Amazfit T-Rex 2

The bright display and the excellent battery life make the Amazfit T-Rex 2 a decent choice for weekend adventurers on a budget — just be prepared for the inevitable dinosaur gags.

Very durable ; The display can get very bright ; Lots of sports modes ; A fantastic suite of health features ; Improved notifications

Chunky ; Workout controls could be more intuitive ; The always-on display is too dim in bright lights

While this is a very tough wearable both in design and physicality, it has so much more going for it than those things. It's loaded with sport and health tracking features, along with excellent battery life. Can this device, which resides between...

Rugged design and good build quality. ; Battery life is excellent. ; Accurate step counts. ; Multiple workout modes. ; User interface is easy to use.

No support for third-party apps. ; No support for listening to music or answering calls. ; Screen too sensitive to water droplets when on.

Great battery life ; Sharp, bright and colourful screen ; Robust design ; Good value

Few smart features ; Potentially divisive design

A rugged and robust fitness watch that offers good tracking capabilities, great battery life, and a sharp and colourful screen.

Incredibly tough ; Long battery life ; Plenty of sports modes

Zepp app not as good as its competitors ; Bulky on the wrist ; Accuracy issues

The Amazfit T-Rex 2 is a powerful, chunky beast which looks and feels impressively rugged. It’s a great outdoors watch, but a few small accuracy issues and some less intuitive on-the-fly controls prevent it from being a budget Garmin-killer.

GPS accuracy is excellent ; Long battery life ; Pretty AMOLED display ; Plenty of new and improved features

Feels like it's bulky for the sake of it ; Heart rate accuracy is so-so ; Zepp app has its issues ; Solar charging would be nice

The Amazfit T-Rex 2 is a significant improvement over the T-Rex Pro: it has a larger display, longer battery life and better GPS chip. Sensor accuracy could be better, and the watch feels bulky for its sake, but if you're on a tight budget, the T-Rex 2...

Added navigation and route import features ; Good GPS performance ; Well over a week of battery life

Design not that different from previous T-Rex ; No support for external sensors ; PAI Health scores not massively useful

The Amazfit T-Rex 2 is an affordable and capable outdoor smartwatch, which offers well-executed features like breadcrumb navigation and route uploading all wrapped up in a rugged design that costs less than the big-name competition.

Rugged build ; Detailed sport and fitness tracking ; Excellent battery life

No music playback support ; Very little third-party app support ; Limited notification replies

A capable and comprehensive fitness tracker that can survive more than a bit of rough and tumble. It lacks features for true standalone use, but otherwise doesn’t disappoint for the price