I have a honor band 5 and it really makes me comfortable to upgrade to another huawei wear product.unfortunately, the maps should be integrated to the watch as well for much better sports experiences.
Spo2 - pulse oximeter and stress feature was there on my old S6 edge (hardware next to its flash) It measures the variation in heart beat over a period of time. Uneven heartbeat, spikes, skipped beats = more stress. Fairly accurate in my opinion. Used to jump up when I used to over work/study.
This looks super nice... I'm a sucker for silver/stainless steel body and lugs with brown or black leather bands. I'd consider this (or the similar one from Huawei) if it only could respond to texts.
Well I have magic 2 and galaxy watch. Responding on texts via watch is pain in the arse. Really not convenient. And this one has much better battery life. Ticwatch and galaxy are "true" smartwatches but battery lasts max 3 days so I dont see it as good trade for full functionality.
Hello Michael. Great review. I have a question. Does the watch have any kind of assistant. I got your point that a notification cannot be replied but can the inbuilt mic be used to summon Google assistant...for example asking the watch to call someone, without pulling out the phone or touching the watch?
Aashish, unfortunately it doesn't support any assistance option. This is mostly because of the hardware and the operating system it runs - it is too weak to host any services of that kind. The Amazfit Verge can do that (limited version of Alexa)- and has a relatively good battery life.
I was wondering that also, it's to bad you can't, I was hoping it could be a jack of all trades, I came from watching the Samsung Active 2 video to see what this one could do.
Емоо, благодаря много за подкрепата! Действам постепенно, снимам и търся интересни теми - надявам се следващите епизоди да забавляват. Скоро ще има ревю на часовника на Samsung. Няколко Amazfit-а, един-два интересни телефона и все някога ще е готово и видеото за Ninebot Max. Там вече има интересна история 😉
can you talk more about the local music storage on the watch - actual capacity of the 2gb available for user and how it is transferred from the phone - how could a podcast be transferred for example...
The thing with podcast is that you will be annoyed to listen to it if you need to rewind, or play a specific part. The player can start, pause or stop - nothing more. And it has to be .mp3 (aac should run as well, but I couldn't make it run). And the transfering is via bluetooth - so it is ... slow!
The GTR has longer battery life thanks to the less functions it supports. With Magicwatch 2 I usually get 4-7 days with 24 HR tracking, Always-on, stress tracking and occasional sports. With Amazfit GTR it was around 2 weeks as far as I remember.
@@TechMishka Thanks man.. You have a very good review and also a good voice, sometimes the voice can be very annoying. So which one do you recommend if we disregard the price?
Great video. Very informative so thank you! I’ve got a off-topic question though. Are you perhaps Dutch? Sometimes you sound English but other times definitely Dutch.
Hey Waus, thanks a lot for the kind comment! I am Bulgarian. Used to learn German and listen to Dutch music stations, I guess this is where my accent comes from.
@@TechMishka I guess the reason I asked is that I'd like to know before getting the watch, since this would be a deal breaker to me. Trying it would obviously be best but i dont know anyone who has it - hence my question. I've never tried another smart watch so i dont have a reference point either
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Not enough for me. I had the Amazfit Bip and it was stronger
Hi Mihail I think this device looks great. I have this one and the Huawei GT2 Pro in my Amazon basket to purchase. Is the Huawei watch that much better?
Hello there. Does Health app show hiking altitude / elevation gain in saved climb or hike? It's the only feature I really need and cannot find any info so far.
Spo2 - pulse oximeter and stress feature was there on my old S6 edge (hardware next to its flash) It measures the variation in heart beat over a period of time. Uneven heartbeat, spikes, skipped beats = more stress. Fairly accurate in my opinion. Used to jump up when I used to over work/study.
You can conttrol music that is running on the phone; If it is the music player running - it controls that. If you run Spotify - it controls Spotify. Actions are limited to going to prev/next song and volume controls.
Hi Thank you very much for the review and all the great work that you do for all of us - your viewers. A couple of weeks ago I bought this watch and I like its looks and feel very much but I'm facing the following issues and was wondering if it could be only me or they are real limitations of the model and/or Huawei/Honor: 1. dismissed notifications on the phone are not cleared from the watch (tested and works on a few Huawei phones (P10 Plus, Mate 20 Pro) so it might be a limitation only for other brands - I'm using OnePlus 7T but I've tested it also on Xiaomi Mi 8, Samsung Galaxy S9, Sony Xperia Z5 Comapct and they all fail to clear the notifications on the watch) 2. dismissed notifications on the watch are not cleared from the phone (by design according to Huawei support) 3. can't mute incoming calls - the only options are pick up and reject Can anyone confirm/deny my findings so far? Also does anybody know if Xiaomi Huami Amazfit GTR has any of these issues? Can someone also tell me if on the Amazfit GTR I can dismiss/clear only a single notification or it has the same limitation as the Mi Smart Band 4 where I have to either leave or clear all of the notifications at once?
