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HAYLOU SOLAR 5 – One step away from being a BEST BUY, too bad that…

The wearable world is increasingly accessible to users, boasting low-cost devices that offer functions often typical of professional devices. Haylou has shown us since the beginning that it is not always necessary to break the bank on the purchase to obtain excellent quality levels both in construction and in monitoring health and sports data and recently launched a super smart watch on the market, namely the Solar 5, the subject of today's review.

HAYLOU Solar 5
€41,91 €50,9
HAYLOU SOLAR 5 – One step away from being a BEST BUY, too bad that…
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HAYLOU Solar 5 Voice Calls Smartwatch 1.58'' AMOLED Display 60Hz Smart Watch 24 Hours Health Monitoring Sports Smartwatch for Men

69,41
37,48
 available
AliExpress
as of February 4, 2025 7:19

As usual, we start from the contents of the package which is rather essential and specifically consists of:

  • Haylou Solar 5;
  • Instruction manual;
  • Magnetic charging cable with USB connection and magnetic pogo pin terminal.

Haylou Solar 5 does not differ much from the previous generation model, although there are many improvements also on an aesthetic level. It comes with a military grade zinc alloy frame that combines resistance and style, ensuring comfort during training while on the back the material used is polycarbonate, which houses the magnetic pins for charging and a new sensor dedicated to heart rate and SpO2 value, with measurements via photodiodes. Available in two colors: black silicone case and strap or silver case and white silicone strap but the variant with metal strap will also be distributed soon.

Circular dial inspired by classic watches, but offering modernity thanks to the use of a 1,58-inch AMOLED Ultra HD touch display, 480 x 480 pixels, capable of reproducing animations at 60 fps (60 Hz refresh rate). Considering the technology used, the colors are decidedly bright and the blacks absolute, but above all the peak brightness is able to reach up to 1000 nits, thus offering excellent readability of the information on the display even under direct sunlight. Unfortunately, there is no automatic brightness sensor, but this lack is compensated by the presence of over 150 watchfaces all free, many with animations that marry perfectly with the super reactive touch and the fluid and visually pleasing system animations.

As mentioned, the touch has always been fluid and never jerky, but if we have wet or simply dirty hands, we can navigate the menus through the upper physical button which turns out to be a rotating crown (digital crown) that allows for easy navigation in the menus and quick change of the watchface. Under this crown there is also an additional button to quickly recall the sports activities to be monitored but through internal software we can decide the function to associate with this button.

Haylou Solar 5 is comfortable to wear and not at all annoying even in the most reckless conditions, thanks to the excellent work that the company has done in creating the strap with quick release and 22 mm pitch, thus allowing a quick and easy replacement with the many models available online, obtaining your own outfit to combine with the over 150 Watchfaces available for free on the companion app, but if necessary we can also create a personalized skin with your own photo. I forgot to tell you that the display also boasts the Always On Display function, which can also follow the background of the reproduced watchface, but above all compared to the previous generation, visibility is good even under direct light but unfortunately the display does not remain active in the sports monitoring phase.

English: What has been renewed and improved on Haylou Solar 5 are above all the sensors and algorithms used (dedicated PPG and blood oxygen sensors VC9202 + VP60A2), which have delightfully surprised me with the precision and reliability of the data collected in the health and sports fields. We can even track multiple parameters simultaneously with a simple touch, obtaining results on heart rate with precious alerts on low / high frequency or zone to optimize training, but also SpO2, Stress and Breathing, values ​​that can be monitored 24 hours a day. The sleep monitor is certainly not missing, also improved and able to return traces on breathing, heart rate and sleep phases, such as light, deep, REM and of course recognize if you got up at night but also identify any breathing difficulties. An oddity is that despite the presence of an IP68 certification, swimming is not among the monitorable sports but in the event you can monitor your heart rate in the shower.

