Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro Review: Is it Worth it?

Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro review reveals a smartwatch that offers features at a more budget-friendly price, significantly undercutting its competitors despite matching many of their capabilities. After reviwing this titanium-framed timepiece, I've found its 3,000-nit display remarkably readable even during sunny outdoor activities, while the impressive 10-day battery life means I'm not constantly hunting for chargers.

Furthermore, the Huawei watches ecosystem continues to evolve impressively, with this latest Huawei Watch Fit model packing over 100 workout modes including specialised tracking for golf, diving (up to 40 metres), and trail running. The Huawei Health app integration provides health monitoring with 98% accuracy compared to medical equipment, tracking everything from ECG readings to sleep patterns. Additionally, weighing just 30.4 grams and featuring offline maps, dual-band GNSS positioning, and a barometric altimeter, this smartwatch certainly presents a compelling alternative to pricier options. In this comprehensive Huawei review, we'll examine whether this feature-packed device truly delivers on its promises.

While you're here, you can also check out our collection of Huawei straps, for every model and generation released by the manufacturer. 

Everyday Use and First Impressions

The slender profile of the Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro immediately caught our attention. At just 9.3mm thick and weighing a mere 30.4g, this featherlight device is designed to sit comfortably on the wrist without creating that bulky feeling often associated with feature-packed smartwatches. In fact, it's about half the weight of the Apple Watch Ultra 2, making a substantial difference in everyday wearability.

Comfort During Workouts and Sleep

Sleep tracking has proved especially impressive. Unlike many competitors, the multi-day battery life means never having to worry about charging before bedtime. The watch delivers a balanced sleep scoring system that avoids both overly negative or unrealistically positive assessments.

Moreover, the sleep stages breakdown is clearly visible directly on the watch itself - an improvement over simpler fitness trackers like the Xiaomi Band 9 and Fitbit Luxe. Beyond basic tracking, the Sleep Breathing Awareness feature uses metrics such as heart rate variability (HRV) and blood oxygen levels to identify potential sleep apnea issues, offering genuinely useful health insights rather than surface-level data.

Ease of Setup with Huawei Health App

Setting up the Watch Fit 4 Pro follows a straightforward process. Initially, you'll need to download the Huawei Health app, which requires iOS 13.0/Android 8.0 or later. The pairing mechanism involves scanning a QR code with your phone and following the subsequent prompts.

One crucial tip: keep the Huawei Health app running in the background rather than closing it manually. This ensures a more stable connection between your device and the app, especially important for iOS users since Apple's memory management system might clear background apps to improve system performance.

Should you encounter any connectivity issues, particularly with iOS devices, several troubleshooting steps exist - from enabling system notification sharing in your Bluetooth settings to restoring network settings if problems persist. Nevertheless, most users will find the initial setup process refreshingly simple.

Notification Handling and Call Quality

The notification system on the Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro offers surprising flexibility. After connecting through the Huawei Health app, you can selectively enable notifications from specific applications. Huawei phones benefit from an intelligent "Smart notifications" feature that directs alerts to either your watch or phone based on which device you're actively using. Similarly, Android users can enable "Mute notifications when using phone" to prevent duplicate alerts.

One particularly useful aspect is the quick reply functionality, allowing responses to SMS messages, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Telegram directly from your wrist. These responses can be customised through the Huawei Health app to suit your communication style.

Call quality stands out as exceptional for a wearable device. The onboard microphone captures voice clearly, and the loudspeaker delivers adequate sound. Naturally, Bluetooth audio support is also available for connecting wireless earbuds when greater privacy or audio quality is desired.

Overall, the Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro excels in everyday use scenarios, striking an impressive balance between comfort, functionality, and ease of use that makes it a worthy companion for both active pursuits and daily life.

Design and Display Experience

The premium construction of the Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro immediately elevates it above typical fitness trackers. Holding triple-layered protection, this smartwatch combines thoughtful design with practical durability that rivals more expensive competitors.

Build Materials and Strap Feel

Huawei has crafted a remarkably lightweight yet robust timepiece with the Watch Fit 4 Pro. At just 30.4g without the strap, it feels substantially lighter than most other models on the market - approximately half the weight. The watch features a sophisticated three-layer protection system: a titanium alloy bezel surrounds the face, providing excellent corrosion resistance; the mid-frame uses aerospace-grade aluminium alloy for structural integrity; and the front is protected by scratch-resistant sapphire glass.

Measuring a slim 9.3mm in thickness, the watch maintains an elegant profile whilst incorporating industrial-looking elements that give it a distinctive identity. The ceramic bottom feels smooth against the skin and doesn't cause irritation even during extended wear.

