HUAWEI Watch Fit, a fashion-centric fitness tracker disguised as a smartwatch was initially announced in late August. Now, almost four months later, the company has debuted this wearable in its home country China along with a special New Year Edition.

The HUAWEI Watch Fit announced in China is the same as the one sold in other markets. Hence, it comes with the exact same set of specs. 

That means we are looking at a fitness tracker with a 1.64-inch rectangular AMOLED display with a resolution of 456 x 280 pixels and 326ppi. Its body is made of reinforced polymer fiber, whereas the strap is silicone material.

The smartwatch has 4GB internal storage for songs and features Bluetooth 5.0 to connect with smartphones. Further, it comes with GPS as well as all the essential sensors such as accelerometer, gyroscope, ambient light sensor, optical heart rate sensor, and SpO2 sensor.

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The wearable is powered by the HiSilicon Kirin A1 chipset and comes with 12 animated fitness courses. That’s not all, it supports HUAWEI TruSeen 4.0 (heart-rate monitoring), HUAWEI TruSleep 2.0 (sleep monitoring), HUAWEI TruRelax (stress monitoring), blood oxygen level monitoring, menstrual cycle tracking, app notifications, call & messages alerts, reminders, weather, alarm, stopwatch, and more.

Last but not least, it is water-resistant up to 5ATM,  measures 46 x 30 x 10.7mm in dimensions (only tracker), weighs about 21g (without strap), and can last for up to 10 days on a full charge.

The HUAWEI Watch Fit is priced at ¥799 ($122) for the regular version that comes in four colors namely Obsidian Black, Mint Green, Melon Orange, and Sakura Powder. This model will be available for pre-order starting December 23 and will go on sale from January 8.

On the other hand, the special New Year Edition in Red color costs ¥899 ($137) and will be available for purchase starting January 15.

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Huawei is in good stead in the wearable market, recording a YoY growth of over 57% in the first half of 2020.  The Chinese tech giant is looking to expand its market share with the launchof a new smartwatch dubbed Huawei Watch Fit.

The Watch Fit has been in the news for quite a while but the company has finally taken the wraps off the product with the launch in the UAE.

The Huawei Watch Fit features a 1.64-inch AMOLED display with 2.5D curved glass on top. The watch has an HD reolution of 280 x 456 pixels, 326PPI and 70% screen to body ratio. The display supports full-screen input. The watch has a dimension of 46 x 30 x 10.7mm.

At the left side, there is a single button which acts as power button and to wake up the device. The watch equally comes with support for six new Always-on Display watch faces that will show information even when your watch is inactive.

Huawei Watch Fit brings along 12 kinds of animated quick-workout such as exercise at work, full-body stretch, ab ripper and includes 44 standard movement demonstrations. Further, it has on board a cool 96 workout modes, including 11 sports modes such as running, swimming, and cycling. The custom workout mode allows you to vary your workout from yoga to other intense training.

The smartwatch also features a built-in GPS sensor, 5ATM water protection, AI heart rate algorithm, and new sensors that help you train better by providing real-time metrics, scientific training effect evaluation, and guidance. The smartwatch also comes with 6-axis IMU sensor (Accelerometer sensor, Gyroscope sensor), Optical heart rate sensor, capacitive sensor and ambient light sensor.

You also get access to Huawei’s health app to keep track of your fitness data. Other features onboard includes 24-hour heart rate monitoring, SpO2 blood oxygen saturation detection, menstruation cycle trackers, Huawei TruSleep 2.0 for better sleep tracking, and TruRelax to keep track of your stress meter. Others are reminders for SMS messages, incoming calls, calendar events, and other social media Apps. Also, it comes with all necessary apps and widgets to take better control over music playback, snap a photo, find your phone, as well as other features such as Weather, Alarm, Timer, Stopwatch, and a flashlight.

As for the battery life, the Huawei Watch Fit boasts of up to 10 days of battery life which comes down to 7 days in heavy usage and 12 hours in GPS mode.

The Huawei Watch Fit will go on sale in the UAE from September 3 and is priced at 399AED ($110). There is no official word yet as to when it will be available in other countries and regions.

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