A pleasing classic with a new crown

In terms of activities, you can look forward to more than a hundred different modes, but again football is missing. I have no idea what Chinese developers have against him and why, according to them, frisbee, kite flying or swinging are more interesting (I don’t think so, it’s really on the menu). For example, the competing Amazfit GT 3 Pro even knows outdoor and indoor football. But it’s just such a personal longing.

Several basic activities can recognize the watch and start analyzing it themselves, and it works quite well. For runners (I’m not) there is, for example, an AI coach and sports gadgets are added to the possibility navigating the route back. Not only athletes will appreciate the playback of stored music, and for fans of astrology and planetary cycles, there is a moon phase indicator, information on tides, as well as sunrise and sunset. When I’m on cycles, the Watch GT 3 will also help women with menstruation. Hardcore athletes will welcome the possibility of connecting to other sports equipment and analyzers.

Very decent endurance

The traditional good feature of Huawei watches does not lag behind here either. The new Huawei Watch GT 3 (46mm version) can handle up to 14 days of paper on a single charge, although of course it depends on the features and load. What does the manufacturer say directly? Battery can last 14 days in the following situations: 30 minutes of Bluetooth calling each week, 30 minutes of music playing each week, heart rate monitoring enabled, TruSleep enabled for sleep, 90 minutes of exercise each week (GPS enabled), message notifications enabled (50 SMS messages, 6 calls and 3 alarms per day), the screen turns on 200 times a day.

Another sample level is eight-day endurance. This should apply in the following situations: 30 minutes of Bluetooth calling each week, 30 minutes of music playing each week, heart rate monitoring enabled, TruSleep enabled for sleep, 180 minutes of exercise each week (GPS enabled), message notifications enabled (50 SMS messages , 6 calls and 3 alarms per day), the screen is on for 30 minutes per day.

I don’t have a fully detailed endurance analysis after a few days of testing, but in general I can say that unless you turn on a cannibal called Always-On-Display, so you can easily get through the one-week limit in some “middle way” of the load. You would have to discount some of the normal claims for the notified 14 days. One way or another, it is again a great endurance that many competitors could envy. As for the charging speed, the “puck” is increasing one percent in about 40 seconds (tested from level 46 to 47%). Wireless charging on the back of non-Huawei phones does not work according to the official description, but the Galaxy S21 Ultra jumped at me.

Price and availability

Specifically, you can buy this variant, ie 46mm Elite – Stainless, in the official e-shop for CZK 8,299. However, this model is the most expensive. The same size, but black and silicone strap – equipped version of Black comes out on 6 899 CZK. Smaller 42mm variants of Light Gold Milanese and White stand 7,799 and 6,899 crowns, respectively.

Final evaluation

I can’t shake the feeling that the Huawei Watch GT 3 is a little unnecessary on the market this year. Interested in a proper “cannon” and at the same time fans of this Chinese brand they will probably reach for the Watch 3 versionwhich has a longer life or network connection via eSIM. When you subtract these two features from your watch and ignore the HarmonyOS system, you won’t find much difference between the Watch GT 3 and Watch GT 2 generations.

In the novelty, you will even encounter several labor pains that the older series with LiteOS has already solved. If you want a reliable and truly interactive Huawei watch right now, I would probably rather recommend the GT 2 Pro version. But if you’re willing to wait, until the developers take care of sanding the annoying edges and maybe the price will drop a bit, you shouldn’t go crazy buying Watch GT 3. Also because the development of HarmonyOS promises further progress. Moving from the GT 2 series to the new GT 3 probably doesn’t make much sense at the moment.

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We thank the Czech branch of Huawei for the loan.