Amazfit Balance vs Garmin Instinct 3 50mm AMOLED

Size, specs & wrist fit compared

Amazfit Balance

Garmin Instinct 3 50mm AMOLED Part 010-03020-00

Which one fits you

Under 18 cm (7.1 in) round, the Garmin Instinct 3 50mm AMOLED's lugs overhang and the Amazfit Balance's do not; the Amazfit Balance fills the wrist at 17.5–19.5 cm, the Garmin Instinct 3 50mm AMOLED at 19–21 cm.

What else differs

Screen: the Amazfit Balance has the larger screen, 1.5 in across against 1.3 in on the Garmin Instinct 3 50mm AMOLED.
Battery: 24 days for the Garmin Instinct 3 50mm AMOLED against 14 days for the Amazfit Balance in everyday use; 40 hours for the Garmin Instinct 3 50mm AMOLED against 26 hours for the Amazfit Balance with GPS on.

3.8mm thinner, the Amazfit Balance is the one that slides under a shirt cuff.

Among the 85 smartwatches 46mm across that we hold thickness for, the Amazfit Balance is thinner than 98%, so it wears flatter than its width suggests.

The Garmin Instinct 3 50mm AMOLED is 4mm wider, 3.8mm thicker and 24g heavier than the Amazfit Balance.

Amazfit

Balance

Garmin

Instinct 3 50mm AMOLED

Case width

46mm

50mm+4mm

Thickness

10.6mm

14.4mm+3.8mm

Weight

35g

59g+24g

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

Wrist round (mm left each side)	Amazfit Balance≈53mm lug to lug, est.	Garmin Instinct 3 50mm AMOLED≈57.5mm lug to lug, est.
14 cm / 5.5 in	Overhangs (3.9mm over)	Overhangs (6.2mm over)
15 cm / 5.9 in	Overhangs (2.3mm over)	Overhangs (4.6mm over)
16 cm / 6.3 in	Overhangs (0.7mm over)	Overhangs (2.9mm over)
17 cm / 6.7 in	Bold (0.9mm)	Overhangs (1.3mm over)
18 cm / 7.1 in	Sweet spot (2.5mm)	Bold (0.3mm)
19 cm / 7.5 in	Sweet spot (4.1mm)	Sweet spot (1.9mm)
20 cm / 7.9 in	Balanced (5.8mm)	Sweet spot (3.5mm)