Huawei Watch GT Runner: Scientific Review!
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Intro: The GT Runner is similar to the Huawei Watch GT 3 when it comes to its internals. For heart rate tracking, both use the same sensors and the HUAWEI TruSeen™ 5.0+ technology. This technology already proved itself to be really good when used inside the GT 3, showing better heart rate tracking results than more established sports brands like Garmin. However, what I really noticed about the GT runner is just how much lighter it is than the GT 3. Including the wrist band, the GT Runner weighs just 54 grams, whereas the GT3 is about 20 grams heavier at 73 grams, and you really do notice the difference. Without the strap, the GT Runner weighs just 38.5 grams. I should note that at least here in Europe the GT Runner is about 50 euros more expensive than the GT 3, costing about 300 euros. According to Huawei, the GT Runner also supports the 5 major navigation satellite systems and faster satellite search speed, resulting in more accurate positioning. If that is actually true we will of course put to the test in this video. In terms of types of sensors, the GT runner sports the typical accelerometer, gyroscope, geomagnetic sensor, optical heart rate sensor and air pressure sensor. The watch tracks your sleep stages, and can measure your heart rate, oxygen saturation, and supposedly your stress levels. Though, as always, I am skeptical about this last one. The battery should last about 14 days with typical use and the watch is of course waterproof up to 5 atmospheres. One thing that I found a bit disappointing is that I couldn’t get Strava integration to work. I could only select Adidas Running and Komoot as apps to connect to, but Strava was not listed as an option. I saw online that others were able to make this work, but I just wanted to note I had these issues.
Conclusion:
So, if you are an android user the Huawei Watch GT Runner really seems like the king of heart rate tracking out of all watches I’ve tested. The Huawei Watch GT 3 performs similarly, though potentially ever so slightly worse due to its increased weight. Only the Garmin Venu 2 is still very close to the performance of the GT Runner. As an Apple user the GT Runner only seems to be beaten by the Apple Watch, however, the Apple Watch of course has much poorer battery life. However, overall the Huawei Watch GT Runner vastly outperforms almost all watches, including the recently released Garmin watches when it comes to heart rate tracking, and this still really surprises me. Therefore, overall, I’d give the heart rate tracking of the Huawei Watch GT Runner 5 out of 5 stars!
In terms of general health features, the watch is OK, with mostly a poor performance during sleep. However, I think this watch is suitable for anyone that wants to track their heart rate and location during any type of exercise. Only during weight lifting will the watch sometimes struggle, though it still outperforms most watches in that regard. Therefore, overall, I would give the Huawei Watch GT Runner 4 out of 5 stars!
Timestamps:
00:00 Brief Intro
03:18 The Bad (Test 1)
08:47 The Mediocre (Test 2)
10:28 The Good 1 (Test 3)
12:04 The Good 2 (Test 4)
14:04 The Great (Test 5)
18:22 The Conclusions - Věda a technologie
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Hope to have a review of this watch with the latest software version Harmony OS 3 from you. Because I really like this watch and am using it for daily exercise. Thanks!
This is honestly one of my favourite review channels, your depth of analysis and actual technical breakdown of the functions is incredible, please keep up the good work and I will always watch ⌚️ haha!
Thanks Rob for the nice review. I have to appreciate the amount of efforts you put to do such reveiws! really good job :)
Thanks for the super nice comment Ehsan! Happy you enjoyed it😊
Very comprehensive video, as always. I really like how you improved your editing with all the little icons and animations you added. This vastly improves your videos! Keep up the cool work!
I have now since 4 days this watch and the heart rate accuracy is never seen before with my Garmins. Thanks for your work, was a great help for my decision.
Just found out your channel and I already watched most of your videos! I love your content!
These are the comparisons I always dreamed of: precise, objective and scientific!
Can't wait for you new tests and I hope you'll release some comparison, like the awesome chart you did for sleep accuracy. I think you could do the same with the other features, like spo2 and heart rate accuracy.
Maybe also divide them for price: as far as I understood, the best ones you found are the Fitbit Charge 5 (130€), the Redmi Watch 2 Lite (60€) and the most decent among the cheap ones would be Huawei band 6.
Some chart comparing the devices for each feature would be amazing, so to weigh whether they're worth the money or not.
