TicWatch Pro 5 Review: Double The Battery, Double The Displays

[MOBVOI TICWATCH PRO 5 REVIEW]

Early in the smartwatch wars, a company called Mobvoi carved out a following with a wearable called the TicWatch: a smart, low-profile timepiece controlled by a clever capacitive touch strip on the side. Even after ditching its homegrown TicWear platform for Google’s Wear OS, Mobvoi kept the attention of enthusiasts – because every year, it was among the first to use Qualcomm’s newest wearable chipsets, and it was the only manufacturer (outside of Casio) offering a dual-layer display to help with battery life and daylight visibility.

The TicWatch Pro 5 continues that tradition of hardware excellence … but it launches into a Wear OS world that’s oddly more fragmented than ever, and it debuts to an audience more skeptical than ever of Mobvoi’s commitment to its products. Is it worth paying the same as a Pixel Watch will cost you? I’m Michael Fisher and it’s time to find out.

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This video was produced following several weeks with two TicWatch Pro 5 review samples provided by Mobvoi. The watch was tested based on software build RMDB.230522.001 and paired to a Galaxy Fold 4.

MrMobile does not accept compensation from the manufacturers of the products he reviews in exchange for producing content. No payment was provided and no manufacturer or carrier was afforded a preview, editorial input or copy approval rights concerning this review. The lone sponsor of this video is Surfshark.

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Mobvoi TicWatch Pro 5 Review: Timing is everything [The Verge]:

Mobvoi TicWatch Pro 5 Review: The Wear OS watch I’ve been waiting for [Digital Trends]:

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“High Expectations” by Anthony Catacoli [Soundstripe]:

"Head In The Clouds" by Air Kid [Soundstripe]:

"Cookin'" by Famous Cats [Soundstripe]:

[CHAPTERS]

00:00 Tic-ing clock
01:05 Subjective opinion for a subjective product
02:15 New Snapdragon, new(ish) Wear OS
03:33 Double the displays
04:26 FIFTEEN pre-loaded apps!
05:34 FIVE DAYS of battery life!
06:29 Support your products

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[DISCLOSURES]

#ticwatchpro5 #ticwatch #mobvoi #wearos #smartwatch #wristwatch #watch #android #wearabletech #wearables

[azure]

2:02 I've never felt so called out before 💀

[ydna]

I can only wish other companies see this review related to maintaining long-term support. I hope mrmobile and others keep holding it as an important issue!

[Doragon]

My current watch is the Ticwatch Pro 3 which was bought off the back of your review. It works perfectly still and I'm generally happy with what is still the out of the box experience. I'd say the 5 is worth it for those who just want a good experience out of the box and won't change, but updates, customer service, aftermarket support etc have been awful for me like many others and I can confidently say I won't buy another ticwatch for many, many years

[theColeHardTruth]

Ticwatch's products are lovely, but their support is abysmal! I have never bought on promises, but even with that low expectation I have been consistently disappointed month after month with any follow-ups I have to ask for from Mobvoi about my Pro3, beit quality control, features, or otherwise. I will have to wait until this goes on substantial sale until I dare to pick one up!

[Jurtaani]

5:30 you can assign that top button to any installed app you want, it is defaulted to recent apps or for double tap for Google wallet.
but under settings you can set it to literally whatever app you want to.

[Jasondranoff]

I literally just got the Garmin Epix Pro with the flashlight built in and I switch from my Galaxy watch The only thing I miss is the Google Assistant I never took calls on my watch ever and the Garmin sleep tracking and sports tracking is insane plus the build quality is next level I can't believe it took me this long to buy a Garmin watch I never knew how good they were!! Obviously way more expensive but you get what you pay for in my opinion

[Xshinobik]

Even after all these years nothing is as good as my Pebble.

[RealLifeTech]

I was looking into TicWatches because I wanted a wear OS watch since Samsung abandoned Tizen and I'm not willing to give up 3 day battery for nothing (gf has a wearOS watch and charging it daily is a hassle as it always dies at the most inconvenient moments) and trust is Mobvoi's biggest problem in my opinion. I wanted to get the Pro 5 when they handled wearOS 3 update well for the Pro 3 and they miserably failed to deliver while making promises again and again just to forget about them. Right after the shenanigans when they claimed to use the Wear 4100+ but in reality used the W4100 and a custom co-processor (which is btw the reason they are so late with the wear 3 update).. So how can anyone trust them when they say "your health data is protected" or "the issue will be solved with a future update"? - We can't!

[yiyoink]

If Google made a direct copy of this and called it's a Pixel Watch Pro (or whatever that would compete to the Ultra), it would fly off the shelves.
Reduce the strap width. Aluminum or Stainless Steel casing. Skin temperature. And incredible battery life because of the second display and large battery.
That'd be a great recipe. Also: here's to hoping the WearOS ecosystem matures to the level of WatchOS is because the Pixel Watch on WearOS feels 2 years behind WatchOS.

[labmeeting]

Been rocking the TicWatch Pro (1st gen!) for - must be 5 years now. Very ready to update. Loving everything they've done with this one, but seriously interested in the Galaxy Watch classic. Honestly, the uniqueness of the Tic Watch low power display is a real hook. Thanks for reviewing Michael!!

[TheOnlyName]

The colored backlight is super cool! I love the Ticwatches.

[lglm]

0:24 thought it was a condom😂 "future proof"

[Gaetano.]

I sold my Oppo watch 3 pro because the Ticwatch pro 5 has the same exact cpu, and I've waited a long time after I got the Oppo watch for something like this to come out. Im loving this watch!!

[hexandcube]

2:47 Google Assistant does actually work on the Mobvoi TicWatch Pro 3 (but it currently runs on WearOS 2)

[chrisgadd]

Does anyone know the name of the watchface at 0:37 ? It's full of 80s joy.

[joecantdance]

It has Wear OS 3.5 which is surely enough for most people. I'm quite enjoying the Sandstone one. I sent back the Pixel watch after 3 days having just charged it for a 4th time. My Ticwatch is getting about 55 hours so not as good as your review model but still not bad

[Aves_]

The insane amount of tic apps preinstalled is why i returned my last ticwatch. I dont need so many uninstallable redundant apps

[BTAJoe]

Exactly! No commitment to their products. The Pro 3 Is NOT going to get WearOS 3 as promised. I made the jump to a smartwatch with the Pro3 because that was coming. Can't wait for the Pixel watch 2 in October. 🖕Mobvoi

[Kingjay]

The TicWatch Pro 3 was my first smart watch and I loved it. It did all of the fitness stuff I wanted and had really good battery life. Then I made the switch to Apple after my LG V60 died. The TicWatch never quite worked with it and I eventually bought an Apple Watch on sale. That changed my entire view on wearables. The level of integration still blows my mind. The health and fitness stuff is far more accurate and it’s voice dictation is just perfect. My only complaint is the battery life is horrible. I saw this because I really want Googles WearOS to catch up in terms of integration. I don’t particularly like the iPhone but a wearable has become a must have. The Apple Watch just feels light years ahead of anything Google is doing.

[scottwagner]

I've owned a Mobvoi Ticwatch and it had miserable battery life and just up and died a short while after I got it. I think it only just barely outlived its warranty. When I tried to contact them about it the customer service was not only nearly impossible to get ahold of but they were more than just a little rude about letting me know I was just shit out of luck.