With an elegant design, long battery life and plenty of health-focused features, the Huawei Watch GT 3 is for those who’ve decided it’s time to get in shape.
There’s no shortage of competition for pride of place on your wrist and it’s tough to stand out in the crowded smartwatch market. Especially when you’re a challenger that’s up against some of the biggest names in tech like Apple and Samsung.
If you’re prepared to look beyond the usual suspects, Huawei’s Watch GT 3 delivers an impressive number of premium features – especially health and fitness features – along with a surprising amount of polish at a budget price. All in a device that actually looks like a premium timepiece and won’t look out of place on your wrist.
Review: Huawei Watch GT 3 smartwatch
| Australian website | here |
| Price | from $399/$499 RRP |
| Warranty | 24 months |
| Other | You can read other GadgetGuy Huawei news and reviews here |
First impressions
If you’re looking for a watch that looks like a watch, you won’t be disappointed with the Huawei Watch GT 3. The 46 mm face is admittedly a little large for some delicate wrists, but not overly so for a premium sports watch.
The round face with slightly curved glass has an elegant look, complemented by the stainless steel body – at least on the front, it’s actually plastic on the back. There’s a choice of several body colours and a wide range of straps – including silicone, metal and leather – making it easy to find something which matches your style.
Finishing off the design is a rotating crown at the top right, accompanied by a more subtle button below.
You’ll also find an Apple Watch-esque round magnetic wireless charger in the box, designed to live on your bedside table. It’s Qi-compatible, so you should be able to charge the watch with other wireless chargers if you prefer.
While the watch’s design makes a great first impression of the box, unfortunately it’s spoiled by a cumbersome set-up process. On an iPhone, getting the watch to pair with the Huawei Health app is an exercise in frustration.
In Android land, depending on your handset, you may or may not not find Huawei Health in the Google Play App store, due to Huawei’s ongoing troubles with US regulators. Instead, you might be forced to side-load the Huawei App Gallery and find the Health app there.
Even if you find Huawei Health in the Google Play store, as like I did, you might find that the watch still refuses to pair with the phone until you side-load the app from the Huawei App Gallery.
Once you overcome these hurdles, you’re presented with a bright, crisp display which is easy to read in a range of lighting conditions. You can choose from a wide range of watch faces – some free, some paid – and the screen offers good viewing angles so it’s easy to glance at the time.
There’s the option of an always-on screen but, even with this disabled, the watch wakes quickly when you lift your wrist.
Huawei Watch GT 3 specs
| Case size | 42 mm or 46 mm |
| Case material | Stainless steel front, plastic rear |
| Weight | 35 g or 42.6 g (without strap) |
| Screen | 1.32 or 1.43 inch AMOLED colour touchscreen |
| Resolution | 466 x 466 pixels |
| Water resistant | 5 ATM, 50 metres |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, gyroscope, geomagnetic, optical heart rate, air pressure, temperature |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth, GPS |
| Multimedia | Microphone, speaker |
| Operating system | HarmonyOS 2 |
| Smartphone requirements | Android 6.0 or later, iOS 9.0 or later |
| Colours | Black/Steel |
Huawei Watch GT 3 smartwatch features
Huawei’s HarmonyOS interface and watch faces borrow heavily from Apple’s design cues. Very heavily. That’s not necessarily a bad thing and the watch has plenty to offer if you’re looking for a watch which acts as a smart extension to your phone, whether it be Apple or Android. That said, don’t expect the Huawei apps and ecosystem to be as slick and seamless as that of Apple.
The watch’s large, easy to red screen is well-suited to displaying smartphone notifications such as incoming text messages and alerts. Thanks to an inbuilt microphone and speaker, the watch also supports Dick Tracy-style calling where you can simply talk straight into the watch.
Alternatively, built-in Bluetooth allows you to make hands-free calls using wireless earbuds. You can also save your own music files to the watch, or use the watch as a remote to control music playback on your phone.
Keep in mind, unlike some smartwatches there’s no built-in eSIM or Wi-Fi, so the watch can’t independently make calls and access the internet. This means you’ll need to keep your phone nearby, rather than leave it at home while you go for a run or hit the gym.
The upside of this is that the watch offers impressive battery life – around 7 days on the 42 mm model and 14 days on the 46 mm model. That said, the default for the display is always off, with the screen only popping into view when you raise your wrist, so enabling always-on will take its toll.
One surprising omission is the lack of NFC, which means you can’t use the watch for contactless payments – something which has become fairly standard in high-end wearables. It’s another reason why you can’t walk out of the house with just the watch and leave your phone at home.
