Huawei’s Watch GT 3 and Apple’s Watch SE 2022 have established themselves in the smart gadget market. Choosing between the two can be difficult. But if we analyse in depth the most important features of these two devices, the choice can become easy. This article is a comparison of which watch is better between the Huawei Watch GT 3 and the Apple Watch SE
Comparison of the ergonomics and design of the Huawei Watch GT 3 and the Apple Watch SE 2022
| HUAWEI Watch GT 3 (42mm) GPS + Bluetooth Smartwatch (Light Gold) – International Version | Apple Watch SE (2nd Gen) (GPS + Cellular, 40MM) – Starlight Aluminum Case with Starlight Sport Band (Renewed) | |
|---|---|---|
 | $189.99 | $249,97 |
The Huawei Watch GT 3, has a similar design to the Watch 3 and the same 42mm size. Its plastic case surrounded by a steel bezel makes it a stylish watch.
The Watch GT 3 has a 1.32-inch AMOLED display protected by a glass with curved edges. Its 326 dpi resolution allows the screen to display a lot of information with great finesse. Its sensor offers a good brightness that automatically adapts to the sun to remain readable and at night to avoid dazzling the eyes. This watch has a permanent Always-on display.
The Watch GT 3 is lightweight and weighs only about 57 g with a 20 mm silicone strap. It’s a comfortable watch, which doesn’t feel like it’s on your wrist with a very soft strap, which doesn’t irritate your skin.
The design of the Apple Watch SE 2022 is almost the same as a Watch Series 4. A 44mm case that carries a 1.78 inch display, with a maximum brightness of 1000 nits. The Watch SE 2022’s brightness sensor has the ability to dim the light so that it doesn’t glare in the dark. But it lacks the always-on display, although users can do without it to maximise its battery life.
The Watch SE 2022 is a comfortable watch. It is light (62.7g with strap and 33.1g without) with a thickness of 10.7mm. The watch has a resistant case and glass. Its water resistance makes it even more resistant to swimming.
Huawei Watch GT 3 interface vs. Apple Watch SE 2022
To access the Watch GT 3’s main dial or app cloud, simply press its haptic feedback crown. To zoom in and out of the app cloud, the crown must be rotated, allowing you to view and select the app of your choice. Turning the crown also allows you to scroll through the information in case you don’t want to use the touchscreen.
The Huawei Watch GT 3 uses the HarmonyOS operating system. The watch’s widgets can be accessed by swiping from the side. The Huawei Health app allows you to configure these widgets.
It’s a shame that there are only about 30 apps in the Huawei AppGallery. In addition, some applications such as Petals Maps (for navigation or voice assistance) only work with a Huawei smartphone.
Headphones or the watch’s speaker allow you to stream music via Bluetooth without carrying your smartphone. A built-in microphone is used to make phone calls via the watch, although the maximum volume is not high enough. The caller will certainly not hear us in a noisy environment.
The Apple Watch SE 2022 only works with iPhones. Its interface doesn’t change with watchOS 9. Simply swipe down to bring up the notifications pane, or swipe up to bring up the shortcuts pane.
Swiping horizontally across the screen switches from one watch face to another. The Watch Faces are functions that allow us to keep an eye on the data that is most important to us (heart rate, weather, activity rings, etc.).
The Apple Watch SE 2022 presents its applications as a grid of icons. The rotating crown is used to zoom in and out to find the application you need more quickly. You can also display the applications in alphabetical order. The second button on the right-hand side of the screen is used to access the list of favourite or recently opened applications. A long press on this button displays the emergency menu.
Huawei Watch GT 3 and Apple Watch SE 2022 app comparison
The Watch GT 3 works with the Huawei Heath app on iOS or Android via Bluetooth pairing with the phone.
The Huawei Health app has a main tab that shows the watch user’s activity metrics. A second tab is reserved for exercises and training programs. The third tab shows the devices connected to the app. The fourth tab is dedicated to the user’s personal data.
The Apple Watch app for the SE 2022 manages the configuration of the watch, the download, the choice of new dials (free), the setting of a new card for Apple Wallet, and the updates.
The Apple Health app manages health data and sharing, measures food and drink consumption, weight or menstrual cycle.
The Apple Fitness app manages daily activity data as well as the latest exercise data. With watchOS 9 additional measures such as running have been introduced. The Fitness app also supports a Fitness+ subscription service including several exercises and training programs.
Huawei Watch GT 3 and Apple Watch SE 2022: which one has more accurate measurements
| HUAWEI Watch GT 3 (42mm) GPS + Bluetooth Smartwatch (Light Gold) – International Version | Apple Watch SE (2nd Gen) (GPS + Cellular, 40MM) – Starlight Aluminum Case with Starlight Sport Band (Renewed) | |
|---|---|---|
| $189.99 | $249,97 |
The Watch GT 3 has a dual-band GPS chip and a barometric altimeter. But the accuracy of the geolocation is approximate. For a chip designed to be better than that of a classic Watch 3, we expected better.
The navigation function of the Watch GT 3 allows a return to the starting point. This is an advantage that allows you to get back on your way and avoid getting lost if you don’t know the place. The Huawei Health app allows you to set up and follow a training schedule which unfortunately does not adapt if you miss sessions.
Even if the Watch GT 3 takes a while to detect the right heart rate at the beginning of a run, in the end the measurement gives very good results, especially for linear runs with a regular rhythm. The Watch GT 3 generates a curve that corresponds to that obtained with our Polar H10 chest belt.
The Watch SE 2022 with the S8 chip incorporates a 2nd generation heart rate sensor allowing the watch to track heart rate variations accurately. The curves obtained with the watch and those of the Polar H10 chest belt are corresponding.
The Watch SE 2022’s accurate GPS tracking ensures a correct measurement of running pace, as well as a consistent distance reading. But this is not the case in crowded environments such as in the forest or in the city, due to the lack of a dual-band GPS chip.
One of the drawbacks of the 2nd generation sensors is the lack of an electrocardiogram function and blood oxygen saturation (SPO2) measurement; even though the latter is performed in the background during rest or sleep. This is not necessary with the Watch SE 2022.
The accuracy of the advanced sleep tracking introduced with watchOS 9 on the Apple Watch SE 2022 is quite good. However, there are some oversights and confusion with light sleep.
Huawei Watch GT 3 vs Apple Watch SE 2022 battery life
According to Huawei, the Watch GT 3 can run for seven days. However, if you go on more sports outings with GPS, or activate the always-on mode, this autonomy drops.
Induction charging is available on the GT 3. It is done with a magnetic base that you plug into a smartphone charger. It takes 1 hour and 10 minutes for a full charge.
Autonomy is one of the weak points of the Apple Watch. For the Watch SE 2022 with its 296 mAh battery, it is 36 hours on average for basic use of the watch. It obviously drops if you indulge in outdoor sports activities using the GPS or if you increase the pace of use of the watch.
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