The newly launched Amazfit GTR 4 and GTS 4 smartwatches are NavIC-compatible, thereby increasing their already prolonged record of recognized options additional. For these unaware, the know-how is a homegrown one that enables for larger positional accuracy, and is even stated to outperform navigational staples like GPS and GLONASS. It really works through the use of eight indigenous satellites within the sky that cowl not simply your complete Indian subcontinent but additionally prolong as much as 1,500kms past India’s borders.
Amazfit claims that each its flagship smartwatches are actually “able to GPS monitoring that’s as much as 99 per cent as correct as hand-held GPS locators in open-air situations.” That is made potential by circularly-polarised antennae claimed to choose up round 100 per cent of a satellite tv for pc’s alerts vs. the 50% that typical smartwatches with linearly-polarised antennas do. The elevated precision is available in helpful whereas operating/mountain climbing in areas the place alerts could also be blocked by timber or massive buildings.
Contemplating that NavIC help requires devoted {hardware} within the type of a dual-GNSS module with help for the L5 band, the Amazfit GTR 4 and GTS 4 have all the time been able to supporting the know-how on the {hardware} entrance, proper from day one. Funnily, Amazfit didn’t specify this in its product pages for each watches.
The Amazfit GTR 4 and GTS 4 at present are Amazfit’s most premium choices within the nation, second solely to the GTR 3 Professional in worth. Each watches help Android and iOS, have Alexa built-in, supply 150+ sports activities modes, are powered by Zepp OS 2.0, and have massive AMOLED shows. Different cool options embody music storage and playback, retailer playing cards for simplified purchasing, highly effective and correct well being know-how, and on-line and offline voice assistants.
Each carry the identical Rs. 16,999 pricetag and are an identical on most fronts, save for the designs and battery capability. Whereas the Amazfit GTR 4 seems to be a tad sportier with its rounded dial, the Amazfit GTS 4 is a good purchase for followers of rectangular builds. The second differentiating issue is the battery capability — the GTR 4’s 475 mAh unit makes it able to operating for 14 days on regular utilization, whereas the GTS 4’s 300 mAh lasts as much as 8 days on regular utilization.