Huawei Watch Fit Review: Heart Rate Accuracy (test)

In this video I tested the heart rate accuracy of the Huawei Watch Fit, and I found it was pretty good, even better than some premium smart watches like the Fitbit Sense.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro / Experimental Setup
01:10 Results: Accuracy During Workouts
02:47 Results: Full Comparison
03:44 Results: Compared to Other Smartwatches
05:22 Results: New Results
06:12 The Good & Bad
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(3) Can’t Sleep (KZbin Audio Library)
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[@stefan5414]

This is what we need. A reviewer that actually compares fitness trackers to established health measurement devices. This channel deserves more attention! Keep up the good work, LG aus Wien

[@mousaqa4998]

The best comparison on the KZbin .. Thank you so much .

[@TheQuantifiedScientist]

Wow, thanks!

[@tahmidt]

Just discovered your channel. You won a new sub! Thanks for the thorough tests, it is quite a rarity to find quality stuff like this!

[@lucapenzo3876]

Thank you very much Rob for your scientific analysis. This is what I needed to understand and compare. Stoked to find your video! Thanks again!

[@TheQuantifiedScientist]

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[@salvaph]

Thank you for this review! This makes me very happy since I have one and I'm very happy with its functionality

[@hellooowxxme]

Echt super fijn hoe je deze smartwatches test! Hartelijk dank voor de duidelijke video's

[@fedepetit]

Thank you very much for your testing!. I've been using it for a month so far and I'm very pleased with it.

[@horiabass]

Great in-dept video. A lot of effort you went through which brought detailed results. Keep up the good work! Are you willing to test out the Mi Band 5? It would be interesting to see the results considering it's such a popular device.

[@TungTing1]

Very good test and comparison. You earned yourself a sub.👍

[@brian7193]

Again another brilliant in depth review,you really do know how to put products thru their paces, helps me decide which devices to consider and which ones to ignore keep up the good work

[@notunhungry4025]

Love and appreciate your in depth reviews on all these wearables!! Thank you so much for the scientific analysis and your methods of testing (along with the potential biases that may be present!). Have you compared or tested the step counter on this watch to others? I was trying one out, and found the step counter undercounted for the majority of the time for day to day steps and was especially obvious (gross undercounting) with longer outdoor hikes (ie. an outdoor hike recorded on the watch's GPS of 9.87km - which should have actually been more around 12km, & step counter was only about 5500 total for the day & even less on the actual "details" of the hike while my phone on various apps gave me over 20,000 steps which was more consistent with my fellow hikers using an Apple Watch, Fitbit Charge 3, as well as an iphone). I was wondering if it was just me (& maybe a faulty device?) or if others found this too? I recorded 3 other hikes using the watch GPS and this gross undercounting of total steps was consistent with all of them.

[@DuduTheDoraAmon]

Omg, looking for a fitness tracker atm, your channel is a godsend ! Really loving the looks of the witching watch but super impressed with the huawei one as well. I’d love to see a working update.

[@DW-sw8of]

I am very grateful for your effort and your great videos. Don‘t stop! Großartig!

[@tortzrumem]

You made the Great job with these comparison 👍 thanks for this video and best regards 😊

[@fitgearhunter]

Great job. Super useful information- I might have to test it for CrossFit/HIIT. Thanks!

[@3cani]

Great video, I finally found what I was searching, please continue with these tests because they are a gem. I have an Honor band 5 now, and even if it works fine, it seems that during my bodyweight workouts (sometimes with HIIT or jump rope) it can't keep with the heart rate and sometimes lost the measurement. Do you think that the changes that Huawei/Honor have made with this new generation of smart band/watch is worth the upgrade? This Watch Fit records all the calories burned through the day (including basal metabolism) or only with the workouts? Thanks

[@bro93285]

Been looking for this one. Thanks 🙏

[@Hrethgir]

Oh, good, another watch i didn't know about to add to the list! Another great review, thanks! And dive you don't waste our time and make the video just over 10 minutes to get more ads, I don't skip any of the ads you do have, doing what I can to help. By the way, any chance you plan of trying out the Amazfit GTS 2? That one also just popped up on my radar, and has me very interested.

[@henduck1816]

Amazing test! Do you plan testing honor band 6 like that?

[@rasilsabah]

This channel deserves more subscribers for the hard work!

[@reel1186]

Thanks for your videos, now I understand about my next fitness watch

[@MICHA3363]

As always very good test. Would love to see sleeptracking, step counting and More ☺️

[@donantoni0]

So would I because my steps are way off. Very disappointed

[@juliamarshall6469]

Great test. Really looking forward to what your sleep test shows for this device.

