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Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro: One minute review
The Huawei Watch Fit 4 and Watch Fit 4 Pro are very similar at their core. The standard Watch Fit 4 strongly resembles an Apple Watch, while the Pro model leans more into Apple Watch Ultra territory. Once you get past the familiar styling, though, both wearables are feature-packed fitness trackers disguised as the best smartwatches, and they represent excellent value.
Each offers up to seven days of battery life with typical use and up to 10 days with lighter use, though we never quite reached that upper limit in testing. The Watch Fit 4 is lighter and more understated in design, yet still brings upgraded durability and new watersports modes. Meanwhile, the Pro version takes it further with a titanium and sapphire glass body, along with an aluminum chassis.
The Pro also unlocks extra features: a depth sensor for free diving up to 40 meters, as well as dedicated modes for golf and trail running. Across both devices, offline maps are exceptional at this price, and Huawei’s tried and tested Sunflower GPS pairs with reliable health and fitness tracking to round out the experience.
The Watch Fit 4 Pro’s inclusion of ECG support helps justify its higher price. Yes, 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 dealbreakers at the price point.
Huawei Fit 4 Pro: Specifications
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Component |
Huawei Watch Fit 4 |
Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro |
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Price |
From £149.99 |
From £249.99 |
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Materials |
Aluminium frame, glass screen |
Aerospace-grade aluminium, sapphire glass, titanium alloy bezel |
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Weight |
27g |
30.4g |
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Case/bezel |
Aluminium frame, glass screen |
Aerospace-grade aluminium, sapphire glass, titanium alloy bezel |
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Display |
1.82-inch AMOLED, 2000 nits |
1.82-inch AMOLED, 3000 nits |
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GPS |
Huawei Sunflower dual-frequency GPS (offline and online full-color maps |
Huawei Sunflower dual-frequency GPS (offline and online full-color maps |
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Battery life |
Up to 4.5 days in standard mode; up to 11 days in Battery Saver mode (46mm) |
Up to 10 days (max), 7 days typical, 60 mins charge |
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Connection |
Bluetooth |
Bluetooth |
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Water resistant |
IP68 + 5ATM |
Bluetooth |
Huawei Watch Fit 4 series: price and availability
- Available in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East
- Not available in the US
- Pricing starts from £149.99
The Huawei Watch Fit 4 series isn’t launching in the US, but Europe-wide availability is confirmed. In the UK, the standard Watch Fit 4 is priced at £149.99, while the more advanced Watch Fit 4 Pro comes in at £249.99.
Both models feature the same screen size and dimensions but differ in casing materials and strap options. The Watch Fit 4 is available in Black, Grey, Purple, and White, while the Watch Fit 4 Pro comes in Black, Blue, and Green, with the Grey and Green Pro straps featuring a woven finish for a more premium feel.
With the Huawei Watch Fit 4 costing as much as a premium fitness tracker and the 4 Pro competing with an Apple Watch SE and other low-cost smart watches, the series straddles two product categories. Whichever you need, it competes favourably on battery life and health-tracking hardware while falling behind Apple and Samsung on smarts.
Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro: Design
- The Watch Fit 4 is lighter with subtler styling
- The Watch Fit 4 Pro’s more angular design is more standout
- Both watches are IP68 rated with 5ATM durability
The Huawei Watch Fit 4 and Watch Fit 4 Pro are similar under the hood, with key differences in the design. While both sport the same-sized 1.82-inch AMOLED display, the Watch Fit 4’s more elegant, streamlined styling and lighter weight seem a bit more Apple Watch-like, while the Watch Fit 4 Pro’s reinforced frame and angular structure have more in common with the Apple Watch Ultra.
Whichever Watch Fit 4 you go for, they support interchangeable straps that are backwards compatible with last year’s Huawei Watch Fit 3, and work across both the Fit 4 and Fit 4 Pro. On the right side is a rotating crown, a microphone for calls, and a shortcut button that takes you straight to exercises.
While the Pro is slightly wider and heavier due to its frame, it’s actually a touch thinner than the standard model. Compared to their predecessor, both versions are slimmer overall.
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 featuring a fabric strap. I spent a month testing the Green Pro and got hands-on time with all variants. If I had to choose, I’d go for the Grey Fit 4 or Black Pro, as the red crown accent looks fantastic.
As someone with hairy wrists, I appreciated that the Pro’s digital crown didn’t tug at my arm hair, unlike the Apple Watch Ultra. Both the fluoroelastomer and fabric straps were comfortable overall, though the Green fabric strap included with my review unit felt chunky and was the least comfortable of the lot. I often swapped in a Watch Fit 3 strap to tone down the Green Pro’s bold look.
While the Watch Fit 4 series misses out on the ultra-premium style the much pricier Huawei Watch 5 packs in spades, the fact it’s comfortable to wear for weeks on end (with the right strap), looks at least good, and has a large, bright, easy-to-see display all check the key fitness tracker/smartwatch boxes.
