My first smart watch was a Sony SWR50, think it was bought around 2014. I then bought a Huawei watch in 2016, cant recall the model number but it looked like a real elegabt watch, then I moved to a Michael Kors smart watch, liked it so much I bought two of them, next step was a Samsung Galaxy watch 5 pro. Loved all of these watches but main issue with them all was battery life.
Last year I kept looking at the Huawei watches that were available as I thought they looked stunning. Took the plunge and bought a Huawei watch GT4. It feels fantastic, solid and a good weight compared to the plastic feel of the samsung watch. My wife also got the 41mm version of this, mving from a galaxy watch 4 and it looks amazing compared to the samsung.
I had read it was more of an exercise tracker disguised as a watch rather than a smart watch as it did not run Wear OS. In all honesty it is my favourite watch of them all. The one I purchased has a green trim and green strap and looks amazing, I also purchased a 3rd party metal strap and it looks like a premium watch. It offers all apps and services that I need, outlook, whatsapp, step tracking, answer call from phone. It does not have wifi connectivity so unlike the samsung watch it cannot answer calls when you are not connected to your phone.
Where it blows all of the other watches out of the water is battery life, I have the 46 mm watch and the battery lasts easily for 14 days, it is unreal to charge and forget about it, the 41mm watch my wife has gets 7 days and that is also what she loves about it.
If you shop around you can pick up a GT5 watch in the UK for £129 which is a real bargain.
I know this post has went off on a tangent from what you were asking but unless you really need Wear OS I would consider other systems.
Good luck.
With the price point, Garmin should have more features than a huawei watch but forget features, even the sensors are only sub par. They are better off with an older Huawei GT4 or GT5 model than a Garmin
Huh. I've had a couple. I'm no fanboy, currently rocking a One+ watch, but my Huawei watches have been solid. Never missed a beat.
I have an original watch GT still going strong and a watch GT4. Best value smart watches around in my opinion.
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.
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