Huawei Watch Fit 3, launched in early May, sports a new design for the Chinese company. It has a white metal body with a bright red rotating crown button and a leather strap, and after spending a couple of weeks with one in our hands we’re ready to share how it performs.
Huawei has ditched the rectangular design of the Watch Fit and Watch Fit 2 in favor of a look that’s strongly reminiscent of the Apple Watch. We received a unit with a black strap, which is probably the most discreet in the range.
When we asked the Huawei team that developed the Watch Fit 3 if it resembled the Apple Watch, we got a simple answer: customer demand.
The company’s studies have shown that people want larger screens with larger numbers and symbols, making the rectangular design less practical.
The Watch Fit 3 features a 1.82″ AMOLED display with a resolution of 480 x 408 px and 347 ppi. Running on HarmonyOS 4, the interface has been redesigned to be bigger and brighter. The model’s nearly invisible bezels black make the dial stand out, although lighter variants reveal a more prominent black line between the case and the screen.
In line with other Huawei wearables, the Watch Fit 3 has two buttons: a top rotating crown for scrolling and a configurable Down button, which we used for quick access to workouts.
The aluminum alloy case is extremely lightweight, weighing just 26 grams, making it significantly lighter than any Apple wearable. Its slim profile is due to the absence of wireless charging coils.
The Watch Fit 3 has a 400mAh battery, charged via two Pogo pins, and a proprietary USB-C charger that easily clips onto the back of the watch.
Designed for everyday use rather than intense workouts, Huawei says the Watch Fit 3 can last 7 days on a single charge with typical usage and 10 days with stress detection and Auto SpO2 turned off.
In our usage we got almost 8 days with active use and up to 11 days with less activity. Enabling always-on display (AOD) reduces battery life to approximately 5 days of active use.
Huawei has also improved its calorie tracking, diet diary, and nutritional analysis algorithms, although these features are market dependent and may not be available to everyone. The watch provides automatic instructions to track sports and activities and also displays weather alerts.
For fitness enthusiasts, the Watch Fit 3 includes built-in GPS, which performed remarkably well, often surpassing the accuracy of semi-professional Garmin smartwatches and flagship smartphones. The optimized data display and ease of navigation of the square screen design are clear advantages, although obviously the plotted parameters are well below what Garmin offers.
Priced at £140/€160, with a slightly more expensive white leather strap option, the Watch Fit 3 also comes with attractive bundle offers in some regions, including free Freebuds SE 2 and discounted accessories.
Overall, the Huawei Watch Fit 3 is a fantastic wearable, offering light weight, durability, and a rich feature set. With its versatile design and attractive packages, it’s one of our top recommendations in its category.
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