Huawei has unveiled the new Huawei Watch 5 at an event in Berlin, as well as designed to access a variety of health facilities along with piles of smartwatches and other audio products.
The new Huawei Watch 5 has several impressive features, including the next generation of health eye, which examines nine health matrix in just one minute. Huawei Watch 5 is not the first Huawei watch for this feature, but an advanced ex-tap sensor and some additional matrix make it the most comprehensive implementation of this feature yet.
After testing the Huawei Watch 5 for the last 24 hours, I like this feature. What can health facilities be facilitated here, and why should every smartwatch copy it.
What is health look, and what is an ex-tap sensor?
Health look is a feature that Huawei was launched earlier, allowing you to check nine health matrix with a single check that takes up to one minute. The X-tap sensor is designed to allow you to test these matrix using your index finger, which is widely recognized as a finger that provides the most accurate reading.
If you have gone to a doctor, you have probably experienced them to check your blood oxygen and heart rate through your index finger. The X-tap sensor on Huawei Watch 5 allows you to get the same result, and on-screen signals show you how to test various health matrix.
The X-tap sensor, the Hauei Watch 5 sits between the crown and the button on the right. The 3-in-1 sensor combines a pressure sensor to detect fingertip pressure sensitivity, with a glass-coated ECG electrode and a fingertip PPG sensor. The latter means that it can measure a PPG to replace the amount of blood vessel (photoplethystitis) and identify up to ten pressure levels. This joint sensor allows Huawei Watch 5 to be recorded simultaneously to optical, acoustic, mechanical and electrical data.
What can you measure in only 1 minute, and how?
Piles of recorded data means that Huawei Watch can measure up to nine health matrix. It works with the menu by activating the health eye or placing its fingers on the X-tap sensor. Huawei Watch 5 then displays a vomiting count from three, and starts testing, begins with an ECG, then a SPO2 blood oxygen measurement, and finally a breathing test.
After completing the test, Huawei Health can display up to nine metrics: average heart rate, heart rate variability, SPO2 oxygen levels, skin temperature, stress, ECG, artery hardness detection, respiratory observation and sleeping breathing.
Many smartwatches provide these health check -ups individually, but Huawei is the first person to combine them in a user friendly, spontaneous testing. The latter point is important: instead of searching the metrics you may not know, the health tap facility makes it easy to test the major health markers without thinking about them, and then it can motivate you to discuss any unusual results with your doctor.
Why should every smartwatch copy this feature
Many health features can help people identify important problems that they did not know, which would undoubtedly help save life. Average heart rate and heart rate variability can help identify cardiovascular issues, while high stress levels can also increase the possibility of major cardiovascular problems.
Arterial stiffness is a major marker that helps identify the low capacity of an artery to expand and contract pressure changes, which can increase blood pressure, decrease blood flow, and there may be a overall elevated risk of heart diseases. It is well known that Apple Watch ECG and AFIB detection have saved life first, but I think arterial hardness can be a significant health checkup for many users.
When I had my heart attack a few years ago, my arteries had reduced so much that they retained less than 10% of their usable work. I did not know about it, but I remember that the doctor mentioned hard arteries as part of his diagnosis. Five years later, I think the Health Tap feature would have helped me to recognize it soon, especially as I would not have discovered for this feature otherwise (especially when otherwise obtained clear ECG). This feature will easily make many contestants of Huawei a contender for the best smartwatch, but Watch 5 also has other features that are standing outside.
What else offers Huawei Watch 5?
Beyond the X-tap feature, Huawei Watch 5 has other hypnotic features that help it stand out. It is available in two sizes: 46 mm with a 1.43 inch screen and 42 mm with a 1.32-inch display. The larger option uses an aerospace-grade titanium or a 316L stainless steel case, while the small version only comes with the latter.
It comes in a series of vibrant case colors that are obtained through oxidation adjustment, and both versions have the facility of sapphire glass at the top of the performance to wear and increase their safety against tears and elements. The Watch 5 supports ESIM connectivity as long as it is supported by your carrier, as well as Wi-Fi 6 connectivity and Bluetooth 5.4.
There are two battery modes. The standard mode provides battery life for five days. Ultra-long battery life mode neutralizes ESIM, X-TAP sensor, navigation and third-party apps, but keeps long-term health tracking and provides battery life of up to 11 days. The battery at 42 mm can be charged to complete in an hour using a magnetic charger, while 46 mm takes up to 90 minutes.
Huawei Watch 5 also introduces the control of new gestures, with Huawei you expand on the double-tap feature found on the Apple Watch. With Huawei Watch 5, you can double slide or double tap to your thumb and index fingers to navigate in apps. Unfortunately, it is limited to just three scenarios – when an alarm is ringing for an upcoming call, and when the music is played – but the ability to expand it in the future.
Huawei Watch 5 42 mm begins at € 449.99 in Europe or £ 399.99 in UK, while the 46 mm model begins at £ 499.99 in Europe and £ 399.99 in Britain.
