HUAWEI WATCH FIT 5 Pro - Stunning style, diabetes risk study, comprehensive health capabilities

More than a week after its global debut in Bangkok, Thailand, tech giant HUAWEI formally confirmed that the HUAWEI WATCH FIT 5 Series will be launching in the Philippines on May 22.

HUAWEI WATCH FIT 5 Pro

One of those models is the HUAWEI WATCH FIT 5 Pro, and we've been using it for more than half a month now.

Here's what I think about it.

More premium than ever

Design and thickness of the watch

As mentioned in our unboxing and first impressions article (found here), the WATCH FIT 5 Pro has impressive craftsmanship, particularly on its body. The frame is made with 7 Series aluminum, comes with a titanium alloy bezel, and a 2.5D curved sapphire glass-protected 1.92-inch display. The watch also has 5 ATM water resistance with a 40-meter freediving certification.

It retained the boxy design (44mm case size) and comes with a nice luxury crown design, a metal button, and bezel oiling.

One of the best watch displays around

The 1.92-inch display ranks among the best we've seen. It uses a high-end LTPO AMOLED panel with crisp 480 x 408 resolution and a power-efficient 1-60Hz refresh rate. Pixels aren't visible to the naked eye, colors are punchy with extra deep blacks, animation is fairly smooth, and it is extra bright at up to 3,000 nits.

Outdoor legibility is not a problem, which makes it great even for open-air workouts and other activities.

This also has an impressive 1.8mm narrow bezels to achieve its immersive 83% screen-to-body ratio. 

It measures 44.5 x 40.8 x 9.5 mm and weighs 30.4 grams without the strap.

The orange strap

If I have one gripe, it’s with the 130 to 210 mm strap. While it's undeniably one of the most breathable and comfortable sweat-resistant bands—especially the Orange variant with the HUAWEI AirDry woven strap, I noticed the glue on the metal tip loosens too easily.

Other colors available are Black and White in a skin-friendly and water-resistant Fluoroelastomer strap.

The overall style of the watch is sporty and one of the sleekest around. Since the strap could be replaced easily with aftermarket straps—either leather to make it a bit more dressy or formal, or metal for a more masculine look, to easily blend and match with whatever outfit you have. I'll also argue that this watch will look good with either men or women.

Comprehensive health tracking

Diabetes Risk Study

One of the newest features of the HUAWEI WATCH FIT 5 Pro is "Diabetes Risk Study." Basically, this watch can assess the user's diabetic risk with 3-14 days of vital sign tracking.

It also has continuous monitoring to help users build healthier eating habits and manage glucose.

This watch has a diabetes risk study feature

My recent reading says that I have "Medium risk" as there are unusual short-term fluctuations in my blood glucose levels, which could be linked to recent high sugar intake or variations in my body's natural glucose.

The reading occurred from May 6 to May 11 during our trip to Bangkok, Thailand, for the HUAWEI event coverage, where we ate a lot of good food, including plenty of sweet treats.

This alarmed me a little, prompting a quick change in habit to avoid eating sweets and rice to manage my sugar.

If proven to truly work, this feature may change the lifestyle of a lot of Filipinos. 

Diabetes is a top 5 killer in the Philippines, with over 20M adults at risk. Alarmingly, more than 2.8 million diagnosed patients didn’t know they had it.

EGC display

The watch can also take ECG (electrocardiogram) readings, and one of them shows that mine appears to be "normal" even if it is slightly above the resting range (60 to 100 bpm).

Sample sleep score

It also has the enhanced HUAWEI TruSleep 5.0 algorithm to deliver deeper insights into your sleep health. It analyses your sleep architecture and stability to reveal your true sleep quality.

Intelligent sleep tracking

This feature records sleep. It knows your Deep sleep, Light sleep, and REM sleep as well as the number of times the user will wake up. In the HUAWEI Health app, it also shows the average heart rate of the user, breathing quality, deep sleep continuity, and many more.

