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while we may not be the first brand that comes to mind when you think of luxury but your opinion may soon change once you see the huawei watch this is an android-powered SmartWatch that will display personalize google now cards and notifications for things like text messages emails and calls from your iphone or android device right on your wrist the 42 millimeter watch face is protected by sapphire crystal which is the first for Android wear this makes it harder to scratch and shatter the screen I also like that the display is a complete circle unlike the Moto 360 which features an unsightly black bar at the bottom however the huawei watch it doesn't include an ambient light sensor so you have to manually set the screen brightness to an acceptable level rather than it automatically adjusting based on your environment but it's a small price to pay for that beautiful display on the back you will find an optical heart rate sensor unfortunately there's no GPS the Y will watch isn't necessarily a workout watch although it can track basic activities like steps distance and calories burned there's also no NFC so you can't make wireless payments like you can on the Apple watch overall I really like the Huawei watch at least from a design standpoint battery life could be better I got around a day and a half which is about the same as other Android wear devices and the Apple watch but far worse than traditional watches and the pebble time the only real flaw is the Android wear platform it still feels like a work in progress it's hard to navigate notifications are messy and for the most part you still have to have your smartphone tethered for it to work at three hundred fifty dollars you're better off just getting an Apple watch or saving some money and picking up an old Android wear watch from last year for more information be sure to check out my full review over at cnet com i'm dan graziano cnet thanks for watching you