Hi DImitar, this seems to be standard behavior - and is a little different to the way notifications work on other watches and OSes. Because I often forget about some notifications, it is really nice to have them cached on the watch. But indeed - clearing them on the watch won't make them disappear from the bar on the phone and vice versa. As for the Amazfit GTR - I cannot recall in detail - but they do disappear from the phone. Most likely behavior is similar to the Mi Band 4, as they are pretty similar in terms of design.
@@TechMishka , according to Huawei/Honor's Bulgarian support, that I've been in touch on the subject for a couple of weeks now, it's only intended in the direction of the watch not clearing the notifications on the phone. The other way around - clearing/viewing the notifications on the phone should clear them on the watch and they are blaming my phone's (OnePlus 7T) OS on the failure. But I've tried it with multiple other phones/OSes and only the ones from Huawei do work as they explained - as in "successfully clearing the notifications on the watch too" ... they did say that they've tested on Samsung Galaxy S10+ and it worked for them so I'm starting to doubt if this could be caused by some configuration that I'm missing. Any idea anyone? What kind of phone have you tried it on? Am I right that I saw a OnePlus 7T in your video?
@@TechMishka do you get a notification or does it come as a call as on my MiBand 4 whatsapp and viber calls dont interact just after the ringing ends i get a notification about a missed call :S
Can you link it to third part app like strava or wikiloc? Can you extract GPS tracks to use it as you like? like share it or upload on wikiloc or alltrails?
Depends on what you prefer the most. Huawei have limited app functions on iPhones. The VIvoactive 3 is great and my wife loves it. The Stratos 3 looks a little weird...
Question- when I am trying to connect my wireless Bluetooth ear pods, I can only connect 1 Bluetooth pod. If I have to connect the other pod, I will have to disconnect the first one. How do I connect both my Pods to the Bluetooth on the watch? Thanks in advance
Hi Sir...I am looking for Smartwatch under 10k... I need it should have GPS (for not carrying the phone for Workouts) and some other features.... I have checked Honor watch magic 2... Or any other in this price range with good feature... Please suggest... Thank
Wow, after watching videos on, reading up on and checking availability on dozens and dozens of smart watches/bands, I've come to the conclusion that this one is the best I've seen. From what I'm hearing, all my expectations are fulfilled with this watch and the 2 biggest things that I think are very important are that it has GPS and that it has a speaker n microphone so it can make calls. One thing I'm still unsure of actually though, now I'm thinking about it, is it water resistant? (ip67/ip68 rated?) If so, the thing is almost fuckin perfect!
When u raise to wake. Can we set it to last 30second before the screen dim back to always on display.? My field of work need to count time/minute. At least 20 second read is good enuf. Most smart watch only last 10 sec n theres no way to customize it.b
Can't believe how pissed off I am. Have been trying for a month to choose between the magic watch 2 or the GT 2? Watched your videos many times over but only last night saw a comment of yours in reply to a question about Google assistant and that neither watch has it. These were my perfect watches. Now what will I do Mr4All?
Yeah, that's a miss... And the lack of Strava support too. You may check the Samsung Active 2 (locked to Samsung's assistant) or ... well - there is no perfect smartwatch yet. WearOS - short battery; Non-wear-OS - no assistant and good battery performance. There's always something missing.
@@TechMishka Yeah. I know. I just got a Stratos to add to my collection. I could not decide what to get in the end, so went cheap until next time. Thanks. Stay well.
I've been using the Samsung Gear S3 (Frontier) the last 3 years... one of my biggest gripes about it is the terrible HR monitor. I have to literally stop everything and "be still" for it to (sometimes) read my heart rate. Does this read your HR while still being active? So, in other words, if I was running, can I just check my HR by looking at it? Or I have to activate it and stop what I'm doing?
You got any recommendations for which watch i should buy for around £150? Ive been looking at the huawei gt2 because it looks amazing but it cant reply to messages and install apps....