Screen Brightness and Readability

The display stands as arguably the most impressive feature of this Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro review. The 1.82-inch AMOLED screen delivers striking visuals with its 480 × 408 resolution and 347 PPI density, creating exceptionally crisp text and graphics.

However, what truly sets this watch apart is the extraordinary 3000-nit peak brightness. This matches Huawei's premium Watch 5 series and surpasses many competitors costing twice as much. Practically speaking, this brightness level means perfect readability even under direct sunlight, eliminating the frustrating screen squinting common with lesser smartwatches.

The screen-to-body ratio reaches 80%, maximising usable space whilst maintaining a compact form. This generous screen real estate makes swiping and tapping comfortable, though there is a somewhat uneven bezel surrounding the display. Thankfully, the deep blacks of the AMOLED panel blend seamlessly with the bezel when using dark watch faces, creating an illusion of an all-screen front.

Always-On Display and Watch Faces

The Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro supports a competent always-on display (AOD) feature that preserves battery while maintaining essential information visibility. With AOD enabled, you can still expect up to 4 days of battery life - a reasonable compromise between convenience and power consumption.

Watch face customization options are abundant through the Huawei Health app. The system intelligently categorises faces into three groups based on power consumption, helping you choose between style and battery efficiency. Changing faces requires either touching and holding the home screen until vibration, or navigating through the app list.

One delightful feature is the ability to create custom sticker watch faces. This allows personalising your watch with pets, memorable moments, or artistic designs like Arctic Rays and Dusk Silhouette. For the technically inclined, there's even a watch screenshot function - simply press the up and down buttons simultaneously to capture the screen, which can then be viewed in your phone's gallery.

The raise-to-wake gesture functions reliably, accurately detecting wrist movement to activate the display when needed, providing a seamless interaction experience throughout daily use.

Health and Sports Tracking Capabilities

The Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro's health tracking capabilities revolve around the next-generation TruSense system, which monitors six major health systems including respiratory, nervous, and endocrine functions. This comprehensive approach aims to make digital health monitoring more accessible and meaningful for everyday users.

ECG, SpO2, and Skin Temperature Accuracy

The multi-region optical path design combined with ultra-precision glass darkening technology enables the Watch Fit 4 Pro to measure vital signs with remarkable accuracy. In theory, these sensors offer 98% accuracy with under 2% error compared to certified medical equipment. The ECG functionality benefits from improved electrode technology, requiring just a 30-second touch of the side electrode to capture sinus rhythm. Alternatively, the watch continuously monitors heart rate and can send timely alerts about potential A-fib and premature beat risks through its PPG sensor.

Skin temperature tracking, albeit less clinically relevant than core body temperature, provides useful data during exercise recovery. For optimal readings, the device must be worn snugly for at least 10 minutes in a quiet environment at room temperature (approximately 25°C).

Sleep Analysis and Breathing Detection

Sleep tracking stands out as particularly comprehensive. The watch monitors sleep heart rate, respiratory rate, SpO2 levels, and average HRV to create detailed sleep stage breakdowns. Notably, the Sleep Breathing Awareness feature uses HRV and blood oxygen measurements to identify potential sleep apnoea issues, although some users may notice differences when comparing with specialised sleep trackers.

Over 100 Workout Modes

With over 100 workout modes available, the Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro caters to virtually any activity imaginable. Beyond standard options like running and cycling, the watch supports everything from ballet to e-Sports and even kite flying. For running enthusiasts, advanced metrics include:

• Asymmetry readings between right and left foot
• Vertical oscillation and ground contact time
• Foot strike patterns and stride cadence

The watch automatically detects four common activities: elliptical, rowing, running, and walking. Users can set custom training goals for distance, calories, or time, plus define segment lengths for interval training.

Special Modes: Golf, Diving, Trail Running

The golf mode provides access to over 15,000 global course maps with 3D fairway views and detailed green and bunker information. Golfers benefit from smart distance measurements, wind data insights, and post-game analysis including handicaps and fairway hit percentage.

Equally impressive is the diving capability, supporting freedives up to 40 metres with EN13319 standard compliance. The depth sensor tracks dive progress while monitoring depth, speed, water temperature, and time. Trail runners gain access to offline contour maps scaling from 50m to 200km with contour intervals up to 10m, plus waypoint navigation to keep on track during challenging terrain adventures.

Navigation, GPS, and Outdoor Features

Venturing into uncharted territory becomes remarkably accessible with the Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro's robust navigation capabilities. After thoroughly review the device, we've found its outdoor features rival those on premium adventure watches costing twice as much.

