The Zeblaze Thor 5 dual is a standalone smartwatch running a full, but customized, Android 7.11 operating system. You will have full access to the Google Play Store, and the functions of a smartphone inside of a smartwatch. It has a 1.39″ AMOLED display with a resolution of 454*454.

ZeBlaze Thor 5 Dual

Design

What stands out on the Zeblaze Thor 5 Dual is the front-facing camera. It’s not unusual for a full Android smartwatch to have a camera; however, there aren’t many that have a front-facing one that allows video calling. Besides the camera, the Thor 5 Dual has all the standard features of a standalone smartwatch.

On the back, you find the Sim card slot, heart rate monitor, and the four-pin connection to charge the smartwatch. The four-pin connection also allows for data transfer. On the left side, you’ll find the power and dedicated back button.

Battery

The Thor 5 Dual runs the MediaTek 6739 + NRF52840 dual-processor with a 545mAH battery. This dual processing unit gives the watch two operating modes. When you’re in full Android “4G” mode, you can expect about a day of battery life depending on your usage. However, “Lite OS System” mode can extend its battery life to 4 days by disallowing cellular functionality.

Usability

The Zeblaze Thor 5 Dual comes with 2GB of ram and 16GB of internal storage. These resources should be enough for most users, but we would have liked to see 3GB of ram and 32GB of internal storage like the Kospet Optimus Pro and Kospet Hope. Navigation is quite fluid, and anyone that has used Android should feel comfortable using the interface.

One issue with all full Android smartwatches is the lack of optimization for the applications from the Google Play Store. You will often need to use the built-in application adapter, which changes the apps from circular to a square format allowing you to see more of the applications’ content on the screen.

Unfortunately, the Zeblaze Thor 5 Dual has no waterproof rating or removable straps.

Connectivity

The Zeblaze Thor 5 Dual comes with a 4G LTE radio unlocked for any GSM carrier. You can check the specs below to see if your area supports the bands. In the United States, T-mobile and AT&T work just fine. Bluetooth 4.0 is available connecting headphones or sending and receiving files.

Bluetooth calling isn’t available with Android 7.1.1 smartwatches. That isn’t an issue with the watch itself, but a restriction by Google on all Android 7.1.1 devices.

GPS works excellent with applications like Google Maps and Uber, but not with the built-in fitness applications created by Zeblaze. If you want to use GPS for running, you’ll have to install and test various apps from the Play Store and see if they work.

Support

Typically you can get some help from the manufacturer when you have a hardware or software-related issue. However, you may find the Full Android Watch forum helpful for tweaks, tricks, or to see what others in the community are doing with their full android smartwatches.