Amazfit Active 2 Square Review: A Recovery Smartwatch With a Polished Design
The Amazfit Active 2 Square takes the Active 2 formula and wraps it in a rectangular case with a larger screen. It is aimed at people who want an Apple Watch style shape with long battery life and solid recovery tracking. Earlier versions of this review got several specs wrong, including the price and what the case is made of, so here are the corrected details.
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The Key Specs
- Display: 1.75 inch AMOLED, 390 by 450 pixels, with sapphire glass.
- Case: stainless steel bezel with a fiber reinforced polymer case.
- Battery: up to 10 days typical use, up to 19 days in battery saver mode and about 5 days heavy use.
- GPS battery: up to 21 hours of continuous GPS.
- Price: $149.99 when we checked in October 2026.
What We Corrected
Earlier versions of this post listed the price as $114.99, described the body as stainless steel, claimed dual band GPS and said the round Active 2 uses aluminum. According to Amazfit’s product page, the Square sells for $149.99, uses a stainless steel bezel with a fiber reinforced polymer case, and does not list dual band GPS. The round Active 2 uses a stainless steel case, not aluminum.
Display and Design
The 1.75 inch screen is noticeably larger than the round model’s, and the rectangular shape fits more text and data per screen. Notifications, workout stats and recovery scores are easy to read at a glance. Sapphire glass is standard on the Square, which helps it resist scratches from gym equipment and daily knocks.
The mix of a stainless steel bezel and polymer case keeps the watch lighter than a full steel body while still looking more premium than an all plastic watch.
Battery Life
Amazfit rates the Active 2 Square for up to 10 days of typical use, up to 19 days in battery saver mode and about 5 days of heavy use. Continuous GPS runs for up to 21 hours. For most people that means one charge a week, and it makes overnight sleep tracking easy because you are not fighting a nightly charging routine.
Recovery Tracking
Like other Amazfit watches, the Square uses the Zepp app to turn overnight heart rate, HRV and sleep data into a readiness score. That score is useful as a weekly trend. If readiness drops for several days in a row, that is a signal to scale back intensity and focus on sleep, nutrition and easy movement.
Wearing the watch every night is what makes these numbers meaningful, and long battery life is what makes wearing it every night realistic. That pairing is the main reason we like Amazfit watches for recovery tracking at this price.
Training Features
You get a wide range of workout modes, strength tracking and GPS for outdoor sessions. GPS uses multiple satellite systems, but not dual band, so tracking in dense cities or deep canyons will not be as clean as on a dual band watch. For most road runs, rides and walks, it is perfectly usable.
Square vs Round
Pick the Square if you want a bigger, rectangular screen with sapphire glass as standard. Pick the round Active 2 if you prefer a classic watch look and a stainless steel case, and do not mind a smaller screen. Battery life is similar between them.
Who Should Buy It
- Buy it if you want a large rectangular screen with sapphire glass.
- Buy it if you want weekly charging and steady sleep and recovery data.
- Buy it if you want an Apple Watch style shape without the daily charging.
- Skip it if you need dual band GPS.
- Skip it if you prefer a round, classic watch look.
How We Checked the Facts
We rebuilt this page in October 2026 and checked every spec and price against Amazfit’s US product page for the Active 2 Square. Where a claim from an earlier version of this page did not match those sources, we corrected it or removed it, and we say so in the text. We have not run our own lab tests, so we lean on published specs and the maker’s own guidance. Prices change often, which is why we tell you when we saw each one. If you spot something that has changed since, the maker’s page is the best place to confirm it.
Getting More From Readiness Scores
Wear the watch every night for at least two weeks before trusting the readiness score, since it needs a baseline. Keep notes on hard training days, alcohol, poor sleep and illness, then compare them with the score. You will quickly see which habits pull your recovery down.
Final Verdict
The Amazfit Active 2 Square is a well rounded watch for people who want a large, scratch resistant screen and long battery life. With the specs corrected, it is a fair value at $149.99, and its recovery tools work well when you wear it every night. If dual band GPS is not a must, it is easy to recommend.
Common Questions
Does the Amazfit Active 2 Square have dual band GPS?
Amazfit does not list dual band GPS for the Active 2 Square.
What is the Active 2 Square case made of?
A stainless steel bezel with a fiber reinforced polymer case.
How long does the battery last?
Up to 10 days typical use, 19 days in battery saver mode and 21 hours of GPS.