@@pravinbindla I got you bro. I just got this info from the official Honor Website that this watch can stand about 30 hours of gps non-stop. It actually really great for a $160 watch with 5 ATM certification
@@TechMishka would you please do another research about the GPS non stop usage time?? Like maybe you can run for two hours straight or something and tell me about the battery usage? Lolol I need to know about the battery usage before I purchase this watch. I'm an ultra runner myself and will do a 100 miles race in 6 months. I want everything to be recorded from smart watch, can't have it if I'm using a watch that the battery drains during a race lol (mostly 100 miles ultra runners would crossed the finish line around 17 to 25 hours lol)
This is a decent smartwatch but I am returning mine because Huawei lied about being able to download and inatall custom watch faces. You CAN'T. You are stuck with the 5 or 6 that they have pre-installed on the device🙄
You can get a discount on the Honor website for their watches using AHWATCH42 for the 42mm watch and AHWATCH46 for the 46mm Honor watch 2. I used it and it works!!
Hi, thanks for the in-depth review! I want to buy it, but I have four questions: 1) does the watch vibrate when you recieve a notification like whatsapp/gmail? 2) does the watch vibrate when you recieve a call? 3) If you set a 1 hr timer, can you continue using the watch or it will stuck in the timer app and if you go to the main screen the timer will stop? 4) I have read online that the step counter adds the ones you make with the watch and the ones with the phone (so it duplicates the steps). does it happen to you? Thank you so much!
Sure, let me try to help: 1. Yes 2. Yes - continuously 3. The timer will stop :( 4. I also notice many people stating that, but I do not notice any step increase when having the watch and the phone at the same time. Looks like the algorithm is well tweaked.
to be honest huawei watch is the best i have had used apple watch before . the best thing is huawei can tell how many hours i slept better and more accurate than apple watch and i can't believe the glass is so strong i don't need cover. but apple watch after a month or two all scratch every where. the price is double no thanks apple
Yeah, makes sense. They are very different devices built around very different ideas. Both are fantastic watches, and the Apple watch is also a great device.
GPS is something we cannot control on the watch - it only works in sports mode. If you have no continuous HR measurements, then battery life will be close to 2 weeks without always-ON. With always-on display - maybe 6-8 days.
All I want is a smart watch that can go a full week with messages and calls thats it. This sport this is bs for most of us it was something Apple introduced to extend the smart watch craze not a bad thing. I have an iPhone the amazfit verge does this for a week
Thank you for the review of this, I keep looking for a SW that can top Samsung Galaxy Active 2 with being able to take calls, messages, music, sleep tracking, HR, keep me moving around and pay for stuff all with Leaving my phone at home or in car..what other watch comes close that's Android friendly?
Why does it called smartwatch like gt2 when they are only a fitness tracker with some smart options. They should make it clean .smartwatch is like smartphones where u can add more options-apps to your device.
The T-Rex is very similar to the GTR; In favor of the GTR: Better battery life (it is just slightly better with always-on screen) In favor of GT2 / Magicwatch - phone calls, speaker, microphone, better sleep tracking, a little more features, better build quality, better display
Sadly, it is not possible to respond. YOu can see notifications about calls though; If you need a watch with possibility for responses - then check something with WearOS or the Samsung Galaxy Active 2.
@@TechMishka Thank you for the reply sir :) I already got this watch after seeing your review a few others. I am not receiving whatsapp call notifications (I am getting regular call notifications). Maybe a sync issue ?
If you’re in the USA, you WILL NOT get full functionality. It will not operate on IOS ( iPhone) and will not download additional watch faces with android phone. Most all reviewers are outside of the US.
It is a restriction of the iPhone app - doesn't matter if I am in or out of the USA. Try to get an Android device to play around with. Overall - the standard watchfaces are good enough.
Great review! We have actually reviewed the MagicWatch 2 42mm, WOW what a device! Very impressed!:)
Thanks for watching! Will check out the 42mm review at your place.
Bought it half way through the video... For 115 euro. Thanks!
Hey Herr Schaft, where d you buy it? :)
Enjoy!
I have a honor band 5 and it really makes me comfortable to upgrade to another huawei wear product.unfortunately, the maps should be integrated to the watch as well for much better sports experiences.
Yeah, adding maps feature will make this a killer watch 🙂
I will be buying this watch, thanks for the info.
Hope you enjoy it!
@@TechMishka is it good watch for price 9000 inr
@@prajapativikas7291 yes think so
A very logical review. Thanks
Thank you too for the kind words! 😎👍
Spo2 - pulse oximeter and stress feature was there on my old S6 edge (hardware next to its flash)
It measures the variation in heart beat over a period of time.
Uneven heartbeat, spikes, skipped beats = more stress.
Fairly accurate in my opinion.
Used to jump up when I used to over work/study.
Wow, that's weird!
It was there from the S5 to the S10. I have a s9 and I use it sometimes even though it takes too much time to get data from it.
Thanks for the video, does the run / cycling mood have a auto pause function?
No, it is all manually controlled.
