4Rank 04 of 8 · Best Fitness Trackers
Huawei Huawei Watch Fit 4
Dual-band satellite positioning at around €102 — a specification that otherwise starts near €190 — with a week of real battery life.
8.3BPR score
- €102Price
- Cheapest dual-band GNSS in this rankingMeasured heart-rate accuracy against an ECG chest strap
- 4 of 8in Best Fitness Trackers
- 8.3BPR score 0–10
Review
What this product is
Written after the analysis, from the same sources the score is built on: the manufacturer's documentation, available studies and verified owner feedback.
One specification justifies this entry: dual-band GNSS at around €102. The next cheapest device here with that capability is the Garmin at roughly €190. If you run or cycle in a city and pace accuracy matters to you, this is the cheapest route to a track that does not wander through buildings.
Battery is a genuine strength — around a week of mixed use, and the large AMOLED display is the best screen per euro in this ranking. The build quality at this price is better than the price suggests.
The limitations are about the software, not the hardware. Huawei Health is a competent app but sits outside the Google Play Store on Android, which means sideloading and a certain amount of patience; app support and third-party integrations are thinner than Garmin's, Fitbit's or Apple's, and exporting your data to other platforms is more work. There is no ECG feature on this model. Independent validation of Huawei's heart-rate accuracy is much thinner than for the three devices above — we found no peer-reviewed MAPE figure for this generation, which is why it scores below them on measurement despite good user reports.
Technical data
Specification
Figures from the manufacturer's documentation, verified against available outside sources. Values we could not confirm are marked as declared.
- GNSS
- Dual-band
- Battery
- ~7 days mixed use
- Display
- AMOLED
- ECG
- No
- App
- Huawei Health (sideload on Android)
Component scores
Where the score
comes from.
Four components, equal weight, each on a 0–10 scale and each resting on a named source. The overall score is their mean — the full procedure is in the methodology.
What we liked
- Dual-band GNSS at around €102 — nothing else comes close on that
- About a week of battery in mixed use
- Large, bright AMOLED display
- Strong build quality for the money
Worth knowing
- Huawei Health app is not on the Google Play Store — sideloading needed on Android
- No published independent heart-rate validation for this generation
- No ECG feature
- Weaker third-party app and export ecosystem
Comparison
How it compares
within the category
All values come from the same analysis and are comparable only within the category Best Fitness Trackers.
| Product | Score | Measured heart-rate accuracy against an ECG chest strap | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fitbit Charge 6Top score | 8.9 | ~1% deviation vs Polar H10 chest strap | €85 |
| Huawei Watch Fit 4This product | 8.3 | Cheapest dual-band GNSS in this ranking | €102 |
| Category average8 products analysed | 8.2 | — | — |
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Does it work properly with an Android phone?
Yes, but you install Huawei Health from Huawei's own AppGallery or a direct download rather than the Play Store. It works; it is a step most people are not expecting.
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