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In terms of price, these two devices represent opposite ends of the ultra-rugged, adventure-ready smartwatch category.

On the wallet-friendly side, we’ve got the $279Amazfit T-Rex 3.

Apple Watch Ultra 2

The T-Rex 3 even beats the Ultra 2 in several areas, most notably is battery life.

But which is the more precise and reliable equipment?

Apple lets users set their wrist preference, but Amazfit doesn’t.

Apple  Watch Ultra 2

As always, I manually counted each and every step during my walk.

However, the process isn’t nearly as tedious as it may sound.

Rinse and repeat 100 times, and that’s it!

Amazfit  T-Rex 3

Read on for the results!

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is the rugged smartwatch all others are compared to, and for good reason.

As the name implies, this smartwatch is one beefy boy.

Apple Watch Ultra 2

That said, smart features are somewhat limited, though it does offer a neat voice-activated AI assistant.

However, the Apple Watch Ultra 2 was 20 steps closer to the 10K mark.

Strava, for what it’s worth, captured my step count as 10,106.

![Apple Watch Ultra 2 GPS +…

So, is inflated elevation data just par for the course from this current generation of Amazfit devices?

After all, it’s a decidedly higher-end smartwatch than the $99Active 2.

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Apple Watch Ultra 2

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