[@Maciejfw]

Thank you for your videos, those time series are the most useful sources of information about wearables on the internet.

[@FiveTM]

Thanks so much for all this time working to get us this informations

[@vineshbhasin4139]

Very informative video....thanks for your objective analysis

[@aliwerner615]

Great Test, I have this watch since 3 months and I really love it. They have new Software Update since a week and now they even have integrated a permanent SpO2 measurement feature. Maybe you want to do another Test with the new Software Version 1. 0.3.20? Also I am really looking forward to your sleep monitoring test.

[@thomasl.7645]

Sehr gutes und informatives Video. Das war für meine Kaufentscheidung sehr wichtig. Vielen Dank 😊

[@jasonwoolley7891]

Great testing. I would love to see the Ticwatch Pro 3 tested as well.

[@diego_perez]

I loved the style of the comparison, which is with comparisons with something accurate and not between different smartwatches. Thank you so much for this content!

[@Snowmans.Cradle]

So, TruSleep accuracy test is near as well?

[@takehikoinoue2471]

You do the best review I've ever seen! Thanks. Can you review the amazfit gtr2 and huawei watch gt 2 pro?

[@jrsams5373]

Great vid. Very detailed and informative. Thanks for posting.

[@TheQuantifiedScientist]

Jr, Glad you enjoyed it!

[@rodas4yt137]

Great video as always!

[@TheQuantifiedScientist]

I appreciate that! Glad you enjoyed it 😄

[@SamEfDee]

Great video as always. I recently asked if you could please do a heart rate and sleep accuracy test using a the Xiaomi mi band 5. I found a study that was meant to be testing the sleep tracking on the device but for whatever reason, the results weren't included in the paper. Its just be great to see how budget devices perform against the higher priced devices.

[@nathanmountford7768]

The comparison between different heart monitors was VERY helpful.

[@c0nfuser]

Amazing work! Please consider testing also the sleep tracking for this watch! Thanks for the high quality content!

[@loonayeon2222]

This was super interesting, i'll be awesome if you could test the step accuracy and all the other features

[@Bughy195]

Can you make a video about Huawei GT2 Pro? I think it will be very interesting to see how the high end of Huawei watches perform. Thanks for the hard work!

[@jamespritchard3838]

Just got this watch the other day, it's awesome and loving it. Great review

[@huzzich]

Is the frame metal or plastic?

[@jamespritchard3838]

@@huzzich plastic.

[@jamespritchard3838]

Giving another update stopped wearing it after I started noticing small burn marks on my skin, after having it off for 3 weeks the burn marks are still slightly visible

[@grafisteion]

Thanks a lot! I was on the lookout for a heart rate watch and you just pointed me to the right direction. (Saved me a lot of money too, as I was gonna get the Charge 5) Much obliged!

[@saracassio5846]

Thank you for your reviews (you're so accurate, I love it!). Can you tell us something about arm hearth rate monitors? I find chest straps too uncomfortable...

[@nadamohammad8230]

I don't trust other channels anymore. Thank you for the effort you put in these videos.

[@effjay3751]

Thank you very much for this video. This is what im looking for. The accurancy of the sensor. This is great! I love you lahhh

[@roberto28briggs]

Another fantastic review. I was surprised by Huawei watch. I will defo consider it.

[@Rhjnkiitewsxbmlp]

Oh just bought this, thank you for reviewing the HR, looking forward your review on the sleeping track mode 🥰 new sub! Gracias

[@ivanstanic1309]

Is watch live?

[@rolandrohde]

Thanks! Since the Fitbit Sense didn't really do as well as I had hoped, I am still on the lookout for a successor to my Garmin Vivoactive 4s. The Huawei GT2 Pro and this Watch Fit didn't really show up on my radar so far...but this looks promising. Sadly there is no ECG on this one, but the rest looks interesting. Can you perhaps do some Outdoor tests? Jogging or similar where the watch gets shaken around a bit more? Also, a test of the GT2 Pro would be fantastic...

[@DavisMedoriPhotography]

Congrats! Amazing work! I would like to ask you, do you know the difference between TruSeen 3.5 and TruSeen 4.0?

[@vicster9401]

Excellent and informative video - good job ! and thanks

[@TheQuantifiedScientist]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@vicster9401]

Excellent video presentation supported by science - good job !

[@alaakhalifatouahria9861]

Amazing reviews !