This looks super nice... I'm a sucker for silver/stainless steel body and lugs with brown or black leather bands. I'd consider this (or the similar one from Huawei) if it only could respond to texts.
There always is hope!
Well I have magic 2 and galaxy watch. Responding on texts via watch is pain in the arse. Really not convenient. And this one has much better battery life. Ticwatch and galaxy are "true" smartwatches but battery lasts max 3 days so I dont see it as good trade for full functionality.
This watch is simply amazing
It is indeed!
Hello Michael. Great review. I have a question. Does the watch have any kind of assistant. I got your point that a notification cannot be replied but can the inbuilt mic be used to summon Google assistant...for example asking the watch to call someone, without pulling out the phone or touching the watch?
Aashish, unfortunately it doesn't support any assistance option. This is mostly because of the hardware and the operating system it runs - it is too weak to host any services of that kind.
The Amazfit Verge can do that (limited version of Alexa)- and has a relatively good battery life.
I was wondering that also, it's to bad you can't, I was hoping it could be a jack of all trades, I came from watching the Samsung Active 2 video to see what this one could do.
@@warzshadow9701 you can do it now, check it out on my channel
You can check it out on my channel
Браво! Поредното интересно видео.
Продължавай все така! Бъди здрав ти и цялото ти семейство. :-)
Емоо, благодаря много за подкрепата!
Действам постепенно, снимам и търся интересни теми - надявам се следващите епизоди да забавляват. Скоро ще има ревю на часовника на Samsung. Няколко Amazfit-а, един-два интересни телефона и все някога ще е готово и видеото за Ninebot Max. Там вече има интересна история 😉
U really did it so better 👍 thanks I got a new ideas from u 👍 please keep on doing video's like this 😎❤️
Thank you so much 😀
can you talk more about the local music storage on the watch - actual capacity of the 2gb available for user and how it is transferred from the phone - how could a podcast be transferred for example...
The thing with podcast is that you will be annoyed to listen to it if you need to rewind, or play a specific part. The player can start, pause or stop - nothing more. And it has to be .mp3 (aac should run as well, but I couldn't make it run). And the transfering is via bluetooth - so it is ... slow!
@@TechMishka useful info. Thank you
How does the battery compared to Amazfit GTR? Which is better?
The GTR has longer battery life thanks to the less functions it supports. With Magicwatch 2 I usually get 4-7 days with 24 HR tracking, Always-on, stress tracking and occasional sports. With Amazfit GTR it was around 2 weeks as far as I remember.
@@TechMishka Thanks man.. You have a very good review and also a good voice, sometimes the voice can be very annoying. So which one do you recommend if we disregard the price?
I really like the fingernail varnish style on the lady's hands
Will let her know! 😎
Please show All the functions. In the app table, and settings table as well. Thanks
Hey Eugene, you can watch the Huawei Watch GT2 & GT2 Pro reviews which share essentially the same features.
Great video. Very informative so thank you!
I’ve got a off-topic question though. Are you perhaps Dutch? Sometimes you sound English but other times definitely Dutch.
Hey Waus, thanks a lot for the kind comment!
I am Bulgarian. Used to learn German and listen to Dutch music stations, I guess this is where my accent comes from.
Awesome review
Thank you for the kind word, Michael!
How strong is the vibrating alarm? Good enough to wake up in the mornings? This is a critical consideration for me. Thanks
Best thing is you to try it. It is as strong as most other watches of that kind.
@@TechMishka I guess the reason I asked is that I'd like to know before getting the watch, since this would be a deal breaker to me. Trying it would obviously be best but i dont know anyone who has it - hence my question. I've never tried another smart watch so i dont have a reference point either
Not enough for me. I had the Amazfit Bip and it was stronger
Can you discard or snooze alarms set on your phone (Galaxy device)?
Hi Mihail I think this device looks great. I have this one and the Huawei GT2 Pro in my Amazon basket to purchase. Is the Huawei watch that much better?
The Pro looks nicer. A lot nicer. But function-wise - it's rather the same.
Is barometer serves also altimeter function?
Yes
Nice watch and nice review Mik. Juste one thing please does it pair to a chest HR monitor?
I don't think it does...
Hello there. Does Health app show hiking altitude / elevation gain in saved climb or hike? It's the only feature I really need and cannot find any info so far.
Yes, it can show that. there's altitude section for every sport with GPS support.
Hello Michael Good video
Will it pair with samsung galaxy note 3
Or it is only honor phones specific ??
Is it sweat proof ??
Thanks for this video
It is sweatproof and waterproof and it will pair with any phone that supports bluetooth.
will this pair with an iPhone?
What about the calls?are really they limited to 10 contacts?Thanks feom Italy
The contacts you can keep in the phonebook on the watch are indeed limited to 10.
