This smartwatch rivals the Apple Watch Ultra and weighs less than two cherries

I went all the way to China to acquire my Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro sample, but it turns out the wearable was worth the long-haul flight. I have been using the compact smartwatch from the Chinese tech giant for over a month, and it’s cute as a button while also being incredibly competent.

The Huawei Watch 5 might be the flagship smartwatch from the brand, but the Watch Fit 4 Pro is what I would recommend for most people, thanks to its accessible price point, lightweight, sleek body and the fact that it doesn’t skimp on features.

You get access to the latest TruSense platform with the new fingertip sensor, offline maps, advanced sleep tracking and sports modes – all for little bit than the Apple Watch SE 2, admittedly a lot less capable smartwatch at this point.

If anything, the Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro is almost on par with the Apple Watch Ultra 2 (and looks the same, too, which I’ll let you decide is a good thing or not) and costs a fraction of the price. Is there anything not to like? Well, there is, but the pros outweigh the cons by a significant margin.

Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro review

Price and availability

The Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro was launched in May 2025 and is available to buy from Huawei UK for a recommended retail price of £249.99 (~$340.30/ AU$ 521.10). It comes in three colourways. The non-Pro version, which doesn’t have the finger sensor and uses more affordable materials, costs £149.99 (~ $204.14/ AU$ 312.72). I tested the Titanium Black colourway.

Specifications

• Works with: iPhone and Android
• Display: 1.82” AMOLED, 480 × 408 pixels, PPI 347, 3,000 nits
• Dimensions: 44.5 x 40 x 9.3 mm
• Weight: ~30.4 g (w/o the strap)
• Battery: up to 10 days
• Charging time (0-100%): 60 minutes
• IP rating: IP6X (dive depth up to 40 metres)
• Connectivity: Bluetooth (2.4 GHz, supports BT5.2 and BR + BLE), NFC but no WiFi

Design and materials

The Watch Fit 4 Pro is a significant upgrade from the Huawei Watch Fit 3, a dainty little watch I liked. Both wearables use aluminium alloy as a main case material, but the new model adds a scratch-resistant Sapphire Glass lens and titanium alloy trim.

Maybe because of the new materials, but the Watch Fit 4 Pro is slightly heavier than its predecessor at 30.4 g (case only; vs 26 g for the Watch Fit 3). It’s also a bit wider and taller but thinner, measuring 44.5 x 40 x 9.3 mm (vs 43.2 x 36.3 x 9.9 mm).

The screen dimensions, resolution and pixel density stay unchanged (1.82” AMOLED, 480 × 408 pixels, PPI 347), but the new panel found on the Watch Fit 4 Pro is twice as bright as before at 3,000 nits (vs 1,500 nits).

The Apple Watch Series 10 only goes up to 2,000 nits; it’s more on par with the Garmin Forerunner 570, although the brand doesn’t disclose brightness data, so it’s only a guess.

Another change is that the Watch Fit 4 Pro looks even more like a slimmed-down version of the Apple Watch Ultra than before. The red accent watch crown on certain versions doesn’t help the situation, either.

To clarify, I don’t hate the design; it’s handsome and feels premium in hand. I just wish Huawei had moved past copying some of Apple’s design cues. The Watch 5 did a better job at this, but it would be better if the lesser Huawei wearables were also on track to cultivate their own design language.

A notable upgrade is the latest TrueSense platform, with the X-Tap fingertip sensor located between the watch crown and the push button. This allows the Watch Fit 4 Pro to take more accurate ECG readings, among other things. As far as I can tell, the wearable can’t do the One Tap Health Glance – I assume that feature is reserved for the Watch 5.

Smart functions and third-party app support are still a bit spotty on the watch – Huawei is still trying to find a workaround for not being able to use Google services. On a more positive note, the Watch Fit 4 Pro is smartphone operating system agnostic and works well with Android and Apple models (although there are some small quirks on the former).

