Mobvoi TicWatch Pro 5 Enduro review: A light update of a Wear OS fave

The TicWatch Professional 5 Enduro is the replace to Mobvoi’s flagship Put on OS smartwatch, with the Enduro promising all the identical software program options wrapped up in a barely adjusted look.

It’s getting harder, thinner and is refining a design that helped to make the TicWatch Professional 5 one of many greatest smartwatches when it launched in 2023. Since then, we’ve had different WearOS smartwatches arrive on the scene, together with the spectacular OnePlus Watch 2, which like Mobvoi is pushing the boundaries when it comes to how lengthy a Put on OS-packing smartwatch can final in between costs.

We’re followers of the TicWatch Professional 5, so does the twin display-packing Professional 5 Enduro version deliver something new to the get together to make it value upgrading or choosing up over one thing else?

Design & Construct

• Slimmer case design
• New Fluororubber watch strap
• Only one color choice

The Enduro sticks fairly near the look of the Professional 5, with some tweaks that do make it dwell ever so barely in a different way in your wrist.

Mike Sawh

Mike Sawh

Mike Sawh

It nonetheless has a 50mm case that now measures in barely thinner than the Professional 5, coming in at 11.95mm in comparison with 12.2mm. You possibly can solely decide it up in Obsidian black, which supplies it a comparatively minimalist look, damaged up by a barely refined twisting watch crown and fewer so the bodily button that sits above it and sits very flush in opposition to the aspect of the case that’s simple to overlook.

That’s now partnered up with a 24mm fluororubber watch strap versus the silicone one used on the Professional 5 and as a bundle stays 5ATM, or waterproof as much as 50 metres. Its sturdiness credentials stay bolstered by being examined to MIL-STD-810H navy requirements.

Mike Sawh

Mike Sawh

Mike Sawh

It’s a glance that doesn’t make it stand out from different smartwatches. It’s large, however I additionally don’t really feel that hulking case stature on my skinny wrist. It’s good to see it get skinner and it’s clearly well-built too. It’s only a disgrace Mobvoi doesn’t supply it up in just a few extra colors.

Display & Audio 

• 1.43-inch AMOLED show and ultra-low energy show
• Provides sapphire crystal display
• Contains microphone and speaker

There’s no change on the show entrance with the Enduro. It’s the identical 1.43-inch, 466 x 466 decision AMOLED show used on the Professional 5 you could carry on 24/7.

That’s joined by an ultra-low energy show that together with displaying the time is ready to exhibit info like day by day step counts and coronary heart charge. That’s now protected by a sapphire crystal display versus the Gorilla Glass one, so meaning a step up in safety in opposition to scratches.

Mike Sawh

Mike Sawh

Mike Sawh

This twin show stays a means that units the TicWatch aside from different smartwatches in one of the simplest ways doable.

It makes use of these shows in a very efficient means, to lengthen battery life whereas additionally providing you with a robust expertise when that low-power show is in use. If you twist the watch crown it might roll by means of Tiles (widgets) to spice up the quantity of knowledge that may be offered when that AMOLED isn’t in use.

That AMOLED is a high-quality one, with a decision to compete with one of the best smartwatch shows within the enterprise. It has a robust most brightness setting with an adaptive brightness mode there to verify it’s not shining too brightly when not wanted.

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Mike Sawh

Mike Sawh

Mobvoi retains the microphone and speaker, which does imply you can also make calls with the Enduro so long as you’re paired to your smartphone as there isn’t any form of LTE connectivity assist obtainable.

There’s nothing distinctive concerning the name high quality and just about in step with different smartwatches. It’s completely tremendous for taking a fast name, however in the event you’re hoping for one of the best smartwatch for telephone calls, this isn’t the one.

Software program & Options 

• Runs on Put on OS 3.5
• TimeShow app provides extra watch faces
• Suitable with Android telephones solely

The Enduro is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon W5 + Gen 1 wearable platform to verify the software program on board runs easily and enhance what it’s able to on the health and well being monitoring entrance. That’s backed up by 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, providing you with a satisfying quantity of room to retailer apps, recordsdata and audio.