[@asd710]

Thank you very much for your efforts, it would be great if you could make a review on Galaxy watchs

[@johnmanley4528]

Excellent video. Do you plan on reviewing one of the Garmin Forerunner watches, like the 245?

[@EnzoPietro]

I know that I'm completely unimportant but I only follow people that I think that are doing an amazing job for the community, and you sir, your job it's fantastic keep the good work, we are all very grateful to you!

[@bennartey3409]

Just got this yesterday and I'm so happy with it!

[@namnta]

Hi 👋 After three months.. Still happy with it? No issue? Im planning to get it soon

[@lancer876]

Hi Rob! It's always a pleasure to watch your videos. I'd like to ask you the following thing: Does Huawei Watch Fit count the burned calories according with our bpm? Because I had a Galaxy Watch 3, which I sold, and it never showed me the calories burned correctly because it didn't take into account my bpm when I had a training session so it always showed me the same result, which was very disgusting. Contrary I still have an old fitbit blaze which take into account my bpm when I have a training session and I can know how many calories was burned by me. I hope you can understand me, because I am still learning English (I'm from Mexico and I speak Spanish). Thanks for your time.

[@GK-qc5ry]

Great analytical review.

Great review! I would be interested in comparison with Garmin Vivoactive 4 I have or also with Garmin top models such as Fenix.

[@Laranjamarela]

Awesome video and content as usual 😊. Will you test the Samsung Galaxy watch 3 too ? I'm curious about its accuracy 😁

[@escapeLDN]

Excellent stuff! Have you spent any time analysing the accuracy of the sleep tracking?

[@Sofian350z]

Thanks for this test ! Can you try the galaxy active 2 44mm with the new update tizen 5 ? Thanks.

[@keithmoore-milne3494]

exactly what I was looking for. 👌👏

[@federicogandolfi8104]

Absolutely cool. Interesting. Precise. Grounded. And all of that proposed with a constant smile. Thanks a lot! I just have one question. Has it got rope skipping (rope jump) amongst the workouts? I can only find it in xiaomi band 5, am I correct? Thabks again. I'll follow you for sure

[@md.tariqalamchowdhury8798]

thanks. you helped me to choose the right one.

[@lufasumafalu5069]

Thanks for the incredible effot in making these videos .. im indebted to your effort and now going to buy Huawei watch Fit based on your result. Was thinking of buying Amazefit GTR/GRS and saw their horrible result here. Then going to get Huawei GT2e but theres no automatic continuous SPO2 masurement in that watch.

[@veramarsova4930]

Wow, great video!

[@tomhanxs]

Thank you for made it clear! I’m on the budget off course but at the same time didnt want ‘just another copy of apple watch’ so this is great. Knowing it works well with ios also a plus! I’ll be making a purchase now. ☺️ thank you

[@wellmyouguan942]

Wonderful content! How did you get the data from Huawei Watch Fit? I couldn't find a way to export the data from the APP. Thanks!

[@dungnguyenmanh6420]

Love your work, love the data, thank you

[@TheQuantifiedScientist]

My pleasure! What watch are you most interested in?

[@ridhwannasution5085]

@@TheQuantifiedScientist band 6 for sure, i dont know if every single piece of huawei band 6 is in the same quality as you, but overall my hb6 just work the same as yours. A bit lagging to catch up in the first section of training and be able to catch up just a few second after. Maybe because this is have a lower end chip / processor so make the calculation a bit slower than other

[@thomasgkoasis6766]

Great analysis as always. Just one question: Between Huawei watch fit and Honor band 6 which one is your favorite? and why?

[@herald9]

awesome work!

[@bongkem2723]

awesome review, i'm getting one now :)

[@gracierunwiththewind]

Glad I came on here I purchased the Amazfit Bip U Pro 2 weeks ago and the workout heartrate was dreadful to say the least ,never went past 80-90 on my training rides and 31km an hour average speed and the heartrate just never moved, after 12km into the ride. So sent it back to Amazon. Came and saw this and purchased the Huawie watch fit instead what a difference in the readings almost as good my Garmin Strap belt. I advice you all to stay well clear of all the Amazfit products for your training purposes. Fantastic stuff.

[@The07Traveller]

Excellent comparison. Thank you. Maybe if they could introduce a calibration feature it could solve the late registration of increase in heart beat.

[@logikman439]

Rob Hello. Your review for Huawei Watch fit, it is outstanding! I want to ask you something please. The Huawei Watch Fit has a mode for recovery how much time is needed for rest, until the next workout as the Huawei Watch GT 2e has?

