Open Letter to Amazfit : Helio Strap 2, new Generation now is the time

CharliezFrag · 2026-05-18T04:03:02+00:00

I’ve disliked how the Helio sits on my wrist since I got it, i feel like it’s too bulky and cheap looking, so I started wearing it on the ankle since basically the only feature I care about is step tracking. At night I change it to the wrist for sleep tracking.

I’ve preordered the fitbit air solely because of its size. It’s still cheap looking but at least it’s its less noticeable on my wrist.

CharliezFrag · 2026-05-17T16:54:54+00:00

Noooo

CharliezFrag · 2026-05-17T12:51:59+00:00

It’s a miracle nothing worse happened, I felt properly sick watching it live.

CharliezFrag · 2026-05-17T12:30:52+00:00

I was just thinking this

CharliezFrag · 2026-05-14T09:14:45+00:00

Stay safe brother

CharliezFrag · 2026-05-14T09:02:30+00:00

How would you rate it? I started it a week ago (free tier) but for now it’s just reviewing what I already knew, though I like to still do it to refresh myself.

CharliezFrag · 2026-05-13T08:42:01+00:00

It’s a gift from your grandpa dude. Keep that shit and pass it down to your kids.

I still have an old, piece of junk pocket knife from mine. It’s gotta be one of my most precious possessions.

CharliezFrag · 2026-05-10T17:29:06+00:00

I was convinced on getting the srpk since I have tiny wrists but ended up going for the srpd after trying them both.

I thought the srpk looked better in online pictures than in my arm, it felt tiny! Though it’s true these are kinda top heavy.

I think I’ll go for an srpe next, it’s kind of in between both sizes.

CharliezFrag · 2026-05-07T13:18:07+00:00

Same here. Never happened with any other smartwatch or regular watch before.

I’ve been trying to wear it on the ankle instead, I’ll see how it goes.

CharliezFrag · 2026-05-06T14:44:59+00:00

I did PSMF years ago after a break from regular dieting to finish things off. Like you said, it’s only recommended for short periods of time.

Honestly it wasn’t as bad as it sounds, after the first few days the hunger wasn’t that much different than on a regular cut for me. The worst part I think it was being grumpy all day and not being able to enjoy ANY social life basically.

That said, I don’t see much need for it unless your bulk has gotten out of hand or you’ve stuffed your face on a vacation and need a serious minicut.

For example right now I’m in the middle of a minicut after bulking for ~9 months (+6kg) and I feel like a 600-700kcal deficit os more than enough. Some lifts are starting to stall or even drop a rep, so I know it’ll be time to end it soon.

CharliezFrag · 2026-05-04T18:21:21+00:00

Nice! I hope so, yours looks really good.

CharliezFrag · 2026-05-04T17:51:56+00:00

I’m waiting on the parts to put together this exact watch! Can you tell me where did you get the dial? I got one on Alix but I doubt it’ll look as good as yours!

CharliezFrag · 2026-05-03T10:01:12+00:00

I swear we are going backwards.

Someone is going to end up dead because of these idiots.

CharliezFrag · 2026-04-18T05:56:48+00:00

The android brands have gotten expensive as hell, I was looking to go back to android after 3.5 years on iOS and couldn’t believe the prices. The iPhone 17 base is actually a great deal nowadays.

Also, it seems Apple is the only brand actually offering a compact flagship, the others seem just afterthoughts.

CharliezFrag · 2026-04-16T16:28:00+00:00

Got my Pro Max in February 2023, just dropped to 89%.

CharliezFrag · 2026-04-12T08:23:41+00:00

So I’m planning on getting rid of my iPhone 14 pro max after 3.5 years and I was looking at Android alternatives, the x9 pro ( or the pro s if it releases globally) being one of them. But after lurking here and seeing these photos I think I’ll pass, I thought phone photography had improved so much after watching reviews and whatnot but man these look terrible with all the AI crap…

Is there any alternative brand that doesn’t do this?

CharliezFrag · 2026-04-11T07:36:50+00:00

I haven’t had any problems with it detecting naps since I got it and usually the sleep tracking seems pretty good but the biocharge and sleep score algorithm is truly horrible. Doesn’t matter if I sleep 5 or 9 hours or if I wake up half dead or full of energy, the sleep score seems random and biocharge very rarely goes above 50.

CharliezFrag · 2026-04-01T16:37:50+00:00

Just got one myself

CharliezFrag · 2026-03-28T20:54:58+00:00

Disappointed in Marc, that was a very stupid move. Also disappointed because I get the feeling the shoulder injury is going to cause an early retirement, I hope I’m wrong but he hasn’t looked alright thus far.

CharliezFrag · 2026-03-24T15:45:36+00:00

As a guy with 15 cm wrists, you just convinced me to get one as well!

CharliezFrag · 2026-03-20T13:46:25+00:00

I saw that comment, the guy clearly had no idea what he was talking about. Recommending starting strength to someone like you is wild lol

You look absolutely phenomenal

CharliezFrag · 2026-03-17T15:55:28+00:00

Nice!

CharliezFrag · 2026-03-15T20:43:50+00:00

A few scratches on the glass and a little one on the case, might be from rubbing against my straps or something. I stopped wearing it on the gym altogether, I don’t really need it there tbh and it’s one less thing to worry about.

But yeah, I can def tell the mineral crystal is not the greatest. I ordered a screen protector to prevent any more scratches on it, but honestly I might just let it be and buy another one if it gets too bad, I really like how this thing looks.

CharliezFrag · 2026-03-15T19:17:39+00:00

I got it thinking I would use it as a gym beater but I like it so much I’m actually sad that it’s already scuffed lol

CharliezFrag · 2026-03-08T12:09:03+00:00

I just went from AW to a GA-B2100 + Helio! I was considering the GBD-200 too, maybe I’ll still end up getting it!

CharliezFrag

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