Thanks in advance whatever you'll do and keep up your amazing work! I also love how you're smiling and happy, but at the same time very objective and professional, always straight to the point! Well done, Rob.
Hey Rob, thank you very much for another great video.
I have seen a lot of videos of you. Which watch is the best one overall / your favourite? Or which one has a solid result on every necessary feature? Thanks
Your data analyses are insane. Thanks for all the in depth info. Really helps when making purchasing decisions I.e. why buy a watch for sleep tracking/ GPS / heart rate etc. when you're only getting part of these features. Accuracy is paramount! It should be a requirement that 3rd party data like this is disclosed on products...
It's nice to finally see a smartwatch on Android that can come close to the chest heart rate monitors.
Your objective approach to reviewing fitness trackers is really appreciated.
It would be amazing if you were also able to test the VO2max numbers provided by the watches although I understand that would be very difficult to do
Hi Rob! I have been really enjoying your content! The review is very detailed! Overall amazing job.
One thing is that if you could add a ranking system on theses devices based on different categories to your blog. I think I would really help new buyer to decide on their purchase.
Thank you. I picked up a Gt Runner for €169 on Amazon Prime Day. All your videos helped me decide well. It was a lot but you broke it down so simple. I love data driven approach. Fact over Lore! always
Great review, based on your reviews I bought the GT3 several months ago and I am still very pleased with my purchase, thank you! What I wanted to ask you is how do you manage to get the data from the Huawei to your PC? I can't seem to be able to do that, do you use a specific app?
Thank you! This video helped me to decide what to buy!! Keep up the good work!
Thanks for your professionalism, detail, and care. The world's a little better for this video
Hi Rob,
Thanks for this amazing and very informative video?
How are you able to upload the HR values from the watch to compute the correlation? Do you use a specific app for this to get those values, e.g., in csv format?
Great review! Thank you. Does this watch have maps / bread crumb maps onboard?
I love how you made this video....with all the info that are interesting.
Hi Rob, as compared on both your video on Gt runner and hua wei band 6. It seems the sleep tracking is more accurate in huawei band 6 as compared to gt runner. Am I correct? Im figuring out whether to upgrade to GT Runner 😃
What would you recommend for accurate fitness tracker, spo2,heart rate. It is not mandatory to attend calls on watch but I need vibrating alarm alert on watch as well
Thanx Rob - you are doing a great job!🙏😊 Can I ask you a quick question? I am struggeling to export data ( to feks a tcx-file) from the GT runner. Can you please give us a tip here?
Thank you for doing these tests, I'm looking at smart watches at the moment and these accuracy tests will definitely help me in my decision making
Hello bryn . How you doing.
Did you get the watch ?
Do you recommend it. I'm still thinking about it . I didn't decide yet
Hey Rob, which watch would you say does the best for measuring caloric burn?
woooooowww what a review. I've never seen something like this on a tech review. You got a new subscriber.
What is your go to recommendation in smart watch world if gps and hearth rate accuracy and battery life is very important? Great content by the way!
Great review, thank you for that.
Can you confirm that you can pair this watch with the Polar H10 ? because i red on internet that it is impossible to pair a Polar chest strap with this watch, and it would be a quite negative point if this is true...
Thanks for your review, very useful to know about accuracy of heart rate monitoring, please update the review after some months, there are many firmware updates and GT runner could be improved.
Thanks for always sharing to us Rob!
I am not sure whether you know about Mi Watch S1 Active.
If yes, could you please help to review it?
Thank you so much!
Great review as always, I was really looking forward to seeing this and not disappointed at all. This looks like a great option even considering the additional (not explored in this video) specific functions and metrics for runners. Though to me it is bit hard to leave the Garmin ecosystem.
Suggestion: since i really enjoy the overall comparison you do for the sleep tracking, positioning all the devices in one chart showing the goods, the bads and the uglies :D it would be very nice to have a similar chart for the other analyzed metrics as well (hr sensor accuracy, gps accuracy, ... )
It's possibly challenging to find and chart the correct parameters, i would think for instance... For the hr some sort of function of the correlation index for the 3 measured cases - indoor bike, outdoor bike and weight lifting. No idea about gos accuracy, though, but... Hey, this is YOUR job, not mine... ;)
In any case... Grest that there is a CZcamsr like you, keep up the good work, and sorry for the long text review, as all Italians I tend to get overexcited about the things I enjoy
i'm here because i don't wanna leave the huawei ecosystem
@@jo-oh5yz I personally don't really know it, but for the little I have seen it's quite polished... Curious to try, actually!
