After selling 1 million units in just 45 days, Huawei is gunning for the next million units and is on the way with the launch of the Watch GT 2 in India.

Available in 42mm and 46mm versions, the larger Huawei Watch GT 2 has a 1.39-inch 454 x 454 AMOLED touchscreen display, 32MB RAM and a 455mAh battery. The smaller one has a 1.2-inch 390 x 390 AMOLED touchscreen display, 16MB RAM and 215mAh battery.

The watch is powered by the Kirin A1 chip and boasts a 2-week battery life (on the 46mm version). Huawei says it is able to achieve this impressive battery life as a result of the dual-chip design and power-saving algorithms 2.0. The 42mm version has 1-week battery life.

The Huawei Watch GT 2 has GPS and GLONASS with a precise positioning system. It also has real-time heart rate monitoring, and with Huawei TruSeen 3.5, it is more efficient and accurate. The watch will also monitor your heart rate, SWOLF (swim-golf), distance, and speed while you are swimming. It will also measure your heart rate, calories burnt, and duration of your workout while using an elliptical bike, a rower, or during free training.

The watch also provides the user with professional data such as recovery time, training intensity, and aerobic and anaerobic exercise effect. The Watch GT 2 has a workout guide and comes with more than 10 running courses with voice guidance for beginners and frequent runners alike.

The Huawei Watch GT 2 offers more than fitness features. It supports Bluetooth calling, music playback, and will notify you for alarms, SMS, Emails, and notifications from apps. It also has a Find My Phone feature.

The watch starts at INR 14,990 (~$210) for the 42mm Sport Edition. It then goes up to INR 15,990 (~$224) for the 46mm Sport Edition. The 46mm Classic and Elite Edition will sell for INR 17,990 (~$252) and INR 21,990 (~$309) respectively.

The first sale of the Watch GT 2 will begin at midnight on 19th December up until 31st December. Those who buy within this period will get a free Huawei Mini Speaker that is worth INR 2999 (~$42). You can also pre-order the watch between December 12 and December 18 and get a free pair of Huawei’s Freelace Bluetooth Earphones (read our review) that sell for INR 6,999 (~$98). We are not sure if pre-ordering means you get both the earphones and the speaker but the earbuds are worth much more and have great reviews, so you are better off pre-ordering.

The watch will be sold on Amazon, Flipkart, and Croma. A fluorine rubber strap will ship with any model that has a leather or metal strap.

Huawei is also organizing a walkathon to raise awareness for breast cancer among women. The event is on December 7 and will begin at 7 AM. Location is the OPD Lawn at Fortis Hospital Gurugram.

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A few days ago, Huawei announced it had shipped 1 million units of the Watch GT 2. We were quite impressed with the figure seeing as it took just 45 days to reach the milestone and that the watch isn’t even yet available in India which is a key market. Huawei has now announced that the smartwatch will be launched in India on December 5.

Huawei India has already put up a page where you can sign up to be notified when the watch is available. Based on the details on the page, we know the 46mm version of the watch will be available in three variants – Sport, Classic, and Elite Editions while the 42mm version will only be available in one variant – Sport Edition. Sorry but Huawei will not be selling the Elegant and Classic Editions of the 42mm version in India.

The Watch GT 2 will be sold by Amazon India and Flipkart as well as at offline stores but we have no idea what the price will be.

The Huawei Watch GT 2 has a Kirin A1 processor, Bluetooth 5.1, Bluetooth Calling, Music Playback, Sleep and Stress Monitoring, GPS, and boasts a battery life of up to 2 weeks. It can track several exercise activities including swimming and elliptical training.

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Huwaei launched a second-generation model of its popular smartwatch, the Watch GT in Munich back in September. The Watch GT 2 arrived with new features such as a new processor called the Kirin A1, underwater heart rate monitoring, Bluetooth call support (distance up to 150 meters from the phone), music playback (can store up to 500 songs) and still managed to keep the 2-week battery life of the first-gen model.

The Huawei Watch GT 2 didn’t go on sale until October in China and Europe. 45 days later, Huawei says it has shipped 1 million units. That is a super impressive record considering the fact that it took it more than 6 months to ship 2 million units of the Watch GT. The new watch is even yet to launch in India but there are rumors it will arrive next month.

The Watch GT 2 has a 1.39-inch AMOLED display with 3D glass on top. It comes in 42mm and 46mm sizes with replaceable straps. However, there are six variants in total. The watch has 13 different running courses and 15 workout modes pre-installed along with GPS to track your training. It also has heart rate tracking and sleep monitoring as well as a Find My Phone feature, flashlight mode, and support for notifications.

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Huawei launched the Watch GT smartwatch almost a year ago at an event in London alongside the Mate 20 series. The watch got new variants early this year, and in June, Huawei announced it had shipped 2 million units. A new leak has revealed there will be a successor called the Huawei Watch GT 2 and it may launch very soon.

First reported by Winfuture.de, the Huawei Watch GT 2 is codenamed “Latona” and has the model number LTN-B19. There are a number of design changes such as a slimmer bezel, a larger display, and a thinner frame. It still keeps its masculine look and two hardware buttons on the right side of the frame.

The Huawei Watch GT 2 is also said to have a bigger battery capacity at 445mAh. The original Watch GT boasts a battery life of 2 weeks, so its successor should last longer.

Winfuture reports that the Watch GT 2 still runs Huawei’s Lite OS but there is no info on new features. The watch keeps its heart rate sensor as well as a GPS module. New additions are a speaker and a microphone, hinting at an on-board AI Assistant and or the ability to make calls. There is no info on an LTE modem, so we can’t confirm the latter.

The renders show the Huawei Watch GT 2 in two variants – a classic version with brown leather straps and a silver frame, and a sports version with black rubber straps and a black frame.

The Watch GT 2 is expected to be announced at IFA 2019 or alongside the Mate 30 series later this month. If history repeats itself, the successor to the Honor Watch Magic should share design and features with the Huawei Watch GT 2.

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