XIAOMI AMAZFIT STRATOS 5ATM Music GPS Sports Fitness Smartwatch 2: Unbox & Review [English Version]

[@ssey4859]

You are the Bob Ross of smartwatch reviews. It always make me smile watching and listening to your videos :)

[@SWT]

Haha, thanks!

[@grahamjohnson4702]

Probably one of the best reviewers I have watched ( notice the pun there ) very explicit for the lay man like me. I will save this for when mine arrives.

[@RickyNSas]

Always enjoy your review mister... you explain and review clear enough

[@kurtvock1972]

Hi i got this smartwatch 5 weeks ago and finally a GOOD ONE. I went thru 9 diff. Smartwatches and they all ended up in the Garbage .I love the Amazfit Stratos 2.Leaving in 6 Days for Mexico i will give it a swim test in the Ocean. Thanks again you doing a good Job.

[@MrJhuang999]

how did it do?

[@kurtvock1972]

@@MrJhuang999 was very good Ocean and Pool i am happy so far.

[@edu1113]

I just got mine today! So excited!

[@kurtvock1972]

Hi i went swimming in the Ocean still works GREAT i love this Watch *****

[@mohamedk8561]

Is it better than the samsung gear s3 ??

[@SPJonez]

At 5:10 "I feel like I'm in the agitation mode of washing machine." 🤣🤣🤣Love it!

[@SWT]

Haha, was I calibrating the compass? You know, the first few times I did this I held a watch and actually walked around and around in a figure 8 until I was dizzy. Glad I graduated out of that class before shooting videos.

[@zhfarhan]

Amazing smartwatxh. Just brought global version. Amazing thing is charge stay at least 4 days. Awesome.

[@herbboughner3944]

Hi Mr.Ticks,that was a great review, I learned things I didnt know about that watch after watching a second time, I hope you will review the Amazfit Verge when it's available, these Amazfit watches are a really good product,and your reviews make it easier choice to want to purchase one . Cheers

[@BeardedFreak85]

you convince me even more to get this smartwatch, thank you for this amazing and detailed review.

[@DigiMannen]

As of February 2019, is it still a good watch to get?

[@amir9481]

Yes and i m still using this watch..

[@170395shashwat]

Been waiting for your video of this watch since it came out. Thanks very much

[@SWT]

Thanks for watching. There's another one up now as well focusing on the fitness data and settings. Check it out!

[@170395shashwat]

SmartWatch Ticks surely. I'm going to order mine soon. Not really a fitness person. I just like how it looks at the price hehe

[@170395shashwat]

SmartWatch Ticks between this one and the tic watch 2, which do you recommend?

[@adiprisacariu1361]

Hi, what would you choose / which one is better? Xiaomi amazfit 2 or Finow X5 air? thanks

[@SWT]

They are totally different watches with different features. Think about how you plan to use the watch, and choose one that matches closest to the features important to you.

[@HenriksenDolf]

holy moly. this has been very entertaining and informative. thank you very much.

[@SWT]

We,, that's one way of putting it, I guess. I may have to delete your nice comment for the 's' word though. Thanks for watching. :)

[@HenriksenDolf]

changed ;-)

[@lucaspmedina]

Thanks for the unboxing! :)

[@buksi771]

hey there :) i like both the pace and the stratos but could you please tell me a bit about what are the main differences between the two devices in the fields of running-training plans? how many training profiles are there or can i customize them? as a girl with smaller wrist the stratos can be a bit big? thanks for helping me :)

[@eljeffe58]

Best tutorial and review ever. Thanks!

[@SWT]

You're welcome!

[@1RoWynn]

You ordered yours from gearbest which prompted me to get mine from there but now I’m concerned. How long did it take for you to get yours? Mine arrived in the states 4 days ago according to the tracking but nothings arrived. Just trying to get an idea of how reliable gearbest is. Also, GREAT VIDEO!! 👌🏾

[@bnedved58]

Very helpful review, I like your enthusiasm!

[@_papiteddy_]

I love the look on this Stratos, but I love the AMOLED on Verge (lighter, too). Still confused which to get. Any suggestion?

