On land:
The design of the new Amazfit T-Rex watch has been created with outdoor and robustness in mind. Four non-slip push buttons facilitate operation (otherwise equipped with a touch display, of course), while a solid metal bracket on the side protects sensitive sensors. The wide rubber strap is comfortable to wear and is particularly well secured behind the clasp to prevent accidental opening. The Amazfit T-Rex is available e.g. from Amazon or Sports cheque available.
The now significantly larger AMOLED display looks brilliant, sharp and bright. It is also easy to read in sunlight. It can also be operated with wet fingers. The main technical innovation is the total of five usable satellite systems, which are designed to ensure fast, accurate localisation at all times. Two systems are used simultaneously for precise localisation.
In addition, the Amazfit T-Rex has sensors for
- Pulse
- Oxygen saturation
- Air pressure
- Accelerations
As a "smartwatch", the watch displays notifications, current weather forecasts or can be used to control a music player (on the mobile phone).
Still 47 per cent battery after eight days with 5.5 hours of training tracking
In practice, the Amazfit T-Rex proved to be a good tool in the test. Firstly, thanks to its good endurance: in eight days, we recorded a total of 5.5 hours of tracking - in Kite, Bike and SUP modes. The watch does not have its own wingsurfing mode; instead, you should use kitesurfing, which, according to the manufacturer, comes closest to wingsurfing in terms of movement patterns. The GPS setting was always set to maximum accuracy. Heart rate measurement throughout the day (every ten minutes) and sleep monitoring were also activated. After eight days of everyday use, the battery level was still a good 47 per cent.
All tracks appeared to be very precise, and both lanes can be recognised on the outward and return journeys. When measuring speed, we found that the maximum speed displayed did not always correspond 100 per cent with the highest speed in the track - with marginal deviations.
With the latest update, the Amazfit T-Rex offers navigation options, the tracks can be exported as GPX files and displayed in other programmes. This means that real GPS tinkerers will also get their money's worth.
The app offers many options for recording health and fitness. You can easily zoom into the recorded tracks, but not into the recorded speed measurement. This means that the speed values cannot be tracked at extremely close intervals for long recordings. However, you can still get a good overview and find the individual peaks. The speed and HR curves (bottom image) can be scrolled sideways with a finger and the snapshots viewed. However, we were only able to view the curves at maximum display width (smartphone). The analysis can certainly be refined with a GPX export, which we have not yet been able to try.
The required app "Zepp" runs on Android and iOS and offers numerous display layouts.
Amazfit T-Rex - the conclusion:
With many functions and high precision, the Amazfit T-Rex 2 is a real proposition if you can do without the very finest speed analyses. The tool is simply fun to use for many activities. However, the apps available for installation are still limited.
