Amazfit Active 2 Square Premium: A valuable watch for sports enthusiasts

After the round-face version, Amazfit Active 2 Square Premium quickly attracted attention thanks to its new square design, luxurious vintage style, and modern features.

In an increasingly competitive smartwatch market, Amazfit has cleverly positioned the Active 2 series as a bridge between the needs of office fashion and the practicality of a sports watch.

Appearance: Square but no less sophisticated

The Amazfit Active 2 Square Premium has a square design with a shiny stainless steel frame, combined with a slightly curved sapphire glass face for a premium feel. However, from the perspective of users who love uniformity and sophistication, this square face design has a significant drawback: the glass and frame edges are curved at different angles, making the overall look lose the seamlessness and smooth elegance that the round face version does very well. The lack of uniformity in these curves makes the visual feel "out of place", less sophisticated than expected.

In terms of size, the watch measures 43.32 x 36.9 x 9mm, weighs only 31.4g (excluding the strap), fits many wrist sizes, suitable for both men and women. The product comes with two types of straps: elegant black leather strap and youthful red silicone strap, allowing for flexible combination with different types of outfits.

If the round version brings a soft, trendy and luxurious look, the square version tends to be more individual, strong and nostalgic. However, in the office environment, the design details that are not seamless at the camera angles can be a regrettable factor.

One thing to note: sapphire glass, although scratch-resistant, is very susceptible to fingerprints, requiring users to wipe it regularly to keep the surface clean and shiny.

Display: Small but sharp and bright

Amazfit equips Active 2 Square Premium with a 1.75-inch AMOLED screen, 390 x 450 resolution, for a pixel density of 302 PPI. In particular, the maximum brightness of up to 2000 nits helps to display clearly outdoors.

This screen fully supports features such as Always-On Display, automatic brightness adjustment, content magnification and night display mode. Although the size is not much larger than the round version, the square shape helps to display more content and clearly.

Performance and software: Zepp Flow supports reminders very well

Running on the latest ZeppOS 5 platform, Amazfit Active 2 Square Premium offers a smooth experience, optimized for both speed and interface. All swipes and taps respond quickly. This is clearly shown when using the virtual assistant Zepp Flow, a new highlight on the Active 2 line.

Zepp Flow – the integrated AI virtual assistant – not only responds well in both English and Vietnamese, but also has the ability to remember, remind, and interact in a very flexible context. In a busy office environment, users can quickly command the watch to take notes, schedule, and set reminders by voice without needing a phone nearby. Zepp Flow's high recognition speed and accuracy significantly shorten the operation time.

In addition, the watch also supports Bluetooth calling, receives full notifications with native app icons, replies by keyboard, voice or emoji. This is a superior experience compared to many competitors in the same price range, including Huawei Watch Fit or some popular WearOS models.

Sports and health features: Complete and precise

The Amazfit Active 2 Square Premium uses the BioTracker 6.0 PPG sensor, similar to high-end models such as the T-Rex 3 and Balance 2. The device supports nearly 150 exercise modes, measures heart rate, stress level, SpO2, HRV and especially has a skin temperature measurement feature. Although there is no ECG sensor or blood vessel age measurement, for ordinary users, this is a very complete health monitoring toolkit.

In actual use, the heart rate sensor works stably and accurately with walking, running or cycling exercises. However, during weight training or strenuous exercise, deviations may occur - a common occurrence in most smartwatches that do not use a dedicated strap.

GPS positioning gives quite accurate results, supports route import via GPX/KML/TCX and syncs with Strava, Komoot, Google Fit, Apple Health... Advanced training features such as VO2 Max assessment, aerobic-anaerobic performance and EPOC (training load) are also fully available.

For swimming, the Amazfit Active 2 Square Premium shows relatively accurate recording capabilities. The watch is not easily fooled by just waving your arms or walking underwater. Only when the user actually swims will the device start calculating the distance. Each 25m swim will be recorded as a separate "trip" and the watch does not yet support real-time display of each swimming distance. However, for the price, this is still an impressive swimming tracking ability compared to many competitors.

In terms of sleep tracking, the device records time quite accurately, although it still confuses REM and Light Sleep. Sleep HRV, Readiness score and menstrual cycle tracking are also available, contributing to the completion of the personal health experience.

Battery and charger: Sufficient

With a 260mAh battery, Amazfit Active 2 Square Premium can last up to 10 days in standard mode; 5 days with heavy use (AOD, workouts, notifications); 21 hours with continuous GPS on and up to 19 days in battery saving mode.

Compared to the round version, the battery life is similar. However, when activating many features, the battery drains quite quickly. The watch uses a magnetic charging dock, using a common USB-C cable, convenient for traveling.

Amazfit Active 2 Square Premium is a smartwatch with a unique design, friendly interface, integrated with many high-end features but still maintains a reasonable price. Compared to the Round version, Square creates a highlight thanks to its unique square design, better display, while the specifications and features are almost the same.

Although it hasn't reached absolute perfection (in terms of altitude sensor, storage and fingerprint resistance), this is still an ideal watch for office workers, fashion lovers and those looking for a device that combines "lifestyle" and "fitness".

Currently, Amazfit Active 2 Square Premium is priced at 3,690,000 VND in the Vietnamese market and is available at technology stores nationwide.

Ha An

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