Amazfit Balance 2 vs Garmin Forerunner 165

Size, specs & wrist fit compared

Amazfit Balance 2

Garmin Forerunner 165 Part 010-02863-20

Which one fits you

Under 17 cm (6.7 in) round, the Amazfit Balance 2's lugs overhang and the Garmin Forerunner 165's do not; the Garmin Forerunner 165 fills the wrist at 16–18 cm, the Amazfit Balance 2 at 18–20 cm.

What else differs

Screen: the Amazfit Balance 2 has the larger screen, 1.5 in across against 1.2 in on the Garmin Forerunner 165.
Battery: 21 days for the Amazfit Balance 2 against 11 days for the Garmin Forerunner 165 in everyday use; 33 hours for the Amazfit Balance 2 against 19 hours for the Garmin Forerunner 165 with GPS on.
Only the Amazfit Balance 2 has a sapphire lens.

The Amazfit Balance 2 is 4.4mm wider, 0.7mm thicker and 4g heavier than the Garmin Forerunner 165.

Amazfit

Balance 2

Garmin

Forerunner 165

Case width

47.4mm

43mm−4.4mm

Thickness

12.3mm

11.6mm−0.7mm

Weight

43g

39g−4g

Amazfit Balance 2 or Garmin Forerunner 165 by wrist size

Wrist round (mm left each side)	Amazfit Balance 2≈54.5mm lug to lug, est.	Garmin Forerunner 165≈49.5mm lug to lug, est.
14 cm / 5.5 in	Overhangs (4.7mm over)	Overhangs (2.2mm over)
15 cm / 5.9 in	Overhangs (3.1mm over)	Overhangs (0.6mm over)
16 cm / 6.3 in	Overhangs (1.4mm over)	Bold (1.1mm)
17 cm / 6.7 in	Bold (0.2mm)	Sweet spot (2.7mm)
18 cm / 7.1 in	Sweet spot (1.8mm)	Sweet spot (4.3mm)
19 cm / 7.5 in	Sweet spot (3.4mm)	Balanced (5.9mm)
20 cm / 7.9 in	Balanced (5mm)	Balanced (7.5mm)