Mobvoi TicWatch Pro 5 WearOS 3 BT Call 5ATM GPS Dual Screens Flagship Smartwatch: Detailed Overview

[@Sahko-_320]

Hello, how can I solve the problem with the Mobvoi TicWatch pro 5 disconnecting from the Mobvoi Health application? Without discounting the factory settings of the clock.

[@dadandvideogames]

Please note that simply using the second, monochrome display as the AoD is NOT Essential Mode. Essential Mode is a distinct setting which can be activated either on a schedule, in Smart mode, or manually in which the watch's sensors are active but the smart functionality is unavailable but the watch will last roughly 45 days, if memory serves. Page 17 on the manual says "Notes: ULP display does not represent Essential mode.". I thought the same at first, too! It's a great watch.

[@SWT]

Wow, thanks for the clarification. You're absolutely right, and the concepts are a bit challenging to tease apart. I suppose you can run the watch with just the monochrome display and not have the watch in Essential Mode, and that would consume more power, but not as much as using a constantly on AMOLED display. I'm pretty sure that Essential Mode requires not using the AMOLED display at all, but I'm not totally sure about that. Anyway, your point is well taken and thanks again for the clarification. I was wondering, if one wears the watch to bed to get sleep data, night heart rate, blood oxygen measurements, etc., and "Smart" essential Mode will kick in when you're sleeping or when you take the watch off, how would that mode affect the data being collected overnight, since obviously using those sensors consumes power. In other words, does Smart Essential Mode dumb down the TicWatch to just a Watch? Since Mobvoi is the only company offering this level of technology, it's not something we commonly come across when reviewing smartwatches.

[@dadandvideogames]

@@SWT Hi there! That's one of the cool things about essential mode. Is that it still tracks steps, heart rate, VO2, you can even use the compass, and it fully tracks sleep as well. Well, really It seems like the only real downside is that you can't like see your messages or anything like that, but you can see that you have them, which is interesting. You can't use the advanced apps and such but I usually put my phone on essential mode before bed every night and it tracks it just fine. It's really a cool little feature. I use the monochrome screen for my AOD and then I just manually put my watch in essential mode when I'm at work or when I'm not expecting a lot of messages from my family or before bed and I pretty handily get 3 plus days. It's a neat feature but Mobvoi owns the patent on it, so that's why you don't see others copying it. Love your videos, and thank you! Not many folks out here doing long-form content about all these wacky smaller smartwatches. Have a great holiday season if you celebrate!

[@michael_c2]

​@@SWTYes, it does require not using the OLED, but you can schedule it to only run at night while you're sleeping and it'll still track steps and sleep. So you can literally add 8 hours of battery life just by scheduling essential mode at night when you're sleeping

[@michael_c2]

​@@SWTYes, if you go to bed it will still measure your sleeping, heart rate, and an essential mode. It still keeps track of your steps. Which is why I think it's useful for people to schedule central mode from 9 :00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. or whatever their sleep schedule is.

[@DennisSantos]

Hi! Great review! All the sensors work, even when the watch goes into essential mode. This mode shuts down the OS (including the backlight) but the watch carries on working, collecting data, via it's firmware on some kind of low-level capacity. Once essential mode is over by you restarting it or automatically, all the data measured is presented to the OS and normal operation proceeds.@@SWT

[@mpw1986]

Any good suggestions for an android wear os watch,that isn't to expensive and isn't a tickwatch or Samsung? Thanks again.

[@danwilliams2133]

Man i love the dedication and effort you put into every vid you always give out quality content and reviews

[@SWT]

Thanks so much! It's a passion to really go deep with these reviews. Sometimes I think they are too long, but there's so much to cover. Guys have mentioned that they put playback in 1.25x, 1.5x, or even 2x to get me to move along faster, but generally they are glad for the full coverage of the material.

[@danwilliams2133]

@@SWT That's nice i just leave it at 1.0 × i can't get bored of watching them especially this i basically can't afford 😂

[@alexflores7652]

Wow your review has been a lot more concise than any review of this watch that I have seen. I am so very torn between this watch and the Pixel Watch 2. What kills it for me getting this watch is that Mobvoi has not added Google Voice Assistance and they have said when they will add it and when they will update to Wear OS 4 or anything higher. Mobvoi has been really bad at updates and patches in the past. I am rocking the Tic Watch E2 and it has surprised me how durable it has been with my use and abuse.

[@SWT]

Good points. Personally, I don't like the Pixel Watch line that much. I think Google could have done so much more with it.

[@alexflores7652]

@@SWT The Pixel line is like the Fold it needs to mature a few more generations to be a better product.

[@decemberfrostpaindine7987]

Thank you for introducing different types, style, and class of watches. My Respect to you goods sir from Philippines 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

[@SWT]

Hi Philippines! Glad to have you along with us here. It's amazing how we can go from $10 watches all the way through top of the line TicWatches as well as everything in between. I really like that each one is different.

[@ml3141]

Amazing technology!!😮 Does it have the Google Play? And can you run regular Android apps?

[@SWT]

Yes, you have access to Google apps on this one, but just the ones designed to work with WearOS. WearOS (now version 3) is a custom version of Android made for smartwatches, so the apps fit better and run more smoothly on WearOS Android watches. You can download the apps directly to the watch, or you can download them on your Android phone and an interface app will be installed on your watch (needs to be paired to your phone, of course). For things like "Easy Voice Recorder", that allows you to use the app on your watch and transfer the recordings to your phone from within the app. No that it appears Android smartwatches are starting to be phased out and are no longer growing as a smartwatch segment, WearOS 3 watches, though more expensive, may see more growth. Thanks for being a 4 year subscriber, @ml3141

[@marchervais1269]

I didn't see any ecg features

[@SWT]

Correct. No ECG function that I can find either, but a relatively extensive heart health assessment which, I presume, is being derived from the optical sensor data of heart rate and heart rate variability measurements. Note that we're also not seeing lorentz scatter diagrams from the overnight SpO2 readings like some other watches collect when using the "scientific sleep" option.

[@sanamsubba247]

29:09 😂😂

[@SWT]

Hope you didn't get dizzy!

[@brightsides6581]

I had a lot of respect for you but now i don't because so many times i asked you that my kospet prime 2 watch camera📷 has stopped working but not even once you replied or suggested me what to do

[@SWT]

Sorry, but I have very limited time to commit to this comments section, and, as I mention regularly, there's a whole team of experts that work with Android smartwatch problems over at fullandroidwatch.org There's even a thread dedicated to the Kospet Prime 2 over there. Hang on, I'll look it up for you. Here you go: www.fullandroidwatch.org/c/kospet-products/kospet-prime-2/97 Please remember, we each have our specialties. Mine is unboxing and first look at many many different watches. Other guys like tinkering with the innards of specific models. Still others become expert watch face designers. I appreciate you being a subscriber for over a year now, and highly encourage you to direct your questions on your Prime 2 camera issue to those that can truly help you. Thanks for your feedback.

[@danwilliams2133]

That's not his problem he isn't a watchmaker he just reviews them it's your responsibility to find the solution not relying on someone else to do it for you smh