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Amazfit is a Chinese smart wearable brand,[2] established in September 2015[3] and headquartered in Hefei, Anhui Province. Its products are manufactured[4] and owned by Zepp Health.[5] The brand offers wearable devices including smartwatches,[6] fitness bands,[7]smart ring[8] and equipment related to health and sports.[9]
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| Industry | Consumer electronics Smart wearable |
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| Founded | September 2015 |
| Headquarters | Hefei, Anhui Province, China[1] |
| Products | Smartwatches, Fitness trackers, Smart ring |
| Owner | Zepp Health |
| Website | www |
History
editIn August 2015, Huami Corporation(later renamed Zepp Health Corporation) launched Amazfit, a new smart wearable device brand. In August 2016, the first smartwatch of Amazfit was introduced.[10] In April 2017, it launched the Amazfit Health Band.[11]
In March 2019, a self-developed chipset called the "Huangshan-1" [12] was exhibited at Mobile World Congress and applied to Amazfit devices in 2019.[13]
In April 2020, its parent company-Huami Corporation partnered with a laboratory led by Zhong Nanshan[14] to use wearable devices to track respiratory diseases.[15]
By the end of 2021, the brand had a market share of 5.1% in smartwatches, ranking fifth in the market.[16]
Zepp Pay
editZepp Pay, the NFC cashless payment service supported by Amazfit wearable products, is listed below with the applicable areas. The availability of NFC may vary by country and region.
Supported countries
editZepp Pay can be used with cards issued in 33 countries and territories worldwide.[17]
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| September 1, 2023 | Austria |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "ZEPP Stock Forecast, Price & News (Zepp Health)". MarketBeat. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ "Amazfit launches three new smartwatches". Khaleej Times. October 26, 2021.
- ^ Sharma, Karan (December 3, 2021). "Amazfit focused on making smart products that empower people says Jacob Jin, Director of South Asia". Pinkvilla. Archived from the original on November 30, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ Singh, Kuwar (September 10, 2018). "Apple's early-generation smartwatch rules a market where the iPhone is struggling". Quartz.
- ^ "Amazfit ranks third in global smartwatch shipments in Q3". The Peninsula. December 1, 2021.
- ^ Hedges, Lucy (11 Dec 2020). "The Lust List: new tech we want this week". Metro (British newspaper).
- ^ Rubin, Ross (July 28, 2020). "Noise-canceling headphones that help you sleep through any snore". ZDNet.
- ^ https://www.tomsguide.com/wellness/fitness-trackers/i-wore-the-amazfit-helio-ring-every-day-for-a-week-heres-what-happened
- ^ "Amazfit is first staged at MWC in Barcelona". PCQuest. 2019-03-01.
- ^ "Xiaomi unveils Amazfit smartwatch". Firstpost. August 30, 2016.
- ^ "WeLoop Hey S3, an Apple Watch-clone, launched on Xiaomi's MIJIA platform, priced at $78". BGR. April 28, 2017.
- ^ Dahad, Nitin (March 1, 2019). "Wearables Firm Invests $8 Million in RISC-V Startup". EE Times.
- ^ "Xiaomi's Huami launches the Amazfit Verge, Health Band 1S and a new SoC in China". Firstpost. September 19, 2018.
- ^ Chiu, Karen (10 Apr 2020). "China wants to use fitness trackers to monitor coronavirus survivors". South China Morning Post.
- ^ John Artman (May 18, 2020). "Fitbit's Chinese rival Amazfit mulls a transparent, self-disinfecting mask". TechCrunch.
- ^ "Smartwatch Market Grows 24% YoY in 2021, Records Highest Ever Quarterly Shipments in Q4". Counterpoint Technology Market Research. Mar 14, 2022.
- ^ "Zepp Pay Supporting Banks and Locations". February 27, 2024.