Huawei Watch GT 3 health and fitness features
When it comes to health and fitness tracking, the Huawei Watch GT 3 has you covered with heart rate, blood oxygen, skin temperature, stress and sleep tracking. One of the few omissions is the lack of an ECG sensor to detect signs of atrial fibrillation.
The watch supports more than 100 indoor and outdoor activities, with auto-recognition for those times when you forget to tell your watch that you’ve set off on an activity. This includes walking, running, riding a bike and even working out at the gym.
The GT 3 adopts the Apple-esque concept of on-screen fitness rings. This makes it easy to see how you’re tracking during the day in terms of steps, hours active and moderate-to-high intensity activity. The watch will also tell you when it’s time to get up and move around.
The watch’s on-board microphone and speaker are particularly handy when you’re on the move. Apart from hands-free calls, people who are serious about training will also appreciate that the watch can prompt and coach you as you exercise – handy for things like intense interval training, or just keeping track of your progress.
The ‘AI trainer’ tool lets you set a goal and a deadline, and then creates a training plan which adjusts on the fly according to your performance.
Once you’re on the go, the tracking capabilities include GPS (speed, distance, elevation), heart rate and calories burned. It’s all tracked in the Huawei Health app, but the options are hit-and-miss when it comes to importing or syncing your existing health and fitness data with existing services like Apple Health, Google Fit or FitBit.
In line with many watches aimed at runners, after each session you’re given an estimate of how long it will take you to recover and be ready for your next session.
GadgetGuy’s take
The watch offers a range of premium features, from sensors to smart tracking, for a mid-range price tag. All with the benefit of a long battery life – especially the 46 mm model – so it doesn’t need to charge on your bedside table every night.
Would I buy it?
Maybe, if I was sure I was happy to embrace the Huawei ecosystem.
Introduction
Huawei Watch Fit 2 made its global debut in May at a glamorous event in Milano, where we also saw the Watch GT 3 Pro and the foldable smartphone Mate Xs 2. We already reviewed the flagship wearable, and now we also got to spend some time with the Fit.
It has a 1.74” AMOLED display, heart rate, SpO2 and stress tracking as well as support for 97 different sports modes. Huawei offers it in three styles, with our being an Elegant solution in Silver Frost color with a magnetic metal band. The 20mm band itself is standard and easily replaceable, but we loved the overall look, so we found no reason to look for alternatives.
Design and build
The Huawei Watch Fit 2 has a rectangular body and an impressively thin bezel on all four sides. It is quite compact, fitting half way between smartwatches and smart bands. The maker equipped it with a single flat button on the side and a touchscreen, which is the only way to navigate - you cannot scroll with any rotating button.
The watch is extremely light - around 30 grams without the metallic band. But even that included it is still barely felt on your wrist. However, people who are not into removing their arm hair might have slight issues with the strap that borrows the design from medieval chainmail with tiny circular elements weaved into each other.
Huawei Watch Fit 2
The back side has the health sensors and the big disappointment - two pogo pins for the proprietary charger. That’s right, the Watch Fit 2 does not support wireless charging, so you have to carry yet another cable. Huawei decided to go for a magnetic option which can be a hassle due at time as the magnet attaches to the metal frame and strap instead of the genuine pogo pins.
Software
The user interface is Harmony OS 2.0, essentially what Huawei has been using in its wearables for the past couple of years. The OS is adapted for the rectangular screen, meaning the menu is only in a list - there is no option to have all the apps and features on a single screen, floating next to each other like the GT 3 devices.
Downloading Huawei Health is essential for the proper functioning of the Watch Fit 2. Thankfully, we had no issues connecting the wearable to any of the phones we tried and the app can be downloaded even from a browser. We should mention that while Huawei Health is available on Google Play, the company recommends getting it from its AppGallery repository as it has a more up to date version. In fact the version currently available in the Play store doesn't yet support the Watch Fit 2.
The Huawei Watch Fit 2 supports 97 sports modes, one more than the Huawei Band 7. We specifically asked company executives about the difference between the band and the watch because both segments have fluctuating boundaries. The Fit 2 comes with GPS, unlike the band, meaning it can track a run or a swim or a bike ride on its own and does not need smartphone assistance for that.
Notifications delivery is reliable, although Huawei has issues displaying emojis, and they come out as an asterisk, especially if someone reacted on an Instagram story. Still, they are easy to manage and navigate. Also, the Watch Fit 2 comes with weather updates (which are pulled from the phone), sunrise and sunset times and moon phases.
Battery life
The Huawei Watch Fit 2 has a 292 mAh battery. It can go up to 10 days on a single charge with AOD off and some health monitoring features turned off.
In real-life scenarios, the Watch Fit 2 lasted us for eight days, especially if everyday activities are involved. Turning the AOD halves that. On the upside every pre-loaded watch face comes with its AOD design, so at least you are getting some extra style to make up for the lost endurance.
