Huawei Watch Fit 2 review: Full features but still lacking

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How does it work?

I’ve examined quite a lot of health bands, smartwatches and sports activities gadgets over time, and from utilizing Match Watch 2 over three weeks I have to say that I’m impressed – particularly for a tool at this worth level.

The show on the watch is improbable, clear and huge. The software program is a extra refined expertise than earlier generations, and has no lag when tapping across the interface. I additionally love the customisation when it comes to watch faces which you could select from, with lots of accessible for obtain (some do require buying, although).

Over the course of two weeks, I solely re-charged the system twice. As soon as as I first setup the Watch Match 2 and one other time after 8 days of use. Huawei says which you could stand up to 10 days of use out of a single cost, or 7 days on heavy use. It takes round two hours to totally cost Match 2 with the included magnetic charger.

For the virtually $250, you’re getting a stack of options together with coronary heart price and blood oxygen monitoring, sleep monitoring, your personal private coach in your wrist, 97 exercise modes masking loads of actions and sports activities, day by day well being steerage and stress administration. There’s additionally fertility and interval monitoring.

There’s not so much to complain about when it comes to options with all the pieces working fairly nicely alongside the Huawei Well being app. The one drawback that I bumped into was the preliminary pairing of the Match 2, and the app requiring an replace that wasn’t accessible within the Google Play Retailer. But it surely was pre-release software program, so hopefully that’s all sorted out now.

Name high quality is great and taking cellphone calls out of your wrist works very nicely.

However when you want NFC or contactless fee choices – you’ll must improve to the basic version. Undecided if that will likely be a dealbreaker as most individuals may have their smartphones with them anyway.

What we predict

Watch Match 2 is a good finances smartwatch with a formidable quantity of well being and health trackers and options baked in, in addition to the sensible issues that you simply’d count on comparable to notification alerts and calling.

Sure options are unique to Huawei telephones like voice assistant and message replies, and that’s a little bit of disgrace as a result of there are different rivals that supply that flexibility.

On the finish of the day it involves down to what’s essential to you, and the options which you could reside with out – particularly when you don’t already personal a Huawei cellphone.