Amazfit Pace - Full Fitness REVIEW

[@AlexKolman]

I think it could be quite interesting for the folks following this channel to know that Amazfit Pace does have storage (connect the watch to PC via USB to access it and copy MP3's) and plays music via BT earphones. Also, it can control music playback on the phone. I have Android phone and tablet, and on Android integration and features are all as advertised and/or expected.

[@TechyAgent]

That’s a great point, it’s a feature I didn’t highlight but it’s a feature that is important!

[@frize84]

few minor corrections: 1) Adding custom watchfaces is no problem! 2) You can but should not take it for a swim. The water resistance classification is only IP67, that is resistant against temporary plunging. Amazfit Stratos has IP68 and can be used for swimming (has special apps forr tracking swimming exercises) 3) You can connect to a bluetooth HR belt (didn't check which ones would work) 4) HR monitoring has been enhanced significantly after last updates.

[@misterb1915]

Question... and I assume you will only be able to answer this if you have your Pace on the latest firmware. Is it possible to set a WHITE background during an activity like a run? I've watched different videos by different people on different firmwares showing clear differences, but I can't tell whether that setting is available somewhere? A former Huami employee says that they think it is available (as it is on the Stratos and Stratos 3).

[@inglescomivan]

Worth the price! The simplest garmin costs double. It's a pretty unfair comparison. Just sold an old forerunner by 150$ and got the amazfit and can't say it's a downgrade. Unfortunately there isn't an app to personalize training such as intervals, tempo run, etc...

[@JonWMS888]

The PACE cannot be worn swimming. It is water RESISTANT NOT waterproof like the Stratos. As far as heartrate at the gym, it needs to be rather tight on your wrist but with the added movement of weight lifting can throw off the contact to your wrist. Stratos HR sensor sits proud of the housing and should offer more reliable results at the gym.

[@Eckoolt]

Jonathan McCardell Stratos is not waterproof too. Its 50m WR and its doesn't mean you can go down 50 meters under water, its just a name :)

[@mariusvanderheijden1235]

Again a Prima Video Waiting for the Stratos review Battery life VS Amazit Bip ?

[@TechyAgent]

Battery life is less than the Bip IF you activate the all day heart rate readings and do about 30 minutes of GPS a day, but when you use it as just a watch, it can get over a week worth of battery life.

[@Cred1Tor]

did you say it can't connect to an external heart rate monitor? i don't think that's true, i heard otherwise

[@itmaestro5726]

Hello, Techy Agent! I like your videos. Can you help me pls? Whats will be better for gym, control sleep(i think it's very useful technologie) and running . I try choice between fitbit alta hr, polar 370 and Garmin Vivosmart HR+. With arguments(explain) please. Unfortunately, I hadn't experience with simillar devices:( And don't know where is cardio heart rate sensor is better. Thank you a lot! p.s: gps, design, waterproof are not important for me. Important: heart rate sensor, sleep and i think battery. You can offer and another model if you sure that it's will be better:)

[@darrenchong9128]

Does this give VO2max info like Stratos? I read that Stratos has features such as training effort load by working with FirstBeat algo. Pace has none of these?

[@binitarajbhandari60]

Where is available this watch app?

[@joshuasquires9295]

Hey can some pls help me. I’ve just got bought myself an Amazfit pace and the section where you can select what sport to do has just suddenly disappeared how do I get it back. Thanks please help 😬

[@christodinero313]

can you answerr incoming call directly to the watch ? can you forward and rewind your music directly from watch when your phone is in your pocket while you run ? thanks for you info

[@medinaman2106]

Great video and review...If I receive a notification like email or text and I miss it, will there be something remaining on the screen (icon or something) to alert me to the fact that I missed a notification...thanks TD

[@riemikes]

Beware battery life for first two days is excellent, which consume only 35 percent, on the third day battery life go down to zero percent with in spent of 5 hours, did a factory reset still doing same.

[@FilipeCrespo85]

Hi. I own one of this and, in the latest update, a lot of features were added. Including the accessories option inside the sports setting like the stratos, but I can't connect to an external hr strap. Were you able to do it with this watch?

[@elitheiceman5608]

Is football profile available now?

