What is a mechanical smart watch?

a smart watch or a mechanical watch? Huawei WATCHGT2Pro brings new thoughts

Just as people focus on Huawei Mate4 series mobile phones, Huawei has won the first place in another field in a low-key way.

At the launch conference of Huawei Mate4 series, Yu Chengdong, CEO of Huawei's consumer business, announced that Huawei has jumped to the first place in the global wrist smart wearable device market. At the same time, Huawei brought three high-end wearable products: Huawei WATCHGT2Pro, Huawei WATCHGT2 Pro CG and Huawei Watch GT 2 Porsche Design.

that's right, there are three models, which are aimed at users with different needs. But the similarity between * * * is that they are all positioned at the high end. With the intensification of competition in the industry, the strategy of "going to the world by one machine" obviously doesn't work. This year, even Apple launched the AppleWATCHSE with a lower positioning, but Huawei's strategy is to go up-Huawei WATCHGT2Pro is the first high-end smart watch in its own true sense.

"Mechanical watches are romantic for men."

When I showed this Huawei WATCHGT2Pro, which looks very similar to the traditional mechanical watch, my friend cast a curious eye, but after learning that it was a smart watch, he answered me like this.

It is true that the charm of mechanical watches is far behind that of smart watches. It seems that the preference of big boys for mechanical watches can never be transferred to smart watches. For a long time, the public has a stereotype of smart watches-Apple Watch may be the most typical representative. In short, smart watches just don't look like traditional mechanical watches.

In this way, you can't have your cake and eat it. If you want to experience the romance of mechanical watches, you can't have the intimacy of sports health monitoring at the same time, and holding the entrance of digital life can't reveal your taste in time.

yes, there are two kinds of smart watches in the market: one is to go against mechanical watches, but it doesn't look like it, and the other is to restore the classic design of mechanical watches as much as possible, and the shape is the most common place to start.

Huawei WATCHGT2Pro is the latter category. As early as the release of the previous generation WATCHGT2, Huawei provided a rich digital dial market, and the Huawei WATCHGT2Pro series supports tens of thousands of online dials, which are divided into free and paid for users to choose. Some dial styles can be close to mechanical watches, and the effect is extremely realistic. If you are looking for fine dial style and function, it would be great to spend 6 yuan money to buy a satisfactory dial.

In addition, Huawei WATCHGT2Pro comes standard with a leather strap and a quick-release fluororubber strap, which can be replaced by users on different occasions. For those convenient users who like the appearance of mechanical watches but don't want to give up smart watches, WATCHGT2Pro does provide a good compromise option.

whether you are on a business trip or attending a formal occasion, a qualified smart watch can almost be qualified for the role of a mechanical watch. In the street, if you don't observe carefully, it is actually difficult to tell what watch the other party is wearing.

However, digital dial is a basic skill, which can only imitate the appearance, but it lacks the essence of mechanical watch-texture. Classic mechanical watches such as Rolex Water Ghost, Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, Cartier Blue Balloon, Portugal and other countries are undoubtedly recognizable in appearance and are also very particular about materials.

So Huawei also adopted more advanced materials on the WATCHGT2Pro than before. The first is the surface, that is, around the dial. Huawei uses a material called "titanium metal", which is as light as aluminum and as hard as steel, resists corrosion and does not rust, and is often used in aerospace manufacturing. On the WATCHGT2Pro, the matte appearance of titanium looks a little calm.

Next is the mirror surface of the watch. Huawei used sapphire glass for smart watches for the first time. Sapphire glass also has the characteristics of hardness and wear resistance, and its Mohs hardness can reach 9, which is higher than ordinary blades (7) and gravel (7-9). Ordinary watches are easy to scratch, and the biggest enemy is actually the neglected gravel. Sapphire mirror can minimize the probability of scratching.

sapphire mirrors are also used in high-end mechanical watches on the market, such as Rolex. More importantly, the sapphire mirror has higher transmittance, and the dial is clear and transparent, which can highlight the texture of the watch under the light.

The watch body and dial are more wear-resistant and make-resistant, which gives me confidence to wear it to the gym. Because I often deal with dumbbells, barbells and other equipment, I always bump into them, and I am always afraid of breaking my watch and getting distracted when doing actions. The training is not worth the candle.

finally, another material change of Huawei WATCHGT2Pro is accompanied by the addition of a new function. The ceramic material has finally been used on the back shell of WATCHGT2Pro. The physical and chemical properties of this material are very stable, waterproof and high temperature resistant, and the surface feels warm with natural luster, adding a texture.

although I am personally more curious about what it would look like if the bottom of the smart watch was made transparent, considering the application of ceramic materials, the WATCHGT2Pro also used real wireless charging.