Thanks for helping review😎👍
Most welcome, Tamer. And thank you for your kind support!
Curious to know how these watches and some upcoming bands measure the stress levels?
I d guess HRV
Me too! I don't trust the stress level measurement.
Spo2 - pulse oximeter and stress feature was there on my old S6 edge (hardware next to its flash)
It measures the variation in heart beat over a period of time.
Uneven heartbeat, spikes, skipped beats = more stress.
Fairly accurate in my opinion.
Used to jump up when I used to over work/study.
@@GerritTV187 a combination between measuring your heart rate and oxygen level
it is never accurate
Just to be clear, can you control your phone media?
You can conttrol music that is running on the phone; If it is the music player running - it controls that. If you run Spotify - it controls Spotify. Actions are limited to going to prev/next song and volume controls.
@@TechMishka just looking for that confirm. So useful. Thank you
Hi
Thank you very much for the review and all the great work that you do for all of us - your viewers.
A couple of weeks ago I bought this watch and I like its looks and feel very much but I'm facing the following issues and was wondering if it could be only me or they are real limitations of the model and/or Huawei/Honor:
1. dismissed notifications on the phone are not cleared from the watch (tested and works on a few Huawei phones (P10 Plus, Mate 20 Pro) so it might be a limitation only for other brands - I'm using OnePlus 7T but I've tested it also on Xiaomi Mi 8, Samsung Galaxy S9, Sony Xperia Z5 Comapct and they all fail to clear the notifications on the watch)
2. dismissed notifications on the watch are not cleared from the phone (by design according to Huawei support)
3. can't mute incoming calls - the only options are pick up and reject
Can anyone confirm/deny my findings so far?
Also does anybody know if Xiaomi Huami Amazfit GTR has any of these issues? Can someone also tell me if on the Amazfit GTR I can dismiss/clear only a single notification or it has the same limitation as the Mi Smart Band 4 where I have to either leave or clear all of the notifications at once?
Hi DImitar, this seems to be standard behavior - and is a little different to the way notifications work on other watches and OSes. Because I often forget about some notifications, it is really nice to have them cached on the watch. But indeed - clearing them on the watch won't make them disappear from the bar on the phone and vice versa.
As for the Amazfit GTR - I cannot recall in detail - but they do disappear from the phone. Most likely behavior is similar to the Mi Band 4, as they are pretty similar in terms of design.
@@TechMishka ,
according to Huawei/Honor's Bulgarian support, that I've been in touch on the subject for a couple of weeks now, it's only intended in the direction of the watch not clearing the notifications on the phone. The other way around - clearing/viewing the notifications on the phone should clear them on the watch and they are blaming my phone's (OnePlus 7T) OS on the failure. But I've tried it with multiple other phones/OSes and only the ones from Huawei do work as they explained - as in "successfully clearing the notifications on the watch too" ... they did say that they've tested on Samsung Galaxy S10+ and it worked for them so I'm starting to doubt if this could be caused by some configuration that I'm missing.
Any idea anyone?
What kind of phone have you tried it on? Am I right that I saw a OnePlus 7T in your video?
@@DimitarPankov It doesn't work, they just didn't implement this at all.
Is it comfortable to sleep while wearing magicwatch 2 ?? Does it look good on thin wrist or is it too heavy??
Feels OK to me - mostly a matter of getting used to. And I think its one of the nice looking smartwatches.
How can i change the wall paper . i dont want the same wall paper on the whatch
Press and hold on the main screen
Should i get this or the Samsung galaxy watch active
This one has much better battery life. The Galaxy Watch Active is much smarter and - of course - more powerful.
@@TechMishka thank you for the help man appreciate it
Do a comparison video between the skagen falster 2 vs the honormagic watch
Let me see if I can find the Falster 2 and get this done. Cool idea! 🙃
How limited is the watch for iOS use? How does it compare to the 24 day Amazfit GTR?
The limitation is mostly down to the amount of watch faces. I like it better than the GTR.
Which is the better watch out of these three Huawei Watch GT
vs Huawei Watch GT Active vs Huawei Watch GT2 46mm Classic
Nice review. Does this vibrate for Viber and WhatsApp calls?
Yeah, you get a notification.
@@TechMishka do you get a notification or does it come as a call as on my MiBand 4 whatsapp and viber calls dont interact just after the ringing ends i get a notification about a missed call :S
Can you link it to third part app like strava or wikiloc?
Can you extract GPS tracks to use it as you like? like share it or upload on wikiloc or alltrails?
None of these are supported.