At the moment there are 100 sports that can be tracked with the possibility of synchronisation with Strava and Google Fit but
future updates will bring the monitorable sports to 150. It should be noted, however, that many of the 100 sports do not use dedicated metrics, but allow us to meticulously differentiate the activity we have carried out, being able to also monitor eSports, board games, parkour but also car driving, keeping an eye on stress levels above all. Unfortunately, there is also no GPS, which would have been the icing on the cake for amateur athletes and non-amateurs, but for outdoor sports you will be forced to carry your smartphone if you want a track. If, however, you are not interested in having the route of your run/walk, you can use only the watch, for example, to listen to music. Haylou Solar 5 integrates a memory that allows you to import music from the associated smartphone (only MP3/WAV formats) so you can listen to it through the watch's speaker. We can also import a gallery of images, up to 50, so as to have a photo album with us to relive the most cherished moments always at hand on our wrist.

There is also a microphone, with which we can for example record voice notes for up to 70 minutes, to jot down ideas, memorize work meetings and more but unfortunately it is not possible to export the notes. Another oddity is given by the presence of the NFC sensor, which obviously, considering the price range of the Haylou Solar 5, does not allow payments, but should theoretically perform the function of opening locks by means of association of NFC tags but neither via the watch software nor via the app is the association function present. The presence of the microphone and the speaker instead bring with them the ability to make and receive calls as well as the ability to call up the voice assistant of your smartphone (Google / Siri / Alexa), after connecting with the smartphone via the integrated Bluetooth 5.3, which guarantees low energy consumption.

However, if we do not want to simply refuse a call by appearing impolite, we can send a message to our interlocutor, drawing on a series of quick responses that can be customized via the app. I specify that although the data collected by the Haylou Solar 5 are quite accurate, if you want to combine a chest strap, you must abandon the idea since the watch does not offer the ANT + protocol, but if you are a "maiden" know that the brand's smartwatch also allows you to monitor your menstrual cycle.

The Solar 5 battery is a 360 mAh unit, which is able to guarantee up to 10 days of use without the aid of energy saving, taking advantage of everything the device has to offer. Charging via cable with magnetic pogo pins takes about 2 and a half hours. Unfortunately, the brand has invested little in the notification theme, which on Haylou Solar 5 can be received by all the apps on the smartphone, but we can only read and therefore not respond, moreover without full compatibility with emojis, but only with some. Furthermore, photos, videos or audio are not supported and finally the notifications are not fully synchronized, that is, reading them from the watch or the smartphone, these do not disappear from one or the other device.

The rest of the functions consist of the ability to view the weather, manage alarms directly from the clock, calendar, compass, breathing relaxation, stopwatch and timer, find phone function, tomato timer, control of the smartphone camera and even a series of games to play directly from the wrist in addition to the classic functions typical of smartwatches. The accompanying application is the usual one already seen previously with other smartwatches of the brand, namely Haylou Fun, downloadable for free and available for Android and iOS systems. I will not dwell on this chapter for long, as there are no substantial innovations in this regard.

HAYLOU Solar 5
€41,91 €50,9
HAYLOU SOLAR 5 – One step away from being a BEST BUY, too bad that…
EMANUELEIAFULLA20
⚠️ If the coupon has expired, look for the updated one on ours Telegram Channel

HAYLOU Solar 5 Voice Calls Smartwatch 1.58'' AMOLED Display 60Hz Smart Watch 24 Hours Health Monitoring Sports Smartwatch for Men

69,41
37,48
 available
AliExpress
as of February 4, 2025 7:19

PROJECTED IMPACT

In short, Haylou Solar 5 is a complete and functional smartwatch, improved compared to the past by entering the most sought-after segment of economic devices with premium functions. Its cost is $45,99 for the version with a silicone strap and $49,99 for the one with a metal strap: a balanced and fair price, superlative for those who need the functions of calling and managing music from the watch but above all for those who are looking for a watch that is also reliable in the sports field and in the data collected relating to health. The new wearable from the brand is a device that could also improve over time, as Haylou has recently put itself under pressure in releasing updates and therefore if you are about to take the step of abandoning the wearable that costs a few euros and wear a more professional (but not too much) smartwatch/sportwatch on your wrist, the Solar 5 is undoubtedly one of the best choices you could make.


Emanuele Iafulla
Emanuele Iafulla

Nerd, Geek, Netizen, terms that do not belong to me. Simply myself, technology lover and provocative as Xiaomi does with his products. High quality at fair prices, a real provocation for the other most famous brands.

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