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Amazfit Balance 2 vs Polar Street X
Product A: Amazfit
93 of 150 known
Change Amazfit Balance 2
Product B: Polar
79 of 150 known
Change Polar Street X
75 of 141 fields differ
- 40 different values
- 35 known for one only
- 22 the same
- 44 missing for both
Biggest differences
Each bar uses the scale of all 101 smartwatches.
- Battery lifeA: 504hB: 240hAmazfit is 264 h higher.
- Water resistanceA: 10ATMB: 5ATMAmazfit is 5 ATM higher.
Size, drawn to scale
Front and side.
- AAmazfit: 47.4 × 47.4 mm
- BPolar: 45 × 45 mm
Weight
0 to 80 g
Weight (case only)
A43g
B28g
All 150 fields
Every value links to where we found it.


General
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Series
Model numbers
W2430GL1N, BA2BK-C1202005011, A2429, A24307Owner's manualsupport.amazfit.com/en/amazfit_balance_2/imgs/electronic_manual.pdfRead 30 September 2026Basic Parameters, page 6, names regulatory model A2429/A2430. Existing regional store identifiers are retained.
6J, 900116713, 900116714, 9001167151Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026Store feed SKUs 900116713 (Night Black), 900116714 (Forest Green) and 900116715 (Snow White). The manual and the regulatory sheet give the model 6J.3Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/technical-specifications.htmRead 15 October 2026Model 6J.
GTIN / EAN
850071618297, 69725961089481Maker product pageus.amazfit.com/products/balance-2Read 30 September 2026Store barcode 850071618297 (US variant)2Maker product pagede.amazfit.com/products/balance-2Read 30 September 2026Store barcode 6972596108948 (EU variant)
725882070766, 725882070773, 7258820707801Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026Store feed gtin12: 725882070766 Night Black, 725882070773 Forest Green and 725882070780 Snow White.
Announced
Status
Predecessor
Amazfit Balance9Reviewnotebookcheck.net/New-Amazfit-Balance-2-smartwatch-launches-with-longer-battery-life.1015909.0.htmlRead 23 October 2026Notebookcheck says the Amazfit Balance 2 builds on the original Amazfit Balance from 2023 and compares it with its predecessor.
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Successor
Amazfit Balance 310Reviewnotebookcheck.net/Amazfit-Balance-Ultra-flagship-smartwatch-launches-with-titanium-case-and-30-day-battery-life.1313695.0.htmlRead 23 October 2026Notebookcheck says Amazfit unveiled the Balance 3 and the Balance Ultra as two successors to the Balance 2.
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Launch price (US)
Launch price (EU)
Markets
Colours
Night Black, Snow White, Forest Green1Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026Colour options: Night Black, Snow White, Forest Green.
Segment
OS updates promised
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Security updates until
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Case
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Case size
Case shape
Case material
Fibre-reinforced polymer1Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026Tech specs: case material and bezel material Bio-based plastic. The launch release says reinforced polymer body. The manual lists PA11+8GF (glass-fibre reinforced polyamide 11) among the device materials. Stored as fibre-reinforced polymer.3Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/technical-specifications.htmRead 15 October 2026Device materials list PA11+8GF, a glass-fibre reinforced polyamide.
Case material (as published)
Frame: Aluminum alloy, Case: Fiber-reinforced polymer1Maker product pageus.amazfit.com/products/balance-2Read 30 September 2026
Back
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Case dimensions
Height47.4Width47.4Thickness12.3mm(1.9 × 1.9 × 0.5 in)1Maker product pageus.amazfit.com/products/balance-2Read 30 September 2026Without heart rate base
Height45Width45Thickness13.8mm(1.8 × 1.8 × 0.5 in)1Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026Tech specs: width 45 mm, height 45 mm, thickness 13.8 mm.
Weight (case only)
Weight with strap
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Durability
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Water resistance
5ATM1Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026Tech specs: water resistance WR50. The manual says 50 m, suitable for swimming.3Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/technical-specifications.htmRead 15 October 2026Water resistance 50 m (suitable for swimming).
