Amazfit Active 3 Premium vs Amazfit Active Max
With the screen always on, their makers quote 10 days for the Amazfit Active Max and 4 days for the Amazfit Active 3 Premium. For a GPS workout the figures are 64 h and 24 h. Only the Amazfit Active Max carries full topo maps. Every other published figure for both is in the table, with the rows where they differ tinted.
Amazfit
Amazfit Active 3 Premium
~$170
Amazfit pitches Active 3 Premium at newer runners, with a stainless steel frame, sapphire glass and a 1.32-inch AMOLED screen that reaches 3,000 nits, up from 2,000 on Active 2.
Best for: Beginner and mid-mileage runners who want a small, bright watch with routing for well under the price of a Forerunner.
Amazfit
Amazfit Active Max
~$170
Built around a 658 mAh battery, Active Max is the long-running member of the Active family: Amazfit rates it at 25 days of typical use and 64 hours of GPS.
Best for: Buyers who want the most battery and screen per dollar and do not need dual-band GPS.
| Specification | Amazfit Active 3 Premium | Amazfit Active Max |
|---|---|---|
| Approx. price | ~$170 (Apex Silver, regular price $169.99 on us.amazfit.com (on sale at $139.99 on 2026-10-06)) | ~$170 (Black, regular price $169.99 on us.amazfit.com (on sale at $139.99 on 2026-10-06)) |
| Type | Fitness | Fitness |
| Platform | Zepp OS | Zepp OS |
| Case sizes | 45 mm | 48.5 mm |
| Weight | 45 mm: 38 g (without strap) | 48.5 mm: 39.5 g (without strap) |
| Battery, smartwatch mode | 12 days (Amazfit: "Typical Use Battery Life: Up to 12 days" (heavy use up to 7 days)) | 25 days (Amazfit: "Typical Use Battery Life: Up to 25 days" (heavy use up to 13 days)) |
| Battery, always-on display | 4 days (Amazfit: "AOD Mode Battery Life: Up to 4 days" (heavy-use scenario with smart always-on display)) | 10 days (Amazfit: "AoD Mode Battery Life: Up to 10 days") |
| Always-on keeps | 33% of the headline figure | 40% of the headline figure |
| Battery, GPS workout | 24 h (Amazfit: "Continuous GPS Usage: Up to 24 hours" (5 satellite systems, heart rate on)) | 64 h (Amazfit: "Continuous GPS Usage: Up to 64 hours" (5 satellite systems)) |
| Battery note | Amazfit: up to 10 hours of GPS with music playing from the watch; up to 76 hours in GPS power saving mode with background services and screen off. | Amazfit also lists "Continuous GPS Usage with Music: Up to 22 hours". |
| Works with | Android; iPhone with limits | Android; iPhone with limits |
| iPhone | Yes, with limits | Yes, with limits |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Phone limits | Amazfit lists Call Quick Reply as Android only, so iPhone owners cannot send quick replies from the watch; phone camera control is iOS only. | Amazfit says message replies by keyboard or voice are Android only, and lists Call Quick Reply as Android only; phone camera control is iOS only. |
| Paid tier | Zepp Aura, $69.99/year | Zepp Aura, $69.99/year |
| What the paid tier gates | No watch feature requires it; Amazfit sells workout and recovery data in the Zepp App with no subscription. Zepp Aura adds unlimited AI sleep-assistant chats (free users get one message a day), detailed weekly and monthly sleep reports, and the full sleep and meditation music library. | No watch feature requires it; Amazfit sells workout and recovery data in the Zepp App with no subscription. Zepp Aura adds unlimited AI sleep-assistant chats (free users get one message a day), detailed weekly and monthly sleep reports, and the full sleep and meditation music library. |
| Update years | Not published by the maker | Not published by the maker |
| Cleared health features | None the maker cites | None the maker cites |
| Display | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Always-on display | Yes | Yes |
| Dual-band GPS | No | No |
| Maps | Downloadable maps, no topo (Amazfit: "Downloadable Offline Maps, Turn-by-Turn Directions, POI Search, Round-Trip Route Planning & Auto Rerouting" (contour detail is listed for Active Max, not this model)) | Full topo maps on the watch (Amazfit: "Downloadable Offline Maps with Contour Details, Turn-by-Turn Directions"; 4GB storage) |
| Music on the watch | Yes | not published |
| LTE | No LTE version | No LTE version |
| Contactless pay | No | No |
| Flashlight | No | No |
| Water rating | 5 ATM | 5 ATM |
| Case | stainless steel frame | aluminum alloy frame, polymer case |
| Released | 2026 | 2025 |
Amazfit Active 3 Premium: what it gives up
- Half the battery of Active Max for the same list price
- Single-band GPS only, unlike the Balance and Cheetah lines
- Maps lack the contour detail Active Max gets
- No flashlight and no contactless payments
Amazfit Active Max: what it gives up
- Single-band GPS only
- Strengthened glass instead of sapphire
- Keyboard and voice message replies are Android only
- 48.5 mm case is wide for small wrists
- Amazfit does not state whether music can be stored on the watch
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