(Credit: Andrew Gebhart)
BERLIN—The big brand smartwatches released this fall have each touted AI guidance to help you customize training based on your recovery status and energy levels. The $299 Amazfit T-Rex 3 debuting at IFA follows that trend and promises in-depth AI coaching for strength training.
The T-Rex 3's built-in Zepp assistant offers full voice control over your watch’s functions. It’s also the source of whatever training guidance you need. You can absolutely get customized advice to build toward an upcoming marathon or a 5K, a common feature among fitness wearables. You can also tell it you want to work on your biceps or your quads.
I tried the Amazfit T-Rex 3 here at IFA, and the big, 1.5-inch AMOLED screen looked bright in the controlled indoor environment. With up to 2,000 nits of brightness, it should be visible even in direct sunlight. It's a sizeable watch, but it didn’t feel bulky, though it's more in line with other GPS sports watches like the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra ($649.99) or the Apple Watch Ultra 2 ($799) than a petite option like the Garmin Lily 2 ($249.99).
(Credit: Andrew Gebhart)The T-Rex 3 is also durable, with a military-grade rating and the ability to withstand 10ATM of water pressure (depths of up to 328 feet in calm water). It’s certified for freediving down to 147 feet and can track 170 different activities in and out of the water. To that end, it has dual-band GPS to precisely track your location when you're training outdoors.
With a large 700mAh battery, the T-Rex 3 promises over three weeks of power on a charge under ideal circumstances and an impressive 13 days with heavy use. That’s well beyond the one- to two-day capacity of smartwatches from Apple, Google, and Samsung. It even outpaces the impressive 11-day battery life of the Garmin Vivoactive 5 ($299.99).
The T-Rex 3 is compatible with Android and iOS, making it impressively well-rounded. At $200, it's priced the same as the Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 and much less than rugged sports watches like the big-name Ultras or the Garmin Fenix 8 ($1,199.99). We’ll test it soon to find out whether the built-in AI assistant can help this affordable smartwatch keep up with its expensive competition.
The Amazfit T-Rex 3 was announced alongside the company’s new Helio Ring, which will offer a relatively ordinary variety of sleep- and fitness-tracking features.