Huawei Watch GT successor will be unveiled alongside Mate 30 series

Huawei Watch GT
(Image credit: Future)

The Huawei Watch GT 2 release date is just around the corner, as Huawei is set to release the new smartwatch on September 19 at its Mate 30 launch event.

That's not according to a leak, or rumor, but from Huawei itself – the company posted a video on Weibo (a Chinese social media platform), that confirms the watch's launch is September 19, in Munich, like the Mate 30.

The video doesn't show us too much about the upcoming smartwatch, as it only illuminates the faint outline of the watch (and it's hard to pick out detail from that), but it does confirm the Kirin A1 chipset.

The Kirin A1 chipset was originally shown off as powering the Huawei FreeBuds 3, but we don't know exactly what perks that processor provides. When Huawei announced the original Huawei Watch GT, the company wasn't very forthcoming about the chipset, but since it's now touting it as a main feature, that could be set to change.

In terms of design, though, it doesn't look like the Watch GT 2 is going to set the world on fire, as it seems very similar to the original, right down to the dials and metal frame.

So it's likely performance boosts are the real upgrades in the Huawei Watch GT 2, and we'll find out what they are (hopefully) come September 19.

TechRadar is set to cover the Huawei Munich event live, so check back on the day for all of our coverage, reviews, and analysis.

Tom Bedford
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Tom Bedford joined TechRadar in early 2019 as a staff writer, and left the team as deputy phones editor in late 2022 to work for entertainment site (and TR sister-site) What To Watch. He continues to contribute on a freelance basis for several sections including phones, audio and fitness.

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