You know, Huawei has always used metal contacts to achieve the purpose of charging. After Huawei WATCHGT2Pro supports wireless charging, it can not only charge with the standard wireless charging chassis for 5 minutes and use for 1 hours, but also support smart phone reverse wireless charging function, wireless charging treasure and so on. Coupled with Huawei's smart watch's 14-day battery life, the battery life of WATCHGT2Pro has been extended invisibly.

Huawei WATCHGT2Pro is an impact launched by Huawei towards high-end smart watches, and we can feel Huawei's sincerity. In addition to the exquisite materials, Huawei WATCHGT2Pro still retains the proper cultivation of a smart watch.

in terms of sports, Huawei has added professional skiing mode and golf driving range mode to the original 15 professional sports functions, and added support for trajectory return to the watch for the first time. In terms of health, Huawei WATCHGT2Pro is equipped with the upgraded TRUSENTM 4.+all-weather heart rate monitoring technology to support all-weather blood oxygen saturation monitoring. Among them, ECG version provides professional ECG acquisition function, and Huawei will provide ECG interpretation report to help users manage their own heart health. In terms of intelligence, Huawei WATCHGT2Pro supported the application market for the first time, adding apps such as Baidu Map, Didi Chuxing and Pocket High Speed Rail.

Although smart watches can never replace the eternity of mechanical watches, it is difficult for mechanical watches to use the functions of smart watches. They are like two intersecting straight lines, one of which is straight ahead and seems to have reached the end point, and the other is desperately catching up, sometimes fast and sometimes slow.

The essence of Huawei WATCHGT2Pro makes it have two sides: it can pretend to be a mechanical watch indoors, and it is a smart watch outdoors, as quiet as a virgin and as moving as a rabbit.

I believe Huawei has positioned the WATCHGT2Pro as a high-end product, and never wants to compete with mechanical watches. After all, our pursuit of time is endless, and the upper limit of the value of mechanical watches cannot be measured by standards. It's just that WATCHGT2Pro just stepped on the boundary between mechanical watch and smart watch, which is a fresh experience.

More real shots:

Which smart watch displays hands in standby state, just like a mechanical watch, don't blank the screen.

Nevo smart watch (physical dial display), Moto36 smart watch (lcd screen display) and Tuman smart watch (electronic paper screen display), all of which can be displayed without blanking the screen. The specific parameters can be checked online. I searched the Internet for a long time before I saw these three. Generally speaking, if the LCD screen is not turned off, it will take a lot of electricity, and the battery life of the watch will become a problem. After all, the battery of the watch cannot be very large. Hope to adopt.

how about Huawei Watch3?

since the official release of HarmonyOS os2., all the bosses in the digital area have collected all the Huawei family buckets early, and brought you detailed evaluation videos at the first time. Unfortunately, Xiao He had no money and no potential, and waited for half a month to finally arrive at this Huawei Watch3.

Just like the video title, although this watch is also equipped with HarmonyOS system, to be honest, the presence of smart watches is not so strong in Huawei's ecology, and even the watch3 device can't be found in the newly added super terminal. So today we just focus on the watch itself and see what new experiences this product has.

Appearance

In advance, I declare that I am not a smart watch user, and there are two reasons why I don't want to wear smart watches. One is that I personally think that the display dial is not as beautiful as the traditional mechanical dial, and at the first sight of opening Huawei watch3, I was attracted by its face value. Different from the common rubber strap, the texture of the fashionable brown cowhide strap is unusual at first glance, and Huawei has always insisted on the design of the round dial, which is more acceptable to friends who are used to watching traditional watches.

going back to the brown strap of watch3, although the brand advocates whether it is Italian or Dutch calf leather, I'm sorry for Xiao He's short knowledge, but he really doesn't feel any different from ordinary artificial leather, but the leather is really soft, so I have obvious wrinkles just after wearing it for a week.

The dial of Watch 3 uses a whole piece of 3D glass as the mirror, and the edge of the mirror is polished with an arc curve transition, which is round and classic, so that it doesn't need to be deliberately lit when shooting, and the feeling of jazz arises spontaneously. The side of the whole dial is made of bright silver stainless steel, and emmm still has some "heavy" watches from the side.

