Huawei Watch 3 and FreeBuds 4 now up for pre-orders

The Huawei Watch 3 and Huawei FreeBuds 4aare some of the brand’s highlights of 2021, impressive additions to the various kinds of devices of Huawei such as smartphones, tablets, PCs, and smart TVs under Huawei’s all-scenario devices.

Both flagship wearable devices are designed with powerful upgrades that help more Filipinos achieve more to life, more so, a healthy and balanced lifestyle.

Huawei’s latest wearable flagship, the Huawei Watch 3 series boasts extraordinary features never seen before on any smartwatches in today’s market. This new flagship features high-end technology providing intelligent experience powered by HarmonyOS.

This includes e-sim technology, which means connectivity can now be accessible from a user’s wrist — you can now seamlessly connect your mobile number from your current network subscription to be able to receive calls, messages, and access your apps all without your smartphone!

Users can conduct MeeTime calls and connect select apps from their smartphone to the new Huawei Watch 3.

Aside from this innovation, other high-end technological features include an interactive grid launcher, interactive watch phases, and smooth UX animation for user convenience.

When it comes to fitness, sports, and health, the Huawei Watch 3 packs over 100+ workout and sports modes made to aid you any activity – from running, swimming, golf, and all your favorite sports so you can perform at your optimal best.

It also has a skin temperature sensor, all-day SPO2, stress monitoring, and handwashing detection for overall health tracking.

All these can also be easily and conveniently trackable with the use of the Huawei Health App, readily available.

Of course, Huawei’s signature long-lasting battery life is catapulted into this device as well.

Users don’t have to worry about re-charging given its 3-day battery life in 4G mode (with e-sim activation) and if you’re looking for longer days — you can always switch to Super-Saving mode with up to two weeks battery life!

All these features make the Huawei Watch 3 is the first-ever premium smartwatch that provides a high-end intelligent experience for users when it comes to connectivity, health management, and productivity in a stylish aesthetic.

Priced at PhP 18,999, Huawei Watch 3 Series will be available for pre-order beginning July 6 to July 15 on Huawei Store, authorized platforms like Lazada and Shopee, Huawei Experience Stores, and authorized retail stores with a FREE Huawei Band 4 worth PhP 1,890.

The Huawei FreeBuds 4 continues to lead the industry with open-fit ANC 2.0 technology. It adopts the open-fit noise cancellation without any ear tip and improves the noise cancellation experience at all levels.

Huawei FreeBuds 4 are also the first open-fit earphones in the industry to feature Adaptive Ear Matching (AEM) technology. Therefore, the closer the fit of the earbuds, the greater the noise cancellation effect.

More than anything else, the FreeBuds 4 promises high-resolution audio for more immersive listening. With its 14.3mm dynamic driver, it can produce greater and more impressive bass sounds.

The design of Huawei FreeBuds 4 integrates both design and technology to provide a comfortable and stylish wearing experience.

With the ergonomic simulation and lightweight design, users can wear the Huawei FreeBuds 4 for a long period of time without any discomfort. This means you should not worry about using the device while working out, studying, working, listening to music, gaming, or binge-watching films.

Priced at PhP 7,999, Huawei FreeBuds 4 will be available for pre-order for only PhP 5,999 from July 6 until July 15 via Shopee and Huawei Store only.

Pre-order customers are entitled to get a 3-month Huawei Music VIP subscription. Also, pay PhP 1,000 via Huawei Online Store during pre-order and get PhP 3,000 off.

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Redmi Watch 2 Lite review: Deceivingly feature packed

01/11/2022

There was a time when having a smartwatch, of any kind, was considered a luxury. But over the past few years, we’ve seen an abundance of more affordable devices that cover a vast range of users’ needs and wants.

Now, the Redmi Watch 2 Lite is another affordable to add to the list. While it isn’t for the most tech-forward it does offer a great range of essentials.

Let’s dive right in and get to know the Redmi Watch 2 Lite.

Design

The Redmi Watch 2 Lite harbors a design and build that isn’t unfamiliar at all. Apple already popularized this square-faced smartwatch way back when it introduced its Watch and, needless to say, it’s a design that works.

We have a 1.55-inch touch display here on the Watch 2 Lite, just a tad bit smaller than the Redmi Watch 2.

Colors are very rich and vibrant and make the icons look very playful.

Its touch response, however, isn’t the fastest. But given how much it costs, it’s not so surprising and easily forgivable.

Bezels are also quite prominent when using a brighter watch face but you can cheat the look of a bezel-less display by opting for ones with darker backgrounds.

