Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

First of all, I want to thank Huawei for producing this great-looking watch to compete against Moto 360 2nd gen. I live in Canada and very close to the border, but I chose to ship it directly to my house to avoid double amount of duty & tax when picked up in the US. I originally pre-ordered Moto 360 2nd gen, but after a few days' rethinking, I canceled the order and turned to Huawei Watch. For Canadians, Amazon is the ONLY place to officially get the watch. (If you want to get the Stainless Steel Mesh Band version, Google Store is another place for you.) Moto 360 2nd and Huawei Watch have similar specs, but the followings are the reason I made the switch: - No flat tire (the most important thing) - Sapphire Crystal - 400 * 400px high-resolution AMOLED screen - Premium packaging (It does count for me, and it can be a piece of elegant display.) What is missing compared to Moto 360 2nd gen? - Light Sensor In terms of the design, it really depends on personal preference. I like Huawei Watch better because of the full circle and the more sporty design. From day #1, I set my watch to ALWAYS ON, and the brightness is 2. The following impression is based on the settings above. I will also do a battery life comparison on different situations at the end. Let's talk about iOS first. I am a iPhone user and I paired it with my iPhone 6 Plus for the first 10 days after I received the watch. The functionality is pretty much limited at the moment, but