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That’s all powering Put on OS 3.5, so not the newer Put on OS 4.0 working on the Google Pixel Watch 2, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 or the OnePlus Watch 2. Put on OS 4.0 isn’t a radical replace to Google’s working system, nevertheless it’s disappointing nonetheless that Mobvoi’s smartwatches nonetheless aren’t working on it.

Utilizing the Enduro as a smartwatch is just about what you’d count on from a Put on OS smartwatch today. You possibly can customise Tiles (widgets), see a stream of your telephone notifications and there’s preloaded Google apps together with Maps, Google Pockets and YouTube Music.

Google Maps is effectively built-in right here as is Pockets for contactless funds, whereas third-party apps like Spotify and the brand new WhatsApp messenger labored with out challenge throughout my testing. The software program has run easily and launching apps just like the Google Play Retailer doesn’t labour in the way in which Put on OS apps used to as soon as upon a time.

In true Mobvoi trend, it likes so as to add its personal software program with essentially the most notable addition right here the TimeShow app, which supplies you entry to over 7,000 watch faces. You possibly can see an inventory of featured faces and get a day by day watch face and it’s good that you simply don’t have to go away your watch to flick through your choices.

Health & Monitoring 

• 110+ sports activities modes
• Low-power show works with third get together health apps
• Shows coronary heart charge zones on low-power show

Mobvoi crams the TicWatch Professional 5 Enduro with health and wellness monitoring options.

When you received’t discover medical-grade sensors such as you would on an Apple Watch or a Samsung Galaxy Watch, it would observe runs, rides, swims and many in between. It’ll repeatedly monitor coronary heart charge, stress and seize your sleep stats too.

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Mike Sawh

Mike Sawh

It’s your alternative whether or not you do a few of that by way of a third-party apps obtainable by means of the Google Play Retailer otherwise you go for what Mobvoi has to supply right here.

On the Mobvoi entrance, it’s received devoted apps for utilizing it with its personal treadmill, taking one-tap well being measurements, there’s a guided respiration app and each TicExercise and TicHealth apps. It does really feel that a few of these options may very well be higher consolidated into a few apps.

Knowledge is synced over to the Mobvoi Well being app, which is a reasonably primary affair, however does make it simple to look over your stats.

On the watch, the TicHealth app provides a pleasant stream of exercise monitoring stats like stairs climbed, coronary heart charge and blood oxygen. For info like step counts, I discovered totals in opposition to different health trackers I used to be sporting may very well be as little as 500 steps and as a lot as 1,000.

Evaluating coronary heart charge ranges and lowest readings had been solely 1-3bpm out from one other health tracker, although most readings had been usually 20bpm off different coronary heart charge screens I examined in opposition to it. For info like VO2 Max, whereas scores weren’t an identical, the essence of what it was telling me about my present state of health did tally up largely to a devoted sports activities watch.

Mike Sawh

Mike Sawh

Mike Sawh

For sleep monitoring, issues had been fairly inconsistent. On some nights, it captured me sleeping for just some hours and had me being awake greater than I undoubtedly had been. You’ll see some insights fuelled by your sleep stats together with a comparability of knowledge to different customers and a document of loud night breathing.

Nevertheless, given the core monitoring wasn’t nice, these extra insights didn’t really feel massively helpful.

For sports activities monitoring, you get assist for over 110 sports activities together with open-water swimming, mountaineering, yoga and pilates. For out of doors exercises, there’s multi GNSS assist and never the brand new dual-band GPS mode we’ve seen crop up on different smartwatches just like the Coros Tempo 3.

On my out of doors runs, I discovered grabbing a GPS sign took some time for the primary couple of checks, although issues picked up after that. I used it alongside a sports activities watch with extra correct dual-band mode and from a GPS standpoint, pacing and distance monitoring was just a little off, however not so inaccurate that I might deem the monitoring ineffective.