Controls are pretty standard: long press to change watch face, swipe left or right to check on widgets such as heart rate, steps, sleep, and more. Swiping down shows you your notifications while swiping up accesses a quick menu.

I was also surprised to find gesture controls such as tilt to wake and cover to sleep. To access the full menu, however, you’ll have to press the button on the side.

It’s a very lightweight watch which makes it comfortable to wear even while sleeping or exercising.

The screen is housed in a matte plastic frame while the straps are made of rubber which makes the whole device easy to clean.

What we have here is the Redmi Watch 2 Lite in Black but it’s also available in Ivory and Blue.

Straps are also interchangeable and there are additional Pink, Olive, and Brown strap colors available to purchase. You can release the straps by pressing the buttons found on the underside of the device.

The Redmi Watch 2 Late carries a 5ATM water-resistant rating which means you can use it in the shower or even for a swim.

All in all, this design is undoubtedly basic but that makes it a safe choice especially for those just figuring out if a smartwatch is for them. You have enough swiping and reading room and get that nice vibrancy as well.

Features and performance

On this Redmi Watch 2 Lite, we’re getting a 24-hour heart rate tracker, SpO2 measurement and tracking, sleep monitoring, stress monitoring, GPS, over a hundred fitness modes, menstrual cycle tracker, and more.

It also offers push notification, idle alerts, incoming call and message notification, music control, and other useful features.

I would probably get this for the trackers alone because for its price, I think you’re getting a really good deal.

As for how well these work, I’ve been able to use the watch for sleep, stress, heart rate, and fitness tracking and so far I’ve not been disappointed.

Of course, it’s expected that accuracy may not be totally on point. For example, when I used it for my quick workouts, I found that it would sometimes have a delay in my heart rate readings.

I was already sweating pretty hard and could feel my heart pumping fast but this didn’t reflect on the watch right away. The app, however, can display the correct data. We’ll talk more about that later on.

Other than that, the fitness tracker is able to supply relevant information such as the maximum heart rate achieved during exercise as well as heart rate zones that were hit during the workout.

The Sleep Tracker works as it should as well. The watch is able to monitor sleep stages and duration while continuously monitoring heart rate too.

The Redmi Watch 2 Lite even offers continuous Sp02 monitoring as well while users are asleep. Additionally, you can enable advanced tracking which will then consider REM sleep stages.

Outside of sleep and fitness, this device also became a useful productivity tool for work and around the house.

Getting notifications on your wrist is always convenient plus I was able to make use of the timers for cooking and even the alarm to wake me up.

I can even use the watch to find my phone when I lose it – something that happens quite often.

Connectivity

The Redmi Watch 2 Lite works alongside the Xiaomi Wear app. It’s designed to work for both Android and iOS. Our experience, though, is purely with Android.

Its dashboard offers tracked data at a glance and you can even reorganize or hide the widgets according to your liking. From here, you can also just tap on what you’d want more details on.

The app also offers brief explanations for each metric tracked but I do wish it took things a step further by offering suggestions on how to improve based on the user’s readings.

Apart from that, everything in this app eas easy to digest. From the cute graphics to the pleasing UI, it helps elevate the whole smartwatch experience.

And if you’re a first-time smartwatch user, it’s also not overwhelming.

On the app, you can also get more watch faces. There’s quite a selection and it’s easy to find something that will suit your personality.

Battery

The Redmi Watch 2 Lite carries a 262mAh battery which, the company says, can last up to 10 days. I had turned on all the features of this watch and it lasted me about 5 days.

That’s not bad considering everything this smartwatch offers but I imagine it could easily make it 10 days if you stick to the most basic features.

Creature Feature

In our reviews, The Modern Creatures aims to find special features or qualities in a device that makes it worth having. And for the Redmi Watch 2 Lite, it would have to be its health and fitness trackers.

Again, the tech you’ll find on the Redmi Watch 2 Lite isn’t anything groundbreaking but the fact that it’s all found on this device and is offered at such an attractive price makes it easy to pick out among the rest.

Alternatively, if you’ve come to like this watch, you can even opt for the Redmi Watch 2 which has a slightly larger screen but retains the same features.

Final thoughts

While there are many affordable smartwatches out there, I find that the Redmi Watch 2 Lite strikes a good balance of smart and fitness features all tucked into a familiar design. Its strength isn’t that it’s groundbreaking but that it’s offering really capable smartwatch tech at an affordable price.

It’s not at all intimidating for first-time users either or for those who just want a capable and affordable smartwatch. The Redmi Watch 2 Lite is available for PhP 2,597. Get it here.

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