[@szakacsattila2505]

Nice video comparison!

[@TheQuantifiedScientist]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@williamstevenson2649]

Just checking back on Huawei reviews while waiting in case you do one of your excellent reviews on the Huawei GT3 when it becomes available!

[@masgoen9868]

Nice review mate... Is Huawei Watch Fit has good HR data on outdoor cycling same as indoor? Can it be synced with strava? Thanks...

[@schwarzberry2550]

Very good test, thank you! Would love to see how the Huawei GT2 Pro perform in heart rate and Sp02 accuracy

[@boibluex12]

Polar says their heart is good and sleep tracking is good.. Please make a video if he you have time!

[@kevinpeters9283]

Nice review. I think it could also be helpful to discuss what kind of data you get. I think those chest straps output every heartbeat and if I understood it right watches already send out some processed data (averaging a few heartbeats and filtering measuring errors). I think this also shows a bit in the weight lifting results. It was a bit hard to interpreted the data on the spinning sessions without pausing the video. Maybe you can include a standardized routine like 20s sprint 1 minute rest, 1min sprint 2min rest. Don't understand me wrong. I really liked this test/ review. It really stands out from the others which are more generic. An other review pointed out that there is no Strava support, that is very unfortunate.

[@poleba77]

Thanks you very mutch for your tests. They are very goods. I think can be very interesting if you could test the garmin venu or a similar garmin. Thanks

[@edvrolijk8943]

Hello Rob, Thanks for the very ice posts on smartwatches. In this video, at 16 seconds in to the video, there is a vintage movie projector to be seen on top of the loudspeaker. Can You tell me wat kind of projector that is? Thanks in Advance, Edwin

[@sabotage3d]

It would be great to see a comparison with other Huawei watches like GT 2. Do you know if the sensors are the same?

[@juandavidgarcia8221]

Looking forward for sleep test on this weareable, great video

[@AAAAAA-fj3dh]

Hi, thank you for the review. It would be great if you could compare it as a sleep monitor. It looks like huawei gave this one some serious effort. Thank you again.

[@myomyintaung3496]

You gave more than the review. Thz u.

[@mishkattasdid]

Wao that was something cool comparison. Comparison should be like this.

[@tommiel6740]

Much looking forward to the video on 3rd party sleep tracking apps for Apple Watch 6 !!

[@1ndroid]

Very useful tests. Can you test Huawei watch gt 2 sleep monitor and make a comparison with EEG?

[@Thomasmcse]

Thanks mate! That was what I was waiting for. This will be my watch in case of a fitness watch. Hope sleep tracking is also as good as the heart rate.

[@TheQuantifiedScientist]

Glad it was helpful!

[@travis5173]

@@TheQuantifiedScientist would you be able to test the spO2 and sleep tracking functions for the Huawei Watch Fit? Thanks in advance

[@Thomasmcse]

He Quantified Scientist. I bought the Huawei Watch Fit and I'm excited! Heart rate monitoring, battery life as well as the watch itself is brilliant! Just can recommend this watch.

[@Lefuciy]

Thank you!

[@georgeiordache9958]

Nice video 👍👍👍👍👍 But still very curious about the retested garmin venu sq.... this will be very helpfull for me... black friday is just arround the corner 😂

[@kaizoku8899]

I would appreciate if you could test the accuracy of the SpO2 sensor and also the sleeptracking accuracy. Btw, your test are very good, I appreciate them. Good work 😁

Great review! Could you make a reveiw of Huawei Watch GT 2 PRO?

[@Tjensen999]

So... here is my question. I understand that the Polar H10 is used as a benchmark for testing heart rate monitoring, correct? Wouldn't there be some kind of latency for the watch since it isn't strapped directly to your chest (closer to the heart beat) like the Polar H10? Would that be the reason for some of the delay in reading the heart rate accurately? Just a thought I was considering.

[@derekb117]

I'm sold! after watching the video on the charge 4 I've decided the watch fit is better and cheaper! now just to decide between the gt2 and watch fit!

[@lloydlepasana4941]

You’re awesome, sir! New subscriber here from the Philippines. Please make a review on Fitbit Versa 3’s SpO2 and Sleep Tracking Data. Thank you sir!

[@burcinbahademir5530]

It is really impressive testing. Could you plase also test sleep tracking feature of Huawei watch fit?

[@AaronSanchezb]

Hi I'm big fan, I have a question, how do you get to export the watch fit data? Thankss