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Huawei enters Android Wear market in style

by on01 March 2015

 

Spec unknown, but the Huawei Watch is a looker

Look out Moto and LG, you no longer have a monopoly on good looking, round smartwatches – thanks to the guys and gals at Huawei. 

The Huawei Watch was leaked in some promo materials yesterday, and since then it has managed to get quite a bit of attention. Following the initial leak, Huawei released two promo videos, then pulled them.

There is still no word on the specs on pricing, but the Huawei Watch looks like it can give the Moto 360 and LG G Watch R/Urbane a run for their money. It’s an all-metal 42mm design, with a number of metallic and leather straps. The watch ticks all the right boxes – sapphire glass on top of a water resistant, stainless steel body available in black, silver and gold.

We can’t say much about the spec, but we don’t expect any big surprises, since practically all Android Wear watches feature similar specs. The price is what we’re really interested in.

Come to think of it, the timing of the leak and the amount of images and video, sans specs, makes me wonder whether or not this was an intentional leak. Weekend ahead of MWC? No specs or pricing, promo videos pulled? Seems like a very convenient “leak” for Huawei, or a masterful PR campaign bound to get the company a lot more coverage than a dull also-ran announcement.

Anyway, one of the videos was re-uploaded and you can check it out. If you find the second one with a live link, please share it in the comment section.

Last modified on 01 March 2015
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