Amazfit Balance vs T-Rex 3: Key Differences
Naila Syifa
Updated January 2025
While the Amazfit T-Rex 3 is a more premium model focused on outdoor and adventure activities, the Amazfit Balance is a more mid-range option designed for everyday wear and general sports and fitness tracking. In this comparison, we'll delve deeper into the key differences between the two so you'll know which one better suits your needs.
Key Takeaways
The T-Rex 3 supports deep water sports like freediving while the Balance only supports shallow water sports like swimming and snorkeling. The T-Rex 3 also has 177 sports modes, covering extreme sports like skydiving, surfing, and ultramarathon, while Balance is limited to 156 modes. However, Amazfit Balance supports on-wrist calling, Alexa, and body composition analysis that the T-Rex 3 does not.
Amazfit Balance
Balanced Life, Work, Wellness
✓ 1.5” AMOLED
✓ Strength Exercise Recognition
✓ Built-In Speaker & Microphone
✓ Zepp Coach & Zepp Flow
Amazfit T-Rex 3
Rugged GPS Smartwatch
✓ 1.5"AMOLED
✓ Military Grade & 10 ATM
✓ 177 Sports Modes
✓ Zepp Coach & Zepp Flow
Design & Display
Amazfit T-Rex 3
The Amazfit Balance and T-Rex 3 have a similar rounded watch case with the same 1.5" AMOLED display boasting a high 480 x 480 pixels resolution. However, while the Balance looks more sleek and elegant, the T-Rex 3 has a more rugged and masculine design.
The Amazfit T-Rex 3 boasts a military-grade body that can withstand heat up to 158°F (70°C), cold down to -22°F (-30°C), and water pressure up to 328 feet (100 meters). It is also certified for freediving to 147 feet (44.8 meters), making it adventure-ready.
The T-Rex 3's superior durability is also seen in its materials, featuring a Gorilla Glass screen and stainless steel bezel. Meanwhile, the Amazfit Balance uses a standard tempered glass and anti-glare glass bezel, and it has a more limited 5 ATM water rating that makes it suitable for swimming or snorkeling in shallow water but not deep water sports like freediving.
However, the more rugged design of the T-Rex 3 also makes it slightly bulkier and heavier, measuring 48.5 x 48.5 x 13.75 mm in dimensions and 68.3 g in weight. Meanwhile, the Balance, at 46 x 46 x 10.6 mm dimensions and 35 g weight, is thin and lightweight, making it more comfortable for everyday wear.
Health & Fitness Features
Amazfit Balance
Basic health monitoring features are roughly similar between the two watches, including 24-hour monitoring of heart rate, blood oxygen, and stress levels; sleep quality monitoring with detailed stages and scores; PAI health assessment; abnormal heart rate and blood oxygen alerts; and readiness score that lets you gauge your mental and physical readiness for the day.
Both watches will also alert you of excessive stress levels and prompt you to do breathing exercises to help you relax. The difference is that the T-Rex 3 also has a blood oxygen prompt, which encourages you to take a blood oxygen saturation test when you're hiking at 3000 meters above sea level.
Despite lacking this prompt, the Amazfit Balance stands out with a BIA sensor. This sensor measures body composition and lets you track your body fat percentage, muscle mass, bone mass, protein, BMI, and other metrics.
Amazfit T-Rex 3
When it comes to the overall sports and fitness features, the Amazfit T-Rex 3 is leading by far. With 177 sports modes available, it supports more extreme and outdoor sports like ultramarathon, freediving, surfing, skydiving, paragliding, e-biking, e-mountain biking, gravel cycling, and more.
The Amazfit Balance is limited to just 156 sports modes, but it still covers most mainstream sports and workout activities, including running, cycling, mountain biking, hiking, martial arts, strength training, sailing, skiing, skating, and even triathlon and multi-sport.
Another advantage the T-Rex 3 has is that it offers a live broadcast of turn directions. That means, while running or cycling on a route, the watch can display turn directions on the screen or read them out loud to you via connected Bluetooth headphones.
Other sports-related features are similar. Both watches can automatically recognize 8 sports and 25 strength exercises, provide PeakBeats post-workout analysis, and generate workout plans with the AI-powered Zepp Coach.
Smartwatch Features
Amazfit Balance
When it comes to daily smartwatch features that can enhance your connected lifestyle, the Amazfit Balance has a slight edge over the T-Rex 3. It features a built-in speaker and microphone that allows for making and taking Bluetooth phone calls and voice assistant interactions.
The Amazfit T-Rex 3 features a microphone but not a speaker. This allows for speech-to-text message replies and voice control, but not on-wrist calling and music playback like the Balance. The T-Rex 3 only displays call notifications on the watch and requires connected headsets for music playback.
There are also some differences regarding voice control. While the T-Rex 3 solely relies on Zepp Flow AI assistant for voice control, the Balance also has built-in Alexa. This gives the Amazfit Balance more versatility in voice commands and interactions.
Other more basic smartwatch features are similar between the two watches, including phone notifications, phone music controls, music storage, Zepp Pay, iOS camera control, membership card storage, morning updates, and more.
Battery Life
Amazfit T-Rex 3
The Amazfit Balance boasts an impressive 14-day battery life in typical usage, while the T-Rex 3 offers up to 27 days of battery life in typical usage. This significant gap in battery life is due to their different battery capacity, with the Amazfit T-Rex 3 having a much larger 700 mAh battery compared to the 475 mAh battery in the Amazfit Balance.
The extended battery life on the T-Rex 3 can be particularly beneficial for those who enjoy extended outdoor adventures or activities where access to charging may be limited. However, the Balance's 14-day battery life is still quite respectable.
Amazfit Balance vs T-Rex 3
Final Thoughts
Amazfit Balance
Amazfit T-Rex 3 excels in ruggedness and sports-focused capabilities, offering 10 ATM water resistance, military-grade durability, 177 sports modes, and long 27-day battery life, making it a great choice for users who need a highly capable adventure smartwatch.
Meanwhile, the Balance seeks a more balanced approach, prioritizing a sleek, elegant design and advanced health-tracking features like BIA body composition analysis, while still providing a solid set of fitness and smartwatch capabilities.
In conclusion, the T-Rex 3 is more adventure-ready while Balance offers a more balanced approach between fitness and smartwatch capabilities.
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Author
Naila Syifa
Content Manager at Synced. She crafts insightful content on the latest trends in technology, consumer electronics, and smart home gadgets.
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