After Google banned the use of operating systems on Huawei’s smartphones and smartwatches, many suspected that Chinese companies would not recover from such a blow. There’s no way Huawei can collect its own ecosystem from the creepy air and compete with Garmin, Fitbit, and more in fitness wearable spaces.
After attending the latest showcase in Milan, Italy, we would like to inform you that Huawei is closing quite early.
At the House of Huawei event on May 18, the company unveiled a number of new wearables such as the Watch GT 3 ProCeramic Edition, blood pressure monitoring Huawei WatchD, WatchFit 2 and Band. Seven fitness trackers scheduled for release in late 2022. Of course, Huawei is Huawei, and the company also announced the latest flagship foldable smartphone, the Huawei Mate Xs 2.
Early screenshots of Huawei Health + Premium Paid Subscription
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Huawei Heath +: Fitbit Premium, Rethink
But as cool as these products and exciting to me were the other two announcements that happened on the same day. Towards the end of the presentation, and out of nowhere, Huawei announced the Health + service. It’s similar to Fitbit’s premium model and provides people with advanced stats.
Health + is a new premium paid subscription service for users looking for more advanced health and fitness features. An example of this advanced feature is the Stay Fit Plan. This plan allows users to create training and diet plans with automatic reminders based on training days, exercise goals, and favorite foods.
Similar to apps like MyfitnessPal, it has a nutritional analysis feature that allows you to enter nutritional data for each meal and calculate a highly accurate calorie count to help users reach their goals.
According to Huawei, Health + users can also create and develop their own breathing exercise routines. This “promotes consistency and ensures that the practice fits into the user’s daily life.”
Huawei’s Health + plan is currently available in public beta in Germany and Italy. It works with all Huawei wearables, but you can get a free trial with one of the Huawei Watch GT 3, Huawei Watch GT Runner, Watch Fit 2 and Band 7 (and all new watches).
In addition, the new service costs € 7.99 per month (€ 59.99 per year for annual payments), and Huawei wearables are available with a one-month free trial. Also, according to the presentation at the event, those who purchase the new Huawei wearable in 2022 will be granted a 3-month Huawei Health + trial subscription.
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Huawei S-Tag: Running / Cycling Accessories for Garmin Users
Health + subscriptions are focused on casual users, while another new announcement aims to please hardcore runners. Huawei S-Tag is said to help people understand training status, improve running efficiency and reduce the risk of injury with a multifunctional and dynamic motion sensor.
The new running accessory weighs only 7.5 grams (sensor only) and is easy to install and remove thanks to the twist and lock mechanism.
Equipped with a 9-axis “high precision” sensor that accurately monitors your running posture, the S-Tag can be attached to shoes or clipped to your hips to monitor user foot and hip movement data. increase. The measurements are based on 13 types of running posture data that “help users achieve the perfect running posture”.
The Huawei S-Tag uses Bluetooth to connect to the Huawei Health app and a dedicated Huawei watch. No information yet about ANT + connectivity or third party watch support.
S-Tag also supports basic cycling indicators such as cadence, speed and distance.
At the time of writing, there is no pricing or release date information.
House of Huawei: The Dawn of a New Era?
Fitbit, Garmin, and other fitness wearables are worrisome as Huawei’s wearables are more accurate and their ecosystem is more comprehensive. It’s only a matter of time before people notice.
Of course, being at the top is more complicated than providing people with wearables worth the money. Huawei also needs to work to establish the brand as a reliable and reliable brand to replace the established manufacturers mentioned above.
After all, it is our customers who are benefiting from the constant power struggle. Intensifying competition means cheaper price tags and more innovation. Thanks to Huawei’s approach, you may see Garmin lowering prices and Fitbit enhancing the game to provide more accurate health and fitness wearables. only time will tell.