Smartwatch (Huawei) as a triathlon watch?

Nov 25, 19 14:25

Post #1 of 15 (4934 views)

I am very satisfied with my good ol' Suunto Ambit 3S. It's solid, has very good GPS (better than any other watch i've tested) and is serving me daily for three years now. But... it's ugly. I am looking for something more fashionable, but it should perform well.

I recently bumped into the Huawei GT2. It looks great, is very thin, looks like a normal watch, has two weeks battery life, has tons of features and is cheap! It even has a triathlon function. But... is the GPS accurate? According the site it has GPS, Glonass and Galileo support. Sounds great, because this is is what I always hear when people are complaing their open water GPS is inaccurate "ah it doesn't support Glonass". Anyway. I can't find anything about it.

Does any of you have experience with this specific watch or any other smartwatch in triathlons for that matter?

Last edited by: ic3d: Nov 25, 19 14:27

Re: Smartwatch (Huawei) as a triathlon watch? [ic3d] [ In reply to ]

Nov 25, 19 16:27

Post #2 of 15 (4911 views)

Are you based in the USA/EU? Google “Huawei security risk.” While a smart watch isn’t exactly on the same level as a smart phone I’d think long and hard about getting anything Huawei.

This article is a good place to start: https://www.cnet.com/...urity-threat-mate-x/

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Last edited by: The GMAN: Nov 25, 19 16:29

Re: Smartwatch (Huawei) as a triathlon watch? [The GMAN] [ In reply to ]

Nov 25, 19 16:48

Post #3 of 15 (4897 views)

For the lay citizen, that's nothing but FUD.

The reason the US government is so paranoid about Huawei spying is because they've been doing it with Cisco and others for decades.I mean, who was the one who put in a RSA backdoor?

Re: Smartwatch (Huawei) as a triathlon watch? [The GMAN] [ In reply to ]

Nov 25, 19 23:01

Post #4 of 15 (4832 views)

I am in Europe (the Netherlands). I won't be using the "smart" functions such as receiving messages and such or even connect it with my phone. I'd just use it for sports. I'd doubt if they spy on me doing an indoor swim ;)

Re: Smartwatch (Huawei) as a triathlon watch? [aravilare] [ In reply to ]

Nov 26, 19 3:36

Post #5 of 15 (4772 views)

aravilare wrote:

For the lay citizen, that's nothing but FUD.

The reason the US government is so paranoid about Huawei spying is because they've been doing it with Cisco and others for decades.I mean, who was the one who put in a RSA backdoor?

Cisco isn’t a state sponsored tech company for the US government. You can see the difference, right? Tech and tech companies get exploited by government agencies all the time. That’s just the game. Huawei is just a separate beast from the normal game. Props to the Chinese government I guess.

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Re: Smartwatch (Huawei) as a triathlon watch? [The GMAN] [ In reply to ]

Nov 26, 19 4:15

Post #6 of 15 (4739 views)

The GMAN wrote:

aravilare wrote:

For the lay citizen, that's nothing but FUD.

The reason the US government is so paranoid about Huawei spying is because they've been doing it with Cisco and others for decades.I mean, who was the one who put in a RSA backdoor?

Cisco isn’t a state sponsored tech company for the US government. You can see the difference, right? Tech and tech companies get exploited by government agencies all the time. That’s just the game. Huawei is just a separate beast from the normal game. Props to the Chinese government I guess.

American technology companies have been cooperating with the NSA and the US government on a wide scale, and will only continue to do so with lucrative US government contracts coming down the pipe. Is that different than an SOE? Sure, but both the Chinese and the US are playing the same game with communications hardware and software.

My point is that most of us aren't worthy of being actively spied on, so it's a bit of a moot point. If you're subject to operational security requirements, chances are you shouldn't be using a GPS watch at all (as a bunch of overseas Americans realized with the Strava data).

Re: Smartwatch (Huawei) as a triathlon watch? [aravilare] [ In reply to ]

Nov 26, 19 4:23

Post #7 of 15 (4726 views)

aravilare wrote:

The GMAN wrote:

aravilare wrote:

For the lay citizen, that's nothing but FUD.

The reason the US government is so paranoid about Huawei spying is because they've been doing it with Cisco and others for decades.I mean, who was the one who put in a RSA backdoor?

Cisco isn’t a state sponsored tech company for the US government. You can see the difference, right? Tech and tech companies get exploited by government agencies all the time. That’s just the game. Huawei is just a separate beast from the normal game. Props to the Chinese government I guess.

American technology companies have been cooperating with the NSA and the US government on a wide scale, and will only continue to do so with lucrative US government contracts coming down the pipe. Is that different than an SOE? Sure, but both the Chinese and the US are playing the same game with communications hardware and software.

My point is that most of us aren't worthy of being actively spied on, so it's a bit of a moot point. If you're subject to operational security requirements, chances are you shouldn't be using a GPS watch at all (as a bunch of overseas Americans realized with the Strava data).

..

I'm pretty sure the dudes Slowtwitch name is GMAN for a reason...

