Introducing the Huawei Watch: A Round-Faced Smartwatch with Android Wear

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As I'm here at MWC 2015, I'm excited to show you one of the first Android Wear watches to feature a round face. It's called the Huawei Watch, and as you can see, it's currently on my wrist. The watch has a sleek design that blends in with other watches out there, but what catches your attention is the 1.4-inch round AMOLED display that comes in at 400 x 400 resolution. This makes it a little sharper than other Android Wear watches with a similar shape.

The display is complemented by Sapphire Crystal technology, which is really nice to see on a watch. However, what's underneath the surface is where things get interesting. The Huawei Watch runs on Android Wear, and it comes with some of Huawei's own additions, such as a customizable watch face that offers over 40 different types. From there, you can expect the usual Android Wear experience, but with some added functionality courtesy of Huawei.

The case measures around 42 millimeters and is available in several color options, including gold, black, and silver. The gold edition I'm wearing comes with a leather strap that has a nice textured look to it and is made from genuine leather. However, the gold has a slightly different hue to it, almost like rose gold, which is an interesting touch. The black and silver editions are also available, and they can come with either leather or metal bracelets.

One of the things I want to highlight is the size of the watch bands and bracelets. They measure 18 millimeters in size, which is not too big as to alienate people with smaller wrists. However, for those who prefer a more classic look, this will be just right. The design of the watch is one that blends in rather than trying to stand out, which I think is a refreshing approach.

The hardware on the Huawei Watch includes a heart rate monitor on the back, allowing you to track your fitness and get some basic health metrics. The button on the unit is a single button, but it's placed slightly off-center, which gives the watch a unique look. This small detail might seem insignificant, but it does contribute to the overall aesthetic of the watch.

Overall, I'm excited to see Huawei entering the smartwatch market with this round-faced Android Wear watch. It's clear that they've put thought into designing a watch that blends in rather than standing out, while still offering some unique features and functionality underneath. As we wait for our own unit to arrive, I encourage you all to stay tuned for our coverage of MWC 2015, where we'll be bringing you the latest news and updates from the show. Thank you for watching, and don't forget to follow us on social media for more content like this!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhuawei has firmly placed itself into the smartwatch game with a round-faced smart watch called simply the huawei watch it's joshua from android authority what's going on everybody and as you can see here like i said this is the huawei watch that i'm donning on my wrist now this is going to be one of the first android wear watches to have sapphire crystal which is really nice but what you're looking at here is a 1.4 inch round amoled display that comes in at 400 by 400 resolution making it a little bit sharper than the other android wear watches that have this particular shape but nonetheless underneath the surface we have android wear of course that will have some of huawei's own additions to it namely a custom customizable watch face of over 40 different types uh and from there android wear will be mostly what you expect it to be but of course this demo unit is going to show you that already unfortunately we couldn't turn off the demo on our particular unit as they have just announced the watch and the demo units usually are the ones that we end up playing with but nonetheless the case measures about 42 millimeters and it comes in a few different colorations in this case i'm using the gold one with a leather strap that has a nice textured look to it and is genuine leather but the gold seems to have a different type of hue to it it almost looked like rose gold it seems to be somewhere in the middle so i thought that was pretty interesting but the black and silver editions that were at the casings looked really nice and can come with either leather or metal bracelets also 18 millimeters is the size on those uh bands and bracelets and what you'll be able to do is just replace them if you do want to change the look pretty drastically but it's not too big as to alienate certain people who might not have very large wrists but for a lot of people out there this is going to be just right because of its classical look that makes this more of a watch that just happens to have some smart capabilities underneath on the unit itself the hardware includes a heart rate monitor on the back of it that will allow you to have a little bit of fitness tracking in there as android watches all tend to have but the button the single button on the unit is a little bit off center and it does feel pretty nice on there but it's a very small detail that actually does give this watch a little bit of unique look ultimately this is an android wear watch but it's very nice to see that huawei is putting one out there and they've sort of paid it forward a little bit by creating a design that's not trying too hard to show off that it is a smart watch rather it's trying to really blend in with a lot of the watches out there other than the fact that underneath the surface you get a lot of other functionality now we are going to get our own unit and i am looking forward to reviewing it and telling you what it is like compared to other android wear smart watches but until then we have just this demo unit so sorry about not being able to show you the software a whole lot but nonetheless this is the huawei watch here at mwc 2015. thank you guys very much for watching this is joshua gar from android authority bringing you this new watch from huawei but make sure you stay tuned for all of our other coverage because we are your source for all things mwchuawei has firmly placed itself into the smartwatch game with a round-faced smart watch called simply the huawei watch it's joshua from android authority what's going on everybody and as you can see here like i said this is the huawei watch that i'm donning on my wrist now this is going to be one of the first android wear watches to have sapphire crystal which is really nice but what you're looking at here is a 1.4 inch round amoled display that comes in at 400 by 400 resolution making it a little bit sharper than the other android wear watches that have this particular shape but nonetheless underneath the surface we have android wear of course that will have some of huawei's own additions to it namely a custom customizable watch face of over 40 different types uh and from there android wear will be mostly what you expect it to be but of course this demo unit is going to show you that already unfortunately we couldn't turn off the demo on our particular unit as they have just announced the watch and the demo units usually are the ones that we end up playing with but nonetheless the case measures about 42 millimeters and it comes in a few different colorations in this case i'm using the gold one with a leather strap that has a nice textured look to it and is genuine leather but the gold seems to have a different type of hue to it it almost looked like rose gold it seems to be somewhere in the middle so i thought that was pretty interesting but the black and silver editions that were at the casings looked really nice and can come with either leather or metal bracelets also 18 millimeters is the size on those uh bands and bracelets and what you'll be able to do is just replace them if you do want to change the look pretty drastically but it's not too big as to alienate certain people who might not have very large wrists but for a lot of people out there this is going to be just right because of its classical look that makes this more of a watch that just happens to have some smart capabilities underneath on the unit itself the hardware includes a heart rate monitor on the back of it that will allow you to have a little bit of fitness tracking in there as android watches all tend to have but the button the single button on the unit is a little bit off center and it does feel pretty nice on there but it's a very small detail that actually does give this watch a little bit of unique look ultimately this is an android wear watch but it's very nice to see that huawei is putting one out there and they've sort of paid it forward a little bit by creating a design that's not trying too hard to show off that it is a smart watch rather it's trying to really blend in with a lot of the watches out there other than the fact that underneath the surface you get a lot of other functionality now we are going to get our own unit and i am looking forward to reviewing it and telling you what it is like compared to other android wear smart watches but until then we have just this demo unit so sorry about not being able to show you the software a whole lot but nonetheless this is the huawei watch here at mwc 2015. thank you guys very much for watching this is joshua gar from android authority bringing you this new watch from huawei but make sure you stay tuned for all of our other coverage because we are your source for all things mwc\n"