Amazfit Balance 2 vs Garmin Instinct 3 50mm AMOLED Tactical Edition

Size, specs & wrist fit compared

Amazfit Balance 2

Garmin Instinct 3 50mm AMOLED Tactical Edition Part 010-03020-50

Which one fits you

Under 18 cm (7.1 in) round, the Garmin Instinct 3 50mm AMOLED Tactical Edition's lugs overhang and the Amazfit Balance 2's do not; the Amazfit Balance 2 fills the wrist at 18–20 cm, the Garmin Instinct 3 50mm AMOLED Tactical Edition at 19–21 cm.

What else differs

Screen: the Amazfit Balance 2 has the larger screen, 1.5 in across against 1.3 in on the Garmin Instinct 3 50mm AMOLED Tactical Edition.
Battery: 24 days for the Garmin Instinct 3 50mm AMOLED Tactical Edition against 21 days for the Amazfit Balance 2 in everyday use; 40 hours for the Garmin Instinct 3 50mm AMOLED Tactical Edition against 33 hours for the Amazfit Balance 2 with GPS on.
Only the Amazfit Balance 2 has a sapphire lens.

2.1mm thinner, the Amazfit Balance 2 is the one that slides under a shirt cuff.

The Garmin Instinct 3 50mm AMOLED Tactical Edition is 2.6mm wider, 2.1mm thicker and 16g heavier than the Amazfit Balance 2.

Amazfit

Balance 2

Garmin

Instinct 3 50mm AMOLED Tactical Edition

Case width

47.4mm

50mm+2.6mm

Thickness

12.3mm

14.4mm+2.1mm

Weight

43g

59g+16g

Amazfit Balance 2 or Garmin Instinct 3 50mm AMOLED Tactical Edition by wrist size

Wrist round (mm left each side)	Amazfit Balance 2≈54.5mm lug to lug, est.	Garmin Instinct 3 50mm AMOLED Tactical Edition≈57.5mm lug to lug, est.
14 cm / 5.5 in	Overhangs (4.7mm over)	Overhangs (6.2mm over)
15 cm / 5.9 in	Overhangs (3.1mm over)	Overhangs (4.6mm over)
16 cm / 6.3 in	Overhangs (1.4mm over)	Overhangs (2.9mm over)
17 cm / 6.7 in	Bold (0.2mm)	Overhangs (1.3mm over)
18 cm / 7.1 in	Sweet spot (1.8mm)	Bold (0.3mm)
19 cm / 7.5 in	Sweet spot (3.4mm)	Sweet spot (1.9mm)
20 cm / 7.9 in	Balanced (5mm)	Sweet spot (3.5mm)