Wearables
Breaking: Huawei Watch 3 with HarmonyOS set to launch on June 2, coming with surprising features
Huawei is set to hold a new HarmonyOS (Hongmeng OS) and Smart Product launch conference on June 2 and the company will bring consumers new exciting products at the event.
Adding to this, Huawei has now confirmed officially that the first HarmonyOS powered smartwatch – Huawei Watch 3 Series will launch on June 2 alongside the new operating system. Most importantly, the company has also mentioned that this upcoming smartwatch will bring new surprising features.
In 2015, Huawei unveiled its first smartwatch – Huawei Watch with important health features such as heart rate monitoring. Since 2018, Huawei Watch GT series ramped up user experience and brought long-lasting performance with their weeks-long battery backup.
In 2019, Huawei jointly conducts heart health management research with professional institutes to make its wearables technologies far better.
So, seven years have been passed and Huawei keeps digging into health management services and on June 2, Huawei says that it’ll bring new smart wearable tech that could even sense your temperature, your breath, and there other features that we can only explore at the launch event.
Some of the anticipated features and confirmation regarding the Huawei Watch 3:
HarmonyOS:
Aside from its yet-to-be-known design specs, Huawei Watch 3 will have the brand new HarmonyOS pre-installed. This is the node that all Huawei fans have been waiting for a long time.
According to the previous information, the Watch 3 series will get a new user interface and round dial system that will provide a better user experience. This lineup consists of two models including a standard and a Pro variant.
eSIM capability:
Currently, the Huawei Watch GT series has gained a large number of users based on its long battery life and amazing sports health features. However, the only missing feature is the eSIM support, which is now coming with this upcoming smartwatch and also spotted on its certification.
The support of eSIM will allow users to conduct calls and receive important notifications without relying on the smartphone. And we can assume that HarmonyOS for smartwatch devices is highly optimized to make such functionality simple in terms of usability.
Battery:
Huawei is known for its long-lasting battery life that could last up to 2 weeks, that insanely insane and remarkably strong.
But there’s always some room for improvements, therefore, Huawei Watch 3 could still surprise us with its new battery performance tweaked by HarmonyOS that is specially designed for smartwatches as compared to the liteOS used in previous smartwatches.
Connected features:
Huawei Watch 3 smartwatches are pre-equipped with HarmonyOS and according to Huawei, this new OS is prioritized as an IoT superpower, which also empowers some of the new smart features that also run on devices such as smartphones and well as smart home products.
ECG:
Previously, the ECG feature made its debut with a new edition of the Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro and it could now become general with the launch of the Huawei Watch 3 Series with continuous detection.
No Blood pressure feature at this time.
Huawei has prepared the Watch 3 series with the latest features but it’s unlikely to get a Blood Pressure feature. He Gang, President of Handset Business, Huawei Consumer Business Group announced that the first Huawei smartwatch with the Blood Pressure measurement will launch in the second half of 2021.
This explains that Huawei will launch a brand new smartwatch in the second half that will spotlight this feature. Instead, the Watch 3 likely to equip a new intelligent body temperature detection feature as well as the new coronary heart disease screen.
Still, excitement is on the Horizon regarding the launch of the HarmonyOS powered Huawei Watch 3 series and we cannot wait for this smartwatch to come in front of us.
(Source – Weibo)
Huawei Watch Ultimate will launch in the global market on April 4 and the company will first unveil it in France with its powerful design and other important aspects.
Huawei phone has confirmed both models for the unveiling including Across the ocean and across the mountains. This wearable is the ultimate go-to for consumers and is made with some of the finest materials on the planet. The smartwatch is super tough, as it can dive deep into the water up to 100 meters.
The watch is an ultra-strong zirconium alloy case and a nano microcrystalline ceramic bezel, while the display is made of a sapphire glass mirror. The material used in the frame is wear-resistant and it’s capable of even airspace-level exploration missions.
The case is so much more powerful and it is 4.5 times more sturdy than stainless steel, 2.5 times harder, and 17.4 percent less weight than the above-mentioned material. Also, the strap is made of titanium, which is light durable, and comfortable to wear.
Huawei Watch Ultimate is the first-ever smartwatch with Beidou’s second-generation satellite connectivity. The watch is able to send and receive SMS without native connectivity. However, we need to confirm whether this capability will come to global consumers.
Coming to the display, the watch has a 1.5 large LTPO AMOLED screen that is tightly attached to the sapphire glass mirrors. The pre-built watch faces allow you to customize the smartwatch to the fullest.
