Moto 360 (2015) vs Huawei Watch: The battle for the most watch-like smartwatch

It’s taken a while until the next wave of smartwatches to emerge.  This year’s IFA turned out to be a good point in the year for some of the premier smartwatches to strut their stuff.  If we recall what we’ve seen, one battle that is clearly ensuing is between Motorola and Huawei.  That is, the Moto 360 (2015) and Huawei Watch, respectively.

These two smartwatches most aim for a traditional watch design, and even the luxurious kind.  Both OEM’s have customizations that cover cases and bands that we have seen in normal watches for ages.  And both smartwatches run Android Wear, with very similar specs.  So which one comes out on top?

Huawei Watch

When Huawei introduced the its Watch earlier this year, you could tell they were hot on Motorola’s heels for a premium smartwatch design.  The similarities run from the circular metal case to the variety of band materials and colors.

Only, Huawei is on its first attempt, while Motorola is now on its 2nd iteration.  Does that mean that Motorola is ahead?  I’m not sure.

First, Huawei is able to utilize the entire circular watch face for the display.  Motorola chose not to ditch the small flat tire non-screen portion on the bottom of the display, which houses sensors.  Motorola explained that moving it would result in either more bezel or a thicker watch chassis.

So then how do the screen-to-bezel ratios and thicknesses compare?  The Moto 360 has a 71.1% screen-to-bezel ratio while the Huawei Watch is at 80%.  And the Moto 360 has 11.4mm thickness while the Huawei Watch is a hair thinner at 11.3mm.

                                        Huawei Watch                                        Moto 360 (2015)

It would appear that Huawei has the win here, but we can’t forget that the Moto 360 has wireless charging and an ambient light sensor.  The Huawei Watch charges via pin contacts, similar to LG’s approach.  It comes down to what the consumer prefers.

The Huawei Watch is powered by a Snapdragon 400 SoC, have 512MB of RAM, and 4GB of internal storage.  The display is 1.4″ in size (case is 42mm) and uses an AMOLED panel with 400×400 resolution (286 ppi).  The band size is 22mm (lug width of 18mm).  The screen is protected by Sapphire Crystal glass rather than Gorilla Glass.  And the battery capacity is 300mAh.

The watch chassis is stainless steel and comes in silver, black, or gold colors (which can also have a texture on the bezel ring).  For bands, we have metal and leather choices.  There is a unique metal mesh strap, along with the more common metal link.  The bands are easily swappable, via a pin-release switch near the connection of the band to the lugs.

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