Overview

• The watches are available now in the UK from £229 for the Standard model and £329 for the Pro, with a £30 online launch discount and an Outdoor Edition bundle pairing the watch with FreeArc headphones for £259 or £359 before the discount through October 30.
• Huawei touts an industry-first wrist-based cycling virtual power and FTP feature that estimates watts without a power meter for outdoor rides of at least about 10 minutes, with no support for indoor sessions.
• Cycling tools include auto-detect and auto-pause for rides, Komoot route integration, route uploads, post-ride analysis in the Huawei app and a new group rides feature for shared progress tracking.
• Battery life is claimed at up to three weeks on the Pro and up to two weeks on the Standard, with a bright 1.47-inch AMOLED display on the Pro rated at 3000 nits and multiple case sizes, colours and strap options.
• Huawei promotes a new Sunflower Positioning System for improved GPS accuracy across cities, forests and varied terrain, plus safety and health features such as fall detection and TruSense monitoring of 12 emotional states, while UK reviewers note the lack of NFC payments.