Most smart watches today are big, ugly and don’t blend well with our everyday clothing. And most of them aren’t that smart at all. However, there is one exception: the Huawei Watch.
The Huawei Watch blends together the classic look of a watch and smart features in a timepiece you’d want to wear everyday, everywhere. PHOTO BY MELBA BERNAD
Revealed at the Mobile World Congress in March this year, the Huawei Watch is now available in the Philippines and supports both Android and iOS users.
The Huawei Watch blends together the classic look of a watch and smart features in a timepiece you’d want to wear everyday, everywhere.
The Huawei Watch Classic
Sporting a full circle “swiss inspired” design. the watch features a 1.4-inch touch-sensitive AMOLED display, scratch-proof sapphire crystal lens, cold-forged stainless steel frame, and comes with a built-in heart rate monitor and 6-Axis motion sensors.
“This is the first smartwatch in the Huawei wearable family and is also the first watch on the market that truly bridges the gap between fashion and technology. As part of our expanding line of premium wearable products, the Huawei Watch was designed and created to enhance and be part of the consumer’s everyday lives. It is our response to consumers requests who are looking for a smartwatch that combines timeless design and truly usable features,” says Charles Wu, country manager of Huawei’s consumer business group.
Charles Wu: “The Huawei Watch was designed and created to enhance and be part of the consumer’s everyday lives. ” PHOTO BY MELBA BERNAD
Timeless Design
Made of more than 130 components, the Huawei Watch has all the traditional elements of a classic watch, including a crown, frame and hinge built from high-quality and scratch resistant cold-forged stainless steel making it 40 percent harder.
The polished 42mm stainless steel body comes in at 11.3mm thick, which makes it slim and very comfortable to wear. The body of the watch is also both corrosion and scratch-resistant. Unlike most regular watches, the Huawei Watch places its crown at the intuitive 2 o’clock press button, offering the highest levels of control and comfort to the user.
The Huawei Watch will be available starting December 10 at Huawei Experience Store and brand shops, and online via Zalora. PHOTO BY MELBA BERNAD
The Huawei Watch’s AMOLED 1.4-inch display boasts a 400 x 400 pixels resolution in 286 ppi at a 10,000:1 high contrast ratio, making it the most vibrant Android Wear smartwatch in the world.
The high-density display makes images look crisp and full of life in all viewing angles. Users can also choose from more than 40 unique watch faces, including a full range of watch straps made from different materials.
The Huawei watch features a range of rose gold, stainless steel and black frames to choose from, as well as a variety of bespoke watch face designs, across a range of classic, luxury, business, feminine, modern and simple aesthetics.
The choice of straps includes stainless steel mesh, stainless steel links, rose gold, and black-plated stainless steel links, and brown and black leather. The watch will actually fit any watch strap with 18mm width.
Smart Within, Dual Compatibility
While it is powered by Google’s proprietary Android Wear, the Huawei Watch works on both iOS and Android.
The Huawei watch is compatible with smartphones running Android 4.3 or higher, and is powered by a Qualcomm 1.2GHz processor for optimal performance. It also includes 4GB of storage, 512MB of RAM and Bluetooth 4.1 support.
When paired with your smartphones, the Huawei watch enables you to stay connected wherever you are, with instant notifications on incoming calls, texts, instant messages and emails.
Bluetooth connectivity allows wireless headphone usage, and offline music download support. Music can be started via voice commands, with users able to search for destinations and navigate their way there using the same voice actions. Locating missing phones has never been easier than with the watch’s “find my phone” function.
For the health conscious
More than just a fashion statement the Huawei watch is also perfect for the sports enthusiast, or just those interested in tracking fitness levels. It features a heart rate monitor sensor, which can accurately measure heart rates. The sensor protrudes slightly for better skin contact and greater accuracy. With its 6-Axis motion sensor, gyroscope and accelerometer the Huawei watch can detect and track, in real-time, if a user is walking, running, biking, hiking or sleeping.
Specifically, users can monitor everything from the number of calories burned, to heart rate, climbing height, steps taken, and distance traveled.
The Huawei watch features a range of frames to choose from, as well as a variety of watch face designs. The choice of straps includes stainless steel mesh, stainless steel links, rose gold, and black-plated stainless steel links, and brown and black leather. PHOTO BY MELBA BERNAD
To encourage consumers to live happier and healthier lives, Huawei is developing a wearable’s health and lifestyle ecosystem that will help users set goals and track their progress. Huawei has partnered with several app developers including Jawbone, to strengthen the Huawei Health Ecosystem and create more health and fitness apps that will encourage users to live healthier lifestyles.
The Huawei Watch Classic retails for PhP19,990.00 while Huawei Watch Active retails for PhP 23,990.00 Both models come with a 2-year warranty. The Huawei Watch will be available starting December 10 at Huawei Experience Store and brand shops, and online via Zalora.
