Huawei announces the Watch GT 3 series of smart watches

Today Huawei announced the new Huawei Watch GT 3 series the two case sizes: 46 mm (Active, Classic and Elite) and 42 mm (Active and Elite), powered by HarmonyOS 2.1, alongside new watch ambassador Sir Mo Farah.

Sir Mo Farah launches the new HUAWEI Watch GT 3 fitness smartwatch in London

Delivering an upgraded, and convenient user experience, the new HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 is dynamic and intelligent. Combining a fashionable appearance, comprehensive upgrades, and a new interface design, the HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 also comes with accurate health and fitness monitoring with TruSeen 5.0+, up to 14-day battery life, and an AI-powered personal running coach.

Sir Mo Farah launched the new HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 at an event in London, has been one of the first people in the UK to put the newest device through its paces. Mo is the most successful British track athlete in modern Olympic Games history and the current world record holder for the 1-hour run.

The brand-new HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 marks another breakthrough in health monitoring and scientific training. It is designed to make life easier and more convenient for consumers, as well as help them to achieve fitness goals using scientific data. Health and fitness monitoring has always been one of Huawei’s wearables’ core strengths and this time, Huawei is providing a comprehensive upgrade to the GT series, with the addition of the new TruSeen 5.0+.

Sir Mo Farah commented, “I’m really pleased to be partnering with HUAWEI to launch the HUAWEI WATCH GT 3. It’s become an integral part of my training, thanks to the accuracy of the heartrate and GPS tracking, making it easier for me to manage my workout with precision. Not only that, but it looks like a proper watch too, so it’s beautiful as well as functional!”

Durable battery life and new design

The HUAWEI WATCH GT 3’ innovative design is inspired by nature, focusing on the beauty of nature and the integration of cutting-edge technologies. The minimalist bezel, large screen and lightweight design make the HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 look more futuristic, delivering a highly distinguished smartwatch. Without a strap, the HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 46mm weighs just 42.6g with an overall thickness of 11mm, and the HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 42mm weighs 35g with an overall thickness of 10.2mm. Both bring consumers a lighter, thinner and more comfortable wearing experience.

HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 46mm supports a 14-day battery life in typical usage, while HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 42mm offers a 7-day of long battery life in typical usage. The longer battery life ensures users can wear it all day and use it continuously, even during sleep.

Bringing a brand-new smart interactive experience, the HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 comes with a rotating crown with tactile feedback, offering high-precision finger movement recognition. The new chessboard design of the launcher can be moved and zoomed freely, operating in a more convenient way. Always on display (AODs) stay awake during daily usage, and custom watch faces also allow exercise data and applications to be easily accessed just by lifting the wrist.

For the first time, HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 features HarmonyOS 2.1, helping contribute to the devices’ peerless battery life, as well as offering interoperability features with other compatible hardware.

Upgraded health monitoring and scientific training

HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 46 mm：

The battery can last for 14 days in the following situations: 30 minutes of Bluetooth calling every week, 30 minutes of music playing every week, heart rate monitoring enabled, HUAWEI TruSleep enabled for sleeping, 90 minutes of working out every week (GPS enabled), message notifications enabled (50 SMS messages, 6 calls, and 3 alarms a day), the screen is turned on 200 times a day.

The battery can last for 8 days in the following situations: 30 minutes of Bluetooth calling every week, 30 minutes of music playing every week, heart rate monitoring enabled, HUAWEI TruSleep enabled for sleeping, 180 minutes of working out every week (GPS enabled), message notifications enabled (50 SMS messages, 6 calls, and 3 alarms a day), the screen is turned on 30 minutes a day.

HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 42 mm：

The battery can last for 7 days in the following situations: 30 minutes of Bluetooth calling every week, 30 minutes of music playing every week, heart rate monitoring enabled, HUAWEI TruSleep enabled for sleeping, stress monitoring enabled, 180 minutes of working out every week (GPS enabled), message notifications enabled (50 SMS messages, 6 calls, and 3 alarms a day), the screen is turned on for 30 minutes a day.

The battery can last for 4 days in the following situations: 30 minutes of Bluetooth calling every week, 30 minutes of music playing every week, heart rate monitoring enabled, HUAWEI TruSleep enabled for sleeping, 180 minutes of working out every week (GPS enabled), message notifications enabled (50 SMS messages, 6 calls, and 3 alarms a day), the screen is turned on 30 minutes a day.

Among the advantages of the Huawei Watch GT 3, the manufacturer mentions a long working time and a number of functions to monitor health and physical activity. The smartwatch supports as many as 100 sports modes, including 19 professional disciplines, 12 types of outdoor activities and 7 indoor workouts. The device records key data such as the duration of the training, calories burned, heart rate, exercise progress or recovery time.

Huawei Watch GT 3 also supports improved TruSeen 4.5 technology with round-the-clock monitoring of pulse and blood oxygenation SpO2, as well as the ability to measure stress levels and sleep quality. In total, Huawei Watch GT 3 has been equipped with as many as eight sensors, thanks to which the user receives an even more accurate heart rate measurement compared to the previous generation of the device.

With the whole new TruSeen^TM 5.0+ system, heart rate monitoring accuracy is drastically improved compared with that of the previous generation. The GT 3 can keep track perfectly even in fast-changing heart rate scenarios such as sprinting, pool swimming and rope skipping. HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 also provides continuous, real-time, and accurate SpO2, sleep, stress, and menstrual cycle monitoring features for comprehensive health management.

The HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 is a personal trainer on the wrist. It records and analyses user’s workout data, and intelligently identifies the basic period, lifting period, consolidation period, and reduction period according to the user’s current athletic ability level and goals, then adjusts the training intensity and gradually increases the training volume to gradually improve athletic ability.

The HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 also comes with an upgraded workout monitoring feature, providing over 100 workout modes including 18 professional workout modes, 12 outdoor workouts (running, walking, mountain climbing, hiking, cross-country running, cycling, open water swimming, triathlon, skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, and golf) and 6 indoor workouts (walking, running, cycling, pool swimming, free training, elliptical machine, and rowing machine).

Personalised Guidance

HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 supports personalised health and fitness features, including AI Running Coach and Healthy Living Clover, which is like a health and fitness assistant, helping users to stay healthy and active.

The AI Running Coach combines scientific consideration and user experience to deliver a dynamically customized week by week plan. It analyses athletic performance and the body’s feedback to automatically adjust the next week’s training plan. Through this personal contextual adjustment, users will be able to enjoy more out of the training.

Huawei’s new running ability measurement, Running Ability Index (RAI), uses historical running heart rate, pace, and other data to analyse the running performance after each training, which is convenient for users to understand the training progress and witness their improvements.

The new Healthy Living Clover has added many small features to better fit users’ daily health needs. Through personalised settings, users can receive regular reminders like Health challenges, daily water intake, daily mindfulness, early sleep reminder, exercise volume, and smiling are all small things related to your health.

The HUAWEI Watch GT 3 launches in the UK on 10^th November 2021. Pre-orders will be running on the Huawei Store between 21st Oct and 9th Nov. Customers who pre-order can claim a free pair of HUAWEI FreeBuds 4i headphones.