TicWatch Pro 5 Review - Best Alternative to Galaxy Watch 6 for Long Battery Life?

[@Gadgetonomy]

I can't thank you enough for this video! I just upgraded to the Pro 5 from the original Pro 3 GPS and was very disappointed to see Google Assistant was absent. I had no idea that Alexa was available for smartwatches and is my preferred smart assistant. It's a real game changer for me,. Also your review is very comprehensive, I don't know why I haven't seen your channel before but it's an easy subscribe from me!

[@JSyntax]

thank you for the kind words. it made my day. did you try sideloading google assistant go?

[@Gadgetonomy]

@@JSyntax you're welcome mate! No I didn't try sideloading, as I am more than happy with Alexa, which works flawlessly. But I am going to check out some of your other apps.

[@perriconemdbeauty43]

I ordered that watch . Great video from you.

[@OviWanKeno9i]

This seems awesome but after I saw no sapphire display, I just went and ordered a GW5Pro.. maybe I'll somehow upgrade to the GW6Pro if it's more what I had in mind and better performance and battery. If it matches this one, I can use that one for a decade like my Huawei Watch too.

[@CashMoneyMoore]

Good stuff, looking forward to seeing the HR accuracy on the tracker

[@JSyntax]

Heart rate trends seem accurate to me based on Fitbit accuracy

[@reasons4171]

Awesome. Very detailed and in depth review. Good job!

[@JSyntax]

thank you!

[@kramdens1967]

There was a lot of praising here I'd like to hear some critique

[@JSyntax]

Maybe my biggest critique was the lack of Google Assistant and the ability to bind it to a physical button which I provided a workaround

[@davidmccarthy6061]

@@JSyntax Please wear it daily for at year and then let us know how you like it, and how their customer service treats you when you have problems.

[@verdi6092]

U buy it and they will leave you with no updates... ive been there

[@kramdens1967]

@@verdi6092 surprisingly, I've already had two updates

[@verdi6092]

​@@kramdens1967had the e3 and its been a year of promises

[@Kkozi]

Oh no. Missing the wrist gestures? This is an absolut must-have function for me which runs on my TW3 perfectly. Why the do not implement this function in the new system????

[@JSyntax]

Honestly after having the physical Crown it's way more efficient to just simply use that

[@Kkozi]

@@JSyntax No way one hand. And that is the point of the the gesture function. Shame they move it out. :(

[@Pollock1987]

Got mine yesterday, so much faster than my Pro 3 Ultra, I love the crown and fast charging is great! Only thing I didn't like was the watch strap, I think the srap with the 3 Pro Ultra was better quality.

[@JSyntax]

agreed not happy they changed it 24mm too!

[@67micber]

One thing that wasnt noted is that the battery life for the first month is about 1.2 days if you dont use the essential mode. After around a month it lasts about a week with same. I had returned one then the second one was poor too. Then it got much much better

[@jasonausman]

I'd love to know the actual dimensions of the watch. Mobvoi says 50mm, is that just the face, or face with the band? I saw one review where they measured 48mm from side to side without the rotating crown but that's different than what's advertised. Hoping you can measure with calipers if you have them. Also, what's your wrist size? It looks like it fits your wrist well.

[@JSyntax]

I'm sorry I'd love to help but I don't have that accurate of a measurement tool

[@mscargill1]

Thanks for the video review! Hmmm - very difficult to feel enthused by the TW Pro 5 when TW have messed around their TW Pro 3 customers by lame excuses about their difficulties in rolling out WOS. 3 and the new watch lacks some pretty core features - no wireless charging is crazy, the GA problem or issue - whether or not TW’s fault is a major drawback as is the lack of wrist gestures (which must be their fault). Sure, a very fast chip and yes the rotating crown is very nice but again, why limit the Watch to just that plus one button? I’m afraid I’m underwhelmed by it and certainly won’t be buying any more TWs while ever they mess around with their customers as they have done with the TW Pro 3 :(

[@mfshaughnessy]