[@SWT]

Stratos over Verge. Much better integration with the tethering app. Verge seems a step back for me, especially for the price they are asking.

[@tbmmm2002]

Really you are the best one who can making amazing review about smart watch ... greetings ❤👍

[@SWT]

Thanks! This is a lot of fun.

[@run4thecamera]

I am using your video to set up my Stratos. Great job BTW. I have an iPhone and have updated versions of the app and on the watch. I followed everything, but I don't have any options for watch faces like you do. Just the single watch face. Any idea where I can find those? I cannot even find watch face on the app.

[@1945herb]

Hi Mr. Ticks, very nice informative review, your the best to have the patience to work out these reviews, that smartwatch 2 has way too many features for just checking heart rate and walking or riding, great for the professional sports person,thanks again for you another fine review.

[@SWT]

Yes, this is the jet aircraft of watches. It can even interface with chest straps and things, it appears. Very advanced.

[@erikgarston1395]

hi again, 1 more question please. Lem6 OR this xiaomi amazfit stratos(english)??? I'm leaning toward the Amazfit............

[@SWT]

One is Android and can load Android apps, the other is strongly for fitness and can't add any apps. You decide.

[@savvysavvyxone2448]

Go fo amaze it's an amazing watch, I've had all the Samsung watches and all the Apple watches and both companies could do with having a look at what this does and what the other manufacturers are not including that this has, to put it bluntly you would be silly not to purchase this watch. 😁

[@erikgarston1395]

whats the real run time on the battery ?

[@Themata]

Sorry a 2nd question: are the watch band lugs a generic size like 20mm?

[@SWT]

Band width at watch end is 22mm

[@Themata]

SmartWatch Ticks - thanks!

[@stefaniehamburg5850]

Hi, you are the the most relaxed and humorous KZbinr I know. Can I connect the Stratos to an external chest strap per Bluetooth? Greetings from Germany.

[@SWT]

Thanks for the feedback. I love doing this! I'm not sure about Stratos and a chest strap, but I think so. Sure would be good if you could!

[@chrisli7260]

Thank you. I am waiting to get my watch. Will use this as my information Bible. Well done.

[@SWT]

Great to hear! Hope this gives you a head start. In a couple of days I'll have a video with a deeper look at the fitness data and settings options on this watch. I couldn't find that detail anywhere on the Web, so I figured I'd cover it. Enjoy!

[@chrisli7260]

Oh that's nice. Thank you for the time responding. Without a doubt yours was absolutely the best, easiest to understand. I must have looked at, at least 25 reviews. You being #1 in my books. Complete with a nice sense of humour. Best wishes.

[@rzozaya1969]

can this be linked to an iPhone as well? I have Android, but I'm planning on switching later on.

[@adamw1944]

Excellent review. Bravo.

[@SWT]

Thanks!

[@MattBrandon]

I like this watch a lot. Price is great! But I am looking for these features in a more rugged outdoor case. More like a Fenix 5. It would be great if it has dual or world time and maybe even a compass. Any suggestions or reviews I could watch?

[@SWT]

If you don't need Android apps on your watch, No.1 makes some great outdoors watches with features like compass, temperature, barametric pressure, altitude, etc. Check the Playlist tab and look for More No.1 Watches -- all the reviews of their watches are there.

[@renatovieira4472]

Can you show notifications and calls? Can you read all contents? Thx

[@redzuanyaakob1653]

Hi..how to relpace watch face with our own photo..i tried to replace it by load phote at watch face inside the app..once i choose it it stated u can replace at your watch..but i cant find the photo inside my watch

[@nemanja4725]

Ok sir, i have a realy hard question for you. stratos or ticwatch s ??? :)

[@VitalPolymath]

Nemanja do you want a smartwatch or fitness tracker? Ticwatch has Android Wear that allows for more customization but lacks a little in the tracking. I'd be sold on the stratos if someone actually did a review on the notifications.