Water resistance standard
Dust and water rating
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Dive rating
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Max dive depth
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MIL-STD-810
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MIL-STD-810 tests
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Operating temperature
Display
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Display type
Display type (as published)
Screen size
Resolution
Pixel density
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Display area
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Touchscreen
Max refresh rate
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Min refresh rate
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Peak brightness
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Minimum brightness
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Always-on display
Display cover
Display cover (as published)
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (AF + DLC coating)1Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026Manual tech spec: Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (AF + DLC coating).3Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/technical-specifications.htmRead 15 October 2026Watch materials: Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (AF + DLC coating), PA11+8GF, aluminum, stainless steel, PMMA. Wristband: silicone with an aluminum buckle.
Platform
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Platform
OS at launch
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Software
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Latest OS
Zepp OS 61Maker product pageus.amazfit.com/products/balance-2Read 30 September 2026OTA 10, August 2026
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Works with
Phone requirement
Android 7.0 and above, iOS 15.0 and above1Maker product pageus.amazfit.com/products/balance-2Read 30 September 2026
iOS 17 or later, or Android 8 or later with Bluetooth 4.0 capability, running the Polar Flow app15Maker product pagesupport.polar.com/ie-en/polar-flow-app-and-compatible-devicesRead 15 October 2026Street X: iOS mobile devices with iOS 17 or later. Android mobile devices with Bluetooth 4.0 capability and Android 8 or later.
App store
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Voice assistants
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Chipset
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Process
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CPU cores
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CPU configuration
AAmazfit Balance 2
Not availableBPolar Street X
| Max clock (GHz) |
|---|
| 0.275 |
Max CPU clock
Not available
0.275GHz
GPU
Not available
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Low-power coprocessor
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Memory
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RAM
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Storage
Health sensors
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Heart rate sensor
BioTracker 6.0 PPG biometric sensor (5PD + 2LED)1Maker product pageus.amazfit.com/products/balance-2Read 30 September 2026Some third-party pages say 8PD + 2LED. The maker page says 5PD + 2LED
Polar Precision Prime optical heart rate sensor (OHR GEN 3.5)1Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026Tech specs: Precision Prime, OHR GEN 3.5.3Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/technical-specifications.htmRead 15 October 2026Sensors: Precision Prime, Skin Temp GEN 1, OHR GEN 3.5.
ECG capability
Blood oxygen sensing
Skin temperature sensing
Blood pressure feature
Not available
Body composition sensor
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Skin conductance (EDA)
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Medical clearances
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Motion and environment sensors
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Accelerometer
Accelerometer range
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Gyroscope
Barometric altimeter
Compass
Ambient light sensor
Depth gauge
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Depth gauge range
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Water temperature sensor
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Health and fitness
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Health features
Continuous heart rate, Heart rate alerts, Blood oxygen app, Heart rate variability, Sleep tracking, Sleep stages, Stress tracking, Readiness score, Cycle tracking1Maker product pageus.amazfit.com/products/balance-2Read 30 September 202624H heart rate, SpO2 and stress. Abnormally high and low heart rate alerts. Sleep HRV and stages. Readiness score via Zepp Flow. Menstrual cycle tracking
Continuous heart rate, Heart rate variability, Sleep tracking, Sleep stages1Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026Features: continuous heart rate, nightly sleep stages (Sleep Plus Stages), Nightly Recharge, SleepWise. HRV is listed under heart rate. The Daily Readiness card and SleepWise give an alertness forecast, not a readiness score, so readiness_score is not stored. No stress score is listed. Not a medical device.4Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/introduction.htmRead 15 October 2026Introduction: Sleep Plus Stages, Nightly Recharge, SleepWise, continuous heart rate.
