{"id":438717,"date":"2020-10-07T10:32:36","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T08:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=438717"},"modified":"2020-10-07T10:32:36","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T08:32:36","slug":"huawei-watch-fit-vs-apple-watch-series-5-here-is-how-the-watch-fit-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/438717\/huawei-watch-fit-vs-apple-watch-series-5-here-is-how-the-watch-fit-wins\/","title":{"rendered":"Huawei Watch Fit vs Apple Watch Series 5 \u2013 Here is how the Watch Fit wins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Huawei&#8217;s latest smartwatch, the Huawei Watch Fit, is now available in South Africa, offering a flagship smartwatch experience at an affordable price.<\/p>\n<p>The smartwatch sports a great selection of hardware as well as a range of built-in apps and interfaces for smartphone notifications.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/huaweistore.co.za\/huawei-watch-fit.html?utm_source=BusinessTech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Click here to buy the new Huawei Watch Fit from the Huawei Store<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This places it in a favourable position to compete in the South African market, as it offers much greater value than other wearables.<\/p>\n<p>The new Huawei Watch Fit versus the Apple Watch Series 5 is therefore an apt comparison to make.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Design and hardware<\/h3>\n<p>Both the Huawei Watch Fit and Apple Watch Series 5 sport modern, sleek designs.<\/p>\n<p>The Watch Fit&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>The 40mm version of the Apple Watch Series 5 has a 1.78-inch screen with a pixel-per-pinch specification of 326 PPI &#8211; the same as the Huawei Watch Fit.<\/p>\n<p>The Huawei Watch Fit weighs only 21g compared with the Apple Watch Series 5&#8217;s 47.8g, however.<\/p>\n<p>Both wearables offer Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, and the Apple Watch Series 5 is available with LTE connectivity &#8211; although this model is more expensive.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest difference between the two smartwatches, though, is their battery life.<\/p>\n<p>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 &#8211; significantly outperforming the Apple wearable.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Health features<\/h3>\n<p>Huawei&#8217;s Watch Fit offers a number of workouts and health monitoring features.<\/p>\n<p>There are 96 workout modes supported by the watch, including support for 11 professional sport modes and 85 custom workout modes.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>It ships with a number of applications and is compatible with iOS notifications.<\/p>\n<p>Impressively, the Huawei Watch Fit offers a similar range of functionality to the Watch Series 5 at less than half the price.<\/p>\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/huaweistore.co.za\/huawei-watch-fit.html?utm_source=BusinessTech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>R2,999 from the Huawei Store<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The specifications of the Apple Watch Series 5 40mm and Huawei Watch Fit are listed below.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Specifications<\/h3>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" style=\"width: 100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #003366;font-weight: bold;color: #fff\">\n<th style=\"text-align: left\"><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\">Huawei Watch Fit<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\">Apple Watch Series 5<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>OS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Huawei Lite OS<\/td>\n<td>Apple watchOS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"20%\"><strong>Display<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">1.64-inch 456 x 280 AMOLED<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\">1.78-inch 448 x 368 OLED<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Battery<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>10 days of typical usage<\/td>\n<td>18 hours of typical usage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Storage<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>4GB<\/td>\n<td>32GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>GPS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Compass<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Accelerometer<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Barometer<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Heart rate monitor<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Dimensions<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>46 x 30 x 10.7 mm<\/td>\n<td>44 x 38 x 10.7 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Price<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/huaweistore.co.za\/huawei-watch-fit.html?utm_source=BusinessTech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>R2,999<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>R6,999<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 ten-times the battery life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":438721,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[1635],"class_list":["post-438717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-huawei"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=438717"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":438729,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438717\/revisions\/438729"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/438721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=438717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=438717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}