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Train smarter with the Huawei Watch GT 3 fitness smartwatch, be like Sir Mo Fara

Sir Mo Farah wears the Huawei Watch GT 3 in London gym

Huawei has launched a new fitness orientated smartwatch, the Watch GT 3, with the help of new watch ambassador Sir Mo Farah. 

Sir Mo launched the new Huawei Watch GT 3 at The Fore fitness and wellness studio in London, having been one of the first people in the UK to put the wearable through its paces. A household name, Mo is the most successful British track athlete in modern Olympic Games history, and the current world record holder for the 1-hour run.

“It’s become an integral part of my training,” he said “thanks to the accuracy of the heart rate and GPS tracking, making it easier for me to manage my workout with precision. Not only that, but it looks like a proper watch too, so it’s beautiful as well as functional!”

Powered by HarmonyOS 2.1, and available in 46mm and 42mm sizes, the Watch GT 3 boasts best in class battery life, up to 14 days between charges, a premium design aesthetic and a new interface design. 

Key attractions include extensive health and fitness monitoring with TruSeen 5.0+ heart monitoring system, and an AI-powered personal running coach.

“It’s become an integral part of my training,” says Sir Mo Farah…

The Watch GT 3 46MM edition with stainless steel strap
The Watch GT3 46mm with stainless steel strap

Huawei is positioning the Watch GT 3 as a personal trainer on the wrist, able to record and analyse your workout routine, that AI Running Coach offers a dynamically customised week by week training plan. 

This includes over 100 workout modes including 18 professional workout modes, 12 outdoor workouts (comprising running, walking, mountain climbing, hiking, cross-country running, cycling, open water swimming, triathlon, skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, and golf) and 6 indoor workouts (walking, running, cycling, pool swimming, free training, elliptical machine, and rowing machine).

Standard smartwatch features include notifications, Bluetooth calling and music playback.

The Watch GT 3 combines a 466 x 466 resolution AMOLED screen with lightweight design; strapless, the 46mm version weighs just 42.6g with a thickness of 11mm, while the 42mm weighs 35g at 10.2mm.

Predictably, the larger model offers the best battery life, 14 days with typical use. The smaller model has 7 day stamina. 

The Watch GT 3 42MM with white leather strap
The Watch GT3 with 42mm edition with white leather strap

New this time around is tactile feedback through a rotating crown, while the chessboard design of the launcher (first seen on the regular use Watch 3) can be moved and zoomed. There’s a wide choice of custom faces available.  

The GT3 also offers highly accurate dual-band five-system GNSS positioning, with support for GPS, Galileo, Beidou, GLONASS and QZSS satellites, so you’ll always have access to the most accurate location data.

The Huawei Watch GT 3 is available in the UK from November 10. The Watch GT3 46mm is available in Active, Classic and Elite iterations, priced at £230, £250 and £300 respectively. The GT 3 42mm is available in Active, Elegant and Elegant with a Milanese strap versions, at  £210, £230 and £280.

Pre-orders from the Huawei store come with a free pair of Huawei FreeBuds 4i headphones.

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