Amazfit T-Rex Ultra 2 ZDNET's key takeaways The Amazfit T-Rex Ultra 2 is available now for $550.
The watch sports a green/white LED flashlight, a large 1.5-inch AMOLED display, a speaker and mic for call and assistant support, and more than 50 hours of GPS tracking battery life
There is no support for subscription music services, there are limited third party apps, and the watch might be too large for some. View now at Amazon
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Amazfit has been jumping off the ramp with its affordable smartwatches, and the latest model is big, bold, capable, and perfect for outdoor winter adventures. I've taken the Amazfit T-Rex Ultra 2 running in the rain, alpine skiing in the mountains of Washington, rowing on the Hydrow machine in my garage, and living with it as my primary sports watch for the past month.
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The T-Rex Ultra 2 launches with a feature that has become a staple for me: a dedicated LED flashlight. The flashlight on the Ultra 2 supports white or green light rather than the more typical red-light option. The green light supports viewing the display while wearing night-vision goggles, something I was unable to test in my role as a civilian engineer.
The sapphire glass display, grade 5 titanium bezel/buttons/back panel, and 10 ATM water resistance make this a rugged watch built for the outdoors. It was below freezing when I took the watch up to Crystal Mountain, and the battery bar barely moved during the more than two hours of downhill skiing.
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I wore a Garmin Fenix 8 Pro on my other wrist and was pleasantly surprised by the advanced metrics that the Amazfit T-Rex Ultra 2 captured. These metrics included maximum speed achieved, maximum downhill angle and gradient, elevation changes, and much more.
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