Huawei's Watch 2 Sport is the best Android Wear watch so far. It offers everything you may need from a smartwatch, such as actionable notifications, 4GB of storage for offline music playback, GPS, NFC for Android Pay, Google Assistant, and direct access to the Google Play Store.

Android Wear 2.0 is polished; Watch Mode offers 25-day battery life; Comfortable and lightweight; Offers array of sensors; Removable bands

Screen is too small; No rotating crown; Occasional long load times

The Huawei Watch 2 is the follow-up to 2015's , and one of the first smartwatches to launch with . Taking a leaf out of LG's book, the Watch 2 is available in two models. There's the sportier standard Watch 2 model (€329/£329) alongside an LTE model (€379/£379), and a more traditional-looking Watch...

Comfortable and lightweight design; Android Wear 2.0 is a big improvement; Plenty of sports sensors; NFC and Android Pay convenience

Small display; Thick bezels; Uninspiring design

The Huawei Watch 2 doesn't have the same elegance that its predecessor had, but we mustn't forget that it's also aimed at a different target audience: athletes. Equipped with Android Wear 2.0, numerous sensors and an optional SIM card slot, the Huawei Watch 2 is well set up in theory.

Sporty design; Customizable second button; Integrated SIM card slot (optional

Operation isn't particularly high quality; Average battery life; Slow and inaccurate GPS

The Huawei Watch 2 is yet another smartwatch you probably won't buy. As smartwatches go, it's not bad; it has some good fitness features, like an accurate GPS and a heart rate monitor, and it has a long battery life.

Small charger; Good battery life; Always-on display

Humdrum design; Mediocre apps; No LTE support for the U.S version

Huawei's new smartwatch may be the first one I actually wear for more than a month.

The Huawei Watch 2 has a special low-power mode that can display the time and track steps for nearly a month on a single charge.

Huawei unveiled the Watch 2 next to the P10 flagship smartphone duo. Although the handsets took most of the attention in Barcelona, the watches - yep, multiple versions here too - didn't completely go unnoticed either. After all, it's been two years since the original Huawei Watch.

At almost $300, Huawei's Watch 2 is one of the more expensive Android Wear devices. Despite that, its IP68 water resistance, astounding battery life, and feature-packed design make it easy to see past its few flaws.

Overall, the Huawei Watch 2 is another good showcase of the capabilities of Android Wear 2.0. However, that comes with its own innate pitfalls. Wear 2.0 has a focus on high features, most of which have a focus on fitness.

AMOLED display is great; helps with battery life Two-day battery life Watch Mode further saves battery Nearly all new Wear 2.0 features leveraged well

Lack of an extra navigation method (rotating side button) Design needlessly sporty Watch strap feels cheap

One of the longer-lasting Wear watches; Packed full of features;

Boring design lets down high-quality build; Sketchy on-watch GPS; Not swim-ready; Expensive;

The Huawei Watch 2 is the sort of watch we should probably have seen a year after Android Wear appeared, not three years. But that's a knock on Google as much as Huawei.