For several years, the athlete born in Kenya, Kelvin Kiptum was considered as the man who would come down from two hours in the marathon, breaking a barrier that is supposed to be impossible, but Kiptum had everything to get it. Unfortunately, a road accident ended his life. But his legacy has remained. And proof of this is The Kelvin Kiptum commemorative edition of the Amazfit Cheetah Proa clock that also breaks barriers.
The main asset of This clock is its price: it does not reach € 200. If we add to that a brilliant AMOLED screen (the best in the sector), a fairly reliable heart rate sensor, very reliable double -band GPS positioning and a day -proof battery … the result is a more than desirable watch. But we go in parts.
The commemorative edition Kelvin Kiptum of the Amazfit Cheetah Pro that I have tried is basically the same as the pro conventional versionthe difference is the belt, otherwise, to the weight is the same. Only the color of the belt (black for the “normal” and gray version for the Kiptum option) distinguishes them. Well, that and a mention of the time of Kiptum in the sphere and that all the benefits of this edition are donated to the Kelvin Kiptum Foundation.
The Amazfit Cheetah Pro has a 47 mm box and a weight of only 34 grams without the strap, of the lightest market. Despite this, it includes a large AMOLED screen of 1.45 “with a resolution of 480×480 pixels and a double -band GPS antenna (confirms double the location for greater precision), in addition to a wide variety of sensors, including a biotrake ppg biometric sensora movement sensor, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a geomagnetic … and more.
The round sphere of the clock is protected by A titanium alloy bezel and a corning lens Gorilla Glass 3the latter with an antihuellas coating, very useful if we are in full athletic task, since the touch screen is a very successful additional. And useful.
The belt is comfortable, It closes quickly and intuitively and has a high degree of resistance to rubbing and abrasionessential for those people who not only run or swim, but do it in places where it is very easy to create friction.
It has two buttons: a digital crown and a button, both located to the right of the box. The crown works both as a button and rotating (well made by Amazfit), although sIt was very good to accept different pulsations functions for different functionsfor example, a long pressure to change sport and a short for turns.
The Amazfit Cheetah Pro has A 5 atm water resistance (Not only is it prepared for swimming pools, also for open waters, so much that the heart rate sensor continues to work underwater).
The rest of the sensors do not go to the saga: Sleep monitor, stress, blood oxygen level control and heart rate variability. Obviously, tell the steps, distance, burned calories, height …
As far as GPS is very reliable and does not leave us lying … whenever Let’s change the automatic configuration that the single band contemplates. If we do the double band and in distant sites or in complex urban environments, it gives us greater precision.
The Cheetah Pro too It has the maps function without connection, Although somewhat limited: you have to download the OSM maps files through the ZEPP application and then transfer them to the clock.
In total it includes more than 150 sports modes (an exaggeration personally). With 20 at most, it would be enough and the rest of the memory for tasks that require more precision, processing or both. Include more than a dozen dance modes (with all respect for this discipline) or board games, I don’t know if it makes a lot of sense.
Obviously, the star, Kiptum inspiration without a doubt, is the race: The Cheetah Pro monitoring of career metric such as cadence, stride, vertical speed, the effect of aerobic trainingetc. It can even estimate the power when running.
To this we must add that he is able to automatically detect 25 strength exercises, including series, repetitions and rest time. It also provides a post-training muscle map, which shows the muscles worked.
The 440 mAh battery of the Amazfit Cheetah Pro is loaded from zero to 100 % in about two hours using the magnetic load base. Once this process is fulfilled we have 14 days in smartwatch mode, which extend up to 24 days in battery savings mode. But if we only want to know the time, We have about 45 days of “life” with a single load. The key question: And with GPS? Up to 44 hours, almost two days in a row, with the entire system on alert. The problem is not the battery, but the charger: using it so little makes it easy to forget where we leave it.
Verdict:
With regard to smart watches dedicated to sport, Amazfit Cheetah Pro is the best example of an excellent quality/price ratio. By resistance and battery it will hardly leave us lying, by design it is attractive (as for price) and in benefits, unless you are professional, you will be left over.