Dual-Band GNSS and Offline Maps

The watch incorporates Huawei's Sunflower Positioning System, featuring dual-frequency GNSS technology that delivers a 56% improvement in accuracy compared to the Fit 3 model. This system continuously adapts to your movement in real-time, maintaining strong signals even in challenging environments like urban canyons or dense forests.

What truly impressed us was the offline map functionality. Downloadable via the Huawei Health app, these full-colour maps show detailed terrain, including contours and elevation data. Most remarkably, you can view your real-time position on these maps without requiring an internet connection. For city navigation, linking with Petal Maps on your phone enables turn-by-turn directions sent directly to your wrist.

Route Import and Backtracking

Route management proves straightforward yet powerful. The system allows sharing workout routes with friends, making it ideal for coordinating group activities.

Accordingly, safety features are well-implemented. The "Route Back" function, accessible during any outdoor workout, offers two return options: following your exact path or taking the shortest straight-line route. Should you stray from your planned route, the watch provides voice alerts, vibrations, and directional arrows to guide you back on track.

Barometric Altimeter and Elevation Tracking

The newly added barometer enhances outdoor activities with precise elevation tracking. This sensor delivers:

• Real-time altitude, maximum altitude, and cumulative ascent/descent data
• Detailed post-workout elevation graphs
• Enhanced accuracy for activities like mountain climbing and skiing

Whenever readings seem inaccurate, manual calibration is possible through the Barometer app or automatically during outdoor workouts lasting over five minutes with good GPS signal. This proved particularly useful on multi-day hikes where atmospheric pressure changes affected readings.

Battery, Charging, and Software Limitations

Prolonged battery endurance remains a crucial factor in smartwatch selection, and the Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro doesn't disappoint in this department. Having reviewed its power management capabilities extensively, we've seen how this device balances feature-rich functionality with impressive longevity.

Battery Life with and without AOD

The Watch Fit 4 Pro officially boasts up to 10 days of maximum battery life, though this represents optimal conditions rather than typical usage. Under standard conditions including regular notifications, health tracking and intermittent workout monitoring, the watch delivers a more realistic 7-day battery life. Enabling the Always-On Display reduces this figure to approximately 4 days.

With intense usage including two hours of GPS-tracked exercise daily, all sensors set to real-time monitoring, music playback and occasional calls, the watch typically lasts around five days.

Qi Wireless Charging vs Magnetic Charger

The addition of Qi wireless charging represents a significant upgrade from previous models that relied exclusively on proprietary connectors. The Watch Fit 4 Pro charges fully in just 60 minutes using the included magnetic wireless charger, whilst a mere 10-minute charge provides enough power for a full day of use.

Admittedly, standard Qi chargers work perfectly well with the device, though they typically charge more slowly than the official puck. This versatility proves invaluable during travel, allowing emergency charging from compatible smartphones with reverse wireless charging capabilities.

HarmonyOS and Third-Party App Support

Running on HarmonyOS 5.1, the Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro operates within a relatively closed ecosystem. Unlike Apple Watch or Wear OS devices, third-party app support remains limited. Nevertheless, several useful applications are available through AppGallery, including Petal Maps, Navigation (G-Maps Viewer), Voice Recorder and Spotify controls.

Primarily, the watch functions through the Huawei Health app, compatible with both Android and iOS devices. One notable limitation is the inability to synchronise data with Google Fit, potentially complicating matters for users deeply integrated into the Google ecosystem. Meanwhile, the watch offers a surprising QWERTY keyboard for replying to messages from popular apps like WhatsApp, Instagram and Viber.

Conclusion

The combination of a titanium frame, 3,000-nit display and comprehensive health tracking creates a compelling package. Though HarmonyOS does have limitations regarding third-party apps, the native features cover most needs exceptionally well. Certainly, the 100+ workout modes alongside specialised tracking for golf, diving and trail running demonstrate Huawei's commitment to serious athletes.

Perhaps most surprising is the battery performance. Despite its slim profile, the watch consistently delivers 5-7 days of use under normal conditions. This longevity, coupled with fast charging capabilities, essentially eliminates the charging anxiety common with other smartwatches.

Nevertheless, potential buyers should consider whether the limited integration with Google services might affect their experience. The closed ecosystem works beautifully within its boundaries but may frustrate those deeply invested in other platforms.

All things considered, the Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro stands as a fantastic alternative to pricier options from Apple, Garmin, Samsung, and Fitbit. The premium build quality, exceptional outdoor capabilities and accurate health metrics make it an excellent choice for fitness enthusiasts who want comprehensive features without breaking the bank. While not perfect, this smartwatch delivers remarkable performance at a price point that's hard to ignore.

If you want to upgrade your existing model, take a look at our collection of Huawei Watch Fit straps, made for every model in the series.