Huawei Watch GT 7 Pro Review: Super health and fitness watch with extreme battery life

Summary and should you buy it

The Huawei Watch GT 7 Pro is great for people who need a premium sports watch that doesn't have to be charged every day (or every week, for that matter). If we have to compare it to the GT 6 Pro, the biggest functional improvements are to be found in advanced cycling, skiing, and trail running tracking, GPS endurance, and a new recovery score feature. 

Design and display

I'm not the biggest athlete, but I appreciate the Huawei Watch GT 7 Pro's sporty vibe. Overall, the design is very similar to that of its predecessor, but it comes in some fresh new colors. I tested the super-chill green model, and there is an equally notable yellow one. I think these new colorways manage to be bold and distinctive without coming across as cheap.

The watch itself comes with a 1.47-inch AMOLED display, which has been great in my experience. It's bright enough for all sorts of conditions. I've never had a problem reading it in direct sunlight, and it should be fairly durable as well, thanks to sapphire glass. After a month or so of use, I don't have a single scratch on it.

One thing that I didn't expect to make such an impression on me is the new tuck-under EasyCross strap design. It's a very small thing on paper, but in practice, for an object that you deal with every day and that you wear on your body, I think it's actually genius and makes a world of difference.
The strap fits very neatly under itself. There is nothing loose or sticking out, and it just looks stylish and clean. The standard fluoroelastomer band is quite comfortable. I haven't felt any discomfort throughout the day wearing the watch. It's also light and soft enough to be comfortable for overnight wearing as well, if you also want to track your sleep.

At the same time, the fit is tight enough to give you confidence in the sports and health measurements.

Software

The Huawei Watch GT 7 Pro is running Harmony OS 6.1, and it supports both Android and iPhone phones. The latest Harmony OS version hasn't changed much, which isn't a bad thing. It's simple, has a strong set of core features and apps, and is very fast and responsive.

Technically, there is support for third-party apps, but in reality, there is very little for you to browse and install. Thankfully, the built-in functionality of the watch is quite rich and covers all the essentials, from timers, calculators and remote shutter, to Huawei's solid line-up of health-tracking tools.

Health and fitness features

I did a bunch of cycling while using the Huawei Watch GT 7 Pro, and I found its advanced tracking features very convincing. The watch would work with various cycling styles and provide a tracking experience that is closer to a pro cycling computer rather than a simple calorie tracker.

During my cycling sessions, the watch's GPS proved very accurate, and I was very impressed by how quickly the watch recognized if I'm moving on the bike or if I stopped for a rest. It would almost immediately pause and resume the session based on what I was doing.

Some of the features that make it different from a basic calorie counter include route elevation preview, climb planning, sharp turn warning, and more.

One of the big things with the Huawei Watch GT 7 Pro is that Huawei has found a way to combine signals from the GPS, the gyroscope, and accelerometer data to keep a consistent route tracking, even when GPS signal quality drops significantly (such as when you're moving under the trees or other places with reduced view of the sky).

Other workouts and other sports improvements in the GT 7 Pro include the dedicated skiing modes, which now support indoor and outdoor skiing. They give you turn counts, frequency, G-force tracking, and other metrics that skiers would appreciate. There are some upgrades to the golf app as well, including shot distance detection, custom green pins, auto-rotating green view, and more.

Runners and hikers will appreciate the better GPS battery life in trail running mode. While the previous watch stayed active for up to 40 hours, the GT 7 Pro can deliver up to 51 hours of continuous GPS tracking, making it great for long-distance events.

There's a lot the Huawei Watch GT 7 Pro does in terms of sleep tracking and wellness. While the watch is relatively shy about giving you specific advice on how to optimize each metric, it is quite good at breaking things down into readable measurements that you can then take and analyze on your own. There are some familiar metrics, like heart rate measuring, blood oxygen, stress levels, arterial stiffness, ECG and more.

Battery life

The battery life is one of my favorite things in the Watch GT7 Pro because it can go for up to 21 days in light use, or about 12 days with more active fitness and health tracking. If you have always-on display enabled, these numbers will drop a little bit, but especially if you stick with a more energy-efficient watch face, you won't really be trading much in terms of battery life.