TicwatchPro 5 Android Smartwatch for Men Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 Wear OS Smart Watch 80 Hrs Long Battery Life Health Fitness Tracking GPS 5ATM Water Resistance Compass NFC Android Only Compatible

I've been purchasing Ticwatches for a while now.So far they've been all been great on battery, a great diversity in functionality and improving with each iteration.The Ticwatch Pro 5 is another good example of that.It's very lightweight, more so than the Ticwatch Pro 3 (the best one I have with which I can compare), the bracelet it comes with is comfortable and it still has 2 buttons but with an integrated novelty: a rotating crown.This rotating crown is, from my perspective, the biggest novelty in this iteration of the watch and works as an alternative to slide through the screen with your fingers.Standard behaviour the scroll is for vertical options but you can configure it for horizontal scrolling (e.g.: scroll through the different tiles).It's not the most practical with how small it is but it works well and when you need to scroll a lot turns out very useful.I had a small issue where it once stopped working. Initially I was afraid it was a mechanical issue, as I stopped feeling the feedback, but a simple restart of the watch made everything fine.Another great feature I personally love is the "Essential Mode".Pretty much the watch has a power saving mode that greatly extends it's battery but now, beyond simply giving the time, it also keeps track of steps and pulse while in this mode.It has some extra configurations where it disables the background light during sleep for example.For the time being I also find it to be more fluid than my other watch, which might be a matter of apps installed and what's being used in the background.Beyond these, it has a barometer, GPS, sleep tracking and whole lot of other features to long to list and that will take a long time to try them all out.A downside that I expect might affect some people, it's that it's simply not compatible with WearOS android app on the phone, as it crashes if you attempt to synchronize / add it.I've spoke with customer support and it seems they intend for this watch to be used the Mobvoi Health app.This app though seems to allow synchronization with other apps and health related services so it should cover most scenarios.Overall I can't say it's a revolution from previous versions but it's a great watch, with great autonomy (3 days or more before I have to charge with a more "superficial" usage) and a pleasure to interact with, even more with the rotating crown.I'm not a sports person, so for more casual usage I can say for sure it's very suitable for day-to-day usage it should meet most more common demands.PROS- Rotating crown!- Faster / more fluid (so far at least)- Essential mode- Takes vital measurements (pulse, etc.) even while in essential mode- Lightweight- Compatible with charging cables from previous versionsCONS- Requires Mobvoi Health app. Not compatible with WearOS android app (makes it crash when attempting to connect it)- Rotating crown might be a bit finnicky, once it stopped working and had to restart once to get it to work, but might be software level so addressable

I discovered smart watches many years ago and I wouldn't go back to an analog watch now.... I find a smart watch offers so much more information than a traditional analog or digital watch. I love ability to get notifications, weather updates, health and fitness tracking ... and so much more.I have had four different smart watches to date. My last watch (that I have been using for two years - and still looks great) is a Mobvoi Tickwatch Pro 3 GPS. As I have been so happy with my last TicWatch, I decided to treatmyself to the latest Ticwatch Pro 5 model.... and can happily say that I very pleased with my purchase.I was initially concerned that the jump from my Ticwatch Pro3 to the Ticwatch Pro 5 would be a minor one, but thankfully I was wrong... the new Ticwatch Pro 5 offers a lot more functionality and improvements over my previous model:The Main OLED screen:The new OLED Ticwatch screen is bright and fluid. The pixel density seems a lot more detailed than my old smartwatch (especially when showing notifiactions).The Low Power Screen:I don't know how they do it, but Mobvoi have a ingenious system where they overlay a very low power LCD style screen over the top of the OLED colour screen. This allows the watch to display genearl information (such as the time) without wasting lots of power. The watch can be put into this mode to enable it to run for many days (even weeks) without charge (great if you are going somewhere without power, like a festival). This low power LCD screen was available on my previous Ticwatch Pro 3, but the background colour was fixed and the information was very limited. One the Ticwatch Pro 5 Mobvoi have taken this feature to another level - the low power screen can now display, heartbeheart rate, compass bearing, blood oxygen level and calories (all great if you are an out doors type). One additional feature that I love on the low power screen is that the default back light colour can now also be changed ( I have mine set to red so it doesn't distract so much in the dark - and can improve your night vision). I did notice that when the watch detects that you are training (and automatically kicks in the training monitor) the LCD backlight colour will change depending on your heart rate (Light Blue - Warming Up (<100BPM), Yellow - Fat Burn (>100BPM), Orange - Cardio (>150BPM), Purple - Anerobilc (>170BPM) and (>180 BPM) Red when your heartrate is dangerously elevated.This low power second screen mode is the real advantage Mobvoi offers over the competion - and its the feature that really distinguishes the watch from others.Operating System:The Ticwatch Pro 5 is complete with the latest version of Wear OS from Android. The notifications and layout seem to be improved over my previous Android watch. The processor is quick and responsive with no noticable lag when operating the touch screen, buttons and digital crown.Hardware:Having owned a Ticwatch Pro 3 for the last two years I have no fear that The Ticwatch Pro 5 will not be as solidly built (if not better). All of the Ticwatch Pro 5's materials seem well finished and offer great syle and quality. The silicon strap is comfortable and easily changed out by its quick release method.I have fairly small wrist, and the Ticwatch Pro 5 doesn't look out of place or too bulky.The new Ticwatch Pro 5 now offers a digital crowm that can be used as a user input method. This is a really nice feature to have (especially in the winter when you have gloves on, making it difficult to accuratley control the screen with touch alone).The new Ticwatch Pro 5 has some really useful sensor hardware upgrades in the form of a digital compass, barometer and altimeter (great for outdoor adventurers).Apparently the Ticwatch Pro 5 also includes a body temperature sensor, but I haven't seen where or how to access this data yet (I'll keep looking).Battery life & charging:The battery life on my Ticwatch Pro 3 has always been great (lasting for two days without charge), thanks to its low power screen switching. So far the Ticwatch Pro 5 seem equally matched, if not better.... I will report back what kind of battery life I get when I have lived with it a bit longer.The magnetic charger socket is simple to use and connects solidly to the watch when charging (the magnetic lock pulls the socket into place when you hold it close to the back of the watch). The charging seems very quick (pushing around 60% battery top-up in only 25 minutes).Software & Features:Mobvoi offer some great life style and health applications that are really useful (such as sleep monitoring, physical training & heart rate monitoring). But, this being an Android watch you can always choose to use the google or third party versions if you prefer (your choice).Summary:A really great smart watch offering from Mobvoi. A perfect purchase :0)

First the good, it's comfortable, looks good and the charge lasts a good time. But, the software is buggy often crashing for no good reason and the watch needs a factory reset on a regular basis. The glass is not very scratch resistant and the overall build quality is poor. Mine has failed after 15 months, if you read the t&C's (who does) you'll find that if you wear it while swimming the warranty is void, if you do a particularly sweaty exercise session the warranty is void. In fact doing anything other than leaving the watch in its box may make it fail. Similar complaints are all over Reddit. As much as I loved this watch for 13 months I'd never buy another Mobvoi product.