Amazfit has revealed the Pop 3S in its entirety after publishing a set of specs on Amazon earlier this week. As expected, the Amazfit Pop 3S relies on a 1.96-inch AMOLED display, which has a resolution of 502 x 410 pixels. While the company continues to emphasize that the smartwatch has a metal housing, we suspect that this is a coating applied to the plastic frame.
However, the company includes a stainless steel hardware button and an optional stainless steel watch strap. In addition, the Pop 3S comes with over 100 sports modes preloaded and first-party apps that mirror smartphone functions such as music playback and phone calls. Please note that there is no third-party app store as there are smartwatches running watchOS, WearOS and HarmonyOS. Still, the Amazfit has microphones, a small speaker, and sensors that monitor your heart rate, blood oxygen levels, and sleep quality.
Moreover, Pop 3S supports Always On Display (AOD) function. However, it is not confirmed how much this affects the battery life. Apparently, the company claims up to 12 days of battery life for the smartwatch but only with AOD disabled. Currently, the Pop 3S is only available in India, priced at INR 5,999 (~US$73). It remains to be seen if Amazon plans to offer the Pop 3S elsewhere, as seen in the upcoming Cheetah series.
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