Amazfit Bip 3 Pro review: An affordable smartwatch reveals a big weakness

The Amazfit Bip 3 Pro made quite a solid impression in our review, apart from sports-related pulse measurements. Although it has a set of slimmed-down features, it is still sufficiently equipped and well suited to anyone with simpler smartwatch demands such as fitness tracking. The most important functions such as pulse, SpO2 and GPS are all on board, as well as other options such as sport, sleep and stress tracking.

Due to its inaccurate pulse measuring capabilities, we can only recommend the Bip 3 Pro to anyone not wishing to use the device as a sports watch. On the other hand, for anyone who’s in the market for a smartwatch that can also reliably track sporting activities, this model should be avoided based on our testing experiences.

Ultimately, this problem was a reoccurring theme throughout various Amazfit model reviews. The Amazfit GTS 4 Mini sometimes also suffered from inaccurate measuring but was not as conflicting as the review candidate here. By contrast, the Amazfit GTS 4‘s (around $199 on Amazon) measurements were clearly too low.

Therefore, if it has to be a new Amazfit smartwatch, we would recommend the GTS 4 Mini (around $99 on Amazon) rather than the Bip 3 Pro. According to the RRP, it is only $30 more expensive but offers many more upgrades in addition to accurate pulse measurements. In Germany, there are well-known alternatives in the price category up to $100. For example, the  Huawei Band 7 (from around $45 on Amazon).