The already mentioned proprietary charger comes in the retail box, and at the other end has a USB. A 50% charge takes 30 minutes, while 0-100% takes about 80 minutes.
Verdict
Huawei offers the Watch Fit 2 as a stylish solution for urbanites who want a fashion accessory that can also display notifications and some health tracking. We loved the available strap selection and the quick connectivity and communication with the smartphone.
We also enjoyed the audible fitness animations for those who prefer exercising while staring at their wearable. The GPS is reliable enough for any casual jogger and their weekly 5k run.
Prices of the Watch Fit 2 are €150/€180/€230, depending on whether the user picks a fluoroelastomer band, a classic leather band, or the stylish choice we tested. As always, Huawei offers plenty of freebies and other discounts so that the price can get you not just a pretty wearable but a scale or a portable speaker in most markets. It seems like a solid deal to us!
Introduction
The Huawei Band 7 is for those that want a smartwatch that’s compact enough to wear every day can go a long time on a charge and covers all of the basic functionality. And the fact that it doesn’t break the bank makes it all the more interesting.
Coming in Black, Green, Pink, and Red, and priced at €59/£50, this is one of the more affordable options on the market.
What makes the Huawei Band 7 impressive, is the long list of features it managed to fit in that price tag. It’s watertight up to 50 meters, just 16g (28g with the strap), supports 96 workout modes, tracks heart rate, blood oxygen, and sleep, displays notifications, and has up to 14 days of battery life. But most of all, this is a very comfortable wearable that you’ll forget is on your wrist for hours on end.
The Huawei Band 7 comes in a simple box with a proprietary magnetic charger.
Hardware
The Huawei Band 7 is very light, but also very sturdy. The low weight is achieved by not using any metal on the casing, which Huawei claims is made out of polymer materials. You’d be forgiven for thinking the case itself is metal, though, as it makes a very plausible impression.
Upfront, there’s a 1.47-inch 194x368px AMOLED display. The rectangular shape makes the display seem bigger than it is, while the viewing experience is great - vivid colors and great contrast. The display is also plenty bright for even the strongest of sunny days. There is no automatic max brightness option, though.
There’s a setting to dim the display at night, which is a great feature for those who plan on wearing the Band 7 to bed and use its sleep tracking functionality.
There’s also the all-important Always-on display, and you get a choice of five watch faces - four digital and one analog.
The glass on top of the display is slightly curved from top to bottom, and the screen ends on a bevel where it meets the frame, making for a comfortable, edge-free touching experience.
The casing is dark grey on our Black model. There’s a single button on the right side of the Huawei Band 7 that brings up the workout modes. A second tap brings you back home.
Looking on the underside of the Huawei Band 7 reveals the optical heart rate sensor and the two pins for the proprietary magnetic charger.
This is also where you access the pins to remove the strap. It’s a proprietary shape, so you can’t use a standard watch strap. You need to push the pin down to remove the strap, which is a bit hard to do because the strap bows down into the pin. It’s not something we expect many people will do often, so it’s not an issue.
Third-party straps are readily available through online retailers, which is great.
Software, fitness and sleep tracking, battery life
The Huawei Band 7 runs a real-time OS that brings features on the homescreen and doesn't have any installable apps. It’s not properly smart in the sense that you can't easily expand its functionality.
Instead, a watch screen acts as your app. By default, you get a screen for the heart rate, the SpO2 reading, Weather, Music control, and the activity widget. You can choose which screens show up and reorder them, but weirdly it’s not done through the screen itself (unlike many smartwatches where a long press on a screen would allow you to remove or move it). You need to go into the settings menu, which is unintuitive and tedious.
Another irk is that you can’t change the function of the side button, nor add a long-press action.
The Huawei Health app is available through the Play Store, but once you’ve set it up, Huawei will prompt you to obtain the latest version from its website. There’s an iOS app as well.
There 10 preinstalled watch faces and more than 4 thousand through the Health app. Most are of good quality.
But lack of features also translates into simplicity. Once you’ve set up the Huawei Band 7 or get used to its default state, it will do a fine job of showing you what you want to see.
Let’s talk notifications. You can get the Band 7 to show notifications from every app, but you’ll only be able to return an answer in some apps. For instance, you can’t answer in Viber, but you can in Messenger, and then only with preset phrases like OK, NO, YES, etc. or with an emoji.
Fitness tracking is very robust. You have 96 workout modes at your disposal, which covers all that this reviewer does. You get detailed analytics during the workout. There’s a nifty graph that tells you how engaged you are, based on your heart rate.