[@nemanja4725]

TheDanGaza bought stratos... And oh boy... I really made a perfect choice. Unreal sport-watch with fancy look. 10/10

[@VitalPolymath]

Nemanja great. How is it with notifications. I can never get a review with working notifications

[@nemanja4725]

TheDanGaza it's come with really nice vubration and shows from Whom, and what platform (mail, viber, wa, fb, you tube notifications) but only u can open SMS and read. Which is actually perfect with me, because that's really all you nead. If u want more, just pick up phone :) Same with calls, u can see Name if u got him in contact or whole number if u don't. U can silence / or reject them. Which is also cool. But if they made pre-written answers for rejected calls, that would be..... Perfect. Now is 10/10, with that function 11/10... :) Maybe will come in update. But bro, for 148€ on aliexpress. It's a Unreal watch. Blowed my mund.

[@VitalPolymath]

Nemanja Thanks for the input. I don't need to respond to texts, but I'd like to know what messages say. I think I have a decision made. It was this versus versa, or gear s3

[@sudanjackson]

outstanding walkthrough!

[@SWT]

Thanks!

[@abhishekverma20]

I think a smart band is a better option than this expensive stuff. By the way good review sir.

[@SWT]

This one's quite fancy with an expensive "always on" screen. It's a 'name brand' unit as well. You can find many of the functions you see here in a regular smart band though, as you pointed out.

[@PJK19]

@@SWT SmartWatch Ticks which one you recommend between Amazfit Verge/Stratos and Weloop hey 3s? I need the watch that is good for gps, heart rate, and link to strava.

[@azzamazzame1494]

Hello... i have this watch...but the battery is 60% only for one day use on flight mode enabled...is this normal ???

[@mdtaylor2274]

I really like this watch and of course your videos. The only thing that keeps me from buying this one is the display. I have poor vision and need to be able to adjust the brightness in dark rooms. So I'll probably get the Ticwatch E.

[@SWT]

Be sure to check out the Ticwatch PRO and the THOR PRO screens as well.

[@richardsarino3266]

Is the messages / calling vibration strong enough?

[@SWT]

I find it pretty good. It doesn't shock you to oblivion (believe it or not I have something coming that does - totally scared to review it though), but it is noticeable.

[@Boogsbunny13]

I promise you, if this smart watch had Android or Google, it would be a real contender.

[@christoffsmith4526]

Hey Mr Ticks, have a look at Team Viewer app to remote manage watch from phone. Full touch control and keyboard for typing accounts and passwords.

[@darshanumapathy8717]

Excellent review bro looking for more gadgets review is this available in English version in india

[@SWT]

As far as I know they have only supported Chinese and English in this watch. There may be an International version by now, but I haven't been tracking it. Try amazfit.com

[@originalbumbu]

Just received this watch in my mail box, can't wait to play around with it

[@SWT]

Great! Enjoy!

[@SWT]

I'll have another video coming out soon that will show how all the fitness functions and settings work. There were just too many for this review. Subscribe and you'll be notified!

[@rashidchaudhry7876]

Beautiful love this watch.

[@SWT]

It's a well made product.

[@zemershuker7746]

does the the package arrive with screen protector?

[@SWT]

Sorry, I don't remember. It has what I show when I unbox it on video. I try and go through everything in the box. Some of the watches come with the protector already installed.

[@zemershuker7746]

i just orderd the watch,and i will order also a screen protector separately but the problem that there isn't any 9h glass protector for stratos. do you think since the amazfit pace1 has the same screen size- so 9h screen protector for him will be suitable for stratos also ?

[@SWT]

I can't help it. I've just gotta share that I find screen protectors less than useless. I pull them off all my watches. I have NEVER, I repeat NEVER had a scratch on the glass of a watch. I even did a video of a watch, I think it was the Zeblaze Blitz or one like it, to test the screen by gouging it with the point of a pair of scissors. I was so bummed to see this big ugly scratch. Well, I had to put up another video afterwards to apologize because I had actually gouged the silly plastic screen protector. I pulled it off and worked as hard as I could to scratch the glass, but I just couldn't. Now I didn't drill it or hit it with a hammer, but I treated it way rougher than it would ever see in real life. Now I say screen protectors are worse than none at all because they often feel sticky to your finger when you slide across the screen, and can even make scrolling and swiping sluggish, making you think the watch is non-responsive. Pull off the screen protector and it's like you have a whole new watch with a zippy processor. So you may be chasing something unnecessary at best and inhibitory at worst. Personal opinion, mind you, but after over 11 million video views I haven't had one person tell me they were glad they had a screen protector on their watch because of an accident that would have hurt the glass screen.