In order to be more like a traditional mechanical watch, a metal crown is added to the upper right corner of the dial. Although it is not like a traditional watch, you can call out the menu page of the watch by pressing it, and you can also control the size of application icons and slide the list by rotating the crown. When rotating the crown, the watch will bring corresponding vibration feedback. Believe me, after the experience, you will definitely turn it like me from time to time.

system beautification

The dial of Watch 3 uses a 1.43-inch AMOLED screen. In most system interfaces, the circular border around the dial is not so obvious, so the visual immersion is quite good. I won't introduce the parameters of this screen. After all, people won't use it to watch videos. Let's take a look at some beautification of the watch interface.

First of all, the choice of dial. When I mentioned Huawei watches, my mind was full of the "wind blowing" of the fire some time ago, so I excitedly opened my smart life and chose more dials. Boy, the first one was an astronaut. Looking at the price of 6 yuan, I can only say: Goodbye! If you can't afford to charge, watch3 also has more than 3 dials built in, but because the strap is brown, there are not so many choices for dials that want to match its color tone.

In addition, watch3 has polished the icon styles and loading animations of some applications. Even scanning the QR code when connecting the watch for the first time will have a gorgeous loading animation, which is a bit exaggerated and amazing. The most eye-catching thing is the overall animation of watch3, including the zoom effect every time the menu is opened, and the pop-up animation every time the application is clicked, which is very similar to applewatch, ah no, just as excellent control comfort.

wearing feeling

as mentioned just now, the second thing I don't like about wearing watch equipment is that it is easier to sweat in summer, and the skin will stick to the back of the watch, including the place where it contacts the strap. Either take it off from time to time to get some air, or wipe it with a wet tissue when you sweat.

It is false to wear Huawei watch3, a leather strap, outdoors in Beijing at 32 degrees, but surprisingly, the back cover of the watch will not accumulate sweat, and it will feel slightly cold. I have to say that the material of this nano-ceramic is really skin-friendly.

in terms of the overall wearing feeling, one sentence can be used to describe watch3: Even if you take off your watch after wearing it for a long time, you won't feel relieved.

Function

I believe many people, including me, have some misunderstandings about smart watches. I thought that the main functions of smart watches were sports records and health checks, but in fact, these function points can be met with cheaper bracelets, and even better. As Huawei's latest generation of wearable devices, watch3 has really subverted my previous understanding of smart watches. Next, I will introduce several functions that I feel are very practical and novel. If you have already experienced them, then I am ignorant. .

the first function is watch navigation. Simply put, when the mobile phone turns on the map navigation, the text information of navigation will also appear on the watch, such as turning left 5 meters ahead. Because I ride occasionally, with this function, I don't need to stop and take out my mobile phone to see the route from time to time. I just need to glance at my wrist to get the travel information.

let's not rush to spray it. I know this function has been available for a long time in appleWatch, but shouldn't users of other brands besides Apple users use this function? Anyway, as an Android user, I am quite excited about adding this function.

However, there are still two limitations in the navigation of watch3 at present. One is that the navigation only supports walking and riding, and it is affected by the positioning signal of the mobile phone, which has a certain delay; The second is that this function currently only supports Huawei mobile phones, and other mobile phone brand users may have to wait.

The second function is the newly added temperature detection. You can quickly measure your body surface temperature by clicking the small thermometer icon watch. Huawei watch3 has a built-in temperature detection sensor, which can accurately measure the skin temperature and estimate the body temperature.

There is nothing to say about this function itself. At the moment when the epidemic situation is still severe, it is really necessary to measure your body temperature once a day. What I want to say is that Huawei Mate4RS Porsche Collection also supports body temperature detection, so mate4Pro+watch=Mate4rs.

This time, Huawei has added black technology and smart gesture recognition to watches. This is not the same as the gesture of a mobile phone from a distance, but the corresponding operation is realized by sensing the hand movement through the sensor. For example, when a mobile phone calls, use a wrist with a watch to turn it gently, and the ringtone will be muted; You can answer your fist once, which is quite useful when your fingers are wet and it is inconvenient to touch your watch. However, there are not many gestures that can be supported at present, and more interesting functions can be expected in the future.

battery life

The appleWatch has been charged for a long time every day. It has become normal for my two colleagues who are fruit fans to take off their watches after work and put them on before going out the next day. The most frightening thing is that if they forget to charge the day before, the whole person will become bad the next day, and I don't know when the watch will turn off.

Huawei's watch3 claims to have a long battery life of 14 days, but I am very responsible to tell you that it is impossible to achieve this battery life in actual use. According to my normal use, I turn on the interest screen display, all-day heart rate detection and occasional exercise record, that is, the institute.