Fitness~$370Amazfit
Amazfit splits Balance 3 into a stainless steel model and a lighter titanium one, both with sapphire glass, a 3,000-nit 1.5-inch AMOLED screen and a red-and-white flashlight that the cheaper Balance 2 lacks. It adds dual-band GPS, preloaded contour maps with turn-by-turn routing and 64GB of storage. Amazfit rates it at 21 days of typical use, the same as Balance 2, while the titanium Balance Ultra stretches to 30.
Approx. price
~$370
maker's list price, not a live price
Best for: Gym-and-run hybrid trainers who want maps and three weeks between charges without a subscription.
The ring’s outer track is the headline claim; the inner two are the always-on and GPS figures as a share of it. An empty track means Amazfit does not publish that figure. Why the figures differ
Amazfit cites no regulator clearance for a health feature on this model. Its heart-rate, sleep and blood-oxygen readings are wellness features.
A clearance says what a feature is allowed to claim, not that it replaces a doctor. Cleared versus wellness features
What the extra money buys: Against the Amazfit Bip 6, the extra ~$290 buys dual-band GPS, full topo maps, a flashlight, 9 h more GPS time and a longer headline battery (21 days vs 14 days). See the Amazfit Bip 6.
The two lists above are drawn from the maker’s own pages and prices, not from owner reports. Where owner discussion has been read it appears in its own section below, so the two are never mistaken for each other.
From what 19 owners of the Amazfit Balance 3 reported between July and August 2026. Earlier generations are not counted.
The Balance 3 owners here include people trading up from an earlier Balance or switching from Garmin, Apple, Samsung, Suunto or Polar. Battery life is the first thing they mention, followed by how premium it looks and feels. Owners who left Garmin say the move did not feel like a downgrade, and one finds its sleep tracking noticeably more accurate than their old Instinct 2X.
Size is the main argument against it. At 51.4 mm the crown can press into the wrist bone, which sent one owner's watch back, and others notice the extra weight compared with earlier Balance models. Smaller software issues come up too: stand tracking that thinks you never sit, a step counter that skipped its midnight reset, heart-rate peaks left out of the daily summary, and a sleep record made with nobody wearing it.
It is cut out for someone with a medium or large wrist who wants a watch that looks at home with a suit, lasts days between charges and still handles gym and running sessions. Anyone with a slim wrist should try one on first, and owners wanting a screen protector should expect some trial and error with the curved glass.
It depends on the wrist. One owner returned it because the crown hit their wrist bone and left red marks during runs and sleep, and another had the same crown issue. An owner with a 19.5 cm wrist says it does not look too bad, so trying one on is worth it.
Owners have mixed results. One tried two TPU protectors and both lifted at the edges and collected dust because of the curved glass, so they went without. Another found one that fits the display well, with touch only slightly less sensitive.
One owner running one-minute heart rate, blood oxygen, daytime always-on display, auto brightness and advanced sleep tracking gets about six days. Others coming from an Apple Watch or Galaxy Watch simply call the battery excellent next to what they had.
Fitness · Zepp OS
Best for: Beginner and mid-mileage runners who want a small, bright watch with routing for well under the price of a Forerunner.
Fitness · Zepp OS
Best for: Buyers who want the most battery and screen per dollar and do not need dual-band GPS.
Fitness · Zepp OS
Best for: Hybrid and HYROX athletes who want the longest-running Balance and a titanium build.