In-depth review of popular smart watches and bands Part 4
Updated at 12:00 on January 13, 2024
The author uses the HUAWEI WATCH GT 4 46mm model (33,880 yen) paired with an iPhone 15 Pro.
I am using the 46mm model of “HUAWEI WATCH GT 4” released by Huawei Japan on October 24, 2023, paired with the iPhone 15 Pro. This is the final installment of the four-part review. I would like to introduce the ease of use and customization of the basic functions that I learned after using it for about a month.
Customize your watch face for free
HUAWEI WATCH GT 4 comes in 46mm and 41mm models, and the author is using the 46mm model. The approximately 1.43-inch large screen display is AMOLED (organic EL) with good color reproduction and has a resolution of 466 x 466 pixels. The advantage is that the displayed information is easy to read. You can also customize it to suit your needs.
You can select installed watch face designs by long-pressing and swiping on the watch face.
First of all, there are 11 preset dial designs, and you can change the color scheme and display functions for each. Unique clock faces are also preset, such as animations that bloom depending on the time of day and goal achievement status.
After choosing a design, you can further customize the color scheme.
There is also a preset dial that displays flower animations.You can choose flowers from camellia, water lily, and daisy.
Additionally, you can download and add your favorite watch faces using the HUAWEI Healthcare app. According to Huawei, there are over 10,000 different dial designs. Although there are some paid ones (requires a credit card to be registered for purchase), there are also many free ones, and they seem to be enough to satisfy you.
You can add a new clock face design from “Device” → “Clock Face” in the “HUAWEI Healthcare” app.
The GT 4’s display is high-definition, so you can make it look like an analog watch, or you can choose an art-style dial to make it look more than just an ordinary watch.
Also has an analog clock-like design.
The large screen makes it easy to see even when displaying a lot of information.
Display brightness can be automatically adjusted. You can also set it to “always display” so you can always check the current time. In that case, it is interesting that the design changes slightly between the brightly lit state and the dimmed standby state. Note that if you enable the always-on display, battery life will deteriorate, but in my experience, the battery consumption per day is about 20% at most, and it seems that you can expect about 5 days of continuous use.
The dial on the left shows when it’s lit, and the one on the right shows it all the time.Only the current time will be known
When downloading the dial, you can also check the always-on display image.
