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Honor the chinese smartphone manufacturer has launched ‘MagicWatch 2’ recently. This bring some competition for the smartwatch players such as Apple and Samsung. Honor MagicWatch 2 smartwatch provides fast processing, precision in health and fitness tracking and health improvement suggestions.
Huawei Sub-brand HONOR has taken a big step forward in the wearable industry, Bringing MagicWatch 2 series. Powered by the chipset Kirin A1, MagicWatch2 offers fast processing, fitness tracking and yet less power consumption. For the Rs 11,999 and (46 mm) for the Rs 12,999 the HONOR MagicWatch 2 is available in two (42 mm) versions. The MagicWatch 2 (46 mm) comes with two variants – Rs 12,998 (Charcoal Black variant) and Rs 14,999 (Flax Brown variant).
Honor MagicWatch 2’s overall appearance and design are very impressive and appealing and also it is lightweight and looks fantastic on the wrist. This smartwatch is 10 mm thick and its multi-tasking features track your favorite songs and enable users to easily make or receive Bluetooth calls via headphones or with the built-in speakers and mic.
The Honor MagicWatch 2 consists of 316L stainless steel, a 1.39-in(46 mm) AMOLED touchscreen display with a resolution of 454×454 at 326 PPI and has an 800 NIT brightness. The touch screen has a higher resolution and operated smoothly. Packed with a 455mAh battery, the smartwatch lasted for eight days on a single charge. With light display and dial, the smartwatch was easy to operate even in bright light. The device has two buttons placed on the right side. The upper side button is to select built-in apps while the other is for health tracking and workouts. The back houses the charging pins and the heart-rate sensor. As you swipe down, you will see quick options such as, do not disturb, showtime, find my phone, alarms, and setting. When you swipe up, you’ll find recent notifications.
The smartwatch has 15 sports tracking modes, which include eight outdoor sports such as running, walking, climbing, hiking trail running, cycling, open water, triathlon, and seven indoor sports. This smartwatch brings you fast processing, precision in health and fitness tracking and health improvement suggestions. Equipped with enhanced fitness tracking features, the device worked very fast, accurately and smoothly during work out sessions. The device is also supported by 13 professional indoor and outdoor running courses from beginner to advanced levels.
The device also provides 4GB internal storage of which 2GB can be used for music storage, allowing up to 500 songs. Built-in apps, including Weather, Alarm, Timer, Find My Phone, Showtime and Flashlight were easy to operate. With 50m water-resistance and all-new ‘Huawei TruSeen’ 3.5, It can also track your swimming performance and monitors heart rate. Equipped with Kirin A1, the chipset integrates an advanced Bluetooth processing unit, a powerful audio processing unit, an ultra-low power consumption application processor and a separate power management unit.
The smart watch also features sleep-tracking and “Huawei TruRelax” which helps track your stress level and suggest breathing exercises to ease it. The HONOR MagicWatch 2, overall, performed very well and we didnt find any issues indoors as well as outdoors. With an attractive design, display and long-lasting battery the HONOR MagicWatch 2 can be a good choice in the budget segment. With just Rs 12,999 price range, this smartwatch offers premium features that can give serious competition to big smartwatch players.
