Huawei WATCH 3
The smart watch category has been around for many years. If it is divided into usage scenarios, it can be roughly divided into two categories. One is the main "wrist smart", including Apple Watch and Nubia launched The past α is this concept, try to replace the mobile phone through the interaction of the watch. The other type of
is a wearable accessory with attributes such as health and sports as the core. It is mainly used for auxiliary monitoring through sensors, and the processing of information is mainly based on reminders. The final event processing capability still needs to be placed on the mobile phone. Among them, the products of Songtuo and Jiaming are considered to be more extreme in sports monitoring, while manufacturers such as Huami Technology will take into account some daily functions (such as NFC payment, bus card) and add sports and health monitoring.
is only in terms of current battery technology and processor technology. These two different design ideas bring the biggest difference in daily experience: battery life. The former usually has a battery life of only 1~2 days due to the consideration of fluency and more functions, while the latter benefits from distributing most of the high-intensity computing power applications to the mobile phone, so that the battery life can reach about 2 weeks in light use. Outdoor smart watches can also be further castrated through functions and the addition of solar charging technology to achieve a battery life of up to 60 days. The Huawei WATCH 3 series released by
not long ago can be regarded as a comprehensive smart wearable product brought by Huawei based on the HarmonyOS ecosystem. It has both Wi-Fi connection and the independent information processing capability brought by eSIM communication technology. , while the 450mAh battery capacity can also achieve longer battery life.
The details of the smart experience are upgraded
The curved edge design
The exterior design of Huawei WATCH 3 basically continues the style of the previous generation, but the newly launched Pro version further expands the dial to 48mm, and Titanium Media takes the The arrived 46mm Huawei WATCH 3 light is indeed highly consistent with the previous generation in terms of size. The circular dial and rubber strap are also different from the mainstream smart watch products on the market from the first glance. Not much.
Huawei WATCH 3 on the left and Huawei WATCH GT on the right
Here, Titanium Media also found a Huawei WATCH GT. You can see that the dial sizes of the two are the same, but in contrast, the latest Huawei WATCH 3 has an integrated front panel. The glass cover and the 3D arc treatment on the edge make the overall appearance more integrated, and it is more visually in line with today's streamlined aesthetics. At the same time, the arc treatment also reduces the visual volume of the dial. There are no metal contacts on the back of
The back of the
host has also changed a lot. The most obvious point is that the metal contacts that appeared on many smart watches in the past are gone. Huawei WATCH 3 uses a magnetic suction wireless charging design. It can avoid the problems of aging and poor contact of metal contacts, and also enhance the overall air tightness. In addition, it also supports reverse charging of mobile phones. In the future, you can directly charge the watch through the mobile phone when you go out, which must be praised.
rotatable crown
In order to combine the newly designed system UI operation logic, this time Huawei WATCH 3 changed the physical press buttons on the side to a new pressable knob + separate button design. The rotatable crown plays the role of scrolling up and down and adjusting in the system. The buttons at the bottom are custom functions, and the default is to open the " exercise " application.
Heart rate Monitoring
Huawei's smart wearable series products have also undergone many iterations, starting from the release of the first generation of products, each subsequent generation of new products focuses on improving the ability of health and exercise monitoring, from the early heart rate, sleep The monitoring has been upgraded to the 301 hospital heart health research and all-weather blood oxygen saturation monitoring. It can be said that each generation of products is digging deep into the health scene through hardware + algorithm upgrades. The same is true for
air pressure monitoring
Huawei WATCH 3. The sensors integrated in this product include optical heart rate sensor, air pressure sensor, gyroscope, etc., while temperature sensor is the newly added hardware. It should be noted that it provides only one of the judgment data for human health management, not medical-grade body temperature data. If you want to judge whether you have a fever, you should use a special thermometer to measure your body temperature.
Watching stocks, checking events, and making phone calls, some scenarios can already be left out of the mobile phone.