Features and accuracy

The Watch Fit 4 Pro punches well above its weight when it comes to health and fitness tracking. It offers the basics – steps, health, and stress tracking – but also some more advanced stuff, such as ECG, arterial stiffness, etc.

Even the basic features get the premium treatment. Sleep tracking is one of these, offering the same level of insight as you would get on the Huawei Watch 5. The algorithm breaks down the sleep into stages, as well as keeping an eye on continuity, breathing quality, heart rate variability (HRV), respiratory rate, etc.

HRV is a new feature on the Watch Fit 4 Pro, and so is ECG. The latter can be initiated manually on the watch and takes 30 seconds. Thankfully, I don’t have Afib or any other concerning heart issues, so it’s not a function I use often, but it’s available, that’s for sure.

I found the tracking accuracy of the Watch Fit 4 Pro reasonably accurate. Sure, the sleep stages look different from those on my Oura Ring 4 and Whoop MG, but it’s in the same ballpark. Slee pstage detection is being guessed by algorithms on all wearables, anyway, so I’m not too bothered if one says I had 1h20m deep sleep, while according to the other, I only had 1h3m.

Heart rate variability is the same story (and VO2 max, but that’s a different story). It’s guessed by the algorithm, so it can vary from wearable to wearable. More important is looking at the trend, and the Watch Fit 4 Pro showed similar trend results to other watches I used during testing, including the aforementioned Oura Ring 4 and the Forerunner 570.

Moving onto fitness tracking, the Watch Fit 4 Pro adds a dual-band “Sunflower Positioning System,” first introduced in the Huawei Watch GT 4. The antenna faces up, which means the wearable can pick up satellite connection quickly with the watch face facing the sky. The two-band tracking also means the watch tracks position more accurately.

Maybe to position the Watch Fit 4 Pro closer to the Apple Watch Ultra, Huawei made the smartwatch dive-capable. You can now dive to depths up to 40 metres deep, which I must confess I haven’t tried. I wish I lived somewhere with clear enough waters for freediving, but that’s not the case.

What I could test was the trail running mode, which Huawei is very proud of. Indeed, the mode tracks some more advanced metrics, including vertical oscillation and ground contact time. To put it in perspective, you’d need a heart rate monitor (like the Garmin HRM Pro) to get those stats on Garmin watches.

Offline maps are also available, albeit with a caveat. The Watch Fit 4 Pro has mapping functionality, but you must use either Komoot or import GPX files to follow a route. This, admittedly, is a little fiddlier than selecting a point on the map and getting the watch to take you there.

Huawei added an expansive golf functionality with access over 15,000 global course maps, precise distance tracking of the greens and obstacles, and Driving Range mode. I’m not a golfer, so I’ll take this on face value, but it’s yet another facet of the Watch Fit 4 Pro that makes the wearable more versatile as a fitness tracker.

Battery life and charging

The Watch Fit 4 Pro has an incredibly good battery life for an AMOLED wearable with 3,000 nits of maximum brightness. Of course, you don’t get 10 days of battery life by having the always-on display turned on and cranking up the brightness to the maximum, but I found Huawei’s own estimations quite modest.

As such, you can easily get over a week's battery life with some GPS tracking, unless you’re out tracking runs every day of the week. Charging is reasonably quick at 60 minutes from zero to 100%; however, there is no quick charging (normal charging is pretty fast, though).

Verdict

The Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro is a masterclass in balance. It delivers an impressive suite of health and fitness features, including dual-band GPS, ECG, advanced sleep tracking, and even dive capabilities, wrapped in a sleek, lightweight body that looks like it could pass for a shrunken Apple Watch Ultra.

For the price, it’s hard to find fault with what’s on offer. The design might feel a little too familiar, and it still lacks some proper smartwatch staples like full app support or seamless navigation without Komoot, but these feel like forgivable trade-offs when you consider the premium build (hello, sapphire glass), excellent battery life, and its ability to track running metrics usually reserved for much pricier setups.

If you’re after an elegant, fitness-focused smartwatch with just enough smarts, the Watch Fit 4 Pro is absolutely worth a look.