Huawei has just launched their very first professional running watch, the HUAWEI WATCH GT Runner.

The latest smartwatch is not only the wearer’s smart assistant, but also their personal training coach. Through recording environmental and health data, the HUAWEI WATCH GT Runner can formulate scientific and effective training plans, providing users with comprehensive and professional fitness experiences.

The HUAWEI WATCH GT Runner features the new HUAWEI TruSeen 5.0+ heart rate monitoring technology, offering accurate dynamic heart rate and SpO2 monitoring to accompany every step of the runner. The industry’s first suspended hidden antenna and Dual-Band Five-System GNSS positioning accurately monitor running trajectory and support accurate positioning.

Aside from the powerful hardware and accurate monitoring, the Running Ability Index (RAI) and Individual Periodical Science Training Programme are the most anticipated features. The HUAWEI TruSport professional running training system provides users with in-depth analysis, giving them an overall view of data such as training intensity, training volume, recovery time, etc. The new running ability measurement system, Running Ability Index (RAI), enables users to evaluate their running ability objectively. By using the RAI and training load as the core of the Individual Periodical Science Training Programme, every runner can achieve their personal best.

HUAWEI WATCH GT Runner supports the connection of heart rate belts to obtain richer and more professional running data. Moreover, the running data can be shared with third-party apps through the HUAWEI Health App, enabling data exchange, convenient data viewing, and an efficient workout.

The HUAWEI WATCH GT Runner will be used by select New Zealand runners, as part of a collaboration with Athletics New Zealand, the national governing body for athletics. As a World Athletics member, Athletics New Zealand is tasked with enhancing and promoting all aspects of athletics activity in New Zealand. From grass roots community participation to international high-performance competition, disciplines include track and field athletics, cross country running, mountain running, road running, race walking and trail running as well as associated programmes and development initiatives.

“From grassroots through to elite competition, technology and innovation play an essential role in both the delivery of athletics and preparing our athletes to perform at their best,” said Peter Pfitzinger, Chief Executive, Athletics New Zealand.

“It is great to be working with Huawei New Zealand around the launch of their HUAWEI WATCH GT series and to be able to introduce their latest technology in the HUAWEI WATCH GT Runner to some of our senior athletes,” added Peter.

Drawing inspiration from the supercar’s air intake grille, HUAWEI WATCH GT Runner delivers a stylish design that represents speed and passion. Moreover, the hollowed-out watch lug increases the contact area with the air when running, so that it is sweat resistant and breathable, which results in a more comfortable wearing experience.

HUAWEI WATCH GT Runner adopts lightweight materials such as the high-strength polymer fibre body, which is light and comfortable. Also, it is matched with a ceramic ultra-light bezel and aerospace-grade titanium-alloy watch crown.

The weight of the entire watch body is as light as 38.5g, which means runners can barely notice it as they run. The antibacterial silicone watch strap that comes with the smartwatch is water-resistant, so runners don’t need to worry about sweat and dirt contacting the strap during training. The HUAWEI WATCH GT Runner comes with an exclusive data watch face that shows data including training load, RAI, recovery time and weather.

For most runners, how to quantify their running performance is a complicated process.

Based on HUAWEI TruSport, HUAWEI WATCH GT Runner provides Running Ability Index (RAI) to evaluate user’s running performance. Even if the user did not reach their limit, the system can calculate the running performance based on historical heart rate, pace, distance, frequency, and other multi-dimensional data, and measure the RAI to accurately classify the runners’ ability.

HUAWEI WATCH GT Runner is also equipped with an intelligent dynamic adjustment plan, which is centred around RAI and training load. In addition, professional data such as fatigue level, training index, aerobic/anaerobic training pressure are also shown to help runners analyse their own status and make reasonable plan adjustments to improve their results

Based on the professional fitness analysis data provided by the HUAWEI TruSport, Huawei developed the Individual Periodical Science Training Programme.

According to the user’s personal physical data and running history, combined with training goals and targets, users can customise running plans on the HUAWEI Health App. HUAWEI WATCH GT Runner records and analyses the user’s workout data, and intelligently identifies the basic period, lifting period, consolidation period, and reduction period according to the user’s current athletic ability level and goals, then adjusts the training intensity and gradually increases training volume to improve the user’s running ability. Through the humanised adjustment, users will be able to enjoy their training more.

HUAWEI WATCH GT Runner supports all-new HUAWEI TruSeen 5.0+, bringing a newly upgraded heart rate module, 8 PDs in a circular arrangement, enhanced dynamic heart rate monitoring, more signal input, and overall improved heart rate monitoring accuracy. HUAWEI WATCH GT Runner adopts an ergonomically designed rear watch case, with carefully polished curved glass, which fits the characteristics of the wrist.

The design is not only comfortable to wear, but also not easy to shake, effectively reducing the interference of external light and improving the quality of the heart rate signal. Between the PD, LED, and the bottom glass, is a shield of Fresnel film, which not only improves the aesthetics, but also provides a better condensing effect, so that more light will enter the dermis and obtain signals from the capillaries during the process, reducing the interference of light signals in the superficial layers of the epidermis.

