review with features, price and specifications

There are times when you try a product and think “well, it’s not that it’s the best at anything, but everything it comes with works so well.” Well, that is precisely what happens to me with him. Huawei Watch Fit 5. It’s a smart watch which, without being the best in any section, is comfortable, works well, has just the right and necessary functions and will be more than enough for 99% of users. Having tried it, I can only reaffirm this.

✅ Buy it if…

• Your budget is 200 euros.
• You want a watch that works well regardless of whether your phone is an iPhone or an Android smartphone.
• You value comfort and battery.

❌ Don’t buy it if…

• You want to use a virtual assistant like Google Gemini or Siri from the watch.
• You want to control home automation devices from the watch or make it part of a larger ecosystem.
• You like to tinker with third-party applications to expand functions.

The essentials in 30 seconds

The Huawei Watch Fit 5 is, like his brother Proa fairly simple smart watch, but really capable. Unlike his brother, focused entirely on the most athletic, this watch is more casualmore designed for everyday use, so it drops some advanced health and sports functions to make it cheaper.

It is, so that we understand each other, the typical watch that could be worn by both a user who always has his cell phone on silent and does not want to miss notifications (me), or an amateur athlete who usually goes out running or cycling. It is very versatile. It doesn’t have particularly outstanding features, but what it does have works well and meets expectations.

The pending issues, however, are the same as always. Not having Wear OS weighs on having a virtual assistant or access to a huge catalog of apps, for example. But what we lose there we gain in, for example, compatibility, since this watch does not tie you to an iPhone or an Android mobile.

Our experience with the Huawei Watch Fit 5

The differences with the Fit 5 Pro. The Watch Fit 5 is slightly smaller and lighter than the Fit 5 Pro, and the case is made of aluminum instead of titanium. Your screen is not LTPO (something that is not noticeable in practice and in this size) and lacks some advanced sports functions (such as diving at 40 meters), an electrocardiogram and an arterial stiffness meter. That is, it is a more casual watch than the Watch Fit 5 Pro. However, the reality is that, except in specific cases, these functions are not missed on a day-to-day basis.

As if it won’t take anything. It is a very comfortable and very light watch. It doesn’t bother you during the day or when playing sports, but above all, it doesn’t bother you when you sleep, which is important to me. It is pleasant to the touch (the difference with respect to titanium is minimal) and the design, although reminiscent of the Pro, is less marked. The included strap is made of nylon and feels great, but since it has a standard pin we can change it for any other one, as long as it is 22 mm. No complaints in this regard. There are also no complaints about the screen, which meets all expectations.

Just and necessary functions (and family sins). As a smartwatch, the device checks almost all the boxes: it allows you to receive (and respond to) notifications and calls; record our sports sessions and health parameters accurately, as well as pay with your mobile phone through Curve Pay. The operating system works perfectly, just like the Pro, and the daily experience is nailed. Now, it still doesn’t have a voice/AI assistant to match, it doesn’t integrate with home automation and the app catalog, although larger than a few years ago, goes as far as it goes.

Very good for sport. I find it just as comfortable as the Watch Fit 5 Pro and as far as sensors and GPS are concerned, the performance is similar. The only difference is, as we said, the advanced trial running, diving and golf modes, but if you use the watch to run casually, play tennis or do exercises at the gym, the experience you get is exactly the same in terms of precision and metrics. That is, good. The pending task is a proper padel mode. So, as an idea.

Excellent battery. Reach ten days with complete peace of mind with normal use. If we give more effort to the GPS, the figure will go down, but we can stay with the idea that we can spend the week without going through the charger. And when it’s time to do it, good news, because in just over an hour we will have it 100% again.

Technical data sheet of the Huawei Watch Fit 5

Huawei Watch Fit 5, Xataka’s opinion

If I said about the Huawei Watch Fit 5 Pro that it was the best definition of “smartwatch that I could recommend to anyone”, I can say exactly the same about this one by adding the adjective “cheap“Yes, it is true that 200 euros It is not a low figure, but I think that in this price range it is the best we can find.

It still lacks a richer ecosystem of apps, a proper mobile payment (Curve Pay can be painful sometimes) and an AI assistant, but as a day-to-day watch it works terrifically.

Do I recommend it to you?

Yes, of course, as long as you are aware that it does not have software like that of an Apple Watch or a smartwatch with Wear OS. If you are one of those who use the watch as a control center, Huawei is not there yet. If you understand it as a mobile accessory that you have little or nothing to worry about, it is a safe purchase.

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