Huawei announces Watch Fit 3 as its new smart watch and confirms launch in Brazil

Huawei announced, at an event held on Tuesday (07) in Dubai, the global launch of its new intermediate smart watch that should arrive soon in Brazil. The Huawei Watch Fit 3 is the new generation of the brand’s cost-effective smartwatch, bringing substantial improvements compared to the Watch Fit 2 (TudoCelular review).

In addition to the new smart watch, the Chinese giant took advantage of the conference space to announce a new notebook and tablet. At the same event, the company revealed the launch of the Freebuds 6i, its new headphones with ANC. Check out the details below.

The Huawei Watch Fit 3 abandons the curved design of the previous generation and uses a new screen with flat glass. Slightly larger, the display now measures 1.82 inches and features AMOLED technology, a resolution of 480 x 408 pixels and a maximum brightness of 1,500 nits. On the bezel, there is a rotating crown for navigating the system and a function button.

Promising good resistance, the smartwatch body is made of aluminum alloy. Its design is thin and light for greater comfort during use, measuring around 9.9 millimeters thick and weighing just 26 grams. The model is water resistant up to 50 meters, rated at 5 ATM, and can be used in the pool and at sea.

Speaking of technical specifications, the Watch Fit 3 features sensors that guarantee good accuracy in tracking physical activities, including a 9-axis IMU sensor and a GPS system, which allows you to check distances covered during outdoor exercises.

The model supports more than 100 physical activity modes, generating performance reports for each modality that can be monitored via the Huawei Health app. Another highlight is Smart Sports, which brings workout recommendations based on user habits and goalsactivity status and even weather conditions.

Courtesy of heart and sleep measurement technologies — TruSeen 5.5 and TruSleep, respectively — other features of the watch include monitoring sleep, heart rate, blood oxygen saturation and stress levels. Watch Fit 3 can be paired with smartphones running Android 8.0, iOS 13 or later.

No less important, the smart watch offers a maximum battery life of 10 days, with a typical battery life estimated at 7 days, according to Huawei’s tests. Even under intensive use and with the always-on screen mode enabled, the Watch Fit 3 is still capable of staying away from the socket for around 4 days.

Price and availability

The Huawei Watch Fit 3 is now available with a suggested price of €159 (about R$869) in Europe. The company claims that the new smart watch will be announced soon in Brazil, but the launch date and suggested price in the country have not yet been announced.

Matebook X Pro (Image: Huawei)

Huawei took advantage of the event to announce its new devices aimed at professionals. Starting with the MateBook X Pro, this is a new notebook equipped with Intel’s Core Ultra 9 processor which draws attention for its ultra-light and thin design, measuring around 13.5 millimeters thick and weighing less than 1 kg.

To deal with the heat generated by the hardware in such a compact body, Huawei highlights the Matebook X Pro’s Cloud Falcon architecture, in addition to its Shark Fin heat dissipation system and “Super Turbo” adaptive performance technology.

The MatePad 11.5” S is Huawei’s new tablet. We are talking about a device with an 11.5-inch screen with IPS LCD technology, resolution of 2,800 x 1,840 pixels and variable refresh rate from 30 Hz to 144 Hz. The screen has a PaperMatte Display finish, which reduces panel reflectivity to less than 2%eliminating up to 99% of light interference.

The processor is not specified, but we know that the tablet has 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage. This memory capacity leads us to see the model as an intermediate option in the brand’s portfolio, which also offers the “MatePad Pro” line with emphasis on OLED screens and options with 12 GB of RAM.

Other specifications include an 8 MP front camera with fixed focus and a 13 MP rear camera with support for Full HD recording, an 8,800 mAh battery capacity and Huawei’s HarmonyOS 4.2 operating system. At the moment, there is no launch forecast for the Matebook X Pro and MatePad 11.5” S in Brazil.