Amazfit Active 3 Premium has officially launched. It comes with a 1.32 inch sapphire glass AMOLED display, four physical buttons and built in GPS with offline maps.
This is not pitched as a performance monster or a race focused device. Zepp Health is positioning Active 3 Premium as a training companion for people learning how to run well and stick with it over time.
A watch built around learning to train
Meant for new and entry-level runners, Active 3 Premium puts a lot of emphasis on guided training features. Much of the running experience revolves around preloaded workouts and plans that you start directly from the watch, instead of building everything yourself from scratch.
There are easy base runs longer endurance sessions and some faster efforts like Fartlek. The point here is simplicity. You do not need to plan anything in advance or second guess what you should be doing that day.
Zepp Coach ties it all together. It offers adaptive plans for distances like 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon. The plans change based on how you are actually training and recovering. That makes sense for runners who are still learning how their body reacts to different workloads.
The watch also includes advanced running metrics like running power lactate threshold ground contact time and posture tracking. You usually see these on higher end running watches, so seeing them here is notable.
Zepp Health frames these metrics as tools to help you understand effort efficiency and form, not as numbers you are supposed to chase. For newer runners that approach works better. When you use them properly, they can point out inefficient movement or pacing issues without pulling you into over analysis.
Track Run mode smart trajectory correction and the virtual pacer add more structure if you want it. Gear management also comes built in, so you can keep an eye on shoe mileage and rotate equipment more evenly over time.
Navigation and mapping focus
Offline maps and turn by turn navigation are built in which allows phone free running. Six satellite positioning systems support route tracking and there is automatic rerouting if you stray off course.
Point to point routing and round trip route generation are designed to reduce planning effort. You can set a distance and direction and let the watch handle the rest. Points of interest search works directly on the watch which is useful during longer sessions.
Battery life and hardware basics
The watch delivers up to 12 days of battery life in typical use. The comes down to 24 hours of continuous GPS or up to 76 hours in power saving mode. Using GPS with music cuts that to around 10 hours.
The case measures 45 by 45 by 11 millimetres without the heart rate base and uses a 20 millimetre silicone strap. The novelty here is the four button design. Plus you get a snazzy Sapphire-protected 1.32 inch AMOLED display with a peak brightness of 3000 nits.
The whole thing carries a 5 ATM water resistance rating and includes a speaker microphone and rotor motor, which support calls alerts and voice features.
As far as sensors, you get the usuals. This includes the BioTracker PPG sensor uses a 5 photodiode and 2 LED layout – the same version included on recent Amazfit watches.
Our takeaway
There is no doubt, this is a beautiful watch. Having said that, the Amazfit lineup is becoming a bit confusing.
In a sense, Active 3 Premium looks like a redesigned smaller variant of the recently launched Amazfit Max. The feature overlap is there, with similar training tools, maps and health tracking packaged into a slightly different size and finish. That is not necessarily a problem, but it does make it less obvious who each watch is meant for at a glance.
Granted, the price tag sounds very reasonable. Just under $170 for a watch with these specs sounds like a bargain. On price alone, it feels hard to argue with what you are getting for the money.
Technical specs
Category
Details
Design and build
45 x 45 x 11 mm case, 38 g without strap, stainless steel frame, 20 mm silicone strap, 5 ATM water resistance
Display
1.32 inch AMOLED, sapphire glass, 466 x 466 resolution, 353 PPI, up to 3000 nits
Battery
365 mAh, up to 12 days typical use, up to 7 days heavy use, up to 4 days AoD, up to 24 h GPS, up to 10 h GPS with music, up to 76 h power saving GPS
Sensors
BioTracker PPG (5PD + 2LED), accelerometer, gyroscope, ambient light, geomagnetic, temperature, barometric altimeter
Positioning and connectivity
6 satellite positioning systems, Bluetooth, BLE 5.3
Sports and training
170+ sports modes, smart recognition for strength and selected sports, built-in running workouts, Zepp Coach plans, PeakBeats workout status, running power, lactate threshold, ground contact time, track run, virtual pacer, gear tracking
Navigation
Offline maps, turn-by-turn navigation, automatic rerouting, point-to-point and round-trip routing, POI search
Health tracking
Continuous heart rate, SpO2, stress, skin temperature, sleep stages, sleep HRV, naps, breathing quality, sleep score, PAI, heart rate recovery, menstrual cycle tracking, Wild.AI
Smart features
Speaker and mic, call and app notifications, music control, camera control on iOS, quick replies on Android, alarms, stopwatch, world clock, Pomodoro, weather
Ecosystem
External sensor support (heart rate belt, running and cycling power, cadence, speed), sync with Strava, TrainingPeaks, Intervals.icu, Google Fit, Apple Health
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