2023-11-07 18:57:47
Huawei’s fourth generation GT has arrived, I was able to analyze this new model for a few weeks and discover that the main change in it was visual. We had some new software features, such as calorie management and heart rate sharing, for you to use on other devices.
Huawei Watch GT 4 Review: What has changed in the new generation
After using the GT 4 in the 41mm version for almost 30 days, I was able to validate the new features that Huawei brought to the fourth generation.
Visual
Galaxy Watch GT 4
The look has changed, now with this 41mm version, smaller and less robust, which I believe is much more aimed at the female audience, as it is more delicate and smaller. The 46mm version is much more robust, with edges, larger and more imposing. I tested it since version 1, this time Huawei didn’t send the 46mm version, which would certainly be my choice.
It is a fact that the 41mm version is more pleasant to sleep with the watch on, it is not as thick and fits perfectly on the wrist. Sleep monitoring remains the same, functional and with scores for your sleep quality.
The Watch 4 comes with multiple straps and two color options. The 41mm version has gold with some bracelets and the completely black version with a rubber strap, the one I’m using.
Cores do Watch GT 4 41mm
The 46mm version is black with a rubber strap and metallic with various strap colors, including a metal strap.
Cores do Watch GT 4 46mm
Bodies
The 41mm version has a 1.32-inch AMOLED screen with 466×466 pixels. While the 46mm version has a 1.43-inch AMOLED screen with the same resolution.
Watch GT 4 screen size
The display is impeccable, the Huawei Watch has had excellent screen quality for a long time, the information is very clear, vibrant colors, very bright and the app provides hundreds of watch faces for you to personalize your watch.
Calorie Deficit Calculation
Are you thinking about an eating routine that will help you lose weight? Huawei has implemented a calorie calculator within the app and watch, monitoring your meals and subtracting daily consumption from your activities, it can estimate a calorie deficit.
Watch GT 4 calorie control
The system works like any other calorie deficit app, but now it is combined with your consumption and in one place, which helps a lot.
Battery
If there’s one thing that Huawei does well in its smartwatches, it’s battery. The battery promises to last 14 days with moderate use. If you do a lot of sports during the week using the GPS, it tends to last 7 to 10 days, which is the time I achieved here. This battery performance is excellent.
Sports monitoring
In sports, especially outdoor walking, running and cycling, we have a lot of numbers and information.
Cycling tracking
I did outdoor running, indoor and outdoor cycling, Pilates and walking. Outdoor activities had the GPS connection at the same time as previous versions, that is, without much evolution here, but it wasn’t slow, it takes around 15 to 20s to pair completely. While you do that stretch, let it stop.
One thing that Huawei finally added, via software update, the GT 3 version also has, is AUTOPAUSE. You can set it to automatically pause activities while you’re stopped, whether cycling or running, seriously, I didn’t have that when I tested the GT3, it came with an update.
Galaxy Watch GT 4 esportes
Huawei’s sports system is really cool, you can even create running plans if you’re looking to improve results or want to do a challenge or test. The app will ask you how many times you want to train per week and create a plan according to your needs to achieve the goal. Now, it remains to be seen if you can stick to the schedule and training.
HarmonyOS
HarmonyOS reaches the second generation of watches, starting with the Watch GT 3, it is Huawei’s own software, which works. There is a good side and a bad side to Huawei’s system. The downside is that the app store is very limited, it’s not Android, so don’t expect to install Spotify, Strava or any other app that you might be used to on your watch. In fact, to integrate with Strava, it only works on Android and you need to install third-party apps.
The good thing is that if you have an iPhone, you will be able to use the Huawei watch with it. Unlike WearOS that only work with Android.
Galaxy Watch GT 4
Music + bluetooth headphones
Are you thinking about downloading a playlist and using it with a Bluetooth headset, complicated. You probably subscribe to a music streaming service, know that none of them will be on your watch, you have to do what the Neanderthals did, download the MP3s and transfer them to the watch.
Answer calls from your watch
Answering calls with the Watch GT 4
One of the benefits of these Huawei Watches is answering calls directly from the watch, connected via Bluetooth to your cell phone, you can talk remotely from your cell phone, something that not many watches do.
Competitor and prices
Samsung Galaxy Watch 6
Today the main competitor of any smartwatch is the Galaxy Watch, in version 6, which I analyzed here at Oficina da Net, it is the product with WearOS that works super well. It has less battery life, it’s true, but it has several features that go further, such as Spotify, Strava, contactless payments, among other things that Samsung does in its ecosystem, the big problem is that you must have a Samsung cell phone for the Watch 6 work properly.
If you compare the specifications side by side of Huawei’s GT 4 with Samsung’s Watch 6, you will see that their price is very far apart, practically double, which makes us think that the GT 4 is more worth it at the moment, a launch at this price is really good.
O Huawei’s Watch GT 4 arrived in Brazil costing R$1,199, in any of the versions, price at the moment, value at which I recommend purchasing at the moment. If you really need integration with third-party apps like Strava and Spotify, forget it.
Where to buy 41mm
R$ 1,199.00 HUAWEI, SmartWatch, WATCH GT 4 41mm, Geometric Design, New calorie management, Up to 2 weeks of battery life, Black View deal
Where to buy 46mm
R$ 1,199.00 HUAWEI, SmartWatch, WATCH GT 4 46mm, Geometric Design, New calorie management, Up to 2 weeks of battery life, Black View deal
Conclusion
Huawei Watch GT 4 41mm
Pros BatteryDesignWorks with Android and iOSSports measurementsDaily measurementsScreen Cons No third-party appsToo many sports, too little monitoring
The question is: Did I like the product? Yes a lot. Honestly, Huawei comes to each of these watches bringing improvements upon improvements. Now, the bubble of proprietary software without integration with music players or other sports apps like Strava makes me sad.
It’s a good system, but it needs more integrations, it’s a watch with a very beautiful design, I confess that for me the 46mm option would be better. Those who have used a Huawei watch for some time really like the product, they like the ecosystem, but the moment you use WearOS, well, then the story changes, there are native apps to install, you have several music players, there’s WhatsApp on clock, something I don’t like because of so many notifications that pop up, but it does.
Huawei’s problem in the West is its ban with the US, which banned the company from using Android on its devices. In China, everything works really well, they even have contactless payments there, not here.
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