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

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

I didn't know what to expect from a $99 smartwatch. I certainly didn't expect a GPS or a heart rate monitor. I also didn't expect it to look much different from a traditional fitness tracker, since those devices come in closer to the $99 price point than most smartwatches available today.

Simple; lightweight design; Ridiculously good battery life; A number of watch faces to choose from; Decent sleep tracker; Affordable

No downloadable; third-party apps; Not all alerts are labeled with its app of origin; Doesn't track many workouts; Slow GPS; Inconsistent heart rate monitor

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.

What's the first thing the pops into your head when I say fitness tracker It's probably not the name Amazfit and it's probably not one their latest, the Amazfit Bip. While the other fitness brands may get more attention here, it's Amazfit that is apparently the largest wearable device manufacturer...

This is a pretty exciting prospect for those on a budget who want a smartwatch, or for individuals who just want a bare-bones smartwatch without a lot of frills. The Bip boasts an impressive selection of features for such a small price tag - including GPS and GLONASS and an extra-long battery life -...

Could the Amazfit Bip, one of the world's cheapest smartwatches, bring down the empire built by the Apple watch Only time will tell. But can it tell the time Yes, it can. In fact, it does a heck of a lot more than you'd expect from £45 worth of tech.

Incredibly cheap; Odyssean battery life; Heart rate and sleep monitoring

App needs work; No music; No microphone

Incredible battery life and a good aesthetic. The only thing I wish it had was a higher resolution screen with more colours so you could get watch faces that looked a little less... 8-bit

Over all, not bad. But sleep tracking is useless for someone who works overnights and sleeps days (as in won't track at all). And without two separate paid apps it will NOT remote control music like the description mentions (that and learning Tasker to do this.).

Arrived 3 weeks earlier than advertised. Great product, thanks. Recommended product and seller