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The Huawei Watch GT 6 is a fitness-oriented smart watch with a 21-day battery life. Arthur Fuentes, ABS-CBN News

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17588457836331758845782443.jpeg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>The Huawei Watch GT 6 is a fitness-oriented smart watch with a 21-day battery life. Arthur Fuentes, ABS-CBN News </div>MANILA — The HUAWEI WATCH GT 6 provides several new features for runners and cyclists who want to get more serious about tracking their progress, while providing a standout battery life.I was able to review the previous generation GT 5 last year and came away impressed by its design, its sports and fitness-tracking features, as well as its 14-day battery life. Coming from a Wear OS device, which needed to be charged practically every night, the Huawei sports watch was like a breath of fresh air.But the new generation GT 6 is apparently an even more resilient beast, with its claim that a single full charge can last it up to 21 days. For athletes who like to go on multi-week treks through the wilderness, that is going to be a really welcome feature.However, as I am just a few days into testing the unit that Huawei sent us, I can’t really confirm this claim. But it has been 5 days since I charged this, and the battery is still at 66 percent, with the display set to always show the time.The 1.47-inch AMOLED display puts out flagship-phone levels of color, crispness and details. And it can get pretty bright too at 3,000 nits peak brightness, which means you can easily read the info on it even under bright sunlight.The GT 6’s design doesn’t veer too far from the previous GT 5. It still has that classy stainless steel case, a thin polished bezel and dial ring that recall modern men’s watches, a crown that lets you scroll through the apps, and a recessed button at the bottom that gives quick access to over 100 workout-tracking modes.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1758845428249huawei watch gt 6 on bike.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>The Huawei Watch GT 6 is a good option for serious cyclists who want to track their fitness level. Arthur Fuentes, ABS-CBN News  </div>This design, which started with the GT 4, already looked so good that Huawei correctly decided that it didn’t need to fix what wasn’t broken.It still has that speaker that notifies you when you’ve hit a certain metric, as well as a mic for taking calls when you’re in the middle of a workout.     What the company did, though, was to further beef up its sports and fitness capabilities, especially for cyclists.<div>VIRTUAL POWER METER</div>For cyclists, there is a new feature which Huawei says is the industry’s first virtual power meter that can deliver accurate power output measurement directly on the smartwatch.In case you’re wondering what a power meter is, it has nothing to do with Meralco.For cyclists, a power meter is a device that is attached to the cranks or the pedals of a bicycle, which measures tiny deformations caused by the rider&#x27;s pedaling force. This gauges the torque, which is then combined with the rider&#x27;s cadence –or how fast he is rotating the pedals– to calculate and display the power output in watts. The power meter transmits this data wirelessly to a cycling computer like a Garmin 830, which the cyclist can view in real-time.E-bikes, at least the high-end ones, tout how many watts their motors can produce. Some high-end e-mountainbikes produce up to 600 watts. It’s the same with human riders. Ultra elite cyclists like Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar are said to be able to produce up to 450 watts of functional threshold power or FTP, which represents the highest power output you can sustain for 60 minutes.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1758845572110huawei watch gt 6 on trail.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>The Huawei Watch GT 6 is a fitness-oriented smart watch with a &#x27;virtual power meter&#x27;. Arthur Fuentes, ABS-CBN News </div>Serious cyclists, especially those who compete in triathlons, salivate over power meters because these devices let you know how much effort you put into an activity, as power is a much better metric than speed or distance. Speed is affected by factors such as wind resistance and road conditions. For long-time cyclists, distance is more indicative of endurance than effort.Anyway, so Huawei’s claim is that with the GT 6, cyclists can now opt to skip buying expensive power meters–as these devices are quite pricey, with some Shimano units selling for at least $1,100.Because of time constraints, I was not able to properly test the virtual power feature of the GT 6, but I hope to try it out during a long bike ride in the mountains of Montalban in the next few weeks.But aside from the power meter, Huawei says the GT 6 also has 20 percent better positioning accuracy. The company says its Sunflower Positioning System 2.0 on the GT 6 uses a new antenna architecture, new algorithms, and a dual-band six-satellite system that uses BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and Navic, aside from the all-too familiar GPS.This I can confirm: getting a ‘GPS’ signal on this watch is much, much faster compared to my Garmin 830 cycling computer. It often takes me a minute to get a GPS lock with my Garmin, but on the GT 6, this only takes 3- 5 seconds.<div>HEALTH AND OTHER UPGRADES </div>Huawei also boasts that the GT 6 has better health monitoring features like its CE-certified ECG and arrhythmia analysis, advanced sleep-HRV tracking and breathing awareness.It also has an app for tracking emotional well-being, which the company says gives users a holistic view of their overall health when combined with other health and fitness metrics.It can also be used for cashless payments via QR (including GCash)-- this feature was promised in the GT 5 last year, but is thankfully now available on the GT 6.<div>STRAVA?</div>And yes, it can also be used with Strava. As this is not a Wear OS device, you can’t directly install Strava on the GT 6. But linking it to Strava is simple enough.You just need to connect the Huawei Health app to Strava by tapping the ‘Me’ button on the app’s bottom menu, tapping Privacy Management, then Data sharing authorization, and linking your Strava and other apps.  Because “If it’s not on Strava, it did not really happen”. Right?Still, I wish though that there were more apps in the Huawei Watch ecosystem. I’m not even talking about Wear OS or watchOS levels of richness, but simple apps that sports people need like a good camera app. The free Camera Opus app is not very good. You need the paid version to get any meaningful use or enjoyment.Also, some of the better-looking watch faces need to be purchased. While many of the free watch faces already look good, some really nice-looking and useful watch faces require a purchase or a VIP subscription.But all in all this is a very good sports-oriented smartwatch. The Huawei Watch GT 6 will be officially launched in the Philippines on Oct. 2.

It's still the same good-looking sports-oriented smart watch, but now with a longer battery life and a killer new feature for cyclists.

It's still the same good-looking sports-oriented smart watch, but now with a longer battery life and a killer new feature for cyclists.

REVIEW: HUAWEI WATCH GT 6 gives a welcome new feature for cyclists, retains stylish looks

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REVIEW: HUAWEI WATCH GT 6 gives a welcome new feature for cyclists, retains stylish looks

Arthur Fuentes,

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Published Sep 26, 2025 09:00 AM PHT

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Updated Sep 26, 2025 12:05 PM PHT

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