Fitness features
Automatic workout detection, VO2 max, Training load, Recovery advice, Running power, Pool swim, Open water swim, Interval workouts, Route navigation, Turn-by-turn navigation, Golf courses6Owner's manualsupport.amazfit.com/en/amazfit_balance_2/files/user-manual.pdf.pdfRead 30 September 2026Physical indicators pages 27-30 confirm VO2 max, training load and recovery. Maker page confirms routing, swimming, golf and external running-power meter support. Advanced running-dynamics metrics were not found, so that entry is removed.
VO2 max, Training load, Recovery advice, Running power, Pool swim, Open water swim, Interval workouts, Route navigation, Turn-by-turn navigation, Trackback, Climb detection1Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026Features and cards: Running Performance Test (VO2max), Training Load Pro, Recovery Pro, wrist-based running power, swimming metrics, interval timers and phased training targets, route guidance, turn-by-turn route guidance, Track Back, Back to Start. Hill Splitter detects uphills and downhills automatically (manual). The manual has separate pool and open water swimming sections.4Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/introduction.htmRead 15 October 2026Introduction: Route Guidance, Komoot routes, Track back, Back to start, Running Performance Test with VO2max, Walking test, Training Load Pro, Recovery Pro, running power, swimming metrics with distance and strokes also in open water, Hill Splitter.9Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/swimming-metrics.htmRead 15 October 2026Separate sections for pool swimming (distance, pace, strokes, SWOLF) and open water swimming (distance, pace, stroke rate for freestyle and route).10Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/hill-splitter.htmRead 15 October 2026Hill Splitter automatically detects all uphills and downhills from GPS speed, distance and barometric altitude. It needs a 1 second GPS recording rate. Stored as climb detection.13Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/track-back-and-back-to-start.htmRead 15 October 2026Track back guides you back to the start via the same route you came. Back to start shows the direction by beeline.
Sport profiles
Not available
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Dive modes
Not available
External sensors
Heart rate strap, Power meter, Speed and cadence, Foot pod1Maker product pageus.amazfit.com/products/balance-2Read 30 September 2026Heart rate belt, running and cycling power meter, cycling speedometer and cadence meter, Stryd footpods
Heart rate strap, Power meter, Speed and cadence8Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/compatible-sensors.htmRead 15 October 2026Compatible Bluetooth sensors: Polar Verity Sense, OH1, H10 and H9 heart rate sensors, Polar speed sensor and cadence sensor, and third-party power sensors.
Safety
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Fall detection
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Car crash detection
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Emergency SOS
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Emergency siren
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Live location sharing
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Dedicated LED flashlight
Yes1Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026Tech specs: front LED light Yes. Built-in LED flashlight with red light mode.11Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/flashlight.htmRead 15 October 2026Integrated LED flashlight with adjustable white light and a red light mode.
Positioning
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Positioning
GPS (L1 + L5), GLONASS, Galileo, BDS, QZSS, NavIC3Reviewtechradar.com/health-fitness/smartwatches/amazfit-balance-2-reviewRead 30 September 2026Dual-band (L1 + L5) with support for GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BDS, QZSS, Navic
GPS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS1Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026Tech specs, Geo location: GPS, Galileo, BeiDou and QZSS Yes. GLONASS is not listed.18Maker product pagepolar.com/en/guide/polar-street-x-vs-polar-pacer-proRead 15 October 2026Comparison table: GPS constellations GPS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS for Street X. GLONASS is not named.
Dual-band GNSS
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Connectivity
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Bluetooth
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Bluetooth version
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Wi-Fi
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Wi-Fi standard
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Wi-Fi bands
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Cellular
Network
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4G bands
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5G bands
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NFC
Contactless payments
Payment services
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Ultra-wideband
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Satellite
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Audio
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Microphones
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Calls on the watch
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Controls
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Buttons
Named operating buttons
Crown
Rotating bezel
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Gestures
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Battery and charging
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Battery capacity
385mAh1Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026Tech specs: battery capacity 385 mAh, Li-Pol.3Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/technical-specifications.htmRead 15 October 2026385 mAh Li-pol rechargeable battery, replaceable at Polar Central Service.