Huawei designed a new multi-channel signal selection and fusion enhancement algorithm, enhancing the deep AI learning noise reduction algorithm.

In the development process of the new HUAWEI TruSeen 5.0+, Huawei was dedicated to delivering a more accurate heart rate monitoring experience. Thanks to the new PPG 5.0 module, the accuracy of heart rate monitoring is greatly improved compared to the previous Huawei watch generation.

The accuracy within 10 bpm in most scenarios can reach more than 97%, which is as accurate as a heart rate belt. The HUAWEI TruSeen 5.0+’s powerful anti-interference and noise reduction design now copes better with the motion noise caused by irregular movement and improves the accuracy of heart rate measurement when working out, including during HIIT, yoga, aerobics, skipping rope, etc.

HUAWEI WATCH GT Runner has great performance in a small watch body and features five major satellite systems: GPS + Beidou + GLONASS + Galileo + QZSS. Also, the HUAWEI WATCH GT Runner has a built-in Dual-Band Five-System GNSS positioning chip with a suspended hidden antenna, that hides the positioning antenna in the lugs made of polymer fibre material.

This reduces the interference of positioning signal caused by metal material. The innovative design improves the performance of the GPS antenna by 135% compared with previous iterations of GPS watches, which solves the pain points of balancing positioning accuracy and compact design, and further realises marathon track-level precise positioning without trajectory drift.

HUAWEI WATCH GT Runner inherits the powerful battery life of Huawei’s wearable family, delivering up to 14 days of battery life in the smart mode under typical usage scenarios and up to 8 days of long battery life in heavy usage scenarios. Together with the smart and humanised features, as well as health monitoring, it is every runner’s smart assistant on the wrist.

HUAWEI WATCH GT Runner has a built-in altitude barometer and a supporting compass feature. It also provides music playback with earphones or speakers and comes with a large amount of

storage space which can store up to 500 songs. Furthermore, the smartwatch supports all-day health monitoring, including heart rate monitoring and abnormal heart rate reminder. To further expand the usage scenario, HUAWEI WATCH GT Runner is powered by HarmonyOS 2.1, supporting a rich application ecosystem, covering travel, gaming, lifestyle, entertainment, and work.

HUAWEI WATCH GT Runner will be available for pre-order from selected Huawei resellers starting 24 March 2022.

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Alongside the release of the Huawei GT3 comes a sports specific, track and field smart watch like never before. The GT Runner.

Packed with scientifically engineered Run based workouts the GT Runner is exactly what its namesake suggests.

Lighter than a lot of the smart wearables out there at only 36.5 grams the sports watch will help you train with its A.I. Coach, map out real world run tracks and build routines to have you sprinting about the neighbourhood like a track and field star.

Huawei have placed reliability and accuracy at the forefront of the GT Runner – placing an extended GPS antennae in to the the strap clip.

The GT Runner, on the face of it is similar to the GT3 – and for the most part has similar look and feel too, albeit lighter to wear.

The same tactile buttons on the right with similar functions too.

But the GT Runner is no watered down GT3, it’s a smart watch in a class of uniqueness.

Setting up the GT Runner is an interesting procedure. I covered this off in the GT3 review, that you can read here.

So to save reading time, I wont go in to it again, but to say once you’ve got yourself sorted via the Huawei Health app you’re ready to put your joggers on.

The GT Runner syncs via Bluetooth to either Android or iOS (Apple) and will track your vitals, such as heart rate and steps count in real time. The watch even records fat burning as you workout.

The smart watch has a ‘Running Ability Index’ and what this is, is a visualisation of your activity on your wrist in real time, giving comparisons to your overall goals.

If you feel that you’re not quite up for the heavy stuff just yet – set training goals and let the GT Runner be your personal coach with voice guidance.

If you’re keen to see your stats and achievements in more detail these are in the Huawei Health app.

Using the GT Runner is simple as. On the extremely popping and vivid AMOLED 46mm watch face it’s all swipe gesture to get to your stats, your media and more with the top right side dial taking you to the watch’s menu.

The bottom right button gets you in to workout modes.

Speaking of watch faces, you can customise these either by the watch touchscreen for any installed faces or via the Huawei Health app to install new ones.

You’ll get all of your notifications too. Without fail. Also you’ll never miss a call while your feet are beating the ground with handsfree calling via the watch’s built-in mic and speaker.

The GT Runner has builtin storage for you to transfer media too – that can be played back via bluetooth.

Best of all the GT Runner can go as far as you need it to and then some.

The battery life will last up to two weeks of consistent use before needing a full charge up on its magnetic charger.

This said I received both the GT3 and GT Runner watches from Huawei at the same time, so I had someone else who is a fitness freak wear the GT Runner.

With their three times a day workouts and active life the GT Runner has yet to need a charge up, after over two weeks.

Currently sitting at 37% battery at the time of writing, this is pure power wizardry.

The GT Runner is a first for Huawei. A sports wearable that is, well, specific to sports.

If you are someone who likes to put on sweatpants before the sun comes up or jogs a few blocks as the sunsets, or even a gym junkie, Huawei have designed the GT Runner for you.

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