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Huawei Watch Fit vs Apple Watch Series 5 – Here is how the Watch Fit wins

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 ·7 Oct 2020

Huawei’s latest smartwatch, the Huawei Watch Fit, is now available in South Africa, offering a flagship smartwatch experience at an affordable price.

The smartwatch sports a great selection of hardware as well as a range of built-in apps and interfaces for smartphone notifications.

It delivers the experience of a powerful and capable smart wearable, as well as a stylish design and the exceptional battery life expected from Huawei devices.

• Click here to buy the new Huawei Watch Fit from the Huawei Store

This places it in a favourable position to compete in the South African market, as it offers much greater value than other wearables.

The new Huawei Watch Fit versus the Apple Watch Series 5 is therefore an apt comparison to make.

Design and hardware

Both the Huawei Watch Fit and Apple Watch Series 5 sport modern, sleek designs.

The Watch Fit’s display is built from 2.5D curved glass with a 70% screen-to-body ratio, and its brightness can adjust automatically to your environment.

The 40mm version of the Apple Watch Series 5 has a 1.78-inch screen with a pixel-per-pinch specification of 326 PPI – the same as the Huawei Watch Fit.

The Huawei Watch Fit weighs only 21g compared with the Apple Watch Series 5’s 47.8g, however.

Both wearables offer Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, and the Apple Watch Series 5 is available with LTE connectivity – although this model is more expensive.

The biggest difference between the two smartwatches, though, is their battery life.

The Apple Watch Series 5 will last for 18 hours with regular use. The Huawei Watch Fit will last for up to 10 days with regular use – significantly outperforming the Apple wearable.

Health features

Huawei’s Watch Fit offers a number of workouts and health monitoring features.

There are 96 workout modes supported by the watch, including support for 11 professional sport modes and 85 custom workout modes.

It has a built-in GPS sensor, AI heart rate algorithm, and a range of other sensors which facilitate real-time metrics and professional guidance.

Like the Huawei Watch Fit, the Apple Watch offers a range of watch faces to choose from and includes a wide selection of workout modes.

It ships with a number of applications and is compatible with iOS notifications.

Impressively, the Huawei Watch Fit offers a similar range of functionality to the Watch Series 5 at less than half the price.

The cheapest version of the 40mm Apple Watch Series 5 is priced at R6,999. The Huawei Watch Fit, on the other hand, is priced at only R2,999 from the Huawei Store.

The Huawei Watch Fit outperforms the Apple Watch Series 5 significantly in terms of value, offering similar functionality while being far more affordable and offering 10-times the battery life.

The specifications of the Apple Watch Series 5 40mm and Huawei Watch Fit are listed below.

Specifications