Gadgetory

the quest continues for my perfect SmartWatch replacement reactions to the Huawei watch 2 were mixed if I'm putting it mildly after a couple weeks we can talk about how this chunky piece has held up to my daily use right off the bat not much has changed from our first impressions in terms of design this watch looks feels and wears better than the press photos might have showcased and it certainly does the trick for durability I've raked it ugly by accident a couple times during this brief review period and it survived scrapes which would have easily deface the pebble this display is also very good for an OLED one of the better phone style screens we reviewed it still doesn't quite achieve the view ability of ePaper when viewed at steering wheel angles but there haven't been any issues reading this display in Los Angeles Sun oh my gosh speaking over that big creepy mind which is handy in a pinch but really something that you're relying on in public the most controversial aspect of this gadget is that it's definitely not a successor to the original Huawei watch in terms of design the og Huawei watch dresses up really nice watch twos focus on fitness makes it a trickier solution for those times you want to wear a button-up shirt and this watch band is one of my least favorite included with any watch I've ever warned it's not really a sport band instead has a really cheap plastic quality and feels terrible on my wrist I tried to write it out for the review period but had to replace it with a nicer sport band Barton watch straps for the discerning collector of noise much punch yeah Android wear 2.0 is a nice improvement over using older wear watches the performance is snappy and the new UI is well laid out for quick navigation there's been a significant focus on fitness tracking and all-day heart rate monitoring has been my new favorite feature it's so much better than just step tracking you get a terrific snapshot of what the activity of your day really looks like Huawei second button is customizable but I left it set to start a workout quick toggling for a bike ride this nicely streamlines the process of monitoring a workout and act which is fiddly on other watches this software updates much more resembled idea of wearing a phone on your wrist Bluetooth Wi-Fi LTE NFC and on watch access to native apps and the Google Play Store the feature set is more robust but that also means this accessory is a tad more complicated to customize chirp swapping a watch face is easier but it requires a bit more babysitting than other wearables we've reviewed it's a little less a direct companion to your phone and more its own proper product battery life is a perfect example of that baby sitting out of the box all radios are on so popping in a SIM card means Auto connecting to LTE when the watch drops Bluetooth this works great around town for short stints keeping you connected to your accounts but my first two days wearing the watch battery life would plummet at odd times during the day disabling Wi-Fi and LTE achieved consistent all-day runtime but even then maintaining heartrate checks I've not been able to stretch this out to two full days of use that and we still have some of the same gripes with wear like a lack of leash notifications when your watch loses the Bluetooth connection it would be nice to know if I'd left my phone behind or if I was using up LTE data we're still forces the user to babysit actively monitoring watch functions instead of fading into the background of the users daily life so let's wrap this up where does that leave us with the Huawei watch 2 I said it before and I'll say it again I like it a lot better than I thought I would it doesn't match my personal style though a new strap has helped a lot still this should be considered by folks looking for something sporty but who also wants something simple it won't however satisfy a one-size-fits-all seeker since I like watches in general I have options to dress up and dress down with my smartwatches spending this much on a piece of tech we can appreciate the people in our audience who would hope to have both in one gadget as it stands now this is the launch which is mostly replace my pebble I miss the battery life I miss the center build and ePaper display but just about everything else I like better on Android wear 2.0 it faces formidable competition and it's certainly not what we were expecting from a sequel but it should find some fans out there as always thanks so much for watching be sure to subscribe for more reviews like these plus we'll be doing a round up on all the watches we've reviewed recently so helped us out with some cheering on you favorite social networks for PocketNow I'm Juan Carlos bag now so I'm gadget guy on Twitter and Instagram and I will catch you all on the next review