Huawei

With the democratisation of smartwatches, the popularity of fitness bands among the masses has been in a downward spiral. The first wearable device I remember purchasing was a Xiaomi Band 2, which remained my companion for daily use and exercise routines for a couple of years. But then came my first smartwatch, and then another, and another, and so the fitness band got buried beneath the retail boxes of all those wearables, and perhaps remains there to this day.

Due to various reasons, Huawei and its sub-brand Honor aren't active in the smartphone space in India anymore. However, that hasn't held the company back in allied product segments, including wearables and audio products, in which it remains present. Wearables make up a popular and fast-growing segment, particularly in the affordable price range where many of the company's new launches are. Among the most recent new products from the company is the Huawei Watch Fit.

Huawei has been in the wearables space for quite some time now, and has been steadily pushing out new smartwatch models in India. The company launched the Watch GT early last year for Rs. 15,990, and there's now a successor aptly called the Watch GT 2. Surprisingly, this watch packs in more features but is priced lower, at Rs. 14,990. The new smartwatch promises 14 days of battery life and has a speaker that'll allow you to take calls on the watch itself. Should you plonk your money down on the Watch GT 2? We review it to find out.