@@frankysour yeah it is polished expecially for wearables
Huawei GT Runner - The Runners Review and Field Test. Australia. czcams.com/video/y9Z0c2Uthm8/video.html
did you? same thoughts with leaving garmin for something else. interested in your insights
J wonder if the sleep tracking is improved now with the watch GT 3 SE which has TrueSleep 3.0.
Thanks I was thinking about buying this one, now I'm sure I'll give it a try
Your videos are must watch before buying any fitness watch. Can you include altitude test as well? Thank you!🙏🏻
Hello, does this watch provide heart ecg and notification about irregular heartbeat as some other smartwatches do (samsung and apple watch) ?
Hi Rob, can you tell me, What type of workout are you starting when you measure your heart rate while lifting weights. I'm asking because the watch doesn't have that type of workout and I'm a little disappointed.
Great job as always. Can i suggest you review Suunto 7?
Hola buenas, al igual que muchas de las personas que están buscando información sobre el GT Runner les puedo contar lo siguiente: (resumen, 100% recomendado mediciones iguales al Garmin, te cuento el experimento).Me lo compré luego de mirar muchos videos y confiar a ciegas antes de poder probarlo, lo primero y lo mas importante creo yo las mediciones en comparación a Garmin en carrera son las mismas, lo comprobé junto con 2 amigos con los cuales entrenamos uno con un Garmin Fenix 6 y mi otro amigo con un Garmin Instinct Solar (ya llevamos 1 semana entrenando todos los días). El GT runner al igual que los Garmin va avisando cada 1km, a los 3 nos sonaba al mismo tiempo la alerta de cada kilometro lo probé hasta con 12K y en toda la carrera avisaba al mismo tiempo ni con 1 seg. de diferencia, al terminar los entrenos las pendientes, los ritmos, los BPM, la cadencia, la velocidad promedio etc... son muy muy parecidas al resumen que le entrega el Garmin a mis amigos, obviamente los BPM eran distintos. al revisar la ruta GPS la marca a la perfección, lo demás que te puedo decir puedes armar el entrenamiento desde el telefono y pasarlo al reloj, puedes armar Fartlek, con descansos, sin descansos, puedes armarlos en base a tiempo, ritmo, distancia, cadencia, zonas de frecuencia cardiaca, zonas de ritmo, rangos etc.., tambien puedes cargar rutas con GPS, hay videos donde indica que no puede sincronizar con Strava, yo tengo la ultima actualización y si me deja nativamente sin hacer nada extra, simplemente ahi me sale como opcion sin problemas quizás ya lo solucionaron. En fin creo que al comprobar que las mediciones son las mismas que un Garmin pero con el plus de que es un reloj que tiene todo lo demas pantalla amoled, aplicaciones, musica, notificaciones que es un smartwatch completo no tiene competición por el precio, si leiste esto hasta el final y esta pensandolo, compralo a ciegas es un tremendo reloj, aahh y la batería entrenando y todo con GPS me dura entre 5 y 7 días.
Have you tested the Veepoo watch RIG, they show tolerances for the various functions, but I wonder how accurate they are?
Is VO2max recorded in the Trail run mode, or only in the Outdoor run mode?
Thanks.
Rob, do you think Huawei will do some software update hence the sleep tracker result becomes better?
Kudos to you for being able to say the same things over and over againg in these videos while explaining the measurements
Thanks György
Could you do video comparison between huawei watch gt 4 vs huawei watch gt runner?
or what do you recommend between the two watches. I'm into running and cycling, and want to monitor the distance and my heart rate.
great video. how about the vo2max? sorry couldnt find in the vid.
Hola!!
When getting my max and resting HR zones. Should I Use my Sleeping HR (40) or my Avr Resting HR (50) ??
Thanks Rob God bless you that was incredibly helpful.
Can you do running tests? Many people want to use it while doing cardio
Thank you for the videos. Great information. Great work.
Is there a smart watch that's both very good at sleep and heart tracking?
Gt runner or gt 3 active? Which one would be a preferred choice to pick?
