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[REVIEW] Huawei's Watch Fit 4 Pro an Apple watch killer?
The Huawei Watch Fit 4 series, for the first time, includes a Pro version. The standard variant offers a minor update over its predecessor, but the Pro takes a big step forward,
The brand new Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro, looks like a mini Apple Watch Ultra, but the price is also mini in comparison.
Key features
Some key details of the device include the watch being made of Titanium/aerospace aluminium and weighing just 30.4 grams.
The Fit 4 Pro is the thinnest Fit to date, measuring just 9.3 mm, and features the Huawei TruSense System sensors. In fact, it's thinner than an Oreo cookie
The first thing that caught my attention is the screen – the Watch Fit 4 Pro is built around a 1.82″ AMOLED display that is incredibly bright, with excellent legibility even in direct sunlight.
Huawei claims an impressive peak brightness of 3,000 nits, matching the far more premium Watch 5 wearable.
The pixel density is better than the Apple Watch Series 9's 45 mm's 326 PPI, and its peak brightness is also 33% higher than that of the much more expensive series.
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Sensors
The Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro ticks a lot of boxes and comes with an impressive set of sensors and features rivalling more premium and high-end models both in Huawei's own GT series and also among the company's competitors
It uses Huawei's TruSense System, which features upgraded sensors and new algorithms to measure 60 different health indicators across six body systems.
The Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro comes with deep health tracking capabilities, such as ECG, arterial stiffness detection, SpO2 measurements, sleep tracking, and temperature readings.
Golf
It also has over 1,500 golf courses, deep-sea diving modes, over 100 sports modes, and offline maps with contour lines, among other features.
Huawei's tried and tested Sunflower GPS pairs with reliable health and fitness tracking to round out the experience.
The Green version comes with a matching nylon woven strap, but you can get additional straps – like the ones from the Black and Blue versions. These straps are made from fluoroelastomer and come with a traditional clasp.
As someone with hairy wrists, I appreciated that the Pro's digital crown didn't tug at my arm hair.
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Software and charging
The Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro runs on HarmonyOS version 5.1. It requires the Huawei Health app, but it will work with both Android- and iOS-based phones once you have the app installed.
The pairing process is simple enough; you scan a QR code with your phone and follow the steps afterwards.
The battery inside the Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro is rated at 400 mAh. Huawei advertises seven days on a single charge with regular use and up to ten days max, but you can get more with conservative use. I got about ten days and there was still 29% juice left, which could last another day.,
Charging speeds are solid, with the Watch Fit 4 Pro charging slightly faster than the standard model. After 20 minutes of charge time, the battery hit about 35%, and reached 90% within an hour, with a full charge taking just slightly longer.
Verdict
Both the Watch Fit 4 and Watch Fit 4 Pro pack a lot into two undeniably Apple Watch–inspired bodies.
The entry-level Watch Fit 4 is a lightweight, affordable fitness tracker with excellent battery life, while the pricier Pro adds a more durable titanium alloy frame, sapphire glass, and an aluminium alloy body.
It also unlocks advanced health and fitness features, including ECG support, diving, and golf sports modes.
The Watch Fit 4 Pro's inclusion of ECG support helps justify its higher price. Syncing with third-party services can be limited, there's no real third-party app ecosystem, and features like mobile payments or a voice assistant are missing, but none of these feel like a dealbreaker.
Availability and pricing
The wearables offer strong value, with class-leading tracking and health features for the price.
Both the Watch Fit 4 and Watch Fit 4 Pro are expected to go on sale in South Africa on 2nd June. The Watch Fit 4 is available in Black, Grey, Purple, and White, while the Pro comes in Black, Blue, and Green, with Grey and Green options
As for recommended pricing, the Watch Fit 4 will go for R2 999, while the Watch Fit 4 Pro will cost R4 999.
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