Yes in the huwei health app
You can upload data
With Iphone Xs in use what do you think: Honor Magic 2, Huawei Gt 2, Garmin Vivoactive 3 or Amazfit Stratos 3 ? Thanks for answer
Depends on what you prefer the most. Huawei have limited app functions on iPhones. The VIvoactive 3 is great and my wife loves it. The Stratos 3 looks a little weird...
Question- when I am trying to connect my wireless Bluetooth ear pods, I can only connect 1 Bluetooth pod. If I have to connect the other pod, I will have to disconnect the first one. How do I connect both my Pods to the Bluetooth on the watch? Thanks in advance
Ha, that's a weird situation. Sounds like some sort of incompatibility :(
Can we make call from this watch? Show this feature in a video plz.
We can make a call, yeah. There's an example in my review of Huawei Watch GT2 - they are virtually the same.
is this better than amazfit gtr 2 new version?does it have sp02 sensor?
Check the Huawei GT series
Doesn't seem to do anything different to my Honor Band 6 which cost £25
It has an in-built GPS.
Hi Mihail I have heard that if you use Huawei watches with IPhone, the music controls do not work. Is it the same with this watch?
That's true - there are certain limitations due to the Huawei Health app. Sadly, it's the same with the Magic Watch series as they use the same app.
Dose honor magicwatch 2 46mm can connect with apel airpods pro?
I don't have Airpods Pro so I can't confirm.
I'm a bit disappointed you didn't take the time to showcase the accuracy of measurement tools in comparison to the Galaxy Active 2
The sleep tracking of the Honor/Huawei watches is extremely good. Spors tracking is almost the same with both. Steps count too.
Can i put the screen to be always turned on?
Sure - there is Always-on display feature.
Hi Sir...I am looking for Smartwatch under 10k... I need it should have GPS (for not carrying the phone for Workouts) and some other features.... I have checked Honor watch magic 2... Or any other in this price range with good feature... Please suggest... Thank
Hey Vikas, I think we discussed that in another commend. Take a look at the Stratos 3 by Amazfit too ;)
@@TechMishka Thanks... But Stratos 3 price is higher... I want best option under 10k... Please suggest
My honor smart watch screen is not responding to touch. What should I do?
Check whether it can be repaired
Hi, is Honor Magic Watch 2 full compatible with LG V30 ?
Yes, it is.
@@TechMishka Thank you.
Wow, after watching videos on, reading up on and checking availability on dozens and dozens of smart watches/bands, I've come to the conclusion that this one is the best I've seen. From what I'm hearing, all my expectations are fulfilled with this watch and the 2 biggest things that I think are very important are that it has GPS and that it has a speaker n microphone so it can make calls.
One thing I'm still unsure of actually though, now I'm thinking about it, is it water resistant? (ip67/ip68 rated?) If so, the thing is almost fuckin perfect!
It's 50M water resistant. I'm thinking about buying it.
I sleep, do sports, and swim with it when I can. Still my favorite watch 😎
@@TechMishka Nice. Mine is arriving at monday. Nice review well done mate.
Was really going to buy this until I found out there's no support for Strava. It's a bit like having a computer but no support for the Internet.
The watch is not advertised as "ultimate smartwatch"; Myfitnesspal and Google Fit are there at least.
@@TechMishka never heard of Googlefit and my fitness pal... Do alot of people use them?
Could this be silenced during school hours? Does water resistant cover swimming. Or is that just more for showering?
Yes, you have DND mode. And you can swim with it. 🙃
Does it count reps and resting time during strength workout?
Haven't tried that yet, mate.
Do I have to raise to wake when using the continuous heart rate display or can I have it always on?
The watch supports always-on feature.
When u raise to wake. Can we set it to last 30second before the screen dim back to always on display.? My field of work need to count time/minute. At least 20 second read is good enuf. Most smart watch only last 10 sec n theres no way to customize it.b
Yeah, you can customize that. And you also can have always-on display
Can't believe how pissed off I am. Have been trying for a month to choose between the magic watch 2 or the GT 2? Watched your videos many times over but only last night saw a comment of yours in reply to a question about Google assistant and that neither watch has it. These were my perfect watches. Now what will I do Mr4All?
Yeah, that's a miss... And the lack of Strava support too.
You may check the Samsung Active 2 (locked to Samsung's assistant) or ... well - there is no perfect smartwatch yet. WearOS - short battery; Non-wear-OS - no assistant and good battery performance. There's always something missing.
@@TechMishka Yeah. I know. I just got a Stratos to add to my collection. I could not decide what to get in the end, so went cheap until next time. Thanks. Stay well.
Galaxy watch active 2 vs honor magic watch 2...which one will you prefer???