[@zemershuker7746]

thank you for your advise. i will take it. im planing to play with the watch soccer so i was afraid for any damage for the screen. but im more relaxed now.

[@shameeralivp5315]

Useful review thank you sir

[@RossouwJacques]

BAD- The Gearbest link in your comment is a scam. Upon order stock = available. After payment their helpdesk bot reports item as out of stock. Been waiting forever for Gearbest to pack and ship this item.

[@SWT]

Sorry to hear, but thanks for reporting it. It's good to know what buyers experience.

[@thetechbyte1843]

Can you do a review on the ITOUCH air SmartWatch? That would be really good. Thanks. Great videos and you upload so often unlike many others.

[@SWT]

Sorry to say the ITOUCH line looks like a flashback to late 2014 or early 2015 watch designs. I didn't know they still made watches with this limited a set of features. I think I'll pass on this one. Thanks for watching though, and get ready for a bunch more goodies!

[@thetechbyte1843]

SmartWatch Ticks ah okay that’s fine. Thanks though!

[@aimanhaikal1327]

What music app does it use?

[@Themata]

Did you notice a sapphire glass version of the international watch? There's the 2 and 2s Chinese versions; interested to see if there's similar on the international

[@SWT]

Wow, no, I didn't realize that. I'll start looking. Thanks.

[@joeward1742]

does this feed info back into apple health ?

[@SWT]

As far as I know, no, it's not connected to Apple health. But I'm not an iPhone user or Apple guy so check other resources. This is just my opinion.

[@LeoInterHyenaem]

Very interesting, indeed. If it manages to accurately record My bicycle tour tracks up to 15 hours a day, for up to a few months on end (with nightly charges in between, obviously), sync with Strava, MyFitnessPal, Garmin and Apple Health / Android's counterpart, allows Me to export the recorded data in gpx format at will, registers My heart rate as well or better than My Fenix 3HR does, includes a bread crumbs feature, an alarm, support for all manner of high intensity workouts (both in-gym and out-of-it, both stationary and dynamic) and so forth - why not forgo a purchase of Garmin next time and procure this one instead? I will be very tempted to "upgrade" to its most current successor in a few years. If it provides the functionality of the Fenix -series, why would I squander two to three times as much on a device with the same functionality and visually just as appealing? Besides, I'm morally averse to Garmin for being soulless scumbags who support animal abuse colloquially referred to as "hunt'n". Not that I like the chinese more damn well aware of the hideous atrocities the inbreds perpetrate upon nonhuman animals, but hope not all of them are such despicable vermin...

[@katzburg1]

Is it android? which? can use google play?

[@SWT]

No no, not Android at all, Not Android Wear either. Something totally different.

[@sh5f]

It is android. It's a skinned version of android.

[@LaurensiusSteven.Musicworks]

My watch can’t Record my activities like walk, sleep , why ?

[@ThePharaohsCat]

Why no DUAL or WORLD time?

[@TheIantonna]

Thanks..very very helpfull

[@ofercarmeli6508]

Thanks a lot!!! Great review

[@ceritawawan]

thanks for the review....

[@dagarohit1983]

How much custom duty I need to pay if I want this in India.

[@AST4EVER]

Rohit daga order through AliExpress....

[@ajijoseph8321]

about 4000 Rs

[@chrisli7260]

Received mine yesterday. Thanks to you used your review as my go to Bible. As I said before, great review. Still getting used to it. Like it a lot. The one set back I have is the screen is not very bright. I have it adjusted to 5. I would say, so far that is my one con, disappointing. Thank you very much. :-)

[@SWT]

Yes, they really rely on that reflective screen technology and that you will be using it outdoors in the sunlight. It is pretty dim in a dark environment. Thanks for watching!

[@martynanstis1620]

Display was a big disappointment, almost unreadable indoors. Colours were poor too, not vivid. Sent mine back

[@chrisli7260]

I agree. However, I kept mine as the watch itself is very good. Also a good price considering the features. Hoping it might improve in an update. Fingers crossed.

