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How the Huawei Watch 2 compares with smartwatches from Apple, Samsung, LG

Here's how Huawei's new smartwatch stacks up to the competition.

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Huawei on Sunday showed off its new Android Wear smartwatches at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The Huawei Watch 2 and Huawei Watch 2 Classic build on the success of the original model. Both watches are equipped with the new Snapdragon Wear 2100 chip and include an optical heart-rate sensor, GPS and NFC for mobile payments.

The main selling point, though, is the watch's battery life. The Huawei Watch 2 features a special low-power mode that can display the time and track steps for up to 25 days on a single charge.

You can read CNET's first impression of the Huawei Watch 2 here. Below you will also find a chart outlining how the specs compare with those of the Apple Watch Series 2 , Samsung Gear S3 and LG Watch Sport .

Specs compared with similar watches

Huawei Watch 2Apple Watch Series 2Samsung Gear S3LG Watch Sport
Display 1.2-inch full circle AMOLED38mm: 1.3-inch OLED; 42mm: 1.65-inch OLED1.3-inch full circle Super AMOLED1.38-inch full circle POLED
Resolution 390x390 (326 ppi)38mm: 340x272 (290ppi); 42mm: 390x312 (302 ppi)360x360 (278 ppi)480x480 (348 ppi)
Dimensions 45x48.3x12.6mm38mm: 38.6x33.3x11.4mm; 42mm: 42.5x36.4x11.4mm 49x46x12.9 mm 45.4x51.21x14.2mm
Protection Gorilla Glass 3Ion-X glass; Sapphire crystal on Steel and Ceramic modelsGorilla Glass SR+Gorila Glass 3
Strap size 20mm; 22mm (Classic model)Proprietary; interchangeable22mm standardIntegrated
Build Stainless steelAluminum; stainless-steel, ceramic optionsStainless steelStainless steel
Processor Snapdragon Wear 2100Apple S2Exynos 7270Snapdragon Wear 2100
Memory 768MB512MB768MB768MB
Storage 4GB8GB (2GB for music)4GB4GB
Battery 420 mAh38mm: 273 mAh; 42mm: 334 mAh380 mAh430 mAh
Operating system Android Wear 2.0WatchOSTizenAndroid Wear 2.0
Scroll wheel NoYesYes; Rotating bezelYes
Microphone YesYesYesYes
Loudspeaker TBDYesYesYes
Vibration YesYesYesYes
Wi-Fi YesYesYesYes
NFC YesYesYesYes
GPS YesYesYesYes
LTE Yes; International model onlyNoYesYes
Heart-rate sensor YesYesYesYes
Ambient light sensor YesYesYesYes
Water-resistant IP685 ATM; 50 metersIP68IP68
Price TBA38mm starts at $370, £370, AU$529; 42mm starts at $400, £399, AU$579$350, £350, AU$589$350, £350, AU$568