Amazfit is a brand that also started under the wings of the Chinese Xiaomi and now brings its new smart watch under the name Amazfit Balance with support for contactless payments. And even here in Slovakia, through selected banks or services.
Already on sale
The newest Amazfit Balance smart watch is making its debut on the well-known online marketplace Aliexpress. The official Amazfit store has put them on sale there, and thanks to the currently ongoing Aliexpress sales, you can buy them at a reduced promotional price. Seller ships via Aliexpress Selection Standard verified shipping.
Information about the price: For now, the watch is only available from the Chinese warehouse and if it costs more than €150, Aliexpress does not collect VAT on this amount. VAT is automatically deducted in the basket and it is likely that you will have to pay additional VAT at customs. It is a sum of €37,93. The watch, after the discount without VAT, costs €189,62, so the final price including VAT is €227. A fan from our Facebook group however, he has the experience of ordering a POCO phone worth €400, also from a Chinese warehouse on Aliexpress, and he only paid an additional fee of €5 upon delivery. So it is possible that you can avoid paying VAT and only pay a small amount.
Amazfit Balance (NFC payments)
Amazfit Balance: The first model with contactless payments
A watch Amazfit Balance they offer a metal construction with a rotating crown and relatively massive protruding frames around the display. They will be available in two colors, namely silver with a textile strap (Sunset Grey) and matte black with a silicone strap (Midnight).
The dimensions of this model are 46 x 46 x 10,6 mm and the weight (without strap) is 35 grams. In addition to the mentioned crown, it will serve for control and another programmable physical button. The body of the watch itself offers increased resistance to water and dust with certification 5ATM.
1,5″ AMOLED display, GPS and 14-day battery life
The front is home 1,5 "AMOLED display, which is circular and has a resolution of 480 x 480 pixels. It is covered with tempered protective glass, it also has a layer resistant to fingerprints and grease, and its resulting fineness is 323 ppi.
Monitoring of sports activities (for more than 150 sports) is also supplemented with sleep monitoring, breathing exercises or monitoring of stress, heart rate, SpO2 monitoring, Zepp trainer and Zepp AI chat. All data will be taken care of by the integrated BioTracker 5.0PPG sensor and BIA Bioelectric sensor.
There is also an accelerometer, six-band GPS, as well as a 2,4 GHz Wi-Fi connection or Bluetooth 5.0. The connection with the smartphone will be ensured by the application Zepp, available for both Android and iOS. In terms of connectivity, there is also an NFC chip, which we will talk more about in the next chapter.
The battery has a capacity 475 mAh and with a standard load it will offer 14 days of endurance. In battery saving mode, this duration is extended up to 25 days. And with constant GPS tracking, it subsequently drops to 47 hours. The magnetic charger is located directly in the package.
This is how you pay in Slovakia
integrated NFC chip offers options for card payment directly through the smart watch. However, in addition to the hardware itself, software support is also important. Amazfit brings cooperation with society Credit cards, whose cards can be used for payment by watch.
On the Slovak market, you can use a Mastercard card through a pair of supported banks. It is specifically about 365 bank a Prima Bank Slovakia. The use of the British service can also be an alternative Curve, thanks to which you can also make payments from other cards. More about payments Zepp Pay you will read at the following link.
Price and availability of new smart watches
New smart watch with a name Amazfit Balance go on sale from September 18, 2023. They will be available in the official Amazfit store on the well-known Aliexpress marketplace.
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