I did a side-by-side comparison with my trusty smartwatch, which I carry every day, and found the Huawei Band 7 to be slightly more consistent. While my other wearable would occasionally jump up or down in reading by bpm, the Huawei Band 7 was steadier.
I’m confident that the Band 7 was accurate in tracking my progress.
I tracked my sleep with the Huawei Band 7 and once again compared it to my tried and tested smartwatch. Here the Band 7 wasn’t as accurate.
It thinks you’ve gone asleep the minute you lie-down, whereas my other watch would correctly track how much time has passed before I actually drift asleep. That resulted in my usual device saying I slept for just over 6 hours, while the Band 7 said I slept just over 7. On that particular night, I slept for 6 hours.
The other issue is the seemingly overly-exaggerated deep sleep data. One night, the Huawei Band 7 says I’ve had nearly two hours, while my other watch tracked 40 minutes. I consistently got a reading of over 2 hours per night with the Huawei Band 7.
Overall, the Huawei Band 7 gave me superb sleep scores even on nights when I know I didn’t get a good night's sleep. If you’re serious about bettering your sleep, the Huawei Band 7 won’t supply you the needed insight and you’ll think you’re sleeping great.
Finishing on a very high note, let’s talk battery life. Huawei claims up to 14 days of typical use. We got 8 days of heavy use - around 5 days with notifications on with an always-on display enabled and 4 workouts. The other 3 days the Band 7 was set to raise to wake the screen, notifications off. We have little doubt that the Huawei Band 7 would last almost, if not a full 14 days if you just use it as a watch.
Wrap-up
The Huawei Band 7 is one of the best options for a capable smart wearable at an affordable price. It’s well-built, has a solid featureset, and robust health and fitness tracking abilities.
The battery life is great, in keeping with this type of device. There’s a color for everyone, and the price is very competitive. The only strong rival to the Huawei Band 7 is the Xiaomi Smart Band 7, which shares the price point and is just as capable. So you’d need to decide which of these wearables is more to your liking.
Overall, you can’t go wrong with the Huawei Band 7 and we’d definitely recommend it to a friend!
A couple of weeks ago, I got the chance to review the Honor Band 6, the first smart band from Honor since it officially split from Huawei a few months ago. Soon after that, Huawei reached out to me about the Huawei Band 6, and to my surprise, the smart bands are still almost identical, though I suppose that's to be expected considering how little time has passed since the split.
Regardless, I was interested in testing the Huawei Band 6 because there are some key differences that might make this a more compelling device, with the most notable one on the spec sheet being the additional sports modes available on the Huawei model, along with a higher price tag. Are the differences enough to justify the price hike? Let's find out.
Specs
| Body | 43x25.4x10.99mm, 29g with strap (18g without strap) |
|---|---|
| Strap | Silicone strap, swappable |
| Display | 1.47-inch AMOLED, 368x194, 282ppi |
| Sensors |
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| Battery life | Up to 14 days with typical usage, 10 days with heavy usage |
| Water resistance | 5ATM |
| OS | LiteOS |
| Colors |
Black frame: Graphite Black, Forest Green |
| Price | €59.99-€69.99 (varies by market) |
Design
Like I said, the Huawei Band 6 is incredibly similar to the product from its former sister company in terms of design, and that goes right down to the packaging, which uses an almost identical template. I actually kind of prefer the more colorful look of the Honor Band 6's package, but that's probably a useless point to make.
The smart bands themselves are also incredibly similar, with the same display size, the same lone button on the right-hand side, and the same strap mechanism. There are some key differences, though, and I prefer the Huawei version because of it. For starters, it's ever so slightly thinner, but the body is also slightly rounder, which I think looks more elegant. Huawei also offers more color variants of its band, with either golden or black variants of the metal frame along with four different strap colors (versus three for the Honor Band 6). Huawei also let me choose which color I'd get, and I love this orange Amber Sunrise model.
The differences continue at the edges. The left-hand side of the frame is completely clean this time around, no Huawei branding in sight.
Meanwhile, the right side has the same single button, but without any accent colors. I usually like accented power buttons, but I'm not a big fan of the red Honor typically uses, so I'm happy about this difference, too.
The back is pretty much identical, housing the body sensors and the charging pins. You can also see that it uses the same strap mechanism.
Over on the front, the 1.46-inch AMOLED display is also nearly identical to that of the Honor Band 6. It's the same size and resolution, though putting them side-by-side, the Huawei model seems to produce slightly warmer colors.
A couple of things you'll be missing here are the support for automatic brightness and always-on displays. I don't mind the latter point at all, personally, but I know some people like it. Automatic brightness can be useful, though I find the medium brightness level to mostly work well enough both indoors and outdoors.
Overall, I was already a big fan of the compact design and big display of the Honor Band 6, and it feels more refined on this watch, so it definitely gets a thumbs-up from me.
