Smartwatch that’s smart and tough enough

Skyline

Skyline

Emmet Brickowski
Messages
4,531
Name
Dave
Edit My Images
No
I’m looking for a smartwatch that have these four things.
A scratchproof screen.
A good walking step counter,
A good heart monitor,
And a decent app.

I have a XIami watch at the moment. It’s good at the things I want, except the screen. That’s cracked/scratched and has a nick in the plastic bezel. I don’t know how as my extreme sports are, walking the dog, photography and general diy around the house.

Anyway, I have around 100 to spend. I don’t mind a second hand one as long as it’s tough enough.
What have you got that you can recommend around my budget for my needs?
 
Can highly recommend the Huawei Watch GT5 Pro, built like a tank, with sapphire glass, added a screen protector but not really needed.
You can probably pick up a used one within your budget, or go for an older model.
 
I've had the Huawei GT6 for 4 months, it's still spotless and scratchless. It does all you could want it to and more. The app is decent though it does spam you a wee bit and you'll have to download it from Huawei since google doesn't like them.

/edit, I bought the Xiaomi S4 watch first and was very disappointed in it, the Huawei is streets ahead..
 
Last edited:
I had a closer look at that Xiaomi S4 as I have the Xiaomi active watch 5. I like everything about it except how easy it marks.
Happy to be told the s4 isn’t good. I can take that off my maybes now
 
Steep said:
I've had the Huawei GT6 for 4 months, it's still spotless and scratchless. It does all you could want it to and more. The app is decent though it does spam you a wee bit and you'll have to download it from Huawei since google doesn't like them.

/edit, I bought the Xiaomi S4 watch first and was very disappointed in it, the Huawei is streets ahead..
Click to expand...
I have a pixel 9a phone. I was just looking at Huawei Watch fit app on there. The reviews look a bit nasty with an ad popping up after every click of something.
 
Skyline said:
I have a pixel 9a phone. I was just looking at Huawei Watch fit app on there. The reviews look a bit nasty with an ad popping up after every click of something.
Click to expand...
The Huawei Health app is not nearly that bad. just persistent, you get a reminder every few days to sign up for this or that. Not intrusive, just there. The G6 has a host of health and fitness options on it, sleep monitoring, blood pressure and hearbeat etc, even an ECG if you should want it. I'm not a mad fitness type so I just let it count my steps and recently log my bike rides (has a mapping function too), that's about all.
 
Steep said:
The Huawei Health app is not nearly that bad. just persistent, you get a reminder every few days to sign up for this or that. Not intrusive, just there. The G6 has a host of health and fitness options on it, sleep monitoring, blood pressure and hearbeat etc, even an ECG if you should want it. I'm not a mad fitness type so I just let it count my steps and recently log my bike rides (has a mapping function too), that's about all.
Click to expand...

I don’t seem to be able to download the Huawei Health app from their website. It’s like Google is telling me it’s a no no
 
Skyline said:
I don’t seem to be able to download the Huawei Health app from their website. It’s like Google is telling me it’s a no no
Click to expand...
Yeah, you have to go through a couple of hoops, google is helpful and probably youtube as well.

 
iv'e been wearing the samsung galaxy watch 5 pro for the last 3 years or so and i have to say i can't fault it
it has a titanium case with a sapphire crystal glass and a battery life of 3 to 4 days
i keep looking at the newer generation galaxy watches and to be honest there's nothing out there thats convinced me to change watches at the moment
i'm not sure how well they work with a none samsung phones but i think it's worth a look into

a decent low milage one should be found quite easily within the budget you've set

Galaxy watch 5 pro
 
Last edited:
I got Mrs Nod a Galaxy watch 7 a couple of years ago. It came from a returns/refurb store at about 1/3 the cost of a full price one and was still in a sealed box. Sorry, can't remember which outlet it was but due diligence checked it out and it arrived quickly.
 
cosmicma said:
iv'e been wearing the samsung galaxy watch 5 pro for the last 3 years or so and i have to say i can't fault it
it has a titanium case with a sapphire crystal glass and a battery life of 3 to 4 days
i keep looking at the newer generation galaxy watches and to be honest there's nothing out there thats convinced me to change watches at the moment
i'm not sure how well they work with a none samsung phones but i think it's worth a look into

a decent low milage one should be found quite easily within the budget you've set

Galaxy watch 5 pro
Click to expand...

Looks good. LTE or BT?
 
Skyline said:
Looks good. LTE or BT?
Click to expand...
i opted for BT i already carry a phone and iv'e been through the smart watch / phone before with the chinese full android watches that used a sim card and they don't really make a good phone it's all a bit too fiddley for me

another thing that puts me off the LTE version used as a phone is apparently if you are in low signal or no signal area the watch is consistently hunting for a signal which reduces battery life significantly
bear in mind i have no personal experience of this but it is what i believe happens but saying that there is no reason not to get an LTE version if it's not used it won't drain the battery
 
cosmicma said:
i opted for BT i already carry a phone and iv'e been through the smart watch / phone before with the chinese full android watches that used a sim card and they don't really make a good phone it's all a bit too fiddley for me

another thing that puts me off the LTE version used as a phone is apparently if you are in low signal or no signal area the watch is consistently hunting for a signal which reduces battery life significantly
bear in mind i have no personal experience of this but it is what i believe happens but saying that there is no reason not to get an LTE version if it's not used it won't drain the battery
Click to expand...
Thanks. I’ll look into the bit one more. Loads of videos on that watch now.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top