GoKawiilHUAWEI Watch Fit 5 Pro HUAWEI's Watch Fit 5 Pro delivers an attractive build, truly excellent battery life, and a robust health and fitness tracking toolkit, all at an approachable price.
HUAWEI keeps squaring up against Cupertino, and the HUAWEI Watch Fit 5 Pro is the company’s latest attempt at building an Apple Watch alternative for people who want a fitness-focused wearable without getting locked into Apple’s ecosystem. HUAWEI once again sticks with a square design, premium materials, and an even larger edge-to-edge display.
Between increasingly capable budget trackers and flagship smartwatches creeping steadily higher in price, there’s a growing space for a device that prioritizes strong fitness tracking features, reliable health tracking, fantastic battery life, and approachable pricing. The Watch Fit 5 Pro lands directly in that category, and after a week of testing, it’s easy to recommend.
Hardware that matches HUAWEI’s ambition
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Last year, I gave HUAWEI’s Fit 4 Pro 4 stars, and the foundation of my high rating was how well the watch wore on my wrist. I love that it delivered a rounded-square Apple-inspired option to Android users and was comfortable, lightweight, and durable. At a glance, you could easily mistake it for an Apple Watch. In other words, the company already pushed the Fit lineup upscale with the previous generation. The Watch Fit 5 Pro sticks with all of the same design language but upgrades the experience with a larger 1.92-inch AMOLED panel surrounded by noticeably slimmer bezels.
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The screen still gets absurdly bright (up to 3,000 nits of peak brightness), so I never struggled to see the display outdoors, even during midday walks and runs in direct sunlight. HUAWEI also upgraded the display with adaptive refresh rates this time around, helping navigation and animations feel smoother without sacrificing battery life. The responsive modern UI, paired with the elevated build (and functioning rotating crown), makes the watch feel more premium than its price might suggest.
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As for colorways, the Watch Fit 5 Pro feels noticeably cleaner and more polished than its predecessor. The white model is easily the standout of the lineup, with a ceramic coating finish that gives it a softer, almost porcelain-like look. The orange option I tested adds a little more personality. I don’t always embrace traffic cone aesthetics, but when I do, I appreciate devices that do it with a little restraint. The thin orange accent around the bezel feels noticeably sleeker than the bolder fully colored bezels on last year’s model, and with the coordinated band, it keeps a more refined overall look even if it’s quite bright. The final option is a black model that’s typical but classic.
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