Huawei reveals the Watch 2 at MWC 2017

It was almost two years ago to date that Huawei unveiled the “Watch,” the company’s first Android Wear device. Today, at MWC in Barcelona, Huawei has just announced its successor, the imaginatively-titled Watch 2. Perhaps the first notable difference (beyond the design tweaks), in the inclusion of 4G connectivity (on select models, via SIM or eSIM), meaning you won’t need a phone for all the smart features to work. According to Huawei, the Watch 2 will debut in Spain, France, Portugal, Germany, Italy and, of course China this month. It’ll come to the US and UK in April. There are a few different strap and color combinations, but prices start at 320 Eur (around $350).

The Watch 2 has a — now typical — 1.3-inch, 390 x 390 display, 4GB of storage (not all of that is available to users), and a 420 mAh batter, which Huawei claims is good for two days general use, or 10 hours in “training” mode.

As you might expect, the Watch 2 comes with Android Wear 2, and there’s an Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 processor calling the shots. There also appears to be a focus on the sports crowd, with many of the different color combinations touting a masculine, rugged-looking design and the inclusion of built-in GPS (and, of course, the now-standard heart rate monitor).

For those of you with finer tastes, Huawei’s Watch 2 also comes in a special Porsche Design edition. The two companies already collaborated on a special edition P9 handset, and the Watch 2 edition will be the perfect complement to that handset, unsurprisingly, although there are no specific details on price or release for that.

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