Forget the Pixel Watch! | Ticwatch Pro 5 Review

Reviewing Mobvoi's Ticwatch Pro 5, the best Wear OS smartwatch for battery life and my favourite new wearable of 2023. I've been testing the Ticwatch Pro 5 for a fortnight now and here's my verdict on the Snapdragon W5 Plus Gen 1 performance, fitness tracking and more. Seriously, it's better than the Pixel Watch, and lasts longer than the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro.

Personally I've been getting around 4-5 days of full use from a single charge of the Ticwatch Pro 5, which is days ahead of Wear OS rivals. Google's UI has been slick as anything thanks to the Snapdragon performance and you've got all of the features, plus Play Store support. So you can download fresh apps onto this watch, whenever you like.

Mobvoi's face selection is decent, while the Ticwatch Pro 5's OLED screen is bright, poppy and crispy. On top of that you have a low-powered LED panel which can tell you the time and basic stats any time of day, without draining the battery.

If you're into health tracking, there's a respectable setup here and you can download Strava, Fiit and other apps if you prefer. However, true fitness enthusiasts will be better off with a Garmin or something more dedicated to the art.

For consumers, I recommend the excellent user experience of the Ticwatch Pro 5. It's my favourite smartwatch of 2023 so far, for sure!

Ticwatch Pro 5 Review Chapters:
0:00 - Waffle
0:32 - Design
2:25 - Mobvoi Health app
3:48 - Displays
5:34 - Watch faces
6:07 - Wear OS UI
8:59 - Apps
10:31 - Fitness tracking
13:19 - Sleep tracking
13:37 - Performance
14:10 - Battery life
15:59 - Verdict

[HalXV]

Guys, don't get it I was with mobvoi from the ticwstch pro to pro 3 and they are terrible with customers they basically ignored us all, they promised an update for late 2021 and to this day they haven't deliver, don't expect updates if you get this one

[vision-gchy]

Good review. Would have liked to see it compared physically directly up against the previous version. I have the TicWatch Pro 3. I was hoping the new version would be bigger than what I have.

[WhatMattersMost]

Might be a decent watch but definitely plain in design and one of the worst customer after sales service. Still haven't rolled out WearOS 3 for their previous pro lineup while WearOS4 is waiting in the wings for a near future release

[MarcosCodas]

Don’t worry, I wasn’t remembering any WearOS watch. Have had 2. Had a Tizen. Tizen was so much better. It’ll be missed.

[BenjaminPPP]

I love how you refer to features as complications 🎉

[brunops]

Mobvoi with a very bad timing (no pun intended): after years neglecting Wear OS update for its previous models, the company announces the Pro 5 with Wear Os 3 on the verge of the Wear OS 4 release by Google/Samsung. It makes very hard for the consumer to bet on them once more (even worse given the recent past).

[terrym]

According to Amazon UK the watch is due for release on the 31 May priced at £329.99.

[bgood]

I have been using the Amazfit GTR4 for about 5 months now and love it. For $200 or less when on sale it is a great device.

[Dan]

The lack of Google Assistant is a real sticking point for me. I wonder if they'll bring it in a future update?

[sushilp]

Finally a watch with W5+ Gen 1 which is a major upgrade over the previous 4100 chip. It is time for me to upgrade from tic watch 3 to 5. Hope it gets wear 4 upgrade soon to make it even better.

[johnnybyup]

I had the first ticwatch pro and I Love IT. It finally died on me in April 2023. Almost 4 years later.
However, I am torn between this and the pixel watch 2. My wife has the pixel watch and it's beautiful, but delicate. Ticwatch pro just gives you that peace of mind, especially for an active outdoor person, that your watch won't break.

Great review

[ajpee]

Awesome review. What is your wrist diameter in inches? Im planning to get this but scared it might be too big for me. My wrist diameter is 6.5 inches only

[lougarcia]

Loved the cypress hill lyric! Subscribed!

[will]

Love your reviews of smart watches on your spindly wrists 🤣 I had the Pro 3 but i just couldn't get used to the FSTN screen. Coming from Samsung watches i've had to go back to the Watch4 to get the lovely screen and rotating bezel. Can't wait for your take on the Watch6! Cheers buddy!

[ThToppi]

The watch, like its predecessor, might be good but Mobvoi is a terrible company. They will stop support as soon as you buy this watch and you wont get any of the promised updates! I have the 3 and will not give them another

[eliokarim]

The costumer support is horrible. They don't repair or swap and only offer a discount on the original price of the same product which finally is the same as the current discounted price!

[richardnoble]

Just got one and my first impressions are that it's a significant upgrade in quality on the 3 Pro - the haptic vibration motor is soooo much better! So far Wear OS 3.5 seems just as good as on Pixel Watch. Just got to hope that they do better on the old upgrades front now they are starting from a position of a watch already designed for WOS 3!

[danieldcpires]

When to expect TicWatch Pro 5 Google Assistant?? 😢

[TheEasyWay]

I'd go Garmin over this any day.
p.s Sad owner of a ticwatch pro 3 waiting on updates

[asjohnseesit]

I wouldn't touch Ticwatch again absolutely useless with updates. The Pro 3 and Ultra still don't the WearOs update. Waste your money elsewhere.