I was hoping that this watch was going to be the holy grail for me. Unfortunately, the first two watches that they have sent me after I ordered it have both been defective. Both of them froze up for no reason. Both times it happened on a walk. The watch would not respond to anything. In both cases I had to wait for the battery to die, and then put it on the charger to get it to work again. The first one froze after one day and the second one froze after about a week and a half and is now on its way back. I really like the look and functionality of this watch and I am going to give it one more chance

[@DahakaCL]

I've been using the Vivoactive 4 for a couple of years and i just have recently fell inlove with it again. But i'm still looking for an upgrade, i had really bad experience with the TicWatch pro 3 mostly bc of my previous cellphone and the OS in it. Do you think is worth the change?, i do like to do weightlifting and the Vivoactive is super good at it, don't know how the TicWatch will perform against the Garmin option i already have.

[@djratko]

I will receive the TicWatch 5 Pro on Saturday. The Xiaomi Watch 2 Pro LTE should arrive in a few days. What do you think. What is the better choice? I am scarred there will be no update to WearOS 4 on the Mobvoi. I like the ULP Display and I never used the LTE function on my Apple Watch for years. Don't know wich one to keep. What would you do?

[@lukecoe1]

What one did you keep? I'm on the same situation right now

[@mallolollo]

Alexa on my gen 6 disconnects very frequently if it is not used for half an hour or even less it tells me to wait it has to reconnect and it takes 30-40 seconds each time to restart it and then until you use it it goes but still if you don't use it for a some time later when you call her back she tells you to wait again! I bought ultimate alexa and it is always responsive and ready!

[@JSyntax]

I need to try Ultimate Alexa

[@mazenromainhanbali4062]

Amazing review. Thanks. I just bought the watch, it looks great but there seems to be an issue syncing the data from the watch into the app. Have you noticed that? And if yes, do you have a solution? It seems to sync after a while (somewhere from 30 minutes to an hour), but it's very frustrating. 😊 Best regards.

[@JSyntax]

I haven't had any issues with that maybe try restarting both devices and making sure that battery optimization is disabled

[@ShawnHoyte]

Can I able to get notifications when my phone isn't in range? Also wondering the same with the NFC payments feature. Thanks.

[@JSyntax]

If you're connected to Wi-Fi you can get certain app notifications but your phone's notifications I don't believe will show up because it requires Bluetooth connection

[@SeanWyatt]

Button mapping works great. Is there a reason Google Assistant Go is used instead of Google assistant for WearOS?

[@JSyntax]

the latter is not supported

[@chas0001]

We still have not received wear os 3 update for the Tickwatch Pro 3 Ultra GPS. I would not spend any more money on a company that isn't able to honour their promises.

[@mohammedsalmaancharolia0786]

Is there an option to use compass in essential mode? Please don't give me the answer without checking, because on the basis of that i am going to buy the watch Please also share the video of it if possible Thanks

[@JSyntax]

I will give it a test and update my next video thank you for your question

[@jonnycarlson9555]

I have the same Ticwatch pro 3 as you. I'm waiting for my Ticwatch pro 5 to arrive. Really looking forward to faster charging an the colored LED. Sub here😊

[@JSyntax]

fast charge is so convenient

[@davidwhite5721]

How do you download more apps like twitter and other apps any information would be great new to smart watche world

[@nickthorley1]

Thanks for the video. I had a couple of questions based on it. The first is how much battery the real-time spo2 takes compared to every 30 mins. You also mentioned the alarm function, does this work in essential mode?

[@JSyntax]

i didnt notice an impact to battery, i always charge when im in the shower, so hard to say, for me, it's basically infinite battery life since i shower daily and have the charger in the bathroom

[@lakernation8988]

When you use the ULP screen/backlight settings, does the watch open the AMOLED and show notifications if you tilt your wrist when receiving the notifcation? Or do you still have to tap the screen and/or use crown to see the notification?

