How the Huawei Watch 2 compares with smartwatches from Apple, Samsung, LG
Here's how Huawei's new smartwatch stacks up to the competition.
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 2 | Apple Watch Series 2 | Samsung Gear S3 | LG Watch Sport | |
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Display | 1.2-inch full circle AMOLED | 38mm: 1.3-inch OLED; 42mm: 1.65-inch OLED | 1.3-inch full circle Super AMOLED | 1.38-inch full circle POLED |
Resolution | 390x390 (326 ppi) | 38mm: 340x272 (290ppi); 42mm: 390x312 (302 ppi) | 360x360 (278 ppi) | 480x480 (348 ppi) |
Dimensions | 45x48.3x12.6mm | 38mm: 38.6x33.3x11.4mm; 42mm: 42.5x36.4x11.4mm | 49x46x12.9 mm | 45.4x51.21x14.2mm |
Protection | Gorilla Glass 3 | Ion-X glass; Sapphire crystal on Steel and Ceramic models | Gorilla Glass SR+ | Gorila Glass 3 |
Strap size | 20mm; 22mm (Classic model) | Proprietary; interchangeable | 22mm standard | Integrated |
Build | Stainless steel | Aluminum; stainless-steel, ceramic options | Stainless steel | Stainless steel |
Processor | Snapdragon Wear 2100 | Apple S2 | Exynos 7270 | Snapdragon Wear 2100 |
Memory | 768MB | 512MB | 768MB | 768MB |
Storage | 4GB | 8GB (2GB for music) | 4GB | 4GB |
Battery | 420 mAh | 38mm: 273 mAh; 42mm: 334 mAh | 380 mAh | 430 mAh |
Operating system | Android Wear 2.0 | WatchOS | Tizen | Android Wear 2.0 |
Scroll wheel | No | Yes | Yes; Rotating bezel | Yes |
Microphone | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Loudspeaker | TBD | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Vibration | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
NFC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
GPS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
LTE | Yes; International model only | No | Yes | Yes |
Heart-rate sensor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Water-resistant | IP68 | 5 ATM; 50 meters | IP68 | IP68 |
Price | TBA | 38mm starts at $370, £370, AU$529; 42mm starts at $400, £399, AU$579 | $350, £350, AU$589 | $350, £350, AU$568 |