Amazfit Bip S smartwatch with massive 40-day battery life set to be launched in India on June 3

Huami is set to launch its affordable smartwatch Amazfit Bip S in India on June 3. Unveiled at CES 2020, the smartwatch comes with a massive 40-day battery life and is part of Huami’s plans to target the Indian market aggressively over the next month. The company is tipped to launch multiple smartwatches and other devices in the country in June – some of them showcased at CES 2020 in January this year. 

When the watch was first unveiled at CES 2020, it was priced at $69.90 (Rs 5,200). The watch comes in four different strap options, including Carbon Black, Red Orange, Warm Pink, and White Rock. The Amazfit Bip S smartwatch will go on sale in India starting June 3 and the price could be around the same mark. 

The watch is made of Polycarbonate and weighs around 19 grams without the strap and 31 grams with the strap. The rectangular dial is 42x35.3x11.4mm in size.

For connectivity, you get Bluetooth v5.0 and comes with GPS, as well as GLONASS for location tracking. It has a 1.28-inch Transflective Color TFT display with a resolution of 176x176 pixels. It comes with Always-on Display feature. The touchscreen in protected by 2.5D Corning Gorilla 3 generation tempered glass and it also has an anti-fingerprint coating.

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The watch packs a 200 mAh battery which takes around 2.5 hours to charge. The company claims that the watch could last up to 40 days with a typical usage battery life of 15 days. The watch runs Amazfit OS and the onboard sensors include PPG Bio-Tracking Optical Sensor, 3-axis acceleration sensor, and 3-axis geomagnetic sensor.

It comes with the Huami-PAI health assessment system with continuous heart rate and resting heart rate monitoring. There are 10 Sports Modes built in and the watch can be used to control music on your phone, as well as get reminders and weather forecasts.