[@dzunku1]

How about monitor visibility under bright sun light?

[@SWT]

Excellent visibility under bright sun. It has the fancy, and expensive, transflective screen technology.

[@alrod6228]

Great spots watch Mr Ticks.. and can add custom faces. ;)

[@SWT]

Yes, indeed. Nice selection of faces that take advantage of the transflective screen technology.

[@Fylosofy_]

The worst thing about this watch is that the contrast of the display is too weak.

[@khaledkhan1572]

isn’t there bp monitor and blood oxygen monitor??????

[@TowfiqRafiBUET09]

Dies it have app support like the Wear os?

[@SWT]

Good question. I haven't explored that deep on this watch. Check the tethering app for it and see if there's a way to install other apps. I rather doubt it, but I can't say for sure.

[@BoazSharabi]

SmartWatch Ticks you can install apk apps from huami tool because it has android 5.1.1 but it not recommended because battery issue

[@theindivisible]

Can you use gps to navigate?

[@SWT]

It only records a GPS track. It doesn't do navigation.

[@badushasyed4876]

Can u help me to covert Chinese version to English version

[@SWT]

Sorry, I don't know how to do that, but I remember awhile back seeing some information about it on the Web. It looked pretty complicated, so I didn't try it.

[@SebastianMartinez-qi9iy]

this watch doesn't calories while I'm not working out, If I go for a bike ride early in the morning, it gives me 500 burned just for the ride. But when I check my total calories burned at the end of the day is something like 600 calories total, what a disappointment. I have reset to factory settings, review my weigh and height are accurate and I have made sure the the watch it has the continuous heart rate feature on. Does anyone has a similar issue and has being able to resolve it?

[@justinwee3206]

Same here

[@ating5126]

Can we answer a call from the phone?

[@SWT]

No, it is not set up for full phone calling support. Look at the Android watches for that, especially the new ones that support Bluetooth Calling, like the THOR PRO.

[@ating5126]

SmartWatch Ticks thanks for the answer. Do you know how to change the language because i accidentally change the language to chinese after i reset it.

[@Polurukii]

Thanks!

[@amir9481]

U can actually add more watchface. Just google watchface amazfit stratos.

[@SWT]

Great idea! Thanks!

[@aliawaan2988]

Plz do a review of LEMFO LEM7 , thanks.

[@SWT]

It is on order and should be on its way soon!

[@كنشالحنينه]

ممكن اسم البرامج الساعه لين الكود ضاع مني 😢

[@gimbeault]

tap to wake is not very sensitive so you should not wake up the watch by mistake

[@SWT]

Good to know. Thanks.

[@jewelrylimited4890]

very well!

[@redandded6466]

Lol i saw your face on one on the watches reflections once It was the Finow x5 i think

[@SWT]

I saw it too! I think it was in the mirror this morning when I looked up. I always wondered what it looked like. :)

[@redandded6466]

SmartWatch Ticks i feel diased

[@SWT]

Haha, I don't try and hide my face, well, OK, I do. I'm just shy I guess. Every once in awhile I catch myself looking at myself because of the angle of a watch or phone. It's a real shock with no place to hide.

[@famtone47]

Ticwatch e vs xiaomi amazfit 2.. Who wins.

[@rederlt]

looks

[@SWT]

Different operating system on each. They are completely different. You probably need to look harder at each one and decide which wins for you and your needs.

[@ryudha5401]

tic watch battery's last for 2 day. while amazfit stratos could achieve 5-6 days without charging

[@CatamaranChannel]

Missing google play, thats a shame. Still waiting

[@innovcommerce7300]

Great

[@pasim75]

Seriously? Why are you testing the watch under direct light when in reality and every day conditions the watch is simply unusable! The brightness is simply turned to zero in dark environments (probably for the known Chinese persistence to battery saving features). The absolute crap!!

[@user-fz5wn4jy4i]

because you are just dumb.....learn about it before commenting...

[@rasheedghneim2197]

He takes ages to start powering it

[@SWT]

Yes, I like to explain it and unbox it first. Some channels do the whole thing in 5 minutes and you don't learn much.