Designed for serious trail runners, the Amazfit Cheetah 2 Ultra is the affordable brand’s latest option for those who love to tackle mountain trails and other tricky outdoor terrains, or who simply want a rugged and feature-rich smartwatch. It is, however, specifically built for ultra distances and mountain racing, offering features like long battery life, precision navigation, and advanced training insights.
Coming on the heels of the Amazfit Cheetah 2 Pro, which is designed for road marathoners, the Ultra switches it up for trail runners who care most about elevation, unpredictable terrain, and hours spent on the move. It offers 33-hour trail running optimized GPS battery life, full-colour contour maps, and advanced training and recovery insights.
Designed with a Grade 5 titanium bezel, frame, and back cover with scratch-resistant sapphire glass, it is both durable and lightweight. It has a 1.5-inch AMOLED display with up to 3,000-nit peak brightness, a built-in dual-mode flashlight with adjustable white, red, SOS, and Boost modes up to 300 lux.
The up to 33-hour of battery life in Trail Running Mode when using dual-frequency GPS and all-satellite positioning also includes use of the always-on display, heart rate monitoring, and map navigation enabled. Off the trails, this jumps to up to 30 days of typical battery life to keep up with regular training and daily life.
You get precise navigation through dual-frequency six-satellite positioning. A circularly polarized GPS antenna ensures accurate, dependable route tracking through dense forests, steep canyons, and technical terrain. Access topographic and contour maps that deliver responsive navigation with rendering speeds 2.5 times faster and refresh speeds 12 times faster than before. Runners can create point-to-point routes, search nearby points of interest, and automatically reroute without needing a phone or network.
The upgraded trail running mode includes a new elevation overview that colour-codes slope difficulty across the entire route so you get an at-a-glance view of what’s ahead and how to manage it. Trail Running mode also applies load factor calculations for gradient, terrain resistance, and vertical gain, so exercise data reflects the true intensity of mountain effort.
Hybrid Training in the Zepp app organizes preparation across endurance, strength, and recovery, with Weekly Structure showing how training load is distributed so athletes can build volume without the fatigue that derails long training blocks. BioCharge energy monitoring translates overnight recovery into a daily readiness signal, while VO₂ max, fatigue level, training status, HRV, sleep, and training load insights help runners understand when to push forward and when to recover. Focus turns those signals into a clear training recommendation, helping each day support long-term progress.
The Cheetah 2 Ultra translates training data into meaningful guidance for mountain runners with advanced running metrics including lactate threshold, running power, pacing analysis, gait tracking, and finish time predictions. Ground contact time and posture tracking add biomechanical depth to help runners train with greater intention across demanding terrain.
For those seeking deeper control, the watch integrates with advanced third-party platforms including TrainingPeaks, Runna, and Intervals.icu, while syncing activities with Strava. With 64GB of onboard storage, you can load over 100 hours of podcasts and additional mapping.
The Amazfit Cheetah 2 Ultra is available for US$600.