It was just a couple of months ago that I tested the Mobvoi TicWatch Pro 5 Enduro, so I was looking forward to going hands-on with the next watch in the lineup, the TicWatch Atlas 
The TicWatch Atlas is very responsive, thanks to the Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 Plus Gen 1 chipset. There are two buttons on the top right side of the watch, and the crown also rotates to help you scroll through lists. However, it’s annoying to be forced to use both buttons and swipes to navigate the UI; I’d prefer to use one or the other. At least it’s easy to spin the crown to access metrics.
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The Pro 5 Enduro should have launched with Wear OS 5, but it comes with Wear OS 4, and there is no news of when it might get this upgrade. Google and Samsung have a track record of providing timely updates for their watches, so this is one area where TicWatch is held back, in my opinion. Make sure you’re happy with Wear OS 4, since the software on the Atlas might not get an upgrade any time soon.
Thankfully, the watch supports five GNSS, so tracking outdoor activities is accurate. The heart rate sensor does well for most activities, and with some installed apps, you can pair external sensors, although TicExercise does not support this functionality.
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While the watch does not have cellular capability, it has some useful safety features. Fall detection and emergency SOS can be set up so that when your watch is paired to your smartphone, it can initiate calls to emergency providers and/or your selected contacts when the motion sensors detect hard falls. You can also initiate these calls manually by pressing the digital crown five times.
The dual display technology provides some interesting use cases for the ultra-low power mode, but there are limits on what the TicExercise app provides. With Google’s larger Pixel Watch 3 and Samsung’s Galaxy Watch Ultra, the benefits of a Mobvoi TicWatch remain relegated to the long-lasting battery life.