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Release date: 31 Jan 2022
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Huawei WATCH GT 3 Active review

Huawei WATCH GT 3 Active. Display diagonal: 3.63 cm (1.43"), Display technology: AMOLED, Display resolution: 466 x 466 pixels, Touchscreen. GPS (satellite). Weight: 42.6 g. Waterproof up to: 50 m, Band material: Fluoroelastomer, Band colour: Black. Operating system installed: HarmonyOS

Your Take on Beauty

A true masterpiece, the elegant 42 mm dial catches light on the 3D curved glass, giving a soft, water-like glow. It adopts a simplistic body design with high-gloss finish, accompanied by refined straps for a modern, sophisticated look.

All Your Styles, Always On

Get the look to fit your style. Choose from outer space, sport theme, minimalist design and thousands more watch faces4, and put them on the Always On Display dial to light up your mood. Play mix-and-match with a rich variety of straps โ€” skin-friendly Viton straps, stylish calfskin straps, and elegant Milanese straps, helping you to shine in any occasions.

An Exciting Turn

Simply turn the 'rotating crown' to zoom in and out of the apps on the board and quickly access your target function. With a high refresh rate, you can easily set the volume and alarm time even when your hands are wet, giving you a smooth, seamless experience.

Accurate Heart Rate Monitoring

HUAWEI TruSeenโ„ข 5.0+ presents newly upgraded heart rate module that includes eight photodiodes in a circular layout and two sets of light source. Combined with a curved glass lens for comfortable wear, it significantly reduce external interference; the AI algorithm has been upgraded to filter out noisy signals more effectively, allowing accurate heart rate monitoring even during strenuous exercise, and improving the accuracy of health data such as blood oxygen.

Dual-Band Five-System GNSS

Supporting GPS, Beidou, GLONASS, Galileo and QZSS satellite systems, the watch offers stronger anti-interference performance, which effectively improves the strength and stability of outdoor positioning signals. Your workouts can be accurately recorded and every drop of sweat counts. The HUAWEI WATCH GT 3's L1 and L5 dual-band signals provide higher signal immunity, enabling accurate positioning.

Durable Battery Life, Wireless Charging

HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 supports wireless charging, so you can use your phone to reverse charge it when you forget your charger and say goodbye to battery life anxiety. On a full charge, HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 46 mm lasts up to 14 days and HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 42 mm lasts up to 7 days, so you're fully prepared to keep track of your every workout and not miss out on any health check.

Prepare for the Unexpected

The watch tells the time of sunrise and sunset every day, supports different moon phases display and keeps you informed of tidal changes in real time. The built-in altitude barometer monitors the current air pressure in real time and alerts you in case of drastic changes before the onset of extreme weather conditions, adding an extra protective device for your outdoor adventures.

Your Personal AI Running Coach

The HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 can assess your athletic ability based on your historical running data, and provide you with a scientific and professional running plan6 for your daily running and race preparation, whether you are a beginner or an advanced runner, and provide you with full tracking guidance. During the training cycle, the training programme can be adjusted automatically and regularly based on the actual course execution and data feedback, helping you to improve your training efficiency and achieve your running goals with more ease.

Train to Be Pro

Based on monitoring indicators such as pace, heart rate and running distance, it intelligently evaluates the running index and training stress, as well as the training load, recovery level and recovery heart rate, providing professional training advice for you to better plan the training intensity and time to improve the quality of training.

Route Back Navigation

With accurate offline navigation, HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 offers Route Back feature that can guide you back when you lose directions. Like a seasoned guide, it gives voice suggestions on estimated arriving time, remaining distance and recommended routes when you are exploring new destinations. When the workouts are completed, it automatically generates travel routes on Huawei Health app, so you can share7 and invite your friends to join, or save them for future revisits.

Play Your Favourite Cycling

Play Your FavouriteSupporting more than 100 sports modes like running, cycling, hiking, swimming, jumping rope and skiing. Whether you're dipping in the pool or sweating it out on the field, you can enjoy your workout to the fullest. You can also use the watch to play music, so that you can match your running time with an exclusive BGM to take the monotony out of exercise.