Re: Smartwatch (Huawei) as a triathlon watch? [ic3d] [ In reply to ]

Nov 27, 19 8:31

Post #8 of 15 (4627 views)

But has anyone any idea how well the Chinese government can follow me in open water trough GPS? Or Strava for that matter. ;)

Re: Smartwatch (Huawei) as a triathlon watch? [ic3d] [ In reply to ]

Nov 27, 19 8:36

Post #9 of 15 (4624 views)

On topic (!), I can tell you that I would not do a race with my Samsung Watch. Training, sure, unless it's something I need very specific functions from my Garmin, but race where I might depend on data, no. It's way too fidgety and not particularly designed with triathlon in mind... or any endurance sport, really. Strava app, Runkeeper app are ok but very basic.

Re: Smartwatch (Huawei) as a triathlon watch? [lordhong] [ In reply to ]

Nov 28, 19 0:02

Post #10 of 15 (4474 views)

lordhong wrote:

On topic (!), I can tell you that I would not do a race with my Samsung Watch. Training, sure, unless it's something I need very specific functions from my Garmin, but race where I might depend on data, no. It's way too fidgety and not particularly designed with triathlon in mind... or any endurance sport, really. Strava app, Runkeeper app are ok but very basic.

Thanks, you convinced me. I'll cough up a few more bucks and will go for a Suunto 9. Too bad it's so bulky. But I'd prefer a working device over a fancy device.

Re: Smartwatch (Huawei) as a triathlon watch? [ic3d] [ In reply to ]

Nov 28, 19 1:43

Post #11 of 15 (4429 views)

ic3d wrote:

I am very satisfied with my good ol' Suunto Ambit 3S. It's solid, has very good GPS (better than any other watch i've tested) and is serving me daily for three years now. But... it's ugly. I am looking for something more fashionable, but it should perform well.

I recently bumped into the Huawei GT2. It looks great, is very thin, looks like a normal watch, has two weeks battery life, has tons of features and is cheap! It even has a triathlon function. But... is the GPS accurate

Does any of you have experience with this specific watch or any other smartwatch in triathlons for that matter?

Iv been looking at gps run watched over the past few weeks after starting some running. Just been using my fitbit to keep track.

Looked at the GT2, find it hard to believe that its got 2 week battery life. Nice watch and i'm sure it will work well.

I also looked at the Garmin Forerunner 30. Its got minimal features but probably all most will need. Half the price of the GT2.

I do find that battery life on any of my garmin products seems to be on the low side.

Not sure if it will link to Strava, which may or may not be an issue if that's the case.

Last edited by: Mario S: Nov 28, 19 11:53

Re: Smartwatch (Huawei) as a triathlon watch? [Mario S] [ In reply to ]

Nov 28, 19 11:38

Post #12 of 15 (4331 views)

It's battery-life apperently really is about two weeks. It will probably decrease if you're using GPS a lot though.

Garmin (in general) is great for running, cycling, etc. In the open water hoever, they tend to be very inaccurate. At least in my experience.

Re: Smartwatch (Huawei) as a triathlon watch? [ic3d] [ In reply to ]

Nov 28, 19 15:15

Post #13 of 15 (4303 views)

ic3d wrote:

I am very satisfied with my good ol' Suunto Ambit 3S. It's solid, has very good GPS (better than any other watch i've tested) and is serving me daily for three years now. But... it's ugly. I am looking for something more fashionable, but it should perform well.

I recently bumped into the Huawei GT2. It looks great, is very thin, looks like a normal watch, has two weeks battery life, has tons of features and is cheap! It even has a triathlon function. But... is the GPS accurate? According the site it has GPS, Glonass and Galileo support. Sounds great, because this is is what I always hear when people are complaing their open water GPS is inaccurate "ah it doesn't support Glonass". Anyway. I can't find anything about it.

Does any of you have experience with this specific watch or any other smartwatch in triathlons for that matter?

There is no way I would by anything by Huawei.

Re: Smartwatch (Huawei) as a triathlon watch? [NAB777] [ In reply to ]

Nov 28, 19 19:00

Post #14 of 15 (4284 views)

My plan is to buy Huawei and then run/cycle really slowly. That will confuse all of those spies and allow me to crush my age group at my local duration next summer when I totally outperform my training numbers...

EDIT to fix a typo.

Last edited by: giorgitd: Nov 29, 19 12:14

Re: Smartwatch (Huawei) as a triathlon watch? [NAB777] [ In reply to ]

Nov 28, 19 23:45

Post #15 of 15 (4247 views)

NAB777 wrote:

ic3d wrote:

I am very satisfied with my good ol' Suunto Ambit 3S. It's solid, has very good GPS (better than any other watch i've tested) and is serving me daily for three years now. But... it's ugly. I am looking for something more fashionable, but it should perform well.

I recently bumped into the Huawei GT2. It looks great, is very thin, looks like a normal watch, has two weeks battery life, has tons of features and is cheap! It even has a triathlon function. But... is the GPS accurate? According the site it has GPS, Glonass and Galileo support. Sounds great, because this is is what I always hear when people are complaing their open water GPS is inaccurate "ah it doesn't support Glonass". Anyway. I can't find anything about it.

Does any of you have experience with this specific watch or any other smartwatch in triathlons for that matter?

There is no way I would by anything by Huawei.

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