Wow bro this is one of the best informative review as i ever watch.
Your review convinces me to buy one 😁👍
Great review!!!
Thanks for the analytical reviews of smart watches, I have watched several. Still not sure which way to go as features content must also be considered (though HR is my primary reason for searching.) Vielen Dank fuer die informationen!
Thank you Rob appreciate your grate review❤
Thanks so much!!!
I'm a new subscriber to your channel and I've watched almost all your videos, fascinating!
Can you help me to decide between huawei gt runner, gt 3, polar ignite, polar vantage m2, and garmin forerunner? I wish you have these videos ready! I'm only concerned about their accuracy, which is why your channel is everything to me
Dear Rob I would really appreciate if you could do videos on smart scale accuracies which are plenty in the market now but finding a good one seems like needle in a haystack..
Sir, how is the accuracy of distance measurements (GPS)?
most detailed review i ever watched. keep up
Excellent review, mate. I am a follower, now
Hi, can anyone teel me if it's possible to import a track and navigate it? I have the previous watch. You can export a track but not import it. The watch already has the necessary hardware and even the "Route Back" function. With a little bit of software enhancement, we should be able to navigate from a point to another. Is it available in this new version? Thanks.
Is it possible to connect it to a garmin edge or wahoo etc as a heartrate sensor?
How does this watch go with GPS? Given it can't access google maps.
I can't find the Runner or GT3 Pro on Amazon. Are they on there? Where can I buy?
I am interested in a watch/bracelet that can monitor my heartbeat but also I need it to have a microphone. Can you recommend something? I'm not interested in being new generation and also I am not a runner. Can you rank some for me please?
Another excellent video! Really hoping to see you review some of the top Polar watches (Vantage V2, Grit X) as well. :)
Hi! For sure, when Polar releases new products I will review them😊
As an android user, I just bought this watch after your review. Loving it so far.
Thanks for your excelent review. I've had the GT Runner for about 1 week and I've done 3 workouts of 10 km each, the problem is that this distance counts 600 meters less than the other 3 training clocks. Tom Tom runner 3, Garmin 6s and Amazfit Stratos 3. Regarding the heart rate monitor compared to a cardiac chest tape in tom tone, the difference is 2 to 3 beats. Training screens can be changed to our liking. The luminosity is very good. ( Update)After update last friday the diference between the two clocks is about 70 meters in a 10km run.
After updated the tracking distance is better? How much difference in average?
Does the watch sync with Strava?
@@lencekk yes, but you need an apk health syncronise, it cost 2,99€ as far I remember, and then ir syncronise with Strava, and another applicantions
Huawei GT Runner - The Runners Review and Field Test. Australia. czcams.com/video/y9Z0c2Uthm8/video.html
Do you recommend the GT2 Pro or the GT3 from Huawei?
subscribed...all reviews should be like this
Hi Rob, good day! Excellent scientific analysis, I liked it very much. Will you be able to make the heart rate measurement comparison on the current 2023 watches? And compare it to the Huawei watch GT 4? Please
Any ideas anyone? I have been following a beginner plan ( not a beginner but trying to recover from a bad dose of covid). Now why I try to sync the plan to my watch it says unable to sync plan. It was ok up to Sunday but this week no joy. Any ideas
thank you for helping my decision on buying a new Smart Watch
The gr runner doesnt sell on the USA, even if you export it, you cant unlock full features without a phone number from the regions that sell the device
I am really liking your content. What differences are there between your Fenix 7 test 1 and 2 for sleep monitoring? It appears the percentage agreement for worst sleep stage is better for the test 2, but what does that mean?
Which has better GPS, huawei GT3 or GT Runner?
I like that you started to rate with stars. Do you plan to revisit certain watches? For example the Garmin Venu 2 plus was so underwhelming, I'm sure Garmin is going to put out several firmware updates to make it more accurate!
Hi! I do think I will revisit some watches for sure😊👍
Hello!! Amazing review! Can you please let me know if it's compatible with a Xiaomi Poco mobile phone? Thank you!
Hi, any review of how it performs swimming?
Can this watch sync w/ Nike Running app?
