At less than $80, the Amazfit Bip is one of the least-expensive fitness trackers with both GPS and a heart rate monitor. It has a fairly good companion app, as well as a couple of independent, compatible apps for iOS and Android.

Extremely lightweight; Apple Watch style; Soft band that fits all wrist sizes comfortably; GPS; heart rate monitor; pedometer; notifications; Decent fitness tracker at a reasonable price; Transflective color display that's easy on the eyes and doesn't drain the battery

Heart rate and step measurements are not always precise; Graphics are low resolution; Lacks music storage and controls; Cannot respond to notifications

Xiaomi sub-brand Huami is continuing its march into the world of wearables with the Amazfit Bip. It's a budget smartwatch that bears more than a passing resemblance to the big boy in the smartwatch world, the Apple Watch . And when we say budget, we're talking budget .

Great battery life; Light and comfortable; Super cheap

Plasticky design; Limited features; Ugly interface

It’s easy to dismiss the Amazfit Bip as a Christmas cracker Apple Watch imitator, but that would be doing it a disservice. Sure, it’s not going to win any originality awards for its design, but you should really be thinking about the Bip as a replacement for the now defunct Pebble Watch, or a rival to the Ticwatch E. It does all of the fitness tracker basics plus phone notifications. And while there are shortcomings in every department - the inability to respond to notifications, a lack of apps, soul-crushingly slow GPS, the slightly temperamental charging - I think they’re much easier to accept when you remember how much money you handed over. For casual fitness tracking, it’s great, and the battery life is (occasionally temperamental charging aside) absolutely superb. Put this way: when the Amazfit Bip is eventually succeeded on my wrist by the watch it most closely resembles, I think I might just miss it.

Great battery life; Uncomplicated menus and simple interface; Impressive tracking; Extremely cheap (did we mention that?);

Screen quality reflects cost; Charging sometimes temperamental; Can't run third-party apps; Slow and occasionally buggy; No NFC;

Great battery life; Uncomplicated menus and simple interface; Impressive tracking; Extremely cheap (did we mention that?);

Screen quality reflects cost; Charging sometimes temperamental; Can’t run third-party apps; Slow and occasionally buggy; No NFC;

I've come to a realization about wearable tech: more smartwatches need to be a bit more like the Amazfit Bip. As in: easy, cheap, and with excellent battery life. After spending a few weeks living with the Amazfit Bip smartwatch, I'm still struck by how great this thing is, given its rock-bottom...

The Amazfit Bip is a complete fitness smartwatch that's a remarkable bargain; It has an always-on display, weeks-long battery life, plus extras like heart rate, GPS and water resistance; Works with Android and iOS; Gets notifications

Plastic design and limited watch faces aren't as flashy as premium smartwatches; Mi Fit app isn't as refined as Fitbit for fitness or health tracking; No installable apps; Onboard features like stopwatch/timer can't run in background

I've come to a realization about wearable tech: more smartwatches need to be a bit more like the Amazfit Bip. As in: easy, cheap, and with excellent battery life.

The Amazfit Bip is affordable, has fantastic battery life, and is the best low-key casual smartwatch around. It's a fine replacement for your old-school Pebble, minus the apps.

The Amazfit Bip is a complete fitness smartwatch that's a remarkable bargain; It has an always-on display, weeks-long battery life, plus extras like heart rate, GPS and water resistance; Works with Android and iOS; Gets notifications.

Plastic design and limited watch faces aren't as flashy as premium smartwatches; Mi Fit app isn't as refined as Fitbit for fitness or health tracking; No installable apps; Onboard features like stopwatch/timer can't run in background.

The Amazfit Bip is a triumph in low-cost wearable design. It's not for everyone – just for those looking to get started with fitness trackers on a budget.

Smart and fitness are two buzzwords which have brought a lot of brands into the business of time-keeping. One such brand, Huami – which is backed by Xiaomi – promises to do something that will turn heads and the Amazfit Bip is an example of Huami's commitment of bringing great products to the masses...

Durable and dependable build; Skin-friendly wrist band; IP68 certification for water resistance; 3rd-party app support via Mi Fit; Long-lasting battery; Effective tips for improving sleep quality; Easily readable display with always-on display anti-reflective coating; Can be used with any watch...

Display washes out when lit; Inconsistent support for notifications; No smart algorithm to identify activities like driving; Altimeter and other mysterious sensors eat time; No way to turn the display off

The Bip is the layman’s Apple Watch. At just $99 / £70 (around AU$99) the Bip offers plenty of reason to invest, but none greater than its excellent battery life.

Amazing value; Stylish design; Excellent companion app;

Auto-pause feature doesn’t work; Finicky UI; Light on supported workouts

With an amazing feature set for the price, and battery life to die for, the Amazfit Bip is a total bargain for those on the hunt for an exercise watch with GPS. It looks and feels good, and comes with an excellent companion app. Just be prepared for some faffing with UI and regular device updates. And don't expect everything to work perfectly every time.

Excellent feature set, Great design and build, Amazing battery life;

Fiddly UI, Some issues with GPS on our handset;