Huawei’s latest smart watch is loaded with health and fitness features

A personal trainer on your wrist as well as detailed analysis of running performance

The Huawei watch GT3 comes in two sizes, with the smaller size having a much shorter battery life.

Huawei Watch GT 3

€229

Huawei’s Watch GT range has been given an update, with the GT 3 joining the line up. Now available, and at the not too expensive price of €229, the watch offers plenty of health and fitness features, long battery life and a new Harmony operating system.

The watch is available in two sizes – 46mm and 42mm – with the smaller size also offering a reduced battery life of up to seven days, compared to the 14 days of normal usage promised by the 46mm version.

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But Huawei is going big on its health and fitness features, promising more ccurate heart rate monitoring technology, all-day blood-oxygen monitoring, along with sleep, stress, and menstrual cycle monitoring features. You also get a personal trainer on your wrist, recording and analysing your workout data to adjust the training intensity to improve your fitness or athletic ability.

There is even a new running ability measurement, Running Ability Index (RAI), that uses your historical running heart rate, pace, and other data to analyse your performance

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Ciara O'Brien

Ciara O'Brien

Ciara O'Brien is an Irish Times business and technology journalist