Due to its ultimate waterproofing, this smartwatch comes with a variety of modes to explore the ocean and deep sea. Coming to the heart rate measurement, Huawei Watch Ultimate comes with an 8-channel heart rate module that is used to accurately capture dynamic heart rate and other health signs.
It also monitors data such as blood oxygen and real-time heart rate during exercise. Huawei Watch Ultimate for global users provides 20+ professional sports modes and 100+ basic sports modes to meet your different outdoor sports needs. This smartwatch brings two week-long battery life.
On March 23, Huawei launched the world’s first earbuds, Huawei FreeBuds Pro 2+ with the ability to measure heart rate and body temperature. Huawei FreeBuds Pro 2 + earbuds are equipped with a dual-mode heart rate monitoring sensor. It also supports infrared light continuous monitoring and green light high-precision monitoring.
The FreeBuds Pro 2+ has built-in the industry’s first three-dimensional multi-sensor architecture intelligent temperature measurement algorithm and realizes 3D temperature measurement.
This pair could enable abnormal heart rate notifications, and health data sync in real-time. This headset brings the joint efforts of Huawei and Devialet. On the other hand, the FreeBuds Pro 2+ uses dual units (a four-magnet dynamic unit and micro-panel tweeter).
These earbuds come with an 11mm four-magnet dynamic unit, the driving force is 30% higher than that of the previous generation. The low frequency dives to 14Hz and the deep bass is very powerful.
Huawei FreeBuds Pro 2+ also supports Huawei L2HC and the industry’s LDACTM dual high-definition audio decoding with HWA and Hi-Res double gold standard certification.
The earbuds support Harmony OS and Android dual ecosystem high-definition audio transmission. Meanwhile, the transmission speed can reach up to 960-990 kbps.
Not only that, this headset fetches high-definition spatial audio while using Huawei’s self-developed scene-based spatial audio sound field rendering engine.
The Huawei FreeBuds Pro 2+ provides three audio modes: Concert hall, sound theater, and movie theater. There six-axis attitude sensor to dynamically track head movements. Reshape the sound field in real time to create a 360-degree high-definition surround listening experience.
In terms of noise cancellation, the FreeBuds Pro 2+ comes with a three-mic stereo array active noise reduction system with a maximum noise reduction depth of up to 47 dB.
There’s smart dynamic noise reduction 2.0, which can intelligently switch between depth, balance, and light modes, and supports dynamic detection of ear canal structure and wearing status to achieve a personalized noise reduction effect.
Looking at the design, the new earphones are identical to FreeBuds Pro 2. The color scheme is pure white and the earphone handle part is wrapped by a gold frame.
The world’s first heart rate monitoring earbuds, Huawei FreeBuds Pro 2+ will go on sale on April 7 in China with a price tag of 1499 yuan (219 USD).
During the 2023 Huawei Spring flagship product launch conference, Huawei launched the new TalkBand B7 with a 2-in-1 design and built-in Bluetooth earphones.
Huawei TalkBand B7 is thin as 12.5mm, which makes it easy to wear. It also has an innovative 1.53-inch 3D curved flexible color display, 326PPI high-definition quality.
The top-layer calfskin strap has a delicate texture. The earphone part adopts ergonomic skin-friendly silicone earmuffs, which brings a soft, firm, and comfortable wearing experience.
Huawei TalkBand B7 is powered by the Kirin A1 chipset and the industry’s latest Bluetooth 5.2 protocol for high-quality connectivity and an uninterrupted calling experience.
Looking at the battery, this band uses a 3C super fast charging technology that can provide up to 4 hours of power within 10 minutes of the recharger. In a typical scenario, the TalkBand B7 could ramp up the battery life by up to 3 days.
It has dual MIC noise cancellation and the 3A noise cancellation algorithm can achieve end-to-end clear calls.
Furthermore, this smart band also brings new health management features including professional monitoring of heart rate, and blood oxygen cycle monitoring (supports iOS). Moreover, there is sleep tracking, stress, female menstrual cycle management, heart health & sleep apnea research, and more.
The TalkBand 7 has a scientific exercise guidance feature, including 10 daily exercise modes (new rope skipping mode), scientific running courses, sedentary reminders, and others.
Huawei TalkBand B7 has two variants and it starts at 999 yuan (146.30) for a silicon strap, while the next version is priced at 1199 yuan with a leather strap.