[@OviWanKeno9i]

Does it have a sapphire crystal screen? If it doesn't it will get scratched. I have a decade old Huawei Watch that I wore every day with a flawless screen still. Seems pretty awesome. What will it lose out of with this probably getting wear OS 4 way later than a Pixel and Galaxy? For me it's between this and the GW5Pro. I need to replace my Huawei and nothing seems to have as nice of a design and materials. Mine has almost no bezel at all. I don't know how it's only been done once. All these new ones still have black bezels; mine has zero, just the thin stainless steel lip. Edit: it's some gorilla Glass. This will scratch, so it's not worth the money. It will inevitable get all scratched up. It's worth waiting for an update or I'm thinking maybe get the GW5Pro, even though this seems better other than that.

[@JSyntax]

my ticwatch pro 3 had no screen scratches. very happy with that. I'm sure twp5 would be quite durable.

[@anthonyjoyce978]

Informative re google assistant lite.

[@AslamYusof]

I want to know the battery performance on sport mode with GPS - running, or hiking. My current Pro 3 couldn't survive 5 hours in this mode. I always hike more than that

[@M.DR.J]

En la llamadas el altavoz suena muy bajo y eso que lo eh subido en opciones al máximo. ¿No hay alguna forma de que suene la voz de las llamadas mas fuerte? (Ticwatch Pro 5)

[@davidlivingstone9062]

Hi, I brought the tic watch pro 3 and then the ultra came out....do you think there will be a tic watch pro 5 ultra....? with OS 4, wireless charging, better strap....ECG..... LTE....?

[@ViGrey]

Do you use any protect glass for the watch screen, or it pretty enough of the original gorilla glass protection?

[@JSyntax]

No, it's good!

[@boykannor]

i have my ticwatch pro 5 enduro but the problem it wont connect to my iphone 15 pro max even if i installed the wear os.. any suggestions thanks

[@JerrinAndSound]

At 20.06, how do you bring that preview of all the apps just the way you have it on the Watch 6 or Apple Watches?

[@JSyntax]

It's a 3rd party app, I can't recall exactly the name tho

[@gilbertgk]

Two major issues with this device: GA is not there and the price. How does it compare against watch 5 pro?

[@JohnSyntax]

I have a good workaround 18:20

[@gilbertgk]

@JohnSyntax Yeah I saw it. But workarounds don't provide updates and are not reliable. Cheers

[@ronniekenny3443]

Ticwatch 5 is much more accurate in both Heart rate and GPS than the Watch 5 pro if you care about workouts. Battery life is better than the watch 5 pro as well in my experience with the items I turn on and doing GPS workouts daily

[@lllcinematography]

Is there gps enabled navigation with google maps without using data on this? Possible to use offline maps with navigation?

[@JSyntax]

i dont believe so

[@67micber]

I have a question and I don't know anyone else who can answer it. My pixel passes any notifications to my ticwatch pro 5 with vibration except those from blink home security. I have no idea why. I need it to vibrate. I even sideloaded the blink apk to the watch and nothing. It shows the notification but won't buzz. I have reboot, factory reset both devices and at my wits end.. help!

[@abdulkadirmohamed1218]

Ho I sm from Belgium it’s any solution to use I phone ? Ticwatch pro 5??!

[@Doglover123-m2p]

Why buy this tic watch pro 3 has no updates what's gonna change

[@JSyntax]

Last I heard they are working on it they had an issue with the co-processors optimization for the new software

[@siulstory]

Finally! I've been watching all youtube videos I could find plus reddit posts and didn't find an answer so far! I really wanted to know if Alexa was an alternative which it seems it is (already using it on my twp3) but the physical buttons remapping app....is just great. I understand your developped this? I hope you are planning to provide long-term support to this app as it is really solving one big issue of the OS itself... see.. I constantly use my watch at home to interact with my domotics. Is "Google assistant go" working for this? Can I turn-on lights and so on...? What about google routines? In twp3 they are not supported... Is the Alexa app providing voice reaponses or only written ones? Sorry...I know... many questions, but thanks to your workarounds I am seriously considering buying this watch. The low consumption display is just unique in the market and important for battery consumption.