[@ccarazay]

Got it for $70 second hand. No complaints other than the fact that syncing data to the app is pretty slow.

[@fraserp2377]

This is a nice review thanks, subbed! Can I ask does the "pace" field randomly jump around while running? I am wondering if it averaged over a few seconds like a Garmin or not.

[@TechyAgent]

I’m not sure what you mean by randomly jumping around, but the pace does seem to lag, so if I start or stop it will take it a couple of seconds to figure out what my actual pace is, but that is something that I have experienced on most of my Garmin watches too

[@a33193]

Hi, great review. Do you have an estimate of when you will do the Amazfit Stratos review? I'm considering buying one but I have some doubts regarding the indoor training and fitness training, since the training modes are also limited

[@TechyAgent]

I’m hoping to have mine arrive in 2 to 3 weeks and then I’ll begin my review and it will take me another 7 to 10 days to review it. So probably in 3 to 4 weeks I’ll have a video review. Sorry it take so long, but that’s the unfortunate nature of trying to get these products in!

[@lonewolf2k204]

Suggest me a cardio based smart watch pls..

[@seb1things1]

Ok, I'll get one 👍👌

[@MrDrozoli]

Is it good for tracking a random aerobic workout? For example with the indoor running activated?

[@TechyAgent]

It depends: If you are using any sort of resistance during the aerobic activity, it probably won’t do well. But if it’s just a matter of moving around without any sort of restriction, it should be OK

[@franklinnguyen6390]

I'm a runner. I'm in between three devices: amazfit Bip, amazfit pace, and the Garmin vivosport. Out of the three, which would you recommend? I want something that can last in the long run because I can't buy a replacement.

[@TechyAgent]

I think it’s probably worth it to go with the Amazfit Pace: I think it has the best build quality of the three you mentioned, and the gps tracking and hr sensor will be great for cardio/gps based exercise. My wife has the Amazfit Pace as her daily wearable and she loves it.

[@franklinnguyen6390]

Techy Agent thank you!

[@vs200712]

As always, honest review that I can rely on. Eagerly waiting on the Stratos review. I read online that Stratos can pair to an external HR sensor. It also has a barometer. Also, what about resting HR and all day tracking? Does it show all the data + activities on the mobile app? I'm also reading the xda forums where there are several mods to customize the firmware. (forum.xda-developers.com/smartwatch/amazfit).

[@TechyAgent]

I have the Stratos (English version) on the way from Hong Kong. It does store all day HR info, and I’ll do a full comparison once I actually get the Stratos.

[@vs200712]

Thank you. For the data export, this thread talks about the Pace version and also talks about Stratos data export too. (forum.xda-developers.com/smartwatch/amazfit/xiaomi-huami-amazfit-export-data-t3533292)

[@RUS-dv5sm]

What i like about Xiaomi and Amazfit fitness products are their app. The app is very detailed and complete.

[@TechyAgent]

It’s been surprisingly good!

[@mariusvanderheijden1235]

Is the biking option available in the sport mode? Marius NL

[@TechyAgent]

Yes, it does have a bike riding/cycling profile

[@syhnsf]

Some time you can find it less than 100 on gearbest.com

[@TechyAgent]

Yes, and I included a gearbest link in the description too, As sometimes it is cheaper than on Amazon

[@dhanushsridhar]

syhnsf that's too rare

[@syhnsf]

Dhanush sridhar. I bought it before 2 months 99 us dollar

[@e7sanC]

Would love a review for the stryd footpod

[@yuiorinthiasanada9448]

hi i'm Maria i'm here.

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[@nahidsalekin7771]

what is the suitable way to charge this? laptop usb or standard charger?

[@TechyAgent]

either way will work!

[@dimitristheoharis9552]

Hi. Would you get the pace or Garmin Fenix 5. ?

[@TechyAgent]

For a little bit more: the Amazfit Stratos. I own all three of those devices and I prefer the Stratos. If I had to choose between the two that you mentioned I would go with the Fenix 5

[@bryan-ge6yu]

Do I need to bring my phone while I am running?

