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.

Within the category of smartwatches, the Huawei Watch 2 is a great device. But that doesn't mean it's one you need to buy if you're not already sold on wearables.

The Huawei Watch 2 is one of few watches that supports 4G connectivity; though not in the US; and does fitness tracking as well as any other wearable

No features that make this a must-have device for the average user; It's also a little too big and bulky, and its 1.2-inch screen is too small

The Huawei Watch is a slick, second-generation device that irons out the kinks of the past, emerging from the chrysalis of iteration as the fully-fledged smartwatch it always could have been, given patience.

Good battery life; Solid performance

Display too small; 4G connectivity isn't elegant; No waterproofing

The Huawei Watch 2 is a capable device that's smarter than your average smartwatch with even more connectivity than any other smartwatch as well thanks to the 4G SIM card onboard.

When it comes to being "in the loop", sometimes you're simply not able to keep checking your phone. So, for that those important messages or notifications, this is where the smartwatch has tried to help out. But is it all it hoped to be? Even after several updates and improvements?

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 smartwatch industry has been stagnating in recent times, so it was good to see a big launch at MWC 2017 after months of very little activity. The Huawei Watch 2 was unveiled alongside Huawei's latest flagship smartphone – the P10 – and at first sight, it looked very promising indeed.