Fitness and health tracking
For general health tracking, the Huawei Band 6 covers all the basics, with 24/7 heart rate and stress monitoring, sleep tracking, and female cycle tracking (if it applies to you). One big advantage that this smart band offers versus the Honor equivalent is all-day SpO2 monitoring, and it's actually the first time I see any wearable offer this. Usually, you have to measure your SpO2 levels manually every time, but Huawei made it work throughout the day, which makes this feature much more useful. However, it still requires you to be relatively still for the measurement, so there will be some prolonged periods without measurements if you're constantly on the move.
One thing to note if you're using a non-Huawei or Honor smartphone is that the Huawei Health app on the Google Play Store hasn't been updated in months. You'll need to find the latest APK files elsewhere on the internet for this feature to light up - but phones with access to the Huawei AppGallery can just update the app through there.
There are more advantages to the Huawei Band 6, though, as it can track up to 96 exercise modes, which is a huge step up from the 10 modes supported by the Honor version. In fact, this number is the same as what's supported on the Honor Watch ES, which was much more expensive when it launched and is also significantly bigger. That model also offered guided workout routines, though, which you don't get here.
The Huawei Band 6 still doesn't have a GPS, but one thing I learned during my review period is that if you have a Huawei phone, these watches can in fact pull your location from your phone automatically. It just doesn't work with other phone brands, and in that case, the "outdoor cycle" workout mode is hidden from the watch UI, and you have to start it from the Huawei Health app on your phone. What's annoying is that this doesn't happen for other outdoor workouts, like running and walking. You can start those from the watch, but it won't register any movement, so the workout isn't saved.
In terms of health tracking, I found that the Huawei Band 6 is a bit more responsive to changes in my heart rate compared to the Honor sibling. I wasn't sure of this when I first reviewed it, but that model has a tendency to get stuck on the same value for longer, and sometimes it showed me very irregular values, like over 130bpm while I'm sitting at my desk. The Huawei version updates more quickly, both throughout the day and during workouts, and thus paints a more realistic picture.
You can also sync your health data with Google Fit, which I like to do, but only some types of exercise are registered there. When I register a Ring Fit Adventure session as cross fit, it doesn't sync to Google's service, for instance.
Software and battery life
The Huawei Band 6 runs the same OS as most other Huawei and Honor smartwatches, including the Honor Band 6. That's a big jump from previous generations of the smart bands, though, which had simpler and less animated interfaces to fit the smaller screen. There's a myriad of watch faces available for the Band 6 so you can have it suit your preference.
Swiping left or right from the watch face will show you widgets like your activity rings, heart rate monitoring, and so on, and you can customize those through the band's settings. You also get the usual slew of "apps" by pressing the side button, which are:
- Workout
- Workout records
- Heart rate
- SpO2
- Activity records
- Sleep
- Stress
- Breathing exercises
- Music
- Weather
- Notifications
- Stopwatch
- Timer
- Alarm
- Flashlight
- Remote shutter (requires a Huawei/Honor phone)
- Find phone
- Settings
The software is very simple and somewhat limited in what it can do, but that helps it achieve incredible battery life. Something like Wear OS has many more smart features, support for apps from the Play Store, and so on, but you can pretty much only use a Wear OS watch for one day before charging again. The Huawei Band 6 promises up to 14 days on a charge for average users, and 10 days of intensive use, which is about what I got. That's with some firmware updates in there, almost daily exercise tracking, and continuous heart rate, stress, sleep, and SpO2 monitoring. It's great to not have to worry about charging nearly as often.
I've said a few times already that I still prefer having the smart features of Wear OS at the expense of battery life, but I'm starting to change my tune a bit. Wear OS has become incredibly frustrating for me because it requires me to reset my watch every time I need to use a different phone for a review, and whenever I reset it, it's a gamble what kind of experience I'll get. It may work flawlessly or it may have some weird bug that can only be fixed by resetting again. I appreciate how easy it is to pair the Huawei Band 6 (and other Huawei/Honor wearables) with a different phone without losing anything.
Conclusion
At first glance, the Huawei Band 6 doesn't seem to stand out that much from the device I reviewed a couple of weeks ago, but once you dive into it, there are a few advantages that make this easily a better device. The design overall is better and you get more color options to boot, it offers far more exercise modes if you need more advanced tracking, and it adds all-day SpO2 monitoring, which is completely new for a Huawei/Honor wearable. On top of that, heart rate monitoring just seems slightly more accurate here.
At €59.99 in most European markets, the official price of the Huawei Band 6 is €10 above that of its Honor equivalent, but I'd say the advantages it has easily justify the price increase if you're in the market for a somewhat affordable wearable. Feature-wise, there's no disadvantage for the Huawei version, and even if you're only looking for the basics right now, a small step up in price can help you future-proof yourself if you want to get more serious about fitness later.
