Huawei Watch Buds is a 2-in-1 device that works as your regular smartwatch but with a screen that opens up to reveal a pair of TWS earbuds. The watch brings a 1.43-inch AMOLED screen with a 466x466px resolution. The casing is made from stainless steel while the leather watch strap comes in at 22mm and is available in black and brown colors.
Rounding out the smartwatch bit – it
supports heart rate monitoring, SpO2 tracking, sleep and stress management as
well as heart rate atrial fibrillation screening and ECG readings. You also get
80 workout modes. The earbuds offer AI noise cancelation for calls and music listening.
Watch Buds weighs 66.5 grams without the strap while the earbud are 4 grams
each. The buds are IP54 rated while the watch does not get official ingress
protection due to its opening mechanism. BeiDou, GLONASS and GPS positioning
are also onboard.
Watch Buds runs HarmonyOS 3 and pairs over
Bluetooth 5.2 connectivity. Huawei claims the watch and its buds have a
combined battery life of 3 days. The wireless earbuds get 4 hours of music
playback or 2.5 hours of talk time with noise cancelation off. A full charge
via the proprietary magnetic charger should take 100 minutes.
Huawei Watch Buds is priced at CNY 2,988
(US$ 429) and is already on open sale in China. No word on global availability for
now.