[@anaremc6251]

No you don't need anything with you just this smartwatch can do all you could need it can even play music through bluetooth

[@thcyprus]

Thanks for the great reviews! Any idea why optical HR sensors don't do well at the gym? I wonder if such sensors would properly record your heart rate if your heart rate would suddenly increase while at rest (e.g. when you are watching a movie or a game, if something scares you, makes you mad etc)

[@TechyAgent]

Optical heart rate sensor‘s monitor blood flow through the tissue, and you get consistent blood flow when you were doing something like steady state cardio. But when you were lifting weights, you are clinching muscles and impeding blood flow, And that has an impact on its accuracy

[@thcyprus]

Thanks! So then I guess that optical HR should work fine for detecting sudden hr changes while at rest?

[@TechyAgent]

As long as you have the all day heart rate readings activated, yes it should be able to detect a sudden increase

[@rafalg87]

It's strange how some pictures of the watch are photoshopped to make it look like it doesn't have a flat tire. For instance 6:35.

[@TechyAgent]

Yes, it does have a flat tire, unfortunately

[@my40789]

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[@phnex6913]

Very nice review, I just got one to check my pace on the gym (just discovered it isn't that great) and in jogging. I discovered a lot in your video. It was clean, fast and informative. Don't know why you don't have much views. Thank you!

[@TechyAgent]

I’m an up-and-coming channel, but I appreciate the compliment and I hope I continue to grow!

[@phnex6913]

I hope you get more and more views and subscribers because your content is very good!

[@marinamauromoustaki896]

Go f ck your shelf you dont have even a chanel

[@marinamauromoustaki896]

I am talking to phnex

[@swipper74]

Love it! Thanks for the review!

[@TechyAgent]

👍 thanks for watching

[@jaymadison]

Will there be a FR645 review?

[@TechyAgent]

Yes sir, coming very soon, I have it on my wrist right now.

[@delmendoza1072]

thanks for the review

[@TechyAgent]

👍

[@johnmanley4528]

Nice review Eric. I've seen a couple of postings online that say the Stratos does not pair with an external monitor either. It's like the Ticwatch. It will recognize the monitor as a BT device, but will not interact with it. So I'm thinking that the gym performance on that will suffer also.

[@TechyAgent]

Yeah, that would be disappointing. My hope is that it’s a cheaper device that competes with something like the Fenix series, although it will obviously lack a few features

[@johnmanley4528]

Techy Agent Hmm. Might be a bit ambitious to compare with the Fenix. My initial impression, not having used it, is that the Stratos is a bigger, nicer looking version of the Pace with just about the same internals. Look forward to seeing that review.

[@TechyAgent]

Yes, definitely ambitious to compare with the Fenix. Although the international version of the Stratos is supposed to come with Strava compatibility native to the device. I’m not sure if it will have some sort of Strava application, but that would definitely make it a contender for those that do swimming, cycling, and jogging. But in terms of a true outdoor watch, the Fenix can’t be beat, and there’s no way that the Stratos will come close.

[@AlexKolman]

Initially, Amazfit Watch app have not had its own sport tracking, so it exported each event to Strava, including HR, time, distance, pace, elevation, calories... As a matter a fact, I have the newest version of app (2.3.0), and it is still integrated and "posts" to Strava, but maybe that is a some residue software link from the initial software (before ver. 2.x). Interestingly, estimated kCal in app compared to those shown by Strava differ a lot, Amazfit Watch being very conservative. I have compared results obtained from Garmin Vivoactive 3 during various activities, and Amazfit Pace is quite in line with VA3. It estimates calories just a tad lower than VA3.

[@johnmanley4528]

Aleksandar Kolman Calorie count is a separate topic from what I am discussing. I’m discussing using an external HR monitor to record HR data.

[@jimmylavoie94]

Does it count stairs climb and if yes, is it accurate?

[@TechyAgent]

I don’t think it counts stairs, unfortunately

[@webbymatt]

It does count stairs... although it is not very accurate. That is probably my only bad thing I can say about the watch.

[@abhi1033]

Pls review misfit vapor

[@TechyAgent]

It’s one that I definitely want to get to!

[@abhi1033]

Techy Agent thanks waiting for vapor' s review