[@JSyntax]

Yes make sure the download my app in order to bind the Google Assistant go to the long press. Alexa is automatically buying it to long press if you install it without my app. But if you have both installed you can choose.

[@JSyntax]

Google routines are not still not supported but you can download the home app which has routines

[@siulstory]

I am not able to map the top button to other than the flashlight... How do you choose?

[@Ahmed-vm4oi]

Can you turn Bluetooth off on this watch?

[@philipreese5142]

I wish it offered an hourly chime

[@JSyntax]

I'm sure I'm sure there's an app for that

[@xx-qs1ij]

for the amount of bugs/defects and real life battery barely 2.5 days WITHOUT sleep, pulse, heavy running with GPS its extremely upsetting.

[@vincentmorrissey6058]

Can blood glucose levels be measured with this watch ?

[@JSyntax]

No

[@MusabTahaTarik]

are you kidding! apple invented rotating bezel centuries ago

[@JSyntax]

Very true

[@MarcosFull]

The video is a commercial, not a review.

[@JSyntax]

Oof

[@slevin177]

So no Tilt to Wake?

[@JSyntax]

Yws

[@MarcosFull]

(No olvides agradecer el regalo a Mobvoi en tu vídeo publicitario)

[@kramdens1967]

This has the absolute weakest vibrations I have ever felt on a smartwatch. How in the world are you saying that the vibrations are good? Is there a way to change the setting to make them stronger??

[@JSyntax]

There was a firmware upgrade recently released to improve it

[@DeeJay00001]

Great video as usual, I used this video to help me make my decision to purchase the Ticwatch Pro 5 so thank you (just received it yesterday) Can I ask you a couple of questions as you seem to be clued up on this tech. Are you able to get your alarm notifications from your phone or do you have to create separate alarms on the watch. I had no such issue with my Ticwatch Pro 3 Ultra but it seems to be an issue with this phone. Also does your scheduled essential mode kick in, mine doesn't seem to work, I'm wondering if I have a faulty model. Are you aware of any tips or tricks to kick it into action. I haven't seen anyone else complain about it. Again my Ticwatch Pro 3 Ultra didn't have this issue. Burg issues aside this is a dream of a watch & arguably the best out there at present.

[@JSyntax]

Thanks! It's separate alarms for watch and phone.scheduled essential mode kicks in at night when im sleeping, had no issues!

[@DeeJay00001]

@@JSyntax cheers.

[@DeeJay00001]

@@JSyntax just an update for you and your followers of your channel, I got a response from Mobvoi in regards to essential mode which is actually now working on my watch. The reason why it wasn't kicking in when I was trying to enable it was because it needs a 30-minute rest period hence when you are asleep or when you've taken it off it goes into smart essential mode it's not like the Ticwatch Pro 3 Ultra where you can set it to come on straight away. It also must not be on charge.

[@TheJaponeislm]

Compatible with Iphone?

[@JSyntax]

no

[@tommythuyen4063]

Ticwatch Pro 6 should be equipped dual screens MIP and OLED for even longer battery life...

[@JSyntax]

isn't it already?

[@JeffDaviesandJennyDavies]

It has a speaker but you cannot play music through it, only via headphones/bluetooth. To me that is a glaring omission

[@JSyntax]

That's only for KZbin music. It really depends on the app. For example I use Wearcast and it's great

[@My2JZandMe]

@@JSyntax Does Wearcast work with streaming live stations such as IHeartRadio, etc? I have this and the Galaxy Watch 7 where the Samsung works with Spotify to the watch. The TicWatch doesn't work on neither :( Even those cheap $20 smartwatches can stream music, etc which is a very disappointing WearOS thing that bother me a lot.

[@glenndavis5349]

Heart rate tracker sucks, other than that great watch.

[@JSyntax]

I just wish they provided heart rate variability is metric

[@georgevadnais3516]

Ther’s so many galaxy watch killer 😂

[@igray5311]

I just wish this wasn't so ugly and that it had better app connections.

[@JSyntax]

Ugly? Ouch