Amazfit Active 2 is a super-cheap AI fitness watch that responds to voice commands like Alexa

Date:
Tue, 07 Jan 2025 02:00:00 +0000

Description:
The Amazfit Active 2, an AI-powered sports watch under $100, is a sign of things to come in 2025.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Amazfit Active 2 unveiled at CES 2025 The smartwatch boasts an AI voice assistant and offline maps It's super-cheap too, coming in at under $100 in the US

Amazfit has revealed the Amazfit Active 2, an AI-powered sports watch under $100 with a redesigned heart rate sensor and voice command functionality, and it looks like a serious contender for the best cheap smartwatch of 2025. (Image credit: Future) Were covering all of the latest CES news from the show as it happens. Stick with us for the big stories on everything from 8K TVs
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Debuting at this years CES 2025 tech conference ground zero for a load of cool fitness kit the Amazfit Active 2 features a stainless steel body, 10 days of battery life, offline maps with turn-by-turn directions, 160 sports mode (including a new mode for the popular Hyrox competitive fitness events) and multiple strap and AMOLED display options.

The standard version, costing $99.99 in the US (around 80 / AU$160) features
a red silicone strap, while the $129.99 (105 / AU$208) premium version features both silicone and leather straps, an improved sapphire glass screen that's tougher to fracture, and an NFC chip allowing for contactless payments (in Europe only).

However, the real excitement for most comes from the AI Zepp Flow voice command software. Using speech recognition and the watchs built-in microphone and speaker, the Zepp Flow app can adjust your calendar, control your watchs settings by asking it to adjust the brightness and so forth, and help you compose Whatsapp replies with suggestions.

There are more AI features under the hood the Wild.AI mini app also uses AI to create personalized wellness insights tied to [womens] menstrual and hormonal cycles.

The Amazfit Active 2 is available for pre-order in the US now and available globally in February. Analysis: a sign of things to come

Zepp Flow has already been tested on watches such as the Amazfit Balance, but this is the first time were seeing AI-powered voice assistants on such a
cheap watch. The fact that its available for under $100 is very impressive given the sort of functionality on offer. Such a price places it squarely in Fitbit rather than Apple Watch territory, and its sure to be popular with Android users who are already AI fans.

This is what the AI-powered smartwatch is likely to look like in the
immediate future, including those from the big Android players such as Samsung: voice commands, functionality requests, Gemini-style suggestions
used when replying to emails and messages, and personalized wellness information, including sensitive stuff like menstruation tracking in addition to training plans.

The use of AI in period tracking might raise eyebrows: given the nervousness some consumers have about handing their data over to chatbots, asking potential buyers to offer up such sensitive information (especially in countries with strict abortion laws) could put people off.

Otherwise, its a pretty standard cheap fitness watch, albeit a nice-looking one: designed for the everyday athlete, if current Amazfit trends are
anything to go by, the activity and sleep tracking are probably very solid, although those 160 different sports mode are likely to be mostly different names with a smattering of GPS-enabled workouts with unique metrics, such as stride and cadence for running and power for cycling. Well know more for sure once we get our hands on the device. You might also like... The new Withings Omnia smart mirror promises to give you a full-screen scan of your health Garmin unveils brand new Instinct 3 with AMOLED display and massive solar charging upgrade Circular Ring 2 unveiled at CES and it's the end of plastic sizing kits for smart rings



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