I prefer longer battery life, but have to admit that the Galaxy watch is pretty good.
@@TechMishka thanks..now i am more confused..lol
@@drbhushansali You can try finding a place where they sell them all and see how you like them.
Can i couple my Samsung Galaxy Buds with the Honor watch for listen music?
Without taking my phone for running
Yes, you can do that. You will have to upload some music on the watch however.
I can't though
thanks alot for information
Most welcome, zeer! 😇
Calling feature available?
Yes.
this vs gt 2e ? which one better ?
Both are great watches 😇
Can connect to a speaker with the Bluetooth function?
Yeah! 🤓
Does it have nfc
Unfortunately not.
When will spo2 be added to magic 2
Not sure... As far as I know it is available in CHina, but the watch there seems to have a different product ID.
@@TechMishka thank you
love from india
Does anybody know how to make the Huawei Health app work in the US?
make sure to download the Huawei framework app from apkmirror if that's for Android.
Is the screen of the Honor MW2 is reflective in light or not?
It is AMOLED screen similar to the one on your phone.
As long as the phone app will feed data to Google Fit, that's fine with me.
Yeah, totally.
I've been using the Samsung Gear S3 (Frontier) the last 3 years... one of my biggest gripes about it is the terrible HR monitor. I have to literally stop everything and "be still" for it to (sometimes) read my heart rate. Does this read your HR while still being active? So, in other words, if I was running, can I just check my HR by looking at it? Or I have to activate it and stop what I'm doing?
You will like the HR here - no need to pause and stop anything - works at any time and is very precise.
Would I be able to download a golf gps app for it?
No, this watch doesn't support installing additional apps.
@@TechMishka thanks
You got any recommendations for which watch i should buy for around £150? Ive been looking at the huawei gt2 because it looks amazing but it cant reply to messages and install apps....
If you need smartness - you will have to sacrifice battery life... I like a lot the GT2.
Can we consider 32mb enough RAM? Other watches seem to be 512mb to 1gb
For the kind of OS that the watch is using - yeah, it is kind of enough.
GPS stand by time? How many hours does this stand?
I do workout with GPS on for 1 hour, battery goes down with 5-8%
@@pravinbindla I got you bro. I just got this info from the official Honor Website that this watch can stand about 30 hours of gps non-stop. It actually really great for a $160 watch with 5 ATM certification
@@ConanObrien22 It's awesome about battery life and price point.
And good thing is it gets charged in 1/2 hour or 20 mins
I confirm that the GPS tracking needs very small amount of power - and the values are pretty accurate.
@@TechMishka would you please do another research about the GPS non stop usage time?? Like maybe you can run for two hours straight or something and tell me about the battery usage? Lolol I need to know about the battery usage before I purchase this watch. I'm an ultra runner myself and will do a 100 miles race in 6 months. I want everything to be recorded from smart watch, can't have it if I'm using a watch that the battery drains during a race lol (mostly 100 miles ultra runners would crossed the finish line around 17 to 25 hours lol)
Hello Michael. Great review. I have a question, Which watch do you choose Honor Watch Magic 2 or Huawei Wach GT 2 ?
I have the MagicWatch 2 because the GT2 I have to a friend of mine. Both are more or less the same...
Value for money !
Absolutely!
This is a decent smartwatch but I am returning mine because Huawei lied about being able to download and inatall custom watch faces. You CAN'T. You are stuck with the 5 or 6 that they have pre-installed on the device🙄
Maybe you have an iPhone - the app is limited there. Get android device for an hour and you can get a lot more.
@@TechMishka No I have Samsung Note 9... I sent the Honor watch back and got a Samsung active 2. I spent more but Im extremely happy with it.
@Banx It depends on where you live. If your in Europe or India or China you'll be fine but in the U.S. maybe, maybe not.
Hi,
Are notifications in Hebrew supported?
Thank you
Yes they are
You can get a discount on the Honor website for their watches using AHWATCH42 for the 42mm watch and AHWATCH46 for the 46mm Honor watch 2. I used it and it works!!
That's pretty cool! Thanks a lot for sharing this
Can it sync with strava?
Unfortunately, it can't
I might have missed it, to be honest, but does it run WearOS?
No mate
The MagicWatch Series run something called LITE OS, which is lightweight and supports only the features that are part of the watch.
Does it has Spo2 Sensor?
Some sources claim it does, however it doesn't seem to be enabled outside China
Hi, thanks for the in-depth review! I want to buy it, but I have four questions:
1) does the watch vibrate when you recieve a notification like whatsapp/gmail?
2) does the watch vibrate when you recieve a call?
3) If you set a 1 hr timer, can you continue using the watch or it will stuck in the timer app and if you go to the main screen the timer will stop?
