Amazfit Balance 3 vs Garmin Vivoactive 6 Specs Comparison
Balance 3 offers better hardware value, longer battery life and stronger navigation features. Vivoactive 6 wins on Garmin’s more mature health and fitness ecosystem.
Key differences
Feature
Amazfit Balance 3
Garmin Vivoactive 6
Release date
2026-06
2025-04-04
Physical size
51.4 x 51.4 x 14.6 mm including heart-rate sensor; 12.5 mm excluding sensor
42.2 x 42.2 x 10.9 mm
Weight
62 g stainless steel / 55 g titanium, without strap
36 g
Material
Stainless steel or Grade 5 titanium frame/case; fiber-reinforced polymer shell
Case material: fiber-reinforced polymer; Lens material: Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3; Bezel material: stainless steel
Water resistance
10 ATM; 45 m freediving; recreational scuba diving
5 ATM
Display type
AMOLED
AMOLED optional always-on mode
Display size
1.5 inches
1.3 inch
Display resolution
480 x 480 pixels (323 ppi)
390 x 390 pixels
Full specs comparison
Use the full table below for the complete side-by-side specification breakdown.
| Specification | | |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Release date | 2026-06 | 2025-04-04 |
| Physical size | 51.4 x 51.4 x 14.6 mm including heart-rate sensor; 12.5 mm excluding sensor | 42.2 x 42.2 x 10.9 mm |
| Weight | 62 g stainless steel / 55 g titanium, without strap | 36 g |
| Material | Stainless steel or Grade 5 titanium frame/case; fiber-reinforced polymer shell | Case material: fiber-reinforced polymer; Lens material: Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3; Bezel material: stainless steel |
| Water resistance | 10 ATM; 45 m freediving; recreational scuba diving | 5 ATM |
| Color options | Lunar Gold with Bone Band, Slate with Black Band, Metallic Jasper Green with Jasper Green Band, Metallic Pink Dawn with Pink Dawn Band | |
| Display type | AMOLED | AMOLED optional always-on mode |
| Display size | 1.5 inches | 1.3 inch |
| Display resolution | 480 x 480 pixels (323 ppi) | 390 x 390 pixels |
| Display brightness | Up to 3,000 nits | |
| Display protection | Sapphire glass | |
| Battery | Built-in rechargeable battery; 658 mAh | Rechargeable lithium-ion battery |
| Battery life | Up to 21 days typical; 10 days heavy use; 7 days AOD; 41 hours accurate GPS; 84 hours power-saving GPS | Up to 11 days smartwatch mode, 5 days always-on display, Battery Saver Smartwatch Mode - up to 21 days, GPS-Only GNSS Mode - up to 21 hours |
| Charging | Magnetic charging head | USB |
| Sensors | ||
| GNSS type | Built-in dual-band GNSS | Built-in multi-GNSS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou) |
| GPS | Yes | Yes |
| GALILEO | Yes | Yes |
| GLONASS | Yes | Yes |
| QZSS | Yes | Yes |
| Beidou | Yes | Yes |
| Accelerometer | Yes | Yes |
| Gyroscope | Yes | Yes |
| Barometric altimeter | Yes | No |
| Compass | No | Yes |
| Geomagnetic | Yes | No |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical heart rate | Yes | Yes |
| Electrical heart rate | No | No |
| SpO2 | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature | Yes | No |
| Galvanic skin response | No | No |
| Microphone | Yes | No |
| Speakers | Yes | No |
| Vibration motor | Yes | Yes |
| Health & activity tracking | ||
| Steps | Yes | Yes |
| Distance | Yes | Yes |
| Calories burned | Yes | Yes |
| Floors | Yes | No |
| Sports tracking | 180+ sports modes | Yes |
| Sleep | Yes | Yes |
| Heart rate | Yes (alerts for arrhythmia and atrial fibrillation) | Yes |
| HRV | Yes | Yes |
| Stress | Yes | Yes |
| Blood oxygen | Yes (all day) | Yes |
| Respiration rate | Yes | Yes |
| Skin temperature | Yes | No |
| ECG | No | No |
| Blood pressure | No | No |
| Body composition | No | No |
| Glucose | No | No |
| Hydration level | No | No |
| UV exposure | No | No |
| Calorie intake | No | No |
| Hyperglycemia risk assessment | No | No |
| Arterial stiffness detection | No | No |
| Pulse wave arrhythmia analysis | Yes | No |
| Daily smart features | ||
| Smartphone compatibility | Android 8.0+ and iOS 17.0+ | iPhone and Android |
| Operating system at launch | Zepp OS 6 | Proprietary |
| Storage | 64 GB | |
| Bluetooth | Yes (5.2) | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | Yes (2.4 GHz) | Yes |
| NFC / connected pay | Yes (Zepp Pay, region-dependent) | Yes |
| UWB | No | No |
| Cellular | No | No |
| Smartphone notifications | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth calling | Yes | No |
| Smartphone music control | Yes | Yes |
| On-board music storage | Yes (64 GB storage space) | Yes |
| Voice assistant | Zepp Flow | No |
| Navigation, safety & special features | ||
| Maps | Yes (base, contour and ski-resort maps) | No |
| Offline maps | Yes | No |
| Navigation | Yes (turn-by-turn, POI search, route planning, round-trip routes and auto-rerouting) | Yes |
| Emergency SOS | No | Yes (Assistance via paired smartphone) |
| Satellite SOS | No | No |
| Fall detection | No | Yes (Incident Detection during select activities) |
| LED flashlight | Yes | No |
| Diving | Yes (45 m freediving; recreational scuba diving) | No |
| Links | ||
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