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Huawei’s new smartwatch is, once again, a very premium-looking and luxurious-feeling smartwatch that make similarly priced rival devices from Samsung, Google, Motorola and Xiaomi feel cheap by comparison. And also like past Huawei wearables, it has significantly longer battery life than competitors. But also as usual, the Huawei Watch GT4 has some software limitations that keep it from being as functional as those other wearables.
The Huawei Watch GT4 comes in several variants, with the base model coming in a stainless steel case with a plastic strap starting at at €249 in Europe and slightly lower in Asia. The model I am testing is the higher end model with stainless steel body and straps, and comes in a large 46mm size, priced at €349 .The watch features a 46mm circular OLED screen measuring about 1.46-inch diagonally that pumps out 600 nits of maximum brightness.
There are the usual sensors for heart rate, temperature, along with a gyroscope and accelerometer. No new breakthroughs here, but measurements are quite accurate and precise, according to testing alongside the Apple Watch. The watch is particularly smart at identifying real steps, and not be fooled into thinking I’m walking when I am merely moving my arms or gliding on a scooter.
Huawei did not disclose the processor used in the watch, but it’s snappy enough to run most of the things. However, because this is a Huawei watch, it cannot run basic Google services even if you pair the watch to a typical Android device like a Pixel or a Samsung Galaxy. So don’t expect to be able to use Google Assistant or navigate via Google Maps. In its place are Huawei alternatives, like Petal Maps.
The Watch can still mirror notifications from my Android phone, and I can even shoot back canned responses, but I am not able to input my own responses, which is a clear shortcoming. On a Google Pixel Watch or Samsung watch, for example, I can respond to WhatsApp messages with my voice or by typing directly on the watch face. Still, given the situation with Huawei, these shortcomings are likely due to outside factors, meaning there’s nothing Huawei’s software engineers can actually do.
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