Ready, All Set

When exercising, the watch can be linked to different sports equipment and apps. Heart rate and other data from the watch can be synced with equipment like treadmills, ellipticals, rowing machines, etc., and you can sync the data with mainstream third-party sports apps via HUAWEI Health App, to help you evaluate and adjust your exercise status in time.

All-Day SpO2 Monitoring

Blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) is one of the important vital signs that can reflect the oxygen supply of the body. HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 automatically provides 24-hour SpO2 level detection no matter when you are working, exercising or sleeping, which carefully protecting your health around the clock.

Better Habits, Better You

Time to get up, drink water, and exercise โ€” the watch sets daily goals and offers thoughtful reminder to help you develop healthy habits. Form consistent sleep schedule to start the day early with energy. When feel tired, stand up, take a walk, breathe in fresh air and carry on with your fruitful day.

All-Round, Non-Stop Care

The watch can keep track on your sleep to help you form sleep routine, monitor your heart rate, regulate your breathing and relieve tension when you are stressed. It also record your menstrual cycle as well as body conditions to put your mind at ease, so you can relax and enjoy life.

Make Calls on Watch

Connect HUAWEI WATCH GT 3 to your smartphone via Bluetooth when you are outdoor exercising, doing house chores or cooking, and take pleasure in the convenience of viewing call history,answering and rejecting calls on the watch.

Discover More Features

HUAWEI AppGallery for Watch brings together many apps for download, and more excitement for you to explore.

A Hand in Need

Take charge on your wrist. Swipe right for weather, flight details and other notices. You can also enjoy more convenience with Voice Assistant, like setting alarms, countdowns, sports modes, or searching for information and more.

Huawei WATCH GT 3 Active specs

Display

Display technology: AMOLED
Colour display: yes
Display diagonal: 3.63 cm (1.43")
Touchscreen: yes
Display resolution: 466 x 466 pixels
Display type: Digital

Performance

Operating system installed: HarmonyOS
Mobile operating systems supported: Android 10.0, Android 11.0, Android 12.0, Android 6.0, Android 7.0, Android 7.1, Android 7.1.2, Android 8.0, Android 9.0, iOS 10.0, iOS 11.0, iOS 11.4, iOS 12, iOS 13, iOS 13.4, iOS 14, iOS 14.5, iOS 15, iOS 9.0, iOS 9.1, iOS 9.2, iOS 9.3
FM radio: no
Built-in camera: no
Built-in speaker(s): yes
Built-in microphone: yes

Design

Water resistance: 5 ATM
Waterproof up to: 50 m
Protection features: Water resistant
Waterproof: yes
Buckle colour: Black
Suggested gender: Unisex
Shape: Round
Wrist size range: 140 - 210 mm
Band material: Fluoroelastomer
Band colour: Black
Watch case material: Plastic, Stainless steel
Watch case colour: Black
Watch case size: 46 mm
Market positioning: Smartwatch

Features

Smartwatch dedicated buttons: Power
Geomagnetic sensor: yes
Music control: yes
Quality of sleep: yes
Gyroscope: yes
Accelerometer: yes
Blood oxygen sensor: yes
Blood pressure monitor: yes
Heart rate measuring: Automatic
Heart rate sensor type: Optical
Heart rate monitor: yes

Network

Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS): yes
Galileo: yes
GLONASS: yes
BeiDou: yes
GPS (satellite): yes
Mobile network connection: no

Ports & interfaces

Near Field Communication (NFC): no
Wi-Fi: no
Bluetooth: yes
USB port: no

Power

Wireless charging: yes
Battery life: 14 day(s)

Operational conditions

Operating relative humidity (H-H): 5 - 95%
Operating temperature (T-T): -20 - 45 ยฐC

Weight & dimensions

Weight: 42.6 g
Thickness: 1.1 cm
Depth: 45.9 mm
Width: 45.9 mm

Packaging content

Charging base: yes
Manual: yes
Warranty card: yes