4) I have read online that the step counter adds the ones you make with the watch and the ones with the phone (so it duplicates the steps). does it happen to you?
Thank you so much!
Sure, let me try to help:
1. Yes
2. Yes - continuously
3. The timer will stop :(
4. I also notice many people stating that, but I do not notice any step increase when having the watch and the phone at the same time. Looks like the algorithm is well tweaked.
@@TechMishka thank you for the reply!!
@@MarcoDaniele timer doesn't stop sorry michael but I have a watch gt 2 and you can come back to the timer as you wish
@@tahanumansimsek I ended up buying it anyway and I can confirm it doesn't stop, you can still use it and the timer will continue on the background
to be honest huawei watch is the best i have had used apple watch before . the best thing is huawei can tell how many hours i slept better and more accurate than apple watch and i can't believe the glass is so strong i don't need cover. but apple watch after a month or two all scratch every where. the price is double no thanks apple
Yeah, makes sense. They are very different devices built around very different ideas. Both are fantastic watches, and the Apple watch is also a great device.
Does it have an audio recorder?
no audio recorder.
My GT2E is not accurate with the gps , does wrong mapping of my running path! Whyyyy?
That's bad! DO we talk about meters or kilometers?
Because Huawei are bad to make watches, even with this watch it sometimes maps wrongfully
I have the magic watch 1 with my honor view 20.does the magic watch 2 work with my phone. Bugs me out that i cannot control my music
It will work fine, yeah.
Its working in samsung phone ?
Yeah
plz reply is this scratch resistant
Done! 😇
If I take off heart rate and gps battery life??
GPS is something we cannot control on the watch - it only works in sports mode.
If you have no continuous HR measurements, then battery life will be close to 2 weeks without always-ON. With always-on display - maybe 6-8 days.
All I want is a smart watch that can go a full week with messages and calls thats it. This sport this is bs for most of us it was something Apple introduced to extend the smart watch craze not a bad thing.
I have an iPhone the amazfit verge does this for a week
bro HONOR MAGIC WATCH 2 VS SAMSUNG GALAXY WATCH 4. which is better
Car running on Petrol vs Electric car. Which one is better? 🙃
@@TechMishka Ferrari
Although both samsung active and honor magic watches have amoled display, still samsung display looks more vivid in this vedio.
Yes. Not only on the video - it generally feels more premium.
@@TechMishka So which one do u suggest to buy?
Thank you for the review of this, I keep looking for a SW that can top Samsung Galaxy Active 2 with being able to take calls, messages, music, sleep tracking, HR, keep me moving around and pay for stuff all with Leaving my phone at home or in car..what other watch comes close that's Android friendly?
Yeah - the LTE edition of the watch sounds like a reasonable choice.
you seem to do most gesutres twice before it responds.
Touch response is quite good.
Thank you
Most welcome you are!
Why does it called smartwatch like gt2 when they are only a fitness tracker with some smart options. They should make it clean .smartwatch is like smartphones where u can add more options-apps to your device.
I don't think we will soon see anything from Huawei with WearOS 🤓
You should compare this watch with Amazfit GTR. Same price point. Cheers
And the T-Rex
The T-Rex is very similar to the GTR;
In favor of the GTR: Better battery life (it is just slightly better with always-on screen)
In favor of GT2 / Magicwatch - phone calls, speaker, microphone, better sleep tracking, a little more features, better build quality, better display
Is it possible to answer whatsapp calls? Or atleast get whatsapp call notification ?
Sadly, it is not possible to respond. YOu can see notifications about calls though;
If you need a watch with possibility for responses - then check something with WearOS or the Samsung Galaxy Active 2.
@@TechMishka Thank you for the reply sir :) I already got this watch after seeing your review a few others. I am not receiving whatsapp call notifications (I am getting regular call notifications). Maybe a sync issue ?
@@nicks252 exact same issue with MiBand 4....
If you’re in the USA, you WILL NOT get full functionality. It will not operate on IOS ( iPhone) and will not download additional watch faces with android phone. Most all reviewers are outside of the US.
It is a restriction of the iPhone app - doesn't matter if I am in or out of the USA. Try to get an Android device to play around with.
Overall - the standard watchfaces are good enough.
Can this smart watch silence the incoming calls without rejecting them?
There is no such feature, unfortunately.
😂,chillllll
If it can't do a quick reply then it's not worth it 🤷🏿.. guess I gotta go with the galaxy 3
Yeah. Or the Galaxy Active 2.
Trex pro or magic watch 2
I am a fan of the Huawei Watch GT2/ Magicwatch 2 concept due to the speaker and design.