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At a glance Expert's Rating Pros Good battery life for Wear OS Solid smartwatch experience Gets new emergency and fall detection modes Dual mode display Cons Slightly bland design Blend of Google and Mobvoi software Sluggish GPS Not the latest Wear OS Our Verdict The TicWatch Atlas offers a solid Wear OS experience along with strong battery life, but doesn’t really do a huge amount differently from the very similar and cheaper TicWatch Pro 5 Enduro. Price When Reviewed This value will show the geolocated pricing text for product undefined Best Pricing Today Price When Reviewed $349 Best Prices Today: Mobvoi TicWatch Atlas $349.99 The TicWatch Atlas sees Mobvoi roll out another Wear OS smartwatch and this time it’s built for lovers of the great outdoors. Like the TicWatch Pro 5 Enduro, which was announced early in 2024, the Atlas promises to wrap Google’s latest smartwatch OS in a rugged exterior to make it better suited for some serious rough and tumble. Tougher design aside, there are some new software features here that haven’t appeared on the TicWatch Pro 5 and Pro 5 Enduro, like fall detection and emergency modes with a fun heat map mode for lovers of team sports like football, tennis, and basketball. It does, of course, embrace Mobvoi’s dual-layer display technology, which helps to push the battery further than rival Wear OS smartwatches to keep you tracking for longer than the likes of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 and the Google Pixel Watch 3. I was pretty underwhelmed by the light update Mobvoi rolled out with the TicWatch Pro 5 Enduro, so is there more to get excited about with the Atlas? I strapped it on to find out. Design & Build Large 52mm case Heavier than Pro 5 Enduro Waterproof up to 50 metres The Pro 5 Enduro doesn’t stray too far away from what we got with the Pro 5 Enduro in terms of the overall look. The big differences lie with the case size and the color options available. There’s your pick of black (pictured) or silver looks and the case has grown from a 50mm one to a slightly larger 52mm case. Mike Sawh In reality, that jump in size doesn’t dramatically change what it’s like to live with the Atlas compared to the Pro 5 Enduro and Pro 5, but if you were hoping for something small then you’re out of luck. It’s jumped a little in weight on the Pro 5 series yet doesn’t feel as hulking as some other outdoor-centric smartwatches. It tries to strike a balance between offering a durable design while retaining a more refined, streamlined look of the Pro 5 series to make it one that doesn’t scream outdoors. You’re still getting a watch case with a rotating and non-rotating crown buttons and a case made from stainless steel and aluminum. It’s also been tested to MIL-STD-810H military standards to handle being operated in high and low temperatures and conditions like rain and wind. The Atlas gets the same level of waterproofing as the Pro 5 and Enduro, making it safe to take for swims up to 50 meters depth and it survived my time in the water with it. Keeping that tough case on your wrist is a pretty standard-looking 24mm-sized fluororubber strap that can be removed and uses a pretty straightforward pin mechanism to do that. Is it the most gorgeous, jaw-dropping smartwatch to look at? Not really. If you like the idea of a smartwatch that has a more rugged quality to it without adding serious heft to your wrist, then the Atlas will have appeal. I think it would benefit from adding another physical button to make interacting with Wear OS more intuitive. If you’re hoping for something distinctly different from the Pro 5 and Pro 5 Enduro, that’s definitely not the case. Screen & Audio Same 1.43-inch AMOLED display and ultra-low power display Sapphire Crystal screen protection Microphone and speaker included Despite giving the Atlas a larger case Mobvoi sticks to using the same 1.43-inch, 466 by 466 resolution AMOLED display used on the Pro 5 and Enduro. That’s combined with an ultra-low power display where some smart features of the watch can be offloaded and can help to push battery life further. Sapphire crystal protects the screen from scratches and is the type of screen protection typically found on more expensive outdoor-centric smartwatches. Mike Sawh The dual display remains a highlight feature for Mobvoi TicWatches compared to rival smartwatches. It means in AMOLED mode you get a high-quality screen with good sharpness, brightness, and overall vibrancy to show off both Mobvoi and Google’s software. You can use the ultra-low power mode during workouts, set it up to turn on at night and you’re able to glance at information like step counts, heart rate, and of course the time. Using the watch crown also allows you to view some of that data in an expanded view, which improves the usefulness of this mode. Mobvoi includes both a microphone and a speaker so the Atlas is able to handle calls over Bluetooth as there’s no LTE connectivity here. I found the microphone performance absolutely fine in general without being standout from other smartwatches with similar functionality. If you want to take calls from your wrist, the Atlas offers good volume and clarity. Software & Features Runs on Wear OS 4 Works with Android smartphones only Powered by Snapdragon W5 + Gen 1 chip The good news on the software front is that the Atlas runs Wear OS 4.0 out of the box, as Mobvoi finally started rolling out this version of Google’s smartwatch operating system to its Pro watches in September last year. Mike Sawh That means you get access to the best Google has to offer, though it’s not the most recent version which is Wear OS 5. Still, you have the ability to back up and restore your data making it easier to transfer your watch to a new phone without doing a factory reset. In essence, you’re getting new Wear with the presence of tiles (widgets) and notifications to swipe through, access to Google apps like Google Calendar, Google Maps, and Wallet and YouTube Music. That’s also mixed in with Mobvoi’s own software, including its Essential mode to make the best use of the ultra-power display. There are also health-focused ones like TicBreathe, TicBarometer while its TimeShow app indulges fans of changing watch faces on a regular basis.

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