Claimed battery life
AAmazfit Balance 2
| Mode | With solar | Hours (h) |
|---|---|---|
| Smartwatch | No | 504 |
| Heavy use | No | 240 |
| GPS, dual-band | No | 33 |
| GPS, power saving | No | 67 |
BPolar Street X
| Mode | With solar | Hours (h) |
|---|---|---|
| Smartwatch | No | 240 |
| GPS | No | 42 |
| Max battery GPS | No | 170 |
Source1Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026Tech specs: performance training mode 42 h, eco training mode 170 h, smartwatch mode 10 d. The page text and the launch release say 43 h for the performance mode, which conflicts with the 42 h in the tech specs and the manual. The manual figure is stored.3Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/technical-specifications.htmRead 15 October 2026Performance training mode up to 42 h (optical heart rate on, GPS recording every second). Eco training mode up to 170 h (GPS every 2 minutes, optical heart rate off). Smartwatch mode up to 10 days with continuous heart rate and phone notifications on. 10 days is 240 h.14Maker product pagesupport.polar.com/en/what-is-the-battery-life-of-street-xRead 15 October 2026Performance up to 42 h: optical heart rate on, GPS every 1 second, always-on display off. The scenario text says Dual-Frequency GPS ON, while the product page never claims dual-frequency GNSS and the5krunner says single-frequency, so the row is stored as plain GPS. Eco up to 170 h: optical heart rate off, single-frequency GPS every 2 minutes. Smartwatch up to 10 days with phone notifications on, always-on display off and Do Not Disturb 8 h at night. Stored eco row as the maximum-saving GPS mode, like the Vantage V3 file.
Smartwatch mode (claimed)
504h
240h
AOD battery life (up to)
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GPS mode (claimed)
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42h
Solar charging
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Charging method
Charging guidance
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Charge with the included Polar Charge 2.0 cable, which snaps on magnetically. A USB power adapter is not included. Polar asks for an adapter marked output 5 Vdc that provides at least 500 mA and has an approval mark such as LPS, UL listed or CE. The watch can charge during training. An optional charge limit of 80% is in the battery settings.6Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/batteries.htmRead 15 October 2026Charging the battery: custom cable snaps in magnetically. A USB power adapter is not included. Adapter marked output 5 Vdc, at least 500 mA, LPS, UL listed or CE. Charging during training is possible. Charge limit 80% in Settings > General settings > Battery.
Max charging power (watch)
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Fast charging
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Quick charge claim
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Charge 0 to 80% (claimed)
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Full charge time (claimed)
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Measured
None of 4 known
Peak brightness (measured)
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Battery life (measured)
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Battery tests (measured)
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Full charge time (measured)
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Strap
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Lug width
Quick-release strap
Strap system
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Standard 22 mm spring bars with a quick-release knob. No adapters needed7Owner's manualsupport.polar.com/e_manuals/street-x/polar-street-x-user-manual-english/changeable-wristband.htmRead 15 October 2026Standard 22 mm spring bars. Any band that uses 22 mm spring bars fits.
Strap material
Strap
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POLAR Street Wristband, 22mm1Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026What's included: POLAR Street Wristband, 22mm.
Strap sizes
AAmazfit Balance 2
| Wrist (min) (mm) | Wrist (max) (mm) |
|---|---|
| 140 | 210 |
BPolar Street X
Not availableRegulatory
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FCC ID
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SAR limb (US)
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SAR limb (EU)
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Other certifications
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In the box
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In the box
Smartwatch (including standard strap and accessory strap), Magnetic charging head (no cable), Instruction manual1Maker product pageus.amazfit.com/products/balance-2Read 30 September 2026
POLAR Street X, POLAR Street Wristband, 22mm, Polar Charge 2.01Maker product pagepolar.com/en/street-xRead 15 October 2026What's included: POLAR Street X, POLAR Street Wristband 22 mm, Polar Charge 2.0.
Power adapter in box
Links
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Product page
Spec sheet
Manual
EPREL registration number
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Warranty
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Manufacturer warranty (source market)
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