You can buy the Huawei Band 6 from Huawei's website, though prices vary by country. In most European countries, it costs around €59, while others go up to €69.99. In the UK, it can be had for £59.99. You can also check out our review of the Honor Band 6 if you'd like to compare them,
Continuing its trend of fashionable and functional wearables, Huawei recently announced its latest smartwatch, the HUAWEI WATCH FIT 2. Packing an attractive stylish look with its large 1.74-inch HUAWEI FullView display, Bluetooth calls and message quick reply, 10-day battery life and numerous health and fitness features, this new smart watch is here to impress.
The HUAWEI WATCH FIT 2 is compatible with Huawei devices as well as other Android and iOS devices. We got our hands on the latest mid-range smartwatch from Huawei and using it for a short while blew our minds. Available in two Editions – Active Edition and Classic Edition. Huawei’s latest smartwatch is now available in Kuwait starting from KWD 46.900 on Huawei’s official website and select retailers.
Its price point makes it more accessible to wider range of users: from young students, novice fitness enthusiasts or even those who just want a smarter solution to keep track of their everyday health.
HUAWEI WATCH FIT 2
Large and Stylish 1.74-inch HUAWEI FullView Display
For starters, the HUAWEI WATCH FIT 2 comes with a 1.74-inch AMOLED HD HUAWEI FullView display that is 18.6% larger than that of the previous iteration. The smartwatch screen-to-body ratio also stands tall at 72.2% meaning you get a pleasing viewing experience. The display comes with 336 PPI and 336 x 480 resolution to deliver a vivid visual experience. HUAWEI WATCH FIT 2 comes with a variety of straps. There is a soft and comfortable rubber strap, an exquisite and elegant leather strap. All these straps come in a variety of colours and styles. Moreover, the HUAWEI WATCH FIT 2 features a press-to-release “Link” design; this allows you to quickly change your straps without the use of any tools.
Stay online with Bluetooth Call
You will want a smartwatch that will help you stay connected conveniently. The HUAWEI WATCH FIT 2 comes with a speaker and a microphone. No matter where you are, your phone calls can be pushed to your watch instantly. You can answer and end calls through the smartwatch without taking out your smartphone. If users are not available to answer the phone, they can quickly reply in the form of a short message with one tap. The reply can be customised in the HUAWEI Health App, allowing users to always stay online and not miss anything important. Users can also reply quickly to messages via instant messaging apps from the watch itself.
10-day Long Lasting Battery
Do not be fooled by its size, because the HUAWEI WATCH FIT 2 actually packs in enough battery power to last you 10 days! To ensure a comfortable and uninterrupted experience, the HUAWEI WATCH FIT 2 features fast charging technology. With a 5-minute charge, the smartwatch can be used for 24 hours. Under typical usage scenario, the smartwatch can be used for 10 days, and 7 days in heavy usage scenarios.
Comprehensive Health Management
The HUAWEI WATCH FIT 2 provides all-rounded health management such as SpO2 monitoring, heart rate, sleep, stress, and breathing monitoring to help you keep track of your physical changes at all times. At the same time, with the HUAWEI Health App on the smartphone, it can synchronise health-monitoring data in real time, allowing you to keep an eye on your physical and mental health at all times.
Working out, mental health, and sleep are all important health indications, and the HUAWEI Health App is fully upgraded with the Healthy Living Management, which helps to develop self-disciplined workout routine and active health management. Through personalised settings, you can receive regular reminders such as; health challenges, daily water intake, medication reminders, daily mindfulness, early sleep reminders, exercise volume, and staying positive.
Boost your Exercises with your Favourite Music
To get your groove on when working out having the right tunes can pump you to perform better. The HUAWEI WATCH FIT 2 supports offline music playback. You can play music directly from your smartwatch while working out and use an exclusive BGM (Back Ground Music) while running. You can also manage music playback through mobile apps, match different playlists to different sports, and enjoy your music anytime, anywhere.
Many Workout Modes
The HUAWEI WATCH FIT 2 supports 97 workout modes such as running, cycling, swimming, skipping, etc., it also includes current mainstream and common workout like weight training, dancing, ball games, water sports, winter sports, extreme sports. You can quickly select your favourite workout mode and keep track of your progress, whether you are swimming in the pool or running on the court, you can enjoy the most from the workout.
Also, the HUAWEI WATCH FIT 2 is based on Huawei's running ability index (RAI), which can assess user’s ability based on height, weight, age, and other physical conditions, alongside historical running data to create a customised personal running plan for every user.
What do we think?
