Watch out, Garmin: Amazfit T-Rex Pro makes one of best GPS watches even better

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The Amazfit T-Rex Pro is a new, $180 article of clothing that's looking to brand one of the all-time GPS watches fifty-fifty improve. Information technology bumps up the specs and features of concluding year's Amazfit T-King, making the company's ultra-rugged smartwatch even tougher.

Compared to the baseline T-Rex ($140,) the T-Rex Pro offers more health sensors and sport modes, also as greater armed services certificates for durability and deeper h2o resistance. It withal looks like a M-Shock, but offers some pocket-sized aesthetic upgrades like metallic embellishments, too.

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The only spec that takes a hit is battery life, which drops from 20 days on the standard T-Rex to 18 days on the Amazfit T-Rex Pro. Nevertheless, over two weeks is a pretty impressive stamina estimate for a low-cost smartwatch. Of grade, as is the case with any sports watch, using the GPS for activity or location tracking volition cut into that time.

When we tested the original T-Rex, we thought its GPS was good, but could exist better. The T-Rex Pro should provide more precision with Quad-GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) instead of Dual-GNSS.

Amazfit has a steady reputation for making some of the best cheap smartwatches, launching alternatives to every popular model from the Apple Sentinel Series 6 to the Fitbit Sense. It can't match all the features of its pricier competitors, plus the company's proprietary OS could be meliorate, but customers will get a capable article of clothing for a low cost.

Based on its design and GPS abilities, T-Rex Pro seems to be an affordable version of the best Garmin watches designed for the outdoors. It'south arriving simply afterwards the Garmin Enduro which costs $799 and lasts upwards to a year (yes, 365 days) in a bombardment saver way. We'd say the T-Rex Pro is more competitive confronting the Garmin Instinct, though, which costs $299 and lasts 14 days on a charge. The T-King Pro even comes in similar color options to the Instinct.

Nosotros'll need to test Amazfit's T-King Pro for ourselves to see how it improves on the original model. We have big expectations based on the price and the company's steady line of launches since we reviewed the first version. It's arriving right in time for warmer weather, too, meaning people might be looking for a new companion on their upcoming outdoor adventures.

The Amazfit T-King Pro costs $179 and is available for purchase at present.

Kate Kozuch is a senior writer at Tom's Guide covering wearables, TVs and everything smart-dwelling related. When she's non in cyborg fashion, yous can discover her on an exercise cycle or channeling her inner celebrity chef. She and her robot ground forces volition rule the world ane day, but until so, reach her at kate.kozuch@futurenet.com.