With up to 2000 nits peak brightness from the Watch Fit 4, and 3000 nits from the 4 Pro, outdoor viewing of both models is impressive. They are also responsive, and the large display size makes swiping and tapping comfortable. The addition of a keyboard when replying to WhatsApp messages is cramped, so the screen size isn’t perfect for all tasks, but it’s definitely competitive.
Nitpicking, the Watch Fit 4 series’s bezel surrounding the screen is uneven, which pulls you out of the illusion you’re using an Apple Watch-grade device. Like the Pixel Watch, it’s also relatively thick (particularly above and below the display), so really benefits from a black watch face. When applied, the AMOLED screen tech seamlessly blends blacks displayed into the bezel for an all-screen front illusion.
Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro: Features – Software
- Android and iOS support
- No Gemini or Siri voice assistant support
- Very limited third-party app selection
The Huawei Watch Fit 4 series runs Harmony OS, Huawei’s multi-device platform used across its phones, tablets, and wearables. Like much of Huawei’s broader ecosystem, though, software on the Watch Fit 4 and 4 Pro remains limited in terms of third-party app support, even if the out-of-the-box experience is robust.
Both watches pair with the Huawei Health app, available on Android and iOS. Huawei deserves credit here: switching phones or even swapping between multiple Huawei watches is smoother than with any other wearable brand I’ve tested. It wouldn’t be unreasonable, for example, to use a dressier Huawei Watch 5 for work and switch to the sportier Watch Fit 4 for workouts or a more casual look.
Unlike Huawei’s pricier Huawei Watch 5, there’s less expectation for even the best fitness trackers to offer comprehensive app stores, especially at the Watch Fit 4’s price. So while the Pro could be compared to the Apple Watch SE 2 and a case could be made it’s lacking in smarts compared to Apple’s similarly-priced offering, the standard Fit 4’s feature-set is competitive out of the gate.
For context, when compared to WatchOS or Wear OS, it’s evident Harmony OS simply doesn’t have the app ecosystem necessary to compete with the big two. There’s no support for popular services like Audible, Spotify, Citymapper, Google Maps, Strava, or MyFitnessPal. You can still sync workout data to Strava via the Huawei Health app on your phone and Apple Health Kit (though for Google Health Connect syncing, you will need a third-party tool), but if you’re looking for native app integration, you’re out of luck.
Where Huawei’s Watch Fit 4 series races ahead of the Apple Watch SE is in terms of battery life and health tracking, more on that to follow.
The user interface is intuitive and polished. A single press of the digital crown opens your apps, a double-press switches between them, and the physical shortcut button on the right jumps you directly into workout tracking.
While there is offline map support, it’s tied to workout tracking. Unlike the Watch 5, which offers standalone navigation, the Fit 4 series only shows your location on a map during an outdoor workout session, complete with panning and route-back guidance. That said, if you install Petal Maps on your phone and set a destination, you can access turn-by-turn navigation on your wrist.
Call quality from the Watch Fit 4 Pro was excellent during testing. As a Bluetooth receiver for my phone, the onboard mic picked up my voice clearly and the loudspeaker was more than adequate. With offline MP3 support, I often transferred podcasts to the watch and played them directly from the speaker — perfect for quick chores around the house without needing headphones. Of course, Bluetooth audio is supported too, so you can link up a pair of earbuds or control your phone’s music playback from your wrist.
Huawei Watch 4 Pro: Features – Health and fitness
- Watch Fit 4 uses older health sensors
- Watch Fit 4 Pro upgrades to the same TruSense system as Watch 5
- Over 100 workout modes with auto-detection for four exercises
The standout upgrade across both the Watch Fit 4 and 4 Pro is the addition of dual-frequency GPS, which significantly improves location accuracy compared to last year’s Watch Fit 3. But there’s clear tiering in the new lineup — the standard Watch Fit 4 uses last year’s heart rate and health-tracking sensors, while the Pro steps up with the same hardware found on the more expensive Watch 5, including ECG support.
One feature Huawei could have included to give the Pro even more of an edge is one-tap health measurement. It’s becoming a go-to on high-end smartwatches, and given that the Pro already includes all the required hardware, its absence feels like a missed opportunity. If you want to take your heart rate, SpO2, skin temperature, and ECG readings, you’ll need to do so one by one.
Sleep tracking, on the other hand, is excellent. The multi-day battery life across the Watch Fit 4 line means it functions like a proper fitness tracker, and that’s a good thing. We never had to worry about charging ahead of going to sleep as long as we had at least 10% battery left, and detection was reliable in our testing.
Huawei’s sleep scoring system feels balanced. It’s more generous than the OnePlus Watch 3’s low scores, but not as unrealistically positive as Samsung’s consistently glowing feedback. Sleep stages are broken down clearly and viewable on the watch itself, a notable upgrade over fitness trackers like the Xiaomi Band 9 and Fitbit Luxe, with even more detail and suggestions accessible through the Huawei Health app.
On the fitness front, there are over 100 workout modes, with the Watch Fit 4 Pro unlocking some exclusive ones — namely golf, trail running with contour maps, and free diving up to 40 meters. The golf mode, in particular, stands out, offering 3D course maps for over 15,000 locations worldwide, on-wrist score tracking, and mid-game performance feedback.
