Striking the best balance between “smarts” and traditional usability is kind of a perpetual struggle in the smartwatch realm. Most of us would love to have constant GPS and an LTE connection strapped to our wrist, but one that doesn’t need to be recharged every 30 hours, or so.
There is no one right approach here, but what the Amazfit Bip offers is rather uncommon. The Bip has been making the rounds for quite some time in Asian markets, but now the Xiaomi-owned company is finally setting it loose on the international scene, for the tantalizing price of $99.
The Bip has a…