Tbh I’ve looked in the whole range of features and the Amazfit truly stands out as the ideal recommendation for the recreational/want to be a little bit healthier “athlete”.
It isn’t until one takes sports and performance more serious (or has maybe underlying conditions which require better quality hardware) that further up the range models offer true benefits. If the watch (band) and its selection of faces do it for you... the Amazfit offers pretty much anything the basic user needs. Unless showing off your awesomeness on Strava or Runkeeper matters to you.
Good to know, I went mostly off a friends recommendation but it seems they've done enough research.
As you say, I wont be needing anything top notch, and I'm pretty happy with the Amazfit so far.