Huawei Watch GT Runner: 13 billion research for a watch
Huawei's new smartwatch has been specially developed for runners. The Chinese company analyzed 395,000 kilometers run for it.
Huawei has built a research center in China that at first glance looks like a gymnasium. The construction and research to date have cost a combined $13 billion, and for the development of the Huawei Watch GT Runner, Huawei has analyzed 395,000 kilometers of running data.
Even if the Watch GT Runner can record a variety of sports, enabling data-driven workouts, Huawei wants to serve runners in particular.
One step at a time
Since humans have been walking and running pretty well for ages, the Watch GT Runner is mainly concerned with analyzing the run. It displays Recovery Time and Pace, just as it displays Elevation Meters and Training Load. This is nothing unusual so far.
It gets more exciting with the training planning. You can transfer training plans to the watch via the Huawei Health app, which then coaches you. There are also predefined training plans like "Easy run". Among the programs are "Fat Burning Run Basic" and "High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)". If you choose one of these workout programs, the speaker on the watch will instruct you whether to run faster or slower. The goal is to get through the workout as sustainably as possible.
Run without a phone
The Huawei Watch GT Runner has 4 gigabytes of internal memory. This is intended for music that you can listen to while running. However, the Watch GT Runner does not have an eSIM, which only means that you cannot make calls with it. GPS and all other systems work independently of the smartphone, though.
The Huawei GT Watch Runner will be released in Switzerland in April 2022, and in Germany and Austria as of now. It will cost 329 francs, or 299 euros.
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