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$100 vs $1,100 fitness tracker: Can Amazfit compete with Garmin?
· By Endurance Wire
NBC Selected independently determines what we cover and recommend. When you click on or buy through our links, we earn a commission. Learn more . I wore the Amazfit Active 2 (Sport) and Garmin Fenix 8 (AMOLED) (43mm) side by side for over a month. Courtesy Harry Rabinowitz Amazfit is a fantastic fitness tracker brand if you are on a tight budget — think under $200 — but testing it side by side against a premium Garmin watch reveals its flaws. You often don’t know what you’re missing until you try the best of the best, and testing the $100 Amazfit Active 2 (Sport) against the $1,100 Garmin Fenix 8 proved exactly this.
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