It delivers a super-fast and efficient performance and has comprehensive health and fitness tracking across more than 100 activities.
Another would be to say that it looks a little uninspired.
That’s not to say it looks bad by any means.
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Everything here has been finished to a very high standard.
It’s just very black-on-black, and not particularly visually arresting.
It’s a bit of a pity in all honesty, because the watch itself is anything but uninspired.
The TicWatch Pro 5 is a Wear OS smartwatch that features a dual-layer OLED and FSTN display. It delivers a super-fast and efficient performance and has comprehensive health and fitness tracking across more than 100 activities.
Luckily, however, the features packed inside make the Pro 5 stand out from the crowd.
It has a 1.43-inch touchscreen AMOLED face with a dual-layer display and is coated in durable Gorilla Glass.
On the side, a textured button provides quick access to your most recently used apps.
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It’s made from a combination of aluminum and stainless steel, with a flexible silicone strap.
However, this phenomenal battery life comes with a few caveats you better be aware of.
And it resembles a Casio-like digital watch display, which scores it some cool retro points in my book.
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But you’ve got the option to extend this even further by launching your watch into Essential Mode.
Activating all Essential Mode configs is nice and easy, too.
Sleep Tracking is here too, although it’s a bit of a mixed bag by comparison.
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Should You Buy the TicWatch Pro 5?
For everyone else, there are plenty of reasons to consider it.
Firstly, there’s the ingenious dual-screen large display.
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Overall performance is excellent, and the battery life is second to none for the current smartwatch generation.
On the downside, the absence of Google Assistant seems like a glaring omission.
These few gripes aside, the TicWatch Pro 5 shines in just about every other respect.
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And it comfortably outperforms most when it comes to its battery life.
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