I bought this watch for my 8 year son who likes to go for runs with me. He was interested in my other watch the amazfit balance and wanted to track his runs too. The Active 2 seems to work great for him and has been pretty durable so far for a wild 8 year old boy. I had to buy a smaller band for it to fit his wrist better. Since he does not have a phone, I was able to connect his watch to our old iPad with the Zepp app. Has worked great so far.
I've never bought an expensive "name brand" smart watch. I've never wanted to fork out the money that they want for them. I've bought cheap, off-brand, and they're just that. This Amazfit has been a joy to use.
I really liked the watch, but the microphone went out a week and a half into wearing it. Amazfit is replacing but due to the warranty process I'm still waiting on my replacement. Hoping for better results with the next one. Good looking watch. Was enjoying, but disappointed so far