In my experience, my Night sleep is always below the average range with 69 points. I also always wake up about 2x a night, which is not normal.

With the help of the watch, I am trying different ways to improve my sleep quality. Yes, it has tips and tricks depending on your sleep quality.

Breathing exercises and Health insights

It also has the Intelligence Emotional Wellbeing 2.0 to track, analyze, and manage the user's stress and mood. This allows users to see a mood shift in real time. There are 12 emotions in total.

SpO2, Skin temp

The watch also includes SpO2 monitoring to track blood oxygen in real time—essential for high-altitude travel, sleep breathing analysis, and gauging how your body adapts to intense workouts.

For the ladies, it has an option to predict period, ovulation day, and cycle with the help of its temperature sensor.

Generally, its HUAWEI TruSense system provides more accurate and faster readings than ever.

However, note that smartwatches like the HUAWEI WATCH FIT 5 Pro provide screening information only. For actual evaluations, still visit the hospital you trust with real health care professionals, especially if you are feeling some discomfort.

Improved outdoor sports experience, new mini workouts

The new HUAWEI WATCH FIT 5 Pro also specializes in outdoor sports, thanks to its new Sunflower dual-band L1+L5 GPS antenna.

Smarter tracking

The Sunflower dual‑band L1+L5 GPS antenna on the HUAWEI Watch Fit 5 Pro allows the device to deliver precise, standalone positioning without needing to connect to your phone.

Since it has advanced GPS bands, HUAWEI said that it has accurate tracking even in challenging environments such as dense cities, forests, or areas with tall buildings. This means you can enjoy accurate tracking of your runs, rides, or hikes while leaving your phone behind, giving you more freedom of movement. 

HUAWEI also said that you can use this even in tunnels, which could be helpful for bikers.

For professional bikers, the watch can estimate virtual power and cadence, helping users gauge effort even without pricey sensors. Its auto‑pause kicks in at stops and resumes once you pedal again. For peace of mind, fall detection alerts emergency contacts if you crash.

Track real‑time heart rate zones, monitor training load, and measure recovery time to avoid overtraining.

Sadly, I don't bike, so I wasn't able to test it. But during my quick jogs and runs, no issues. It accurately tracks the route, even inside our village, which is still fairly new.

PickleX app

The watch also supports different apps like Tennix (tennis) and PickleX (pickleball), Goodshot (badminton), and more. It also has apps with stats for lifting, football, and more.

PickleX insights on the HUAWEI Health App

It shows stats, calories burned, average heart rate, swings, longest rally, and training load for the PickleX app.

Golfers are also in for a treat. While I don't play it, those who do may explore over 17,000+ courses with zoomable maps to see green and hazards to know where they stand. It also has a customizable flagstick position, green view auto-rotate, live scorecard.

It also has pro-level features for divers, like hover time and water type identification on free dives up to 40 meters.

Like the previous generation WATCH FIT, the new WATCH FIT 5 Pro has customizable training plans and AI-enhanced coaching.

In total, the watch has over 100+ workout modes. 

Mini-Workout

The Mini-Workout is fun. To easily access it, what I do is select the animated Panda watch face and then select the workouts of your choice.

This features tracks 10 body parts, from your head and neck down to your shoulders and more. It offers 30 animated movements with step‑by‑step guidance, perfect for quick fitness bursts anytime, anywhere.

The Mini‑Workout watch face stars a panda that encourages you to stretch, twist, or sway during daily activities.

Each session lasts just 30 seconds, with the panda demonstrating movements through cute animations you can copy. The panda's expressions also adapt to your activity, designed to keep workouts fun and motivating.

As you progress, you can unlock city landmarks from Chengdu, Shanghai, and many more. 

My personal favorites include mini stretches to shake off afternoon drowsiness, knee pull‑ins, and neck exercises. For me, these are simple yet effective routines that keep me refreshed throughout the day.

