Huawei GT Smart watch

scudzilla

This is down from 199.99stg to 86.95stg, works out around 95euro

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07H4Y9PG7?pf_rd_r=PV7NZGP7PKPS21ZS3B1K&pf_rd_p=e632fea2-678f-4848-9a97-bcecda59cb4e

ITV2

€119 in Argos.

Sidford

Anyone have it? There's a few watches for around that price available at the moment like amazfit GTS or GTR, Huawei Honor etc so difficult to pick between them as there's a number around 100-150 range

honor magicwatch 2 has the most features for the best price

ThunbergsAreGo

Sidford wrote: »

Anyone have it? There's a few watches for around that price available at the moment like amazfit GTS or GTR, Huawei Honor etc so difficult to pick between them as there's a number around 100-150 range

I have it and really like it as a good battery life.

But I have a Huawei phone as well and the Health app it works with is pretty limited

Roberto_gas

scudzilla wrote: »

This is down from 199.99stg to 86.95stg, works out around 95euro

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07H4Y9PG7?pf_rd_r=PV7NZGP7PKPS21ZS3B1K&pf_rd_p=e632fea2-678f-4848-9a97-bcecda59cb4e

No strava connection was a big let down otherwise a good watch

p15574

It's only been £199 briefly a couple of times in the last year according to its Keepa history. For example, last July, it was £143. For the last 3 months or so it's flirting with this price.

toby2111

Would this be better than an Amazfit Verge? Some online reviews say the Verge is better. Has anyone here tried both?

toby2111

glasso wrote: »

honor magicwatch 2 has the most features for the best price

Nice looking watch. I'm not a runner, swimmer or cyclist. Not a mad fitness fanatic but walk quite regularly... I like the call /message notification feature and the workout tracker, sleep tracker etc. Would a smartwatch like that be overkill for me??

toby2111

toby2111 wrote: »

Nice looking watch. I'm not a runner, swimmer or cyclist. Not a mad fitness fanatic but walk quite regularly... I like the call /message notification feature and the workout tracker, sleep tracker etc. Would a smartwatch like that be overkill for me??

to be honest the honor band 5 would probably do a decent job for you.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fitness-Tracker-Sleeping-Waterproof-Official/dp/B07S1CHZT3/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=honor+band+5&qid=1591964638&sr=8-5

great smartband

very good sleep-tracking (same as watch), call and message notifications but less space to see them obviously, workout modes, heart rate and blood oxygen sensors, steps etc. I find the Huawei health app decent enough.

https://www.hihonor.com/global/blog/a-quick-start-guide-to-exercising-with-your-honor-band-5/#:~:text=The%20HONOR%20Band%205%20helps,%2C%20rower%2C%20and%20free%20training.

if you want to add GPS built-in to that (for map viewing after without bringing phone, current gps pace etc) then the huawei band 4 pro is the job

https://www.amazon.co.uk/HUAWEI-Band-Pro-Touchscreen-Built-Black/dp/B08179V446/ref=sr_1_5?crid=3BDS30YZFB7AJ&dchild=1&keywords=huawei+band+4+pro&qid=1591964726&sprefix=huawei+band+%2Caps%2C185&sr=8-5

toby2111

glasso wrote: »

to be honest the honor band 5 would probably do a decent job for you.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fitness-Tracker-Sleeping-Waterproof-Official/dp/B07S1CHZT3/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=honor+band+5&qid=1591964638&sr=8-5

great smartband

very good sleep-tracking (same as watch), call and message notifications but less space to see them obviously, workout modes, heart rate and blood oxygen sensors, steps etc. I find the Huawei health app decent enough.

https://www.hihonor.com/global/blog/a-quick-start-guide-to-exercising-with-your-honor-band-5/#:~:text=The%20HONOR%20Band%205%20helps,%2C%20rower%2C%20and%20free%20training.

if you want to add GPS built-in to that (for map viewing after without bringing phone, current gps pace etc) then the huawei band 4 pro is the job

https://www.amazon.co.uk/HUAWEI-Band-Pro-Touchscreen-Built-Black/dp/B08179V446/ref=sr_1_5?crid=3BDS30YZFB7AJ&dchild=1&keywords=huawei+band+4+pro&qid=1591964726&sprefix=huawei+band+%2Caps%2C185&sr=8-5

Cheers. I can get the Honor magicwatch 2 for €110.... Seems a good price and I like the look of it. Might take a punt on it.

toby2111

toby2111 wrote: »

Cheers. I can get the Honor magicwatch 2 for €110.... Seems a good price and I like the look of it. Might take a punt on it.

make sure that it's the bigger sized model - 46mm

the smaller one does not have the full feature set.

toby2111

glasso wrote: »

make sure that it's the bigger sized model - 46mm

the smaller one does not have the full feature set.

Yeh, it's the 46mm. Is it worth it for a non fitness fanatic like me? I like the look of it as I don't like the rectangular shape of the other smartwatches. And I'd use some of the features. But I might have a look around online to see if there's anything else of good value.

Technocentral

toby2111 wrote: »

Cheers. I can get the Honor magicwatch 2 for €110.... Seems a good price and I like the look of it. Might take a punt on it.