Coronary heart charge monitoring was wildly off nonetheless, each for common and most coronary heart charge readings in comparison with a coronary heart charge monitor chest strap. it didn’t get significantly better for indoor runs, however the monitoring efficiency for actions like indoor rowing and biking fared just a little higher.

One side I did admire is that apps like Strava, Nike Working Membership and Sofa to 5K have been optimised to work with the Enduro’s extremely low-power show to indicate your real-time stats whereas conserving battery life. That doesn’t make up for the sports activities monitoring expertise, which doesn’t actually rival even some cheaper sports activities watches.

Battery Life & Charging

• As much as 90 hours battery life
• As much as 45 days battery life in Important mode
• Can schedule Important mode

The Enduro has the identical 628mAh capability battery because the common Professional 5 and utilises its twin show to maximise the battery life you’ll take pleasure in in between costs.

If you’re utilizing it in full smartwatch mode with the AMOLED display in play, the Enduro can last as long as 90 hours, which is simply in need of 4 days (and 10 hours greater than its brother). That’s precisely the form of numbers I’ve seen in testing with a mean of 25-30% drop in battery life with some exercise monitoring factored into that day.

With none monitoring, battery drop was nearer to twenty%. There are nonetheless options that drain the battery faster, with the usage of GPS for an hour of monitoring hitting the battery by 10%.

Mike Sawh

Mike Sawh

Mike Sawh

What TicWatch does well is use each shows to lengthen that endurance. So it would well change to the ultra-low energy show whenever you’re going to mattress or the watch is off your wrist for a time period.

If you would like the very longest battery life, then you may solely revert to the Important mode, which makes use of the ultra-low energy show solely and provides you a formidable 45-day battery life. If you do get low, you could have a quick cost mode the place a 30-minute top-up provides you roughly two days of useage. 

Worth & Availability

The TicWatch Professional 5 Enduro was formally introduced and launched in Could 2024, priced at £329.99/$349.99, so the identical launch worth because the TicWatch Professional 5, which is at the moment on sale for £245/$261.

You may also purchase it from Amazon UK and AliExpress.

Examine that to different Android-only, Put on OS smartwatches it’s costlier than the most cost effective obtainable Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 mannequin (£289/$299.99), although is cheaper than the Google Pixel Watch 2 (£349/$349).

It’s the identical worth because the OnePlus Watch 2, which just like the TicWatch Professional 5 Enduro guarantees extra battery life than Samsung and Google’s smartwatch, however not like the Enduro does run on Put on OS 4.0.

For extra choices, take a look at our full chart of the greatest smartwatches.  

Must you purchase the TicWatch Professional 5 Enduro?

The TicWatch Professional 5 Enduro is a robust showcase for Google’s Put on OS and likewise pushes the boundaries of the form of battery we will now count on from smartwatches working on Google’s working system.

As an replace on the TicWatch Professional 5 nonetheless, you’re mainly getting the identical watch with some added rugged credentials in a barely slimmer casing.

The software program and efficiency stays the identical and that does imply you’re nonetheless lacking out on Put on OS 4.0, which is out there on different smartwatches now.

Mobvoi has knocked the value down of the TicWatch Professional 5, so in the event you’re actually not fussed concerning the extra sturdy design and some additional hours of battery life the good transfer is to the Professional 5 versus the Professional 5 Enduro.

If you would like a WearOS smartwatch with lengthy battery and general efficiency (and Put on OS 4.0) for the same worth, it could be value grabbing the OnePlus Watch 2 as a substitute.

Specs

• Put on OS 3.5
• Snapdragon  W5+
• 2GB RAM and 32GB ROM
• 1.43-inch AMOLED and extremely low energy show 
• Constructed-in GPS
• NFC with Google Pockets
• PPG coronary heart charge sensor
• Waterproof as much as 50 metres 
• Works with Android solely
• 44.7g (with out band)
• 11.95mm