![]() ![]() All the guidance is available in graphical format right on your wrist when you swipe down from the main watch face. These features help runners (particularly new ones) avoid under- or over-training, and assess whether they're working at the right intensity. We did, however, appreciate the Huawei Watch GT Runner's tools for tracking and managing training load. The North American-accented voice is clear and distinct, even in a busy gym or street, making it easy to track when you're moving between heart rate zones, and decide whether to adjust your pace. The watch's bright AMOLED display really comes into its own during workout tracking, and although there's an optional always-on mode, while running and cycling we found its accelerometer was sensitive enough to always detect when we raised our wrist to check the stats (something not all sports watches can do reliably).ĭon't want to raise your hand? You can also opt to receive spoken notifications during workouts, alerting you to your current distance, pace, and heart rate. These settings don't all just record time and heart rate either the rope skipping mode, for example, will track the number of jumps completed, and allows you to set a target for either jumps or time. The watch has tracking modes for over 100 activities, from hiking to cross-country skiing, and offers auto-detect for running, walking, cross-trainers, and rowing machines. Sports tracking is where the Huawei Watch GT Runner really excels (its fitness tools were developed and refined in the company's dedicated sports labs), and despite the name, it's not just for those who enjoy pounding the pavements or the treadmill. Race time predictions are overly ambitious. ![]() Accurate, responsive heart rate monitoring.If the convenience of contactless is a key sticking point for you, Google Pay and Apple Pay are still the two most widely supported services, so either an Apple Watch or a device running Google Wear OS would be your best option. There's no NFC for making contactless payments, either a Wallet option appears in the Huawei Health app, but the watch doesn't support it. If you want to use Google Assistant, Bixby or Siri, the Garmin Venu 2 Plus would be a better choice. Holding the bottom right button down will allow you to access Huawei's voice assistant, but only if you own one a Huawei phone running EMUI 10.1 or later. The choice of options is welcome, particularly if you want to extend battery life. This sensor can be used continuously, just overnight, or to run spot checks post-workout. It's not a medical device though, so although there has been research into the use of smartwatches for predicting the onset of illness, the Watch GT Runner is strictly for sports training. You also get a SpO2 sensor to monitor blood oxygen levels, which is particularly handy if you're using your watch to acclimatize yourself to training at altitude. That's particularly beneficial for a watch like this, which you're likely to be using frequently in built-up environments (more on that shortly). For starters, it's packing the same dual-band location tracking, with support for GPS, Beidou, GLONASS, Galileo and QZSS satellite systems, which allow the watch to better pinpoint your position in areas with limited line of sight between you and the sky. ![]() In terms of sensors and everyday tools, the Huawei Watch GT Runner is very similar to the Huawei Watch GT 3. The battery life would have been lowered if we'd enabled automatic SpO2 tracking in the Huawei Health app rather than performing occasional spot checks, but for a mid-range running watch, it's tough to beat. That's very impressive for context, the Garmin Venu 2, which has a similar AMOLED display, has a maximum battery life of 11 days in typical use. After a week of use, with one tracked workout per day (half of which used the watch's GPS receiver and half of which were indoors), the watch still had 62% charge remaining. Huawei estimates battery life of two weeks in normal use, and in our tests the watch exceeded that significantly. Just place the watch on top, and it will begin charging automatically with no need for clips or connectors, ![]() The Huawei Watch GT Runner is powered up using the same wireless charging puck as other watches in the series.
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