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Huawei Watch GT 3 (46mm) Smartwatch $255.49 Delivered @ Mobileciti eBay
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I am not plus member, and It shows free shipping to me.
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Is there a way to get NFC working on this?
I bought for 247 last deal.
it is good for fitness tracker
battery last for a week.
No good for any more app installation
No calendar nor reminder app is annoyed
so no app store
and just like those amazefit type of watches?
If you're serious about your fitness tracking / Strava integration there's a few pitfalls with this watch. It's a shame, because in many respects this is a nice watch but there are too many bugs for me. I think I will try a Garmin watch next (likely Forerunner 255 or 955). To some these may be niche bugs, but for me it is enough to try a different watch.
I bought this watch on a whim as it was very cheap and on paper offered a perfect set of features for me as an experienced runner/cyclist, but unfortunately some minor but, for me, critical bugs stop me from recommending this watch to others. I'm sharing my experiences in the hope that others notice this and don't end up as disappointed customers if any of these things are important to them.
Bugs:
1. Poor native Strava integration. Yes, it exists - but:I had to create a new Huawei account in a different region (Singapore) to my own (Australia) because for some reason Huawei doesn't support native Strava syncing in Australia?
The inbuilt Strava syncing is pretty broken. It syncs reliably, but that's about the only positive. The tracking data is transferred, but it transfers by default as a cycling activity (even if you set it as a run on your watch) and has no heart rate data (and if you're cycling, no power data either). For me, having heart rate and power data on Strava is critical as I also use another device for my cycling (a Garmin Edge 530 computer) - so I use Strava as a third party fitness platform to see both my cycling and running.
This is is solved somewhat by the third-party app Health Sync. However, it only syncs every 15 minutes, doesn't include power data for cycling (but does include HR), and seems to not track pauses correctly so pace/segment data is often incorrect (it seems to write some data during the pause time). Weirdly, it displays fine on Huawei Health, but is then messed up on Strava.
Pace, when shown on the watch, is smoothed over too long of a time period. It seems to be smoothed over a period of ~10-12 seconds which makes it very difficult to track intervals or general changes in pace, as it's around 12 seconds until you get a true indication of the change. Some level of smoothing is sensible but that length is over-the-top to me as it takes too long to check a change in pace. There's a review on YouTube from the channel 'The Run Testers' that also covers this issue.
Bit of a strange one, but on my phone (Galaxy S21 Ultra), it can cause other Bluetooth devices to disconnect during calls. For example, if I take a call using my Samsung Galaxy Buds while the watch is connected, sometimes mid-call the call suddenly switches back to going through the phone speaker with no warning. It only started doing this after using the Huawei Watch GT 3 Pro. Not sure if the problem here lies with Huawei or Samsung - but definitely a fairly critical bug.
Power data for left-sided power meters is not doubled - at least for my Favero Assioma Uno pedals. Cycling computers (and other watches) can recognise that it's a left-side only power meter and double the number accordingly for the full power figure. There is a workaround here, in that in the Favero app I can set the data output to be doubled (for devices like this that don't recognise it properly as left side only), but that would screw it up for my Garmin Edge cycling computer. And, as above, the power numbers don't come across to Strava.
You can't seem to customise the main screen to show power - it only shows on an alternative screen.
Syncing routes from Strava to the watch is not easy - I have to download it on my desktop, save in a Dropbox folder, then upload it in the HH phone app from the Dropbox folder. Compare that to Garmin (and others) that support native syncing from Strava routes.
HR data is only written to the file every 5 seconds (which seems strange as it updates every second on the watch). Most other watches write every second.
Huawei Wallet has no support in Australia (unsurprising though). Downside compared to Apple/Android watches but not so much compared to running smartwatches (though Garmin Pay has quite a few partnered banks now).
It is a shame - and I truly mean that - because there are quite a few things I like about this watch, particularly compared to its competitors.
Attractive price - very cheap compared to the comparable (in features) Garmin Forerunner 255 at $630 AUD or even the 955 at $800 AUD.
Excellent hardware. Looks professional, very comfortable, 46mm case doesn't look or feel chunky on my relatively small wrists. Happy to wear it sleeping.
Heart rate tracking is impressively accurate for wrist based tracking, and easy to pair with a chest strap.
GPS locking is usually fast and GPS tracking appears to be accurate, even on known difficult routes and trails.
Standard Qi wireless charging (why can't running-focused brands do this!) - great for me as it also means I can use reverse wireless charging from my phone.
Bright, colourful, easy to read screen + good built-in faces (I like FourColours).
Smooth OS, easy and quick to navigate with a touch screen.
Great battery life (easily a week for me with ~40km running per week).
Native cycling power meter support (with caveats above) - not common in cheaper watches, but shame about the bugs.
Other non-fitness features work well - eg timer, alarm, weather and are nice to use with the touch-screen interface.
In-built mic and speaker are good - handy if I get a call and am not near my phone.
It's so nearly a great budget watch, but unfortunately with those bugs, it's a…. meh. I really, really want to love it but these bugs sour the experience.
thanks for the review, I am going to skip this thanks to your comment.
Same price on Amazon https://www.amazon.com.au/HUAWEI-Smartwatch-Monitoring-Perso…