Where did you see it for 110?

toby2111

Technocentral wrote: »

Where did you see it for 110?

Have offer accepted on adverts.ie for one.

wonski

I have one, given "free" with Huawei phones at that time so I would not look at the original RRP tbh.

Is it worth 199? Hell no.

Does it work. Yes it does.

No strava as some mentioned, if you are a casual cycler you can still get a lot of data on the health app.

Running, jogging etc I found it great. Any other excercise is OK, too. Bpm monitoring is working well. I actually found it great for cycling stats, too, but if strava is your thing you might feel dissapointed.

The sleep monitoring is cool and I found it interesting to see the stats over weeks.

It isn't android, so no extra apps or anything.

Well made and I would price it closer to 99 these days. 99 would be OK price in my humble opinion.

toby2111

toby2111 wrote: »

Yeh, it's the 46mm. Is it worth it for a non fitness fanatic like me? I like the look of it as I don't like the rectangular shape of the other smartwatches. And I'd use some of the features. But I might have a look around online to see if there's anything else of good value.

the main features above something like the original watch mentioned here would be the music storage capability.

but it does not have full app install support and google assistant integration like something like android wear os watches

but with those watches you have to recharge them every day like a phone

toby2111

glasso wrote: »

the main features above something like the original watch mentioned here would be the music storage capability.

but it does not have full app install support and google assistant integration like something like android wear os watches

but with those watches you have to recharge them every day like a phone

Yeh, I like the music storage capability. Saves carrying phone around. Is there anything better around the €100 mark?

Technocentral

scudzilla wrote: »

This is down from 199.99stg to 86.95stg, works out around 95euro

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07H4Y9PG7?pf_rd_r=PV7NZGP7PKPS21ZS3B1K&pf_rd_p=e632fea2-678f-4848-9a97-bcecda59cb4e

Just ordered.

toby2111

toby2111 wrote: »

Yeh, I like the music storage capability. Saves carrying phone around. Is there anything better around the €100 mark?

no.

€110 is a great price for it.

toby2111

glasso wrote: »

no.

€110 is a great price for it.

Great, thanks.
Forgot to ask, will a Spotify playlist work on the Honor magicwatch 2?

Charlie19

I paid €150 for the GT2 a couple of months back and it's a fantastic watch, the battery life is savage.

Pros:
Answer calls.
Read texts and WhatsApp.
Compass.
GPS.
Blood pressure monitoring.
Stress monitoring.
Find phone.
Flashlight.

Cons:
No NFC.
Limited apps.
No Spotify ECT. (Can add music but it's not the same)

ThunbergsAreGo

Charlie19 wrote: »

I paid €150 for the GT2 a couple of months back and it's a fantastic watch, the battery life is savage.

Pros:
Answer calls.
Read texts and WhatsApp.
Compass.
GPS.
Blood pressure monitoring.
Stress monitoring.
Find phone.
Flashlight.

Cons:
No NFC.
Limited apps.
No Spotify ECT. (Can add music but it's not the same)

Find phone is actually really handy

Wouldn't pay more then 100 for the GT1

toby2111

toby2111 wrote: »

Great, thanks.
Forgot to ask, will a Spotify playlist work on the Honor magicwatch 2?

no. it won't.

it doesn't support apps like android wear os (which is effectively an android OS on the watch itself)

you can only transfer mp3s

see here for the gt2 (same watch as magicwatch 2 except for some visual differences) so same method

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YFEirlAvYo

toby2111

glasso wrote: »

no. it won't.

it doesn't support apps like android wear os (which is effectively an android OS on the watch itself)

you can only transfer mp3s

see here for the gt2 (same watch as magicwatch 2 except for some visual differences) so same method

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YFEirlAvYo

OK. So I'm guessing smartwatches that run android wear are way more expensive?

toby2111

toby2111 wrote: »

OK. So I'm guessing smartwatches that run android wear are way more expensive?

well there was a deal on a fossil sport gen 4 there a while ago as they wear clearing them out for about 70 euro (gone now) but you can get them on adverts or done deal

gen 5 watches are about 220 or so

but again battery life is poor so you have to charge every day so know that going in. can be a bit laggy also

also bit of a hack to get spotify offline on it

Samsung galaxy active 2 is probably the cleanest option with proper spotiify support- over 200 euro. battery life a bit better on the samsungs also

wonski

toby2111 wrote: »

OK. So I'm guessing smartwatches that run android wear are way more expensive?

No. Huawei decided to go other way and have their own os.

Didn't work well for them tbh.

jay0109

I got my first Huawei smart watch 3 weeks ag (as a gift for someone), Honor Band 5. I cannot get the apps to download that are needed to activate the watch....either on to my Samsung phone or to a laptop or a tablet. The apps won't all download.
So I'l left with a watch I cannot pair.

So I'd advise any new Huawei smart watch owners to look into that first

jay0109

jay0109 wrote: »

I got my first Huawei smart watch 3 weeks ag (as a gift for someone), Honor Band 5. I cannot get the apps to download that are needed to activate the watch....either on to my Samsung phone or to a laptop or a tablet. The apps won't all download.
So I'l left with a watch I cannot pair.

