The Huawei Watch and latest Huawei Watch 4 series are

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-based (formerly

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and

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-based)

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developed by

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. The Huawei Watch is the first smartwatch produced by Huawei. It was announced at the 2015

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and released at

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on September 2. The Huawei Watch 3 was introduced in June 2021 after the

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added Huawei to its

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in May 2019.

Hardware

First generation Huawei Watch's form factor is based on the circular design of traditional watches, supporting a 42 mm (1.4 inch)

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screen. The screen's resolution is 400 x 400 pixels and 285.7 ppi. The case is 316L stainless steel, covered with sapphire crystal glass in front and available in six finishes: Black Leather, Steel Link Bracelet, Stainless Steel Mesh, Black-plated Link Bracelet, Alligator-pressed Brown Leather, and Rose Gold-plated Link Bracelet. The watch uses a 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 processor. All versions of the Huawei Watch have 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage, along with a gyroscope, accelerometer, vibration motor, and heart rate sensor. It supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.1 LE, and support for GPS locating. The watch uses a magnetic charging cradle, with a day and a half of battery life.

Software

The first generation Huawei Watch runs on the

operating system. It works with

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(8.2 and later) and Android (4.3 and later) devices. It currently supports

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voice commands and is compatible with

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. The watch can process calls and receive messages and emails.

Reception

In ''Tech Advisor''s review, Chris Martin wrote, "This is a great looking smartwatch, although it is quite large. Specs match other Android Wear smartwatches but we're worried about the small battery." The President of Huawei U.S., Xu Zhejiang, said, "It embodies Huawei's technology innovation heritage, pursuit of premium design, and integration of useful functionality that we strive to develop in each product." The ''Phandroid'' said, "it is the classiest Android Wear smartwatch available right now".

Versions

In March 2020, Huawei announced the Huawei Watch GT 2e powered by Huawei's proprietary OS. It launched in India in May 2020. The smartwatch features the same 1.39-inch AMOLED touch display with a 454 x 454p resolution. It is powered by Huawei’s in-house Kirin A1 chipset along with GPS and Bluetooth audio that has 4GB of onboard storage. The onboard software can track over 100 different sports and exercises. The watch also features

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monitoring with an

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sensor that can calculate the wearer's maximum rate of oxygen consumption. Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro released September 2020 powered by

In June 2021, Huawei announced the Huawei Watch 3 running on

2.0. Huawei launched the Huawei Watch GT 3 SE on October 29, 2022, intended as a more cost-effective iteration of their Watch GT3 Pro. The watch targets customers who seek a more budget-friendly option. Initially, the Huawei Watch GT 3 SE will be on the market for only Vietnam and Poland, with plans for a later release in other regions. The model is available in two colors, black and green, and is priced at around €170 in Poland. As a successor to the Huawei Watch GT 3, Huawei launched Watch GT 4 and Watch Ultimate Design on 25 September, 2023 alongside Watch 4 released earlier in the year in June 2023. This version runs on HarmonyOS 4 and works with HarmonyOS, Android and

smartphones. Huawei Watch Fit 3 successor to Huawei Watch Fit (2020) and Huawei Watch Fit 2 (2022) series, announced and released on May 7, 2024 with a smaller screen and HarmonyOS 4.2 preinstalled. Watch 5 was announced in 2025.

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