And yet we can't recommend the Huawei Watch 2 unequivocally. Android Wear lags behind watchOS in the app department and it just isn't intuitive to use. And the watch itself is big and bulky, limiting your abilities for all-day wear.

Continuous heart rate monitoring; Built-in GPS and Android Pay compatibility; Accurate step and distance tracking; Good battery life

Strap feels chintzy and isn't easy to swap out; Difficult to keep track of long-term fitness progress; Wi-Fi can be finicky

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

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

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.

Update: The Huawei Watch 2 keeps dropping in price and we've added the latest prices to this review, along with information on how it compares to the Apple Watch 3.

Built-in GPS and NFC; Optional 4G model; Feature-packed smartwatch

Screen a little too small; Performance can be sluggish; Design less premium than predecessor

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.

The Huawei Watch 2 definitely has its pros and cons, and it's going to come down to what you really want from a smartwatch.

Imagine Huawei would have just revamped its simple, but slick, original Wear watch. Imagine an original Huawei Watch with Android Wear 2.0 out of the box, packing NFC for Android Pay, GPS for run tracking and a better battery life. That's what we wanted from the Huawei Watch 2.

Packed full of sensors; Battery life is impressive; Android Wear 2.0 out of the box; Plenty of fitness/tracking data

Loses the charm of the original; Fiddly to use; Build quality feels a bit cheap; Questionable heart rate data

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. It’s not as pretty as the original Huawei Watch or the LG Watch Style, and that matters when any watch choice is a style choice. It has an awful lot of features, including GPS, NFC and an HR sensor. But some of them don’t work as well as they should. GPS reliability is the stinger, with tracking fidelity much worse than that of a good phone. Or, this watch’s most important rival, the Apple Watch 2. Flaky GPS and heart rate readings aside, the Watch 2 has the basics down, including decent battery life, a sharp screen and as solid performance as can be expected from a smartwatch. Now you just have to ask yourself whether that’s worth £300 of your cash.

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;

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;