Thanks for info. Always good to have an unbiased opinion from somebody whose actually purchased and used the product.

    I noticed it has a shiny bezel. What's it like with scratches, fingerprints etc.?

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      izzeho on 22/01/2017 - 00:12

      No scratches so far and it's a touchscreen so you'll be dealing with smudges… but screen is perfectly visible under it.

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  Thefong on 21/01/2017 - 14:13

  +1

  Tempting, but I'll probably hold off til Android Wear 2.0, and the new flagship devices yet to be announced

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  KLoNe on 21/01/2017 - 14:30

  +1

  Will never support the flat tire