While the fashionable design with its large HD display gives it a unique stylish look, the Bluetooth calls, long battery life, numerous health and fitness tracking features set the HUAWEI WATCH FIT 2 a class apart.
Are you looking for the best Amazon Prime Day deals? Well, I've got one for you, especially if you need a new fitness tracker: the Huawei Band 6, one of the best fitness trackers (definitely one of the most accessible), is now less than half price, which is funny because even at full price it's a total bargain.
Sure, the Band 6 hasn't got a built-in GPS chip, but it has connected GPS (piggybacks on your smartphone's GPs, as long as they are nearby), a pretty AMOLED screen, very good battery life and plenty of health and wellness features on board. And – I can't pressure this enough – it's only £30 at the moment.
Probably the best thing about the Huawei Band 6 is that it doesn't try to be a running watch or a smartwatch; instead, it does its best to be the best fitness tracker, and as a result, it ends up being one.
The AMOLED display alone would make the Huawei Band 6 look appealing, but thankfully, the features are also excellent, and so are the sensors. This wearable can track heart rate 24/7 with relative accuracy thanks to its TruSeen 4.0 heart rate monitoring technology that "uses an optical lens and AI-based data processing" to provide more accurate readings.
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Huawei’s latest wearable impresses me on multiple fronts. The Watch GT 3 Pro features three major strengths that have me enamoured. But it also has a couple of faults that could make it an imperfect choice for some.
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been using the Watch GT 3 Pro Ceramic, the smaller, more elegant variant of the GT 3 Pro series. There’s also a titanium version, but its size was too large for my dainty wrist.
Let’s get into it.
The three major strengths
The smartwatch’s design is what I like most about the Watch GT 3 Pro Ceramic. The device sports a 42.9mm case size; not the smallest on the market, as the Galaxy Watch 4 comes in a 40mm casing and the Apple Watch Series 7 features a 41mm casing. However, I recently got my hands on the Watch Series 7 in its 41mm size and thought it was too small.
I like the size of the Watch GT 3 Pro Ceramic and think a casing between 42mm and 43mm is optimum for me. It also weighs 50g, which isn’t the lightest smartwatch out there, but it’s manageable for someone like me who doesn’t typically wear a watch.
The device looks like a high-end elegant smartwatch thanks to its golden accented stainless steel bezel, crown, and white ceramic body with a matching ceramic strap. The bezel itself is pretty unique as it also features what Huawei calls a Shell-printed design.
“Inspired by the ripples of time, 24 shell curves rise and fall witnessing the change of day and night,” reads the company’s site. I don’t buy into that flowery description, but I do think it adds an extra flair to the watch’s design. That said, I keep trying to rotate the bezel like it was Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 Classic, but I’m unsuccessful and disappointed each time.
What is rotatable is the ceramic gold accented crown that doubles as the power button. The rotating bezel allows you to scroll through the watch’s display, but I also find it fun to just play around with.
While I believe the smartwatch is fashionable with its white nano-ceramic body and sapphire glass screen, the material also protects the watch from annoying scratches. I’ve reviewed several Galaxy Watch devices in the past, and unfortunately, I’ve scratched a few Gorilla Glass displays in the process. I thought this was my fault, but I’ve yet to scratch the Huawei Watch GT 3 Pro screen with Huawei’s sapphire glass. Apple’s Watch Series 7 also uses this same glass technology.
From a fashion standpoint, I like the look of the Watch GT 3 Pro. I’m no expert in this field, but it is something I’ve been trying to improve, and I’m happy that I have a watch that adds to my outfits.
As for the genuine display of the smartwatch, the GT 3 Pro sports a 1.43-inch display with a 466 x 466-pixel resolution. This is pretty standard for smartwatches. Personally, I don’t care about how good a smartwatch’s display is, and it’s not like I’m watching videos on it. I have a picture of myself and my partner for my watch face; it looks good, but it’s only a watch, so I’m not expecting fantastic quality.
Crazy battery
Another strength of the Watch GT 3 Pro Ceramic is its battery life. The smartwatch can survive up to a week with Always On Display turned off. The device comes with this feature off to optimize battery life. I kept the display off for testing purposes, but I’m typically someone who prefers to turn it on. With Always-On Display functionality turned on, the device survived for about three days.
It’s worth mentioning that I tested the battery with constant heart rate, skin temperature, SPO2, and sleep tracking turned on. If you want to experience a better battery life than me, I would turn these features off. However, even with these features turned on, the Watch GT 3 Pro Ceramic is outliving most other smartwatches on the market.
For the tech-heads, the Watch GT 3 Pro Ceramic features only a 292mAh power cell. Huawei says that with Harmony OS, the wearable can get optimum performance from its battery, which is how it survives so long. The Titanium variant offers a 530mAh battery that’s reportedly able to get almost double the battery life as the Ceramic version, although I haven’t tested this.
