Yesterday (November 26th)), Honor unveiled its latest smartwatch: Honor Magic Watch 2. It is equipped with HUAWEI Kirin A1 chip and have 46mm and 42mm two versions. On contrast, the HUAWEI Watch GT2, released in September, is also equipped with Kirin A1 chips and has two sizes, 46mm and 42mm. So what's the difference between Honor MagicWatch 2 and HUAWEI Watch GT2? Which one is more worth buying? In this post, we’ll cover a comprehensive specs compare about these two smartwatches.

Honor Magic Watch 2 VS Huawei Watch GT2: Specifications

Here are a detailed specs and main features comparison table about Honor MagicWatch 2 and HUAWEI Watch GT2, let’s look at it firstly.

Honor MagicWatch 2 HUAWEI Watch GT 2 42mm 46mm 42mm 46mm Weight 32.5g

(without strap) 41g

(without strap) 29g

(without strap) 41g

(without strap) Screen type AMOLED 326 PPi 454X454 AMOLED 390x390 AMOLED 454X454 Display size 1.2 inch 1.39 inch 1.2 inch 1.39 inch Waterproof 5ATM Watch body material Stainless steel+ Plastic Band width 20mm 22mm 20mm 22mm Sports mode 15 15 Sensor Accelerometer sensor

Gyroscope sensor

Magnetometer sensor

Optical heart rate sensor

Ambient light sensor

Barometer sensor Accelerometer sensor

Gyroscope sensor

Geomagnetic sensor

Optical heart rate sensor

Ambient light sensor

Air pressure sensor

Capacitive sensor Health TruRelax Pressure

TruSleep Sleep

TruSeen Heart Rate

SpO2 (CN Version) Battery 178mAh 455mAh 178mAh 455mAh Charge time 2 hours Battery life 7 days 14 days 7 days 14 days NFC Supported (Chinese Version) GPS GPS+GLONASS+Galileo Connectivity Bluetooth 5.1 Compatibility Android 4.4 / iOS 9.0 or above RAM+ROM 16MB+128MB 32MB+4GB 16MB+128MB 32MB+4GB Speaker / Supported / Supported Microphone / Supported / Supported Bluetooth calling / Supported / Supported Music player / Supported / Supported Watch face Supported Chip Kirin A1 App HUAWEI Sports Health

From the above, we can clearly know that Honor MagicWatch 2 and HUAWEI Watch GT 2 have a lot in common in function and appearance, and the function is almost exactly the same except that the appearance is slightly different. Next, let's talk about it in detail.

Honor Magic Watch 2 VS Huawei Watch GT2: Appearance Difference

In terms of design, although both Honor MagicWatch 2 and Huawei Watch GT2 use circular dials and have both 42mm and 46mm versions. But in terms of details, they are still a little different. For example, the MagicWatch 2 power key still retains the red design, which is better distinguished from the function key.

In addition, the Huawei Watch GT2 available with more color options, such as Matte Black, Sunset Orange, Titanium Grey, Pebble Brown, Refined Gold, Lake Cyan and Gravel Beige. While the Honor Magic Watch 2 limited with 4 colors.

Honor Magic Watch 2 VS Huawei Watch GT2: Function Difference

The main features of, Honor MagicWatch 2 and Huawei Watch GT2 are almost the same. All support Bluetooth call, watch face DIY, stand-alone music player, independent GPS, heart rate detection, pressure detection, and support for 15 mainstream exercise modes.

However, in terms of sports function, the Huawei Watch GT2 supports the FIRSETBEAT algorithm, such as Training Intensity, Personal Workout Guide, VO2Max and so on.

In which, the VO2max is the maximum rate of oxygen consumption measured during incremental exercise. And VO2max consumption reflects cardiorespiratory fitness and endurance capacity in exercise performance.

These features are not supported in Honor Magic Watch 2. However, except for the impressive workout features, both Honor Magic Watch 2 and Watch GT 2 are not supported by third-party. Such as Google Store, Google Pay Google Maps and so on.

Honor Magic Watch 2 VS Huawei Watch GT2: Price Difference

Huawei Watch GT2 is slightly higher than Honor MagicWatch 2 in terms of price. The Honor MagicWatch 2 46mm version will go on sale on December 12. The 46mm active version sells for 1199RMB and the fashion model sells for 1399RMB. The 42mm version will go on sale in early January 2020, with 42mm active version selling for 1099RMB and 42mm elegant edition for 1399RMB.

In addition, the Huawei Watch GT2 46mm version starts at 1499RMB while the 42mm version starts at 1488RMB.

The Verdict

At this point, we can clearly see that Honor Magic Watch 2 is a replica of Huawei Watch GT2, with almost the same functionality, but at a lower price. However, if you focus more on independent functions, such as eSIM calling, APP download. You can choose some Google Wear OS watch. Like Xiaomi Mi Watch or TicWatch Pro or Apple Watch.

But focus on these smart GPS running watch, Huawei Watch GT2 VS Honor Magic Watch 2, which one would you choose?