Could you make a review of COROS PACE 2?
it would beneficial to add firmware and health app versions of current devices as of the day the experiments were conducted; sleep tracking accuracy could very well be dealed with or enhanced in the past 9 months.
if you could have time revisiting already measured devices after substantial firmware&software changes it would help consumer decisions better and also give us insights about how far algorithms play a role in overall results accuracy against hardware and design features and limitations
At the bumps outdoor: I once had a Polar Vantage M (1) and this watch had sensors which should recognize it when the watch doesnt fit perfectly. The first Vantage M I had was exact spot on to my Polar H10 and the Apple Watch. Then I sold it for reasons and some time later I went back to it. The "new" watch was off for like 20 bpm. Every time. Sent it back, got a new one, same problem. The same for the Vantage M2 and V2.
Also you got pretty less measurements. The Venu 2 had much more tests according to the dots. Sus. ^^
thx for info
Hi Rob, could you please include your best Apple Watch app to this graph at 7:04 ? It would be very helpful. Most people want to see how the watch compares to Apple
Hi S F! The apple watch does not track sleep stages (just awake - asleep), only if you use an external app, so the native tracking cannot be added unfortunately. But I completely get why it would be great to have it in there😄
@@TheQuantifiedScientist Hi Rob. Yes Apple watch does not track all stages. My suggestion is to include the best app that does it and you have reviewed. For example plotting a point AppleWatch (Sleep Cycle) would be helpful. Since you already reviewed it. I strongly believe most people who watch your channel would love to know how the watch compares to Apples.
Is it good with iOS ? Only I need it heart rate and spo2
Since GT 3 and GT Runner have the same heart rate sensors, do you think GT 3 has improved with all the firmware updates since you first tested it and matches GT Runner in this area?
Das würden sicher viele gerne wissen. Ich kann mir auch nicht vorstellen dass die drei Uhren unterschiedlich gut Messen, da derselbe Sensor verbaut ist. Wir würden uns über einen Vergleich sehr freuen :-)
I still waiting for a great, affordable sleep tracker as good as Fitbits but that does not break as often as them.
Could you review amazfit bip u pro ? Its a budget smartwatch
Have you tested the Huawei Watcth 3 Pro?
Really good and sound review!
does huawei watch have china and global set ?
Impresionante review, de las mejores que he visto de este tipo de dispositivos.
Danke Schön!
Think that are software updates needed to get more accurate sleep information, please anyone can let me know if is getting better in that aspect??
weird. from where i am, gt runner and gt3 pro are almost priced the same. now im confused which one to get :( any suggestion?
Yes, check again. Gt runner is half the price of gt3 pro right now for me on Amazon. 140€ vs 280€.
Random off topic question, but what sleep watch app do you recommend for apple watches?
Sleep Cycle - watch his videos on apple devices. Apple watch also records sleep on its own.
Hi Bill! Indeed, I made some videos about this, but sleep cycle seems to be generally the most informative as Luke mentions. Overall I think the apps still lag behind some of the better sleep trackers (e.g. fitbit, whoop), but hopefully they will improve over time😊
whet it comes to sleep tracking what is more important: sensors or software?
if software maybe the updates will fix it
Think that are software updates needed to get more accurate sleep information, please let me know if is getting better in that aspect.
Thank you very much for the review, finally i bought this GT Runner and very happy with it, battery life's superb, gps great, and the display's just amazing, with tons of watchface. For me with my main sport is run, i think this one is a great match. Connection with 3rd party apps so far so good, i use strava and works fine.
Similar graph comparison between watches needed for heart-rates as there is for sleep tracking. Is there one? I've tried to search his page and checked his videos but no luck finding such yet
Hi! No, you are right, I still need to make the time to create these😊
@@TheQuantifiedScientist thanks for the reviews and effort and awesome videos!!! I considered collecting that heart rate accuracy between devices by checking all the videos again but not done that yet
Best review I’ve ever watched
I chose my city Singapur and i could link Strava directly. You can see the Strava on that your link screen. Thx for the test 🙏
I went for a MTB ride today with my Watch GT Runner and the watch always showed the same heart rate as my Garmin 530 + Polar H10 chest strap. There was only a small delay of 1-2 seconds.
can u do for huawei 3 pro ?
This watch has gone through a lot of updates, could you do a survey after 2 years to compare the accuracy of the measurements today?
This is very interesting in my opinion, and I am curious how much your evaluation and quality of the equipment will improve. Especially since this device can now be purchased for about $100-150.