The Huawei Watch GT 2 looks like any normal watch. A mix of
stainless steel and ceramic, it features a 1.39 OLED screen with a diamond
coating and is compatible with all standard 46mm watch bands. That’s bigger
than the 1.2-inch Huawei Watch 2, but the overall package is slightly smaller
and thinner than the Wear OS model .
Huawei is using its TruSeen
heart-rate monitor for advanced exercise and sleep tracking, as well as
built-in GPS and multi-mode swim tracking thanks to 5 ATM water resistance. So
as you can guess (and see), it’s big. Huawei says the watch is built for “urban
explorers,” but it’s still very much geared toward big wrists. It felt more
comfortable on my wrist than the Huawei Watch 2 when I wore it for short while
during my hands-on, but the Watch GT 2 is still a masculine watch. Driving that
point home: there’s enough space for two digital crowns on the side for some
reason.
Huawei’s own wearable
operating system. The world probably doesn’t need another smartwatch operating
system, what with Apple’s watchOS, Fitbit OS, Wear OS, and Samsung’s Tizen OS
all battling for a piece of your wrist, but Huawei thinks Lite OS will solve
one of the biggest problems plaguing wearables: battery life.
Huawei says that with
normal heart rate monitoring and 90 minutes of exercise a week the Watch GT 2 will last two weeks. With continuous heart-rate and tri-GPS tracking, it will
last about 22 hours. And with everything but the heart-rate monitor and
notifications switched off, it’ll last a full month between charges. That’s an
impressive feat that bests even the longest-lasting Fitbit without completely
undermining the point of wearing a smartwatch.
The Watch GT is compatible
with iOS and Android via the Huawei Health app,