Huawei Watch GT 5

Huawei Watch GT 5

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Design and Display

The Huawei Watch GT is surprisingly rugged given its sleek design. Its stainless steel case and ceramic bezel are wrapped in a carbon coating, making it resistant to scratches even in extreme environments. With a 5 ATM waterproof rating, you can wear it in the shower and in the pool. It comes in two color combinations—black stainless steel with a black silicone wrist strap, or silver stainless steel case with a brown leather strap.

GT is designed for men. The 46mm case looks great if you have a larger wrist, but it takes up a lot of forearm real estate for those with smaller wrists. But at 0.41 inches thick, its slimness helps to offset the size somewhat. Regardless, there’s no denying that it’s an attractive smartwatch that looks more expensive than it costs. It’s easy to pair with casual outfits and is a great addition to evening wear, with plenty of watch faces to match your desired setting.

On the right side of the case are two crowns for navigation—the top triggers the menu and acts as the power button, while the bottom brings you to workout mode. Neither crown rotates, so you have to manually use the touch screen to scroll through menu options and notifications.

Features and Battery Life

The watch runs Huawei’s LiteOS, which is compatible with Android and iOS devices. It allows you to view text messages, app alerts, and reject calls from your phone. The OS runs smoothly for the most part and apps load quickly. There’s only a slight lag when scrolling through the menu, but it doesn’t ruin the experience. While the operating system is easy to use, it looks outdated and there’s not much you can do with it as far as smartwatch functionality is concerned.

Additional to that

Navigating the watch feels similar to Google’s Wear OS—swipe down for shortcut tiles for Do Not Disturb mode, Find Phone, Lock, Show Time (which turns the screen on for five minutes), and Settings. Swipe up for notifications, and scroll up to view all of them. Swipe to the left or right to access the heart rate monitor, weather app, and activity stats without having to go into the menu. As far as gestures go, you can flick your wrist to turn the display on and place your wrist down by your side to turn it off.

Thanks to the spare operating system, the 420mAh battery on the Watch GT can last longer than most smartwatches and fitness trackers on the market. Huawei says you can get up to two weeks of use; in testing. With continuous heart rate monitoring, app notifications turned on, sleep tracking every night, the display set to maximum brightness, and two separate long workouts.

Fitness Features and Accuracy

The Watch GT offers ten sports modes to choose from. outdoor run, indoor run, outdoor walk, climb, trail run, outdoor cycle, indoor cycle, pool swim, and open water. Any activity that isn’t listed can be tracked under “other.” You can also choose from a variety of running courses, with guidance on the display as you run.
While working out, the display shows metrics like heart rate, pace, distance, time elapsed, steps, calories, and cadence. Afterward, all of your activity syncs to the Huawei Health app. In addition to the metrics mentioned above, both the watch and app break down your performance into categories like aerobic and anaerobic training effects, along with VO2Max and recovery time.

 Accuracy

The Huawei Watch GT isn’t perfect, but it’s consistent.

The Watch GT  shows you your heart rate zones during workouts. Depending on your beats per minute, the meter at the top of the display will fluctuate to show you whether you’re in warm-up, fat-burning, aerobic, anaerobic, or extreme mode.

If you wear the Watch GT to bed, you can also track your sleep quality. On the watch, you can see how many hours and minutes you slept. After syncing it to the app, you’ll see the percentage in which you were in deep, light, and REM sleep, and information on your deep sleep continuity and breathing quality. Based on these metrics, you’ll receive a score for your sleep quality, along with tips on how to improve on it.