{"id":16909,"date":"2025-07-23T02:23:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T02:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/16909\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T02:23:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T02:23:09","slug":"amazfit-balance-2-xt-vs-balance-2-differences-now-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/16909\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazfit Balance 2 XT vs Balance 2: Differences now confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\"The<\/a>The Amazfit Balance 2 XT (pictured) will not support scuba diving like the original smartwatch. (Image source: Best Buy, edited)<\/p>\n

An Amazfit representative has confirmed the main differences between the upcoming Balance 2 XT and the recently released Balance 2 smartwatches. Responding to a customer question at a US retailer, the company listed a couple of features which would not be supported by the new model, which is expected to be a lighter option.<\/p>\n

Amazfit has confirmed<\/a> the key differences between the Balance 2 XT and standard Balance 2<\/a> smartwatches. It was rumored<\/a> that the XT version of this new smartwatch would be a premium option with a titanium casing. However, leaked pricing at Best Buy<\/a> appeared to contradict this theory.
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Now, a representative for the Amazfit brand has explained the differences between the upcoming Balance 2 XT and the recently launched Balance 2. Responding to a customer question on the Best Buy product page<\/a>, it was confirmed that the new version would only offer 5 ATM water resistance and therefore would not support diving. Another missing feature will be the Golf app, and the sapphire glass will be replaced with a mineral alternative. The Balance 2 XT will be lighter than the Balance 2, which weighs 43 g (~1.5 oz), though this measurement has yet to be provided.
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According to the Best Buy product listing, the Amazfit Balance 2 XT smartwatch will retail for $199.99, making it $100 cheaper than the standard Balance 2 smartwatch ($299.99 at Amazon<\/a>). As a reminder, the new XT variant of this wearable is expected to launch before the end of July 2025<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\t\"A<\/a>A screenshot of the official response from the Amazfit team about the difference between the Amazfit Balance 2 XT and the Balance 2. (Image source: Best Buy)\"The<\/a>\"The<\/a>\"Polly<\/a>Polly Allcock<\/a> – Senior Tech Writer – 4215 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2021<\/p>\n

I’ve been interested in technology for as long as I can remember. From a young age, I have loved gadgets and understanding how things work. Since graduating, I have worked for several technology companies across FinTech, AdTech and Robotics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Amazfit Balance 2 XT (pictured) will not support scuba diving like the original smartwatch. (Image source: Best…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16910,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[203,3104,3099,3101,3107,3100,3105,3106,3102,3103,214,49,48,195,215,207,213,206,216,212,208,209,61,211,210],"class_list":["post-16909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-gadgets","tag-amazfit","tag-amazfit-balance-2","tag-amazfit-balance-2-titanium","tag-amazfit-balance-2-xt","tag-amazfit-balance-2-xt-best-buy","tag-amazfit-balance-xt","tag-amazfit-leak","tag-amazfit-rumor","tag-balance-2-titanium","tag-balance-2-xt","tag-benchmarks","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-gadgets","tag-graphics-card","tag-laptop","tag-netbook","tag-notebook","tag-processor","tag-reports","tag-review","tag-reviews","tag-technology","tag-test","tag-tests"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16909"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16909\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}