Huawei broke new ground in the wearables space by unveiling its Android Wear-powered smartwatch at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. The fully circular watch features a 1.4-inch touch-sensitive AMOLED display, scratch-proof sapphire crystal lens, cold-forged stainless steel frame, and comes with a built-in heart rate monitor and 6-Axis motion sensors.
Made of more than 130 components, the Huawei Watch with 1.4-inch display at 400 x 400 pixels resolution in 286 ppi at a 10,000:1 high contrast ratio has a crown, frame and hinge built from high-quality and scratch resistant cold-forged stainless steel making it 40 percent harder. With an intuitive 2 o'clock press button, the watch offers the highest levels of control and comfort to the user and comes in gold, silver and black.
Designed with personalisation in mind, more than 40 faces will be available to choose from, including a full range of straps made from different materials and styles, as well as a magnetic charging station.
Powered by Android Wear, receiving SMS, email, calendar, app, and phone call notifications is easy. Compatible with smartphones running Android 4.3 or higher, the Huawei Watch boasts a Qualcomm 1.2GHz processor for optimal performance, includes 4GB of storage, 512MB of RAM and Bluetooth 4.1. For the sports enthusiast, it features a heart rate monitor sensor, 6-Axis motion sensor, and barometer sensor that automatically detects and tracks in real-time if a user is walking, running, biking, hiking or sleeping. Users can now monitor everything from the number of calories burned, to heart rate, climbing height, steps taken, and distance travelled.
The Huawei Watch will be available in more than 20 countries including United States, United Kingdom, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Norway, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates. Exact availability and pricing will be announced at a future date in each of the local markets.
For more information, visit: www.consumer.huawei.com or www.facebook.com/HuaweiDevice