It keeps me moving on hectic days, especially when I'm stuck in front of my laptop for hours.

The rest of the features

Music and Remote shutter apps

This watch also seamlessly syncs with data from HUAWEI Health to Strava to keep fitness history centralized even when you switch devices or apps. This eliminates manual uploads to save time and ensure accuracy as well.

Other notable features include GCash app support for cashless contactless QR payments, 

voice recorder, weather app, remote shutter, timer, stop watch, music player, compass, and flashlight.

Some of the features that I surprisingly use a lot of times are the remote shutter, timer, music player, alarm, and phone.

Yes, this can make calls. The speakers are quite loud, and it has nice microphone quality. It is a convenient feature that I have used many times, especially on times when the watch is more accessible than my phone.

The new HUAWEI WATCH FIT 5 Pro delivers impressive endurance while staying compatible with Apple, Android, and HUAWEI devices.

Up to 10 days of battery life

Like its previous generation, it can last up to 10 days on light usage. It can also last up to 7 days under typical conditions, around 4 days with the Always‑On Display enabled, and up to 24 hours of trail run battery life.

This performance is powered by a new HiSilicon battery that offers 14% higher density and 18% greater capacity compared to the previous generation.

What makes this achievement stand out is that HUAWEI has managed to maintain long battery life despite the watch's larger screen, added features, and more graphically demanding animations, proving that efficiency remains a core strength of the device.

For my usage, the device can last about 7-8 days on a single charge. So, HUAWEI's claims are accurate, as I do light workouts about 2-3 times a week for at least 45 minutes.

With its wireless charging cradle, the watch could be charged from 0 to 50% in 30 minutes, and slightly above 1 hour to fully charge the device.

HUAWEI WATCH FIT 5 Pro Specs

Display: 1.92-inch 2.5D Sapphire Glass protected LTPO AMOLED screen w/ 1-60Hz refresh rate, 480 x 408 resolution at 328 ppi

Storage: 64GB

Battery: Up to 10 days of light usage w/ wireless charging

OS: Harmony OS (Works for Android 9.0 and iOS 13.0 and above)

Connectivity: 2.4GHz, Bluetooth 6.0 BR + BLE, NFC, GPS (L1 + L5 Dual-band), GLONASS, BeiDou (B1I + B1C + B2a Tri-band), GALILEO (E1 + E5a Dual-band), QZSS (L1 + L5 Dual-band), NavIC

Sensors: Accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, optical heart rate, barometer, temperature, ambient light, ECG, depth

Others: Aluminum alloy mid-frame, titanium alloy bezel, 5 ATM water resistance + IP6X, home button, rotating crown, loudspeaker, microphone, Colors: Orange (nylon), White (fluoroelastomer), Black (fluoroelastomer)

Dimensions: 44.5 x 40.8 x 9.5 mm, 130 to 210 mm wrist size

Weight: 30.4 g (w/o strap)

Price: TBC

Our thoughts

The WATCH FIT 5 Pro is another solid smart fitness and watch release from HUAWEI.

It impresses with its premium design, advanced health tracking, and long battery life.

The watch also has interesting and possibly useful features like the Diabetes Risk Study, enhanced TruSleep 5.0, and dual‑band GPS, making it a powerful companion for both wellness and outdoor sports.

Despite a larger screen and richer animations, HUAWEI has managed to keep endurance strong by delivering up to 10 days on light use or 7 days of typical usage.

If priced the same as last year's WATCH FIT 4 Pro (PHP 13,999), the WATCH FIT 5 Pro might be one of the must-consider smart watches for health‑focused users, outdoor athletes, and even beginners who want intelligent tracking in a slim, sleek, and premium package.

There is no pricing yet, but the HUAWEI WATCH FIT 5 Series will launch in the Philippines on May 22. The company has revealed its first sale promo as well. Read here.