Huawei Fit

Always-on display. Built-in heart rate sensor. Waterproof. Pushes notifications. Tracks daily activity, calories, distance, and sleep. Helps plan training. Lightweight.

Touch display can accidentally start workouts. Heart rate monitoring is not continuous unless working out. Wide bezel.

The Huawei Fit is available starting today. I'm still in the process of testing it and awaiting a software update, but so far it seems promising for the price. Check back soon for a full review.

Days-long battery life ; Comfortable, subtle design ; Waterproof and tough

Fiddly screen and no physical buttons ; Limited fitness modes ; Average heart rate and tracking accuracy ; Muddled app and syncing

A pared-back tracker that looks the part, but Huawei’s disc is the wrong side of reliable to be your go-to fitness aide

Discreet, traditional look ; Waterproof ; Heart rate and sleep tracking ; Supports stop-and-go workouts

Spotty value for the cost ; Limited functionality compared to competition ; Error-prone interface

The Huawei Fit tries to answer the call for those looking for a simplistic, traditional-looking fitness tracker. There are even a few surprise features included, but the interface isn’t as intuitive as it claims, and slightly pricier competing...

There's plenty to like here, from the extremely good battery life and decent water resistance rating to that always-on time display. Heart rate monitors aren't a given in this class of wearable and swim-tracking is an unexpected bonus. And it looks ok,...

The Huawei Fit is lightweight, comfortable to wear, and has week-long battery life. It can track daily activities, including heart rate, and can show notifications from your phone. It can be worn in the shower and while swimming.

The display is dull and touchscreen is difficult to operate when working out. There's no GPS or automatic exercise detection. The Huawei app lacks any sort of social features.

The Huawei Fit is a capable fitness smartwatch, but the software falls short of the competition.

Long battery life ; High-visibility screen ; Very comfortable ; Attractive, watch-like design ; Waterproof

Touchscreen controls can be finicky ; Limited interactions available on wearable itself ; Huawei Wear companion app isn't very intuitive ; Other trackers offer more functionality for same (or close to it) money

Huawei's selling the Fit for just about $130, with your choice of two band sizes: 20mm or 18mm. And with either of those options, you can easily swap out the included band for an alternative of your choice. You also have your pick of color, with both...

The Huawei Fit is an extremely likeable wearable. Huawei’s decision to embrace fitness rather than generic smart functions is a good one, and this is a decent alternative to the likes of Fitbit, Garmin and TomTom.