Open the application selection interface. With the increase of functionalization, if the traditional list UI is faced with more than 30 applications, the search efficiency will become very low. On Huawei WATCH 3, you only need to press the crown to enter a flat application interface. At this time, rotating the crown will also zoom in or out locally.
Rich number of applications Another advantage of the
Harmony OS ecosystem is the completely independent application design. In the past, the biggest dilemma in the field of smart watches was that no application developers were willing to adapt applications for this small screen. The developer encouragement plan and the multi-platform collaboration feature of Harmony OS are also expected to improve the application ecology of smart wearable devices in the future.
HangLvZongHang interface
At present, in the app store in the watch, you can already see many special adaptations of applications, such as Moji Weather, Flush Flush, HangLv Vertical and Horizontal, Lazy Listening Book and so on. At the same time, with the help of the eSIM function of the mobile phone, the data of these applications can be updated in real time. For example, the flight information of Air Travel does not need to open the mobile phone to view it. Currently, the information that can be viewed above includes flight departure and landing time, departure/arrival location, model, etc.
Ink Weather
During this period of experience, in addition to the use of navigation and travel when traveling on business, Ink Weather and Baidu Maps are also commonly used applications. The display information of Ink Weather is very complete, and there is no need to check the mobile phone at all. Baidu Maps is more linked to the information of the mobile phone APP, so that you can choose not to take out your mobile phone when taking transportation, just lift your wrist to view it.
Remote camera
Huawei has also developed some functions based on the Harmony OS system to link with the mobile phone. For example, the watch can become the "viewfinder" of the mobile phone to remotely control the mobile phone to take pictures. This is when many people take photos and want to take some interesting angles very useful.
voice assistant
intelligent voice assistant has also become a more interesting part of daily experience. Through the microphone and speaker hardware of the watch, in addition to long-press to wake up, voice wake-up is also supported, so that the operation of setting alarm clock and controlling smart home can be handed over to Xiaoyi to proceed.
Sports Health APP interface
In addition, through the development of several generations of products, the richness of dials of Huawei WATCH series can be regarded as the top level in the field of smart watches. There are many paid/free dials to choose from in the mall, and many The dial supports the adjustment of the display functions of the above parts.
Rich watchfaces
For users, the meaning of paid watchfaces is mainly to show personalization. At the same time, it can also help the platform to attract more developers to join the design ecology. If there are not too many requirements for this, it is free The quantity and quality of dials can also fully meet daily needs.
Heart health detection
In terms of heart rate monitoring, blood oxygen saturation monitoring and heart health research, Huawei WATCH 3 has also been upgraded. The hardware uses a 6-in-1 lens LED light-emitting chip + multi-channel light-receiving design. The
mobile phone APP
also has TruSeen 4.5 heart rate monitoring technology, which supports 24-hour continuous heart rate detection and real-time blood oxygen saturation detection. A dedicated heart health research APP can also be found in the watch system. If you want to know the data more comprehensively, you can also enter the APP on the mobile phone.
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battery life, in the case of enabling notifications, daily viewing of messages + heart rate monitoring + viewing of daily applications, it can basically be used for 4 to 5 days. If it is turned on and connected to Wi-Fi, frequent loading/management For applications, it can basically achieve a battery life of 1.5 to 2 days, which is a very good performance for a fully functional smartwatch.
Summary
As the first product of the Harmony OS smart wearable system, Huawei WATCH 3 continues the design of the previous product, while enhancing the experience of the two scenarios of application ecology and health monitoring. The Huawei App Store that appears in the watch system, It also provides infinite possibilities for future application expansion of Harmony OS.
As a new system ecosystem that can span smart screens, tablet computers, mobile phones, smart wearables, and smart homes, the future development prospects of Huawei WATCH 3 are further opened up.It can be used not only as a mobile phone substitute for light travel scenarios, but also as a linkage tool for smart home scenarios at home, and at the same time, it can also provide complete monitoring support for health and exercise links. This smart watch is developing towards a more versatile direction.