Sleep tracking, skin temperature measuring and saltwater
The Watch GT 3 Pro Ceramic has a ton of functionality and can track sleep, exercise, stress, SpO2, blood pressure, skin temperature and more. Unfortunately, the watch doesn’t offer ECG in Canada because Health Canada hasn’t approved the feature. Once Huawei gets the go-ahead, it says it will release an update. Samsung’s Galaxy Watch series recently received approval, so hopefully, Huawei’s device won’t have to wait too long.
Sleep tracking seems to work well, and while the wearable doesn’t offer much information other than to say how long you slept. The Huawei Health companion app can supply you more detail, including REM Sleep, deep sleep, light sleep, how many times you wake up throughout the night and breathing quality. The watch will also tell you your sleep range. It told me that I wake up too often throughout the night, and my deep sleep continuity is low.
You can get even more information about the issue and how to Boost it. I can’t say how accurate everything is, however. Recently, I did a sleep study that said my breathing quality when I sleep on my back is poor and that I require a CPAP machine. It’s possible that I don’t typically sleep on my back, which is why the watch isn’t reading that my breathing isn’t all that bad. The sleep study also said my deep sleep is on the low side but still within regular limits, as shown on the watch.
Workout-wise, the Huawei Watch GT 3 Pro can regularly recognize when you’re starting exercises like walking, cycling, swimming, jumping rope or using the elliptical. I tested this out when I went to the gym and started using the elliptical, and the device could automatically tell that I was on the machine and asked if it wanted to start capturing the workout. On one occasion, I activated the watch’s workout feature when I was sweeping in the backyard, which I thought was pretty funny.
The heart rate, skin temperature, and SpO2 tracking all seem good, but it’s difficult to tell if the data is accurate, just like it is with all wearables. I hope it is because I’m doing well on both accounts. The Huawei Health app offers more details about SpO2 so you can understand exactly what it means.
A big selling point of the device is that it features 5ATM water resistance, which lets you go up to 50m underwater with the watch for up to 10 minutes. As I never plan on going that deep, I’m happy the watch offers the ability to measure diving and laps. Unfortunately, the swimming pool at my gym is closed, so I haven’t gotten the chance to test it out. Another cool feature is that the device works in saltwater. Early next month, I plan on being in and out of pools and the ocean, so I’ll report my findings very soon.
Play nice
Huawei’s GT 3 Pro is a great device, and I like it a lot — it offers great features, is beautiful and offers an appreciable battery life, but there are negatives. The downside isn’t Huawei’s fault, but how other companies interact with the brand.
For instance, for the most part, I’ve been using the Huawei GT 3 Pro with my iPhone 13 Pro, and while both devices play relatively nicely with one another, I’m missing out on some functionality. I can’t obtain any third-party apps because that requires Huawei’s AppGallery online store, and that’s only available on Android. I also can’t reply to text messages or control my music on iOS, which is frustrating. Thankfully, most of the other features work with the GT 3 Pro and connecting the smartwatch to my iPhone was quick and painless.
I also connected the device to a couple of Android handsets as well. Oddly on Android, adding the watch is a bit more complicated. Not only do you need to obtain the Huawei Health app, but you also are forced to update the app through the App Gallery, which requires you to allow a variety of permissions. This process took a bit longer than connecting the watch to my iPhone. Next, on Pixel 6 Pro, I couldn’t allow notifications on the Watch due to restrictions on Google’s part. This wasn’t a problem on my TCL 30 handset. Android gives you access to Huawei’s AppGallery, though you can obtain Petal Maps and the My Workout app, which all work with your smartwatch. You can also control your music and reply to texts on Android.
It’s great to see that Huawei’s Watch GT 3 Pro works on Android and iOS, as Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 only works with Android devices and the Apple Watch only works with iOS handsets. However, I’d like to see these companies work with Huawei so that the device functions as intended on either platform.
The Huawei Watch GT 3 Pro Ceramic is a luxury device, and its Canadian price reflects that. The Ceramic model costs $798, which is definitely more than most people are looking to spend in Canada for a smartwatch. Further, Huawei is offering a free Huawei FreeBuds Lipstick with the purchase of the GT 3 Pro, saving you $350, if you’re in need of wireless earbuds. The Watch GT 3 Pro Titanium costs $548.99, which is more affordable but has a larger form factor that’s not as stylish.
I liked the Huawei Watch GT 3 Pro; it works well and does almost everything I need a smartwatch to do. If other companies worked better with Huawei’s wearables, it’d be an exceptional smartwatch, but its battery life and design still excel.
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