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Best watch you can’t have
Updated On: 08 June, 2025 11:59 AM IST | Mumbai | Jaison Lewis
Huawei’s Watch 5 is a technological masterpiece, but it may never reach our shores due to a ban on the brand’s devices. Here is a review of what you might be missing out on

Huawei launched its Watch 5 about two weeks ago, and it is possibly one of the most tech-dense products you can buy
It’s been a few years since Huawei moved out of the Indian market, replaced by its offshoot Honor. This came after the US ban on Huawei, which resulted in the company losing access to Google services, Snapdragon processors, and the Android ecosystem. Despite this, Huawei managed to thrive in China, develop its own chips, create its own smartphone operating system, and now even its own PC operating system. All this tech trickles down to Honor eventually, but if you still want the cutting-edge stuff, you need to get Huawei.
Huawei launched its Watch 5 about two weeks ago, and it is possibly one of the most tech-dense products you can buy. Here is a list of everything it packs in its tiny body: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Optical Heart Rate Sensor, Barometer, Ambient Light Sensor, ECG Sensor, and Depth Sensor.
Other than Bluetooth and WiFI you can connect via eSIMs too. The watch is available in two sizes, 46 and 42mm, and both cost the same. However, there is a difference in battery capacity, with the larger watch featuring a significantly bigger battery. The screen is also slightly bigger, at 1.5 inches vs 1.38 inches on the 42mm watch. The peak brightness and resolution are the same at 3000 and 466x466 pixels, respectively. I tested the 42mm version of the watch.
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