So I'd advise any new Huawei smart watch owners to look into that first

have had no problem with the Huawei Health watch app on android

not sure why it won't work for you

basically the android wear os lets you install android wear os apps - they can do lots of different things...
also you can use google assistant by voice on the watch directly to do stuff
different brands make them -> fossil, ticwatch etc

samsung uses its own OS Tizen that also has apps but not as many as wear os
it also has its own assistant called Bixby but it's not as good as google
but the battery life is better

the Huawei GT watches etc don't have downloadable apps - what you get with the watch is it. likewise for Xiaomi/ Huami watches

I don't care for Apple but their smart-watch implementation is the best at the moment but you can only use them with apple phones

Charlie19

jay0109 wrote: »

I got my first Huawei smart watch 3 weeks ag (as a gift for someone), Honor Band 5. I cannot get the apps to download that are needed to activate the watch....either on to my Samsung phone or to a laptop or a tablet. The apps won't all download.
So I'l left with a watch I cannot pair.

So I'd advise any new Huawei smart watch owners to look into that first

I had problems downloading the health app myself, was something to do it latest version I think but I found a thread on reddit that linked and APK download and that enabled me to pair watch with phone.

jay0109

Charlie19, I couldn't find anything anywhere on reddit, here on Board etc that led to a successful outcome.
If you could send me on that reddit thread by DM, I'd be very grateful

Charlie19

It actually wasn't reddit and was Huawei help center with comments. Here is the best answer and link to the download just follow the instructions before downloading the APK. This worked on my GT2.



"Thesolution is :

Uninstall your current and NOT WORKING Huawei Mobile Services and Huawei Health from your mobile phone. install Huawei Mobile Services version

3.0.3.300from Google Play (install like normal apps).

Download Huawei Health (the previous version) from https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/huawei-internet-service/health/health-10-0-3-511-release/

(Note: this apkmirror site is SAFE).

Install this file "com.huawei.health_10.0.3.511-1000053511_minAPI19(arm64-v8a,armeabi)(nodpi)_apkmirror.com.apk" in your mobile phone.<plang=en-us>(please UNSELECT THE APPS AUTO-UPDATE option)</plang=en-us>

<plang=en-us> It should work like a charm again!</plang=en-us>

If thisworks for you, humbly & personally I ask your favor to support us by doingthis : Go to Youtube.com, search for DARKALLIGRAPH, like and SUBSCRIBE to thischannel. Thank you"

https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/huawei-internet-service/health/health-10-0-3-511-release/

jay0109

jay0109 wrote: »

Charlie19, I couldn't find anything anywhere on reddit, here on Board etc that led to a successful outcome.
If you could send me on that reddit thread by DM, I'd be very grateful

I think that the problem may be with Huawei Mobile Services (needed by Huawei Health)

download this version and install it (need to allow unknown sources installs in settings)

https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/huawei-internet-services/huawei-mobile-services/huawei-mobile-services-4-0-0-340-release/

Technocentral

ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »

Find phone is actually really handy

Wouldn't pay more then 100 for the GT1

Yeah bought the Huawei band 3 Pro April 2019 for 79 euro so for 16 euro more this is a nice upgrade, I don't do sports just walking so just want something decent looking for that and sleep tracking. Wouldn't pay more than 100.

Technocentral

Technocentral wrote: »

Yeah bought the Huawei band 4 Pro April 2019 for 79 euro so for 16 euro more this is a nice upgrade, I don't do sports just walking so just want something decent looking for that and sleep tracking. Wouldn't pay more than 100.

band 4 pro only came out in December 2019

Technocentral

glasso wrote: »

band 4 pro only came out in December 2019

Sorry band 3 Pro!

shnaek

Went for the HONOR MagicWatch myself - just wanted a smaller watch than the GT. I know the battery life is lower, but still 4-7 days so that's good enough. I really don't want a huge thing on my wrist. Got it from Amazon Italy for 100 delivered.

toby2111

shnaek wrote: »

Went for the HONOR MagicWatch myself - just wanted a smaller watch than the GT. I know the battery life is lower, but still 4-7 days so that's good enough. I really don't want a huge thing on my wrist. Got it from Amazon Italy for 100 delivered.

Was that the Honor magicwatch 2?

shnaek

toby2111 wrote: »

Was that the Honor magicwatch 2?

No, that was 50 quid dearer everywhere.

Technocentral

Have the watch GT since 23rd, love it, only problem is strap irritates my wrist so just ordered a leather strap for it. Ive had this problem with synthetic straps in the past so not just this watch's issue.

R11

Technocentral wrote: »

Have the watch GT since 23rd, love it, only problem is strap irritates my wrist so just ordered a leather strap for it. Ive had this problem with synthetic straps in the past so not just this watch's issue.

I got the Honor Magicwatch 2, which I believe is a clone of the GT..... Great watch... But the one drawback is I keep getting duplicate notifications whenever I get an email, WhatsApp etc. Sometimes I get 5 or 6 duplicates of the same message. Do you get duplicates with the GT?

Technocentral

No, not so far anyway