Alongside the Watch GT 5 Professional, Huawei launched a extra reasonably priced different within the Watch GT 5. It lacks some superior well being sensors however nonetheless brings the brand new TruSense monitoring system.
The Watch GT 5 is all about design and elegance. The case nonetheless has the geometric patterns that Huawei applied within the Professional and the GT 4 predecessor. We obtained a 41 mm with a Blue strap, the place the geometric shapes are considerably extra delicate.
Our unit weighs simply 35 grams, and the blue fluoroelastomer doesn’t add a lot further weight. The entire machine feels mild and unobtrusive, and it feels small on bigger wrists. On the entrance it has a 1.32″ AMOLED show with 466 x 466 pixels decision and presents some watch faces which are impressively detailed even in AOD mode.
The 41 mm helps customary 20 mm straps. There’s a rotating crown button on the aspect and a programmable second button alongside it. The Watch GT 5 doesn’t assist ECG measurements although.
One other lacking characteristic is the arterial stiffness measurement. The display screen has common protecting glass on prime, not sapphire, and the case itself is created from chrome steel, not titanium. These are the options that give the GT 5 Professional an edge, however we do not suppose they’re going to be a dealbreaker for a lot of.
Huawei Watch GT 5
The Huawei Watch GT 5 software program is powered by HarmonyOS 5.0.0, however the model numbers are distinctive for the wearable and aren’t aligned with these on smartphones, the place the fifth iteration of HarmonyOS is the fully new Subsequent, constructed on an in-house kernel.
Options and apps are working simply in addition to Concord OS 4-powered gadgets, and it’s the superior well being monitoring from the TruSense system which are new. Huawei determined to omit the golf and path modes which are obtainable on the GT 5 Professional, and the non-Professional watch just isn’t appropriate for diving, though it’s IP69K-rated.
Lively sportspeople can nonetheless benefit from the 100+ sports activities modes, together with the superior monitoring for runners with routes on a map, operating type evaluation and up to date Exercise Rings 2.0.
Folks acutely aware about their psychological well being also can take pleasure in the brand new Emotional well-being app, which we could not take a look at – we’re positioned within the EU, and right here the characteristic is unavailable resulting from “laws”, in keeping with Huawei officers.
HarmonyOS 5.0 brings some beautiful options like typing full replies on a keyboard – one thing that was lacking from Huawei wearables earlier than the GT 5 collection.
There’s a huge library for apps as effectively, and we personally love the truth that Petal Maps on the cellphone sends notifications to the watch so you possibly can comply with instructions with out continually wanting on the handset.
Huawei Watch GT 5 screenshots
The 41 mm Huawei Watch GT 5 guarantees 5-day battery life for normal utilization and three days with AOD enabled. Our month-long assessments went via many eventualities, and we virtually at all times obtained and regularly surpassed the marketed battery life. The wearable can dwell as much as 4 days with All the time On Show, even with all the additional particulars visualized on the display screen.
Charging from 0 to 100% of the 324 mAh battery takes underneath one hour with the magnetic charger supplied by Huawei. We tried utilizing different wi-fi chargers, together with reverse wi-fi on a smartphone, however we had fairly sub-optimal expertise with these.
Our Blue model of the 41 mm Watch GT 5 prices €249, whereas the 46 mm variant is about €30 costlier, with its greater display screen and longer-lasting battery.
Huawei historically throws in some items and reductions while you buy a wearable via its on-line retailer, successfully decreasing the worth much more. With that in thoughts, the vanilla Watch GT 5 makes for a superb worth for cash proposition.
It’s a machine sticking to the roots of what’s essential in a wearable – good battery life, vibrant show and dependable health-oriented options.