Huawei ‘Watch GT’ sells more than two Million Units globally

Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG) announced that its HUAWEI WATCH GT smartwatch has sold more than two million units globally since its launch last October. Citing leading analyst firm IDC’s report for global wearable vendors in the first quarter of 2019, Huawei said it has achieved year-on-year growth of 282.2 per cent compared to the same quarter last year, shipping five million units putting it among the top three global wearable vendors.

The research revealed that short run time between charges was a pain point for consumers, Huawei responded by introducing WATCH GT, which is powered by Huawei’s in-house Lite OS system and empowered dual-chipset architecture to deliver ultra-long battery life.

Users can now expect - under typical usage conditions, including allday wear and heart rate function activated, scientific sleeping function activated at night, 90 minutes of exercise per week and message notification – to get up to two weeks’ full functionality between charges.

A post-purchase study conducted earlier this year shows that 81pc of consumers buy the WATCH GT because of its class-leading battery life. Other technological innovations welcomed by consumers include:

• Huawei Truseen 3.0 heart rate monitor technology that can monitor the heart rate for an entire day (24 hours) in real time providing detailed feedback on a user’s health. This technology was nominated for the MWC 2019 Best Wearable Mobile Technology Award.

• Huawei Trusleep 2.0 which helps users to identify six typical sleep problems and provide advice and personalized services to improve sleep quality.

• More than 10 sport modes, which help consumers track and monitor their exercise regimes and training schedules.

In March of this year, HUAWEI launched two new editions, 46mm Active Edition and 42mm Elegant Edition, providing consumers with even more choice.

Based on the impressive first quarter performance including strong sales from major Chinese e-commerce platforms, HUAWEI remains confident in its continued growth in the expanding wearable technology market, led by the HUAWEI WATCH GT.