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Design & durability

Water resistance (IPx): typical values for smartwatches

Half of smartwatches in the catalog have water resistance (IPx) below IPx8, and 80% fall between IPx8 and IPx8 (134 models with data).

MedianIPx8
Median 2026IPx8
Typical rangeIPx8 – IPx8
Models134
Distribution

How water resistance (IPx) is distributed

0285683111457894: 55: 17: 78: 1119: 10Median IPx8
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Water resistance (IPx)IPx8IPx8IPx8IPx8IPx8

A model at the 75th percentile beats three quarters of the catalog on this spec.

Trends

Median water resistance (IPx) by year

IPx0IPx3IPx5IPx8IPx102020202120222023202420252026
Recent leaders

Highest water resistance (IPx)

1 Huawei Watch GT 7 Pro
Huawei · 2026
Watch GT 7 Pro
1.47″21 days5 ATM55.5 g
IPx9
7.8
2 Huawei Watch GT 5 Pro
Huawei · 2024
Watch GT 5 Pro
1.43″14 days5 ATM44 g
IPx9
7.6
3 Huawei Watch GT 7
Huawei · 2026
Watch GT 7
1.47″14 days5 ATM51.3 g
IPx9
8.2
4 Huawei Watch GT 6
Huawei · 2025
Watch GT 6
1.47″14 days5 ATM51.3 g
IPx9
7.8
5 Huawei WATCH GT 6 Pro NEW
Huawei · 2026
WATCH GT 6 Pro NEW
1.47″21 days5 ATM54.7 g
IPx9
7.7
6 Honor Watch 6
Honor · 2026
Watch 6
1.46″35 days5 ATM41 g
IPx9
8.1
7 Honor Watch 6 Plus
Honor · 2026
Watch 6 Plus
1.46″5 ATM41 g
IPx9
8.4
8 Huawei Watch GT Runner 2
Huawei · 2026
Watch GT Runner 2
1.32″14 days5 ATM34.5 g
IPx9
8.8
9 Huawei Watch GT 6 Pro
Huawei · 2025
Watch GT 6 Pro
1.47″21 days5 ATM54.7 g
IPx9
7.8
10 Huawei Watch GT 5
Huawei · 2024
Watch GT 5
1.43″14 days5 ATM35 g
IPx9
8.1
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