Smart watches have always been a popular wearable device, but even high-end devices such as the Apple Watch will inevitably be left in a drawer to gather dust after being used for a period of time.

What kind of smart watch can truly become a part of people's lives? Huami Technology, a company in Xiaomi’s ecological chain, believes that sports are the primary need.

Recently, Huami released a new AMAZFIT sports watch. This product was created by the Xiaomi bracelet team and is positioned as a professional sports product. It also supports highly demanded functions such as mobile phone information push and Alipay quick payment.

Since it is positioned as a sports watch, it is reflected in the appearance of the round dial and bright strap.

The Huami AMAZFIT sports watch also adopts a zirconium oxide ceramic appearance design. The hardness of the ceramic bezel is second only to diamond and sapphire, which can effectively avoid wear and scratches in sports and daily life. The perspiration groove structure of the silicone sports wristband can effectively eliminate sweat generated during exercise, keeping the skin dry and comfortable.

At the same time, the strap can be replaced with bare hands. Users can purchase any 22mm ordinary watch strap as a replacement according to their own preferences.

In terms of function, Huami AMAZFIT sports watch uses GPS+GLONASS dual-star positioning and the world's first GPS chip manufactured with 28 nanometer technology, which can accurately record real-time trajectory, mileage, altitude, cadence, pace and other professional sports data.

It uses a PPG sports heart rate sensor, combined with Huami's self-developed heart rate algorithm, which can effectively avoid the so-called "air heart rate" that many international big-name watches cannot avoid, and will not falsely report heart rate data when exposed to non-human skin such as air or metal.

The reason why smart watches are considered useless is because of their poor battery life. After all, even if you have to charge your phone every day, it is a bit cumbersome to charge your watch. Therefore, Huami AMAZFIT sports watch hopes to solve this problem.

According to Huami, the AMAZFIT sports watch uses a 280mAH large-capacity lithium polymer battery.

When GPS and heart rate monitoring are turned on throughout the GPS continuous running mode, the battery life can reach 35 hours, which can support a 100-kilometer cross-country run; if the ordinary sports mode of running for half an hour a day and pushing 200 messages is turned on, the battery life can reach 5 days; if it is in pure watch mode with only basic functions such as time and step counting turned on, the battery life can reach more than 11 days.

If the data is true, this battery life should satisfy most users.

In order to be more suitable for outdoor sports, the AMAZFIT sports watch uses a 1.34-inch reflective low-power color display, which can keep the dial always on. Users can check the time and other information at any time. The wearing experience and the perception of others are also more in line with users' usage habits of traditional watches.

In addition, the ambient light sensor can automatically adjust the dial brightness. The stronger the external light, the clearer and easier to read the dial.

In terms of ancillary functions, Huami AMAZFIT sports watch supports message push. Users can directly read various messages and reminders such as incoming calls, WeChat, text messages, weather, etc. pushed by the mobile phone.

It also cooperates deeply with Alipay to provide scan-code payment function. Just use Alipay to scan the QR code on the dial to bind. After binding, the barcode for scanning will be displayed on the dial.

In addition, Huami AMAZFIT sports watch has built-in 4GB flash memory, which can store about 500 songs. It also cooperates with Douban FM to create a running music channel. Users can open the built-in Douban FM or directly play online music downloaded in the watch, and connect Bluetooth headphones to listen to songs while running.

The Huami AMAZFIT sports watch is priced at 799 yuan. It is currently on sale on JD.com, Tmall AMAZFIT flagship store, Suning, Amazon and other platforms. It will also be sold on Xiaomi.com, Mijia Mall and Xiaomi Home in the future.