Huawei has just announced its very first smartwatch at MWC 2015. Named the Huawei Watch, it has a circular display and cold-forged stainless steel bezel to give it that premium look and design. It's also the world's first Android Wear smartwatch to use sapphire crystal glass for its main watch face.
Made from over 130 individual components, the Huawei Watch measures 42mm in diameter and uses a 1.4in 400x400 AMOLED display, giving it a pixel density of 286ppi. That's a higher resolution and pixel density than any other smartwatch currently available. Samsung's Gear Live comes in a close second with a pixel density of 278ppi, but the Moto 360 and LG G Watch R trail much further behind, with their respective pixel densities of 205ppi and 247ppi.
Huawei also said the watch will have a contrast ratio of 10,000:1, providing plenty of detail for its choice of over 40 customisable watch faces. We particularly like the watch face which tracks the various phases of the moon, as the dial in the top right corner of the screen will change every day depending on where the moon is in the sky and how much of it is visible.
As it's made from cold-forged stainless steel, it should be 40% stronger than non-cold-forged stainless steel watches, according to Huawei. It's also corrosion and scratch resistant, so it should be able to take a few knocks and still look pretty pristine
Either way, it looks and feels stunning, although it's still a fairly chunky piece of kit. Huawei didn't give exact specifications for the width of the main time piece, but it stood out a fair way from our wrist and felt reasonably heavy. Despite professing that it's been designed with both men and women in mind during its MWC presentation, we still think this is a smartwatch that's clearly aimed at those with larger, more manly wrists than those with smaller, thinner wrists.
The crown is actually placed slightly higher than other smartwatches at around 45 degrees on the right hand side, as Huawei believes this gives it a more ergonomic design. It's certainly a little easier to reach, although we wouldn't say it makes much of a difference compared to having it at the more usual 90 degrees.
Available in gold, silver and black with a multitude of different strap options in both leather and stainless steel, the Huawei Watch is extremely customisable. It uses a standard 18mm lug, so you should be able to fit almost any kind of strap you want to use.
As with all Android Wear smartwatches, the Huawei Watch will let you see call notifications, emails, Facebook alerts and calendar appointments. You'll also be able to use Google Now to ask it quick questions, such as the next day's weather forecast, without taking out your phone.
The Huawei Watch has several different fitness trackers built into it as well. With a 6-axis motion sensor and barometer, it can sense when you're walking, riding a bike, running, or climbing. It also has a heart rate monitor built into the back of the watch and pedometer, so it can count your steps, measure the number of calories you burn and the distance you travel.
The one key figure missing from Huawei's announcement, though is the watch's battery life, so we'll have to wait and see how long its high resolution screen lasts on a single charge once we're able to put a review sample through its paces. The Huawei Watch will be available from the middle of this year, with pricing yet to be announced.