Huawei - Watch GT 2 Pro

I really like my Huawei gt2 pro because of the low price and the screen is sapphire glass so it doesn't scratch. In my experience, any other glass technology will scratch on the climbing wall, but not sapphire glass (and i took some hard hits on real rock and indoor wall). I dont think any other smartwatch/fitness watches has this type of material for the glass.  This might be hard to get, i think they are now at the watch 4 pro and they don't make the gt2 pro anymore. The watch 4 pro would be much more expensive.

I wear Huawei GT2 Pro (bought them in 2021) with Pixel 7. As to why - I like the battery life of at least 10 days (often more than this), titanium body and sapphire glass. Works perfectly together - I see notifications and I can talk via the watches if my hands are busy/dirty or I can't take the phone in my hands for another reason. I have no plans to change my watches, recently changed the battery (it was bulging and my watch front glass pooped open). I put a new battery, soldered it and glued all back together - looks like new. Not a single scratch or dent on the titanium or sapphire.

Okay I never had a Pixel watch. I had a Huawei GT2 Pro which was perfect for tilt to wake and had 14 days battery life. It had sapphire glass so never needed a screen protector or cases. But I submerged in a hot tub and it died in the hot water. Now I'm in need for a watch and was looking at PW4 but kinda scared now.

i have a watch gt 2 since 2020. does it take new updates of the heart rate sensor? it was truseen 3.5 back then. did it take the new updates? i think there is truseen 5.5 by now. (how can i check if mine got the update?)

I have a Hauwei GT2, the battery life is fantastic and it records everything you need

GT Pro series is essentially a "sports/fitness" watch. Premium materials, absurdly good battery life (like, 20 days), but it doesn't run a full smartwatch OS. You can take phone calls, see notifications and use basic maps, control your phones media and all your fitness tracking, but the "apps" you download are basically nothing. Needs to be tethered to a phone to work. The "Watch" series is a "proper" standalone smartwatch, in that it has it's own WiFi and eSIM support, and you can run "apps", although given it's HarmonyOS there's not a huge ecosystem in the west. Much bulkier, lesser battery life. I personally prefer the GT series as they're slimmer, and you can literally just leave it on your wrist for weeks at a time without worrying (and get proper sleep tracking), and I can live without the smartwatch features. My basic needs and notifications, call control, music control. GT Series does it fine. Ultimate series is basically a cracked up GT watch with absurd materials.

Not sure if the watch will sync to Strava (it might, but I don't use strava). Last I checked, Maps on the GT series requires you to set destinations on your phone, but once that's running it'll stream everything over. GPS tracking is perfectly fine, if you just want the tracking data and not to actually use maps for navigation. Music on the GT series is mostly about controlling music you've started playing on your phone. You can't see the playlist, you can just skip, go to previous, play pause, etc. You can manually add tracks to the watch, but the player is very basic; no streaming. Your headphones or whatnot will still mostly be connected to your phone. Huawei Watch can stream, but IDK any streaming apps for it. Ultimate series exists for rich people or scuba divers really. If I had the money to waste I'd buy one, but not for any specific feature 😅

I have in the past but now I use a dedicated bike computer. There are some well within your budget that have maps and would be way better than trying to navigate using a small watch screen. There are a couple of Magene computers you can get on AliExpress that are highly rated for the $$. If you are really committed to having a watch, there are a lot of Garmin competitors that would work. I'm thinking Amazfit Trex (or one of the many other watches in the range), Huawei GT etc. off the top of my head.

Inside WearOS: - OnePlus Outside WearOS - Samsung (GalaxyFit3) - Garmin - Polar - Coros - Huawei - Amazfit - Xiaomi - Pebble Personal recommendation for Android WearOS? - OnePlus Watch 3 Personal recommendation outside WearOS? - Huawei Watch GT series - Amazfit Bip 6 - Amazfit Balance 2 (Up to 21 days, from my experience, it is a tank in endurance) - Amazfit Active 2 - Garmin Vivoactive 6, Venu 3 (4 rumored to be coming soon), Garmin Fenix series, Garmin Enduro series (usually MIP display but there is one with AMOLED display, can last around a month) - Redmi Watch 5 (up to 21 days or so) - Pebble Time 2 or Pebble Duo 2 (Upcoming release with E-ink Paper display, up to 30 days) Note that these recommendations are strictly battery life related. Functionality wise, you're gonna have to choose.

If you are concerned about battery life, we recommend a smartwatch from a Chinese manufacturer. If you care about your health, the Huawei GT series is the one for you.I can recommend it. The best one for everyday use is the amazfit. I own the GTR3pro and am very happy with it.

Huawei sounds like a good option for you. It automatically syncs with Apple Health, battery life is great and the stats are pretty accurate. Oh, and the price is also not too expensive (for the GT series, that is). Another option could be Garmin, but their prices are high.