Huawei Watch Fit 5 Pro - NEW SLEEP TRACKING! (+ HR and GPS Scientific Review)
In a Nutshell
Huawei Watch Fit 5 Pro excels in heart rate tracking (97/100, great) during cardio like cycling and running, performs well in GPS (75-80/100, good) with tight route overlaps, but its new TrueSleep 5.0 sleep staging scores only 60.1/100 (okay) due to poor REM detection (30% agreement vs. EEG). Premium build rivals Apple Watch with brighter 1.92-inch sapphire screen, titanium bezels, and €280/$300 price, working on Android/iOS. Great for sports tracking; consider alternatives like Apple Watch, Pixel Watch, or Oura for superior sleep staging.
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Testing the brand new Huawei Watch Fit 5 Pro, the first Huawei Watch with a totally new sleep stage model, TrueSleep 5.0. Huawei claims vastly improved sleep stage tracking. Testing sleep stage tracking, heart rate, and GPS performance. Will receive the normal Huawei Watch Fit 5 later; video coming soon. Watch both if deciding between Pro and non-Pro; both have new sleep stage tracking. Evaluates objectively based on data and data science.
Build quality is really good; looks like an Apple Watch but more premium than baseline models. Bigger screen than previous models; looks a lot like Apple Watch screen. Feels more premium, but subjective.
Main improvement: new sleep tracking. Previously released devices keep old algorithm; new devices get TrueSleep 5.0. Reason: new values not comparable to old data; people might get upset with less deep sleep shown. Example: Oura ring update caused upset despite more accuracy. Prefer user choice to update. Dedicated deep dive video on new sleep tracking for Pro and normal models, affecting all future devices.
Previous Huawei leaned toward sleep stability over classic staging (deep sleep, light sleep, REM sleep). TrueSleep 5.0 improves classic sleep stages. Full validation in dedicated video.
Huawei Watch Fit series now premium smartwatches, not just between bands and watches. Price around €280 or $300, similar to Apple Watch Series 11. Bigger, brighter screen (1.92 inches, up to 3,000 nits), symmetric bezels, sapphire glass, titanium alloy bezels, adaptive refresh rate.
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