Both models support automatic workout detection for four activities: elliptical, rowing, running, and walking. In our testing, this worked well for walking and rowing on the Watch Fit 4 Pro. Over a month, the Watch Fit 4 Pro became a reliable part of my regular gym routine. The only real frustration was multitasking. As with the Huawei Watch 5, a double-press of the crown is required to switch between apps, while a single press exits the workout entirely. A more intuitive system would go a long way (a single press of the crown to access all apps and park the workout in the background, for example), but to Huawei’s credit, everything needed for a workout is easily accessible, and multitasking is still rare among fitness tracker-style watches.
Where Huawei’s system continues to fall short is syncing. Huawei Health can push step data to Apple Health (and to Google Health Connect with a third-party tool), but it can’t pull data back in. For example, steps from another device, like a walking pad linked to Google Health, won’t appear in Huawei Health. This creates an incomplete view of your daily activity and undermines Huawei Health’s role as a central fitness hub.
That said, one standout feature across the Watch Fit 4 line is heart rate broadcasting. It allows your watch to stream real-time heart rate data to compatible gym equipment, including the Concept2 rower — something even Apple Watch users need a third-party app for. It’s a pro-level feature that helps Huawei stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the likes of Garmin.
Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro: Performance
- Smooth performance
- Up to 11 days of battery life
- New wireless charging
The Watch Fit 4 Pro I tested performed consistently well, with no noticeable slowdown or lag. The interface is intuitive and customizable, and there are plenty of watch face options available through the Huawei Health app. Always-on display variants are also included for those who don’t mind a slight battery trade-off, and both the rotating crown and shortcut button proved responsive in daily use.
If you’re coming from another Huawei wearable, it’s a nice touch that watch faces purchased via the Health app carry over, as long as both watches share the same screen shape. For example, a Casio-style face I previously bought while reviewing the Huawei Watch D2 worked perfectly on the Watch Fit 4 Pro.
Battery life is a major highlight. Huawei quotes up to 10 days with light use, which aligns with my experience. During more active weeks with daily workouts, I averaged about seven days, but during a lighter recovery week, I comfortably made it to nine.
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.
A welcome upgrade for the Watch Fit 4 series is the addition of Qi wireless charging. Last year’s Watch Fit 3 used pogo-pin connectors, so being able to top up on the go, even using reverse wireless charging from a compatible phone, adds convenience. That said, wireless charging is slower and more temperamental than using the magnetic charger included with the watch, so it’s best saved for emergencies.
Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro: Scorecard
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C ategory |
Comment |
Score |
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Value |
Both the Fit 4 and Fit 4 Pro offer good value at their respective prices |
4/5 |
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Design |
Despite its marked Apple styling, the Fit 4 series is comfortable and looks good |
4/5 |
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Features |
No app support but plenty of health and fitness features |
4/5 |
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Performance |
Smooth with excellent battery life |
4/5 |
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Total |
The Watch Fit 4 series isn’t perfect, but delivers value, excellent battery life and quality health and fitness tracking. |
4/5 |
Huawei Watch Fit 4 – Should I buy?
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Component |
Huawei Watch Fit 4 |
Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro |
Huawei Watch GT 5 |
Apple Watch SE (2022) |
Fitbit Charge 6 |
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Price |
£149.99 |
£249.99 |
From £229.99 |
$329.99/ £319 / AU$599 (starting) |
From £139 / €159 |
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Dimensions |
43 × 38 × 9.5mm |
46.6mm x 47.6mm x 11mm |
46 × 46 × 10.9mm |
44.4mm x 44.4mm x 9.7mm |
38.1 × 18.6 × 11.2mm |
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Weight |
27g |
30.4g |
~43g |
33.8g |
28g |
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Case/bezel |
Aluminium + glass |
Titanium, aerospace aluminium + sapphire crystal glass |
Aluminium or stainless steel |
Armor Aluminum |
Aluminium + Gorilla Glass |
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Display |
1.82″ AMOLED (3000 nits) |
1.82″ AMOLED (3000 nits) |
1.43″ AMOLED |
Retina OLED (1000 nits) |
1.04″ AMOLED |
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GPS |
L1 + L5 Dual-band |
L1 + L5 Dual-band |
L1 + L5 Dual-band |
Single-band GPS |
Single-band GPS |
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Battery life |
Up to 10 days (7 typical) |
Up to 10 days (7 typical) |
Up to 14 days |
Up to 18 hours |
Up to 7 days |
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Connection |
Bluetooth |
Bluetooth |
Bluetooth, NFC |
Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, LTE (optional) |
Bluetooth |
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Water resistant |
Bluetooth |
5ATM |
5ATM |
WR50 |
5ATM |
How I tested
I used the Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro for a month and spent some hands-on time with the standard Watch Fit 4, comparing them directly with the Watch Fit 3, Watch GT 5 and other wearables. Tracking sleep, workouts, and health across Android and iOS devices, I was able to get a sense of how the Watch Fit 4 Pro fared after extended use, with measurements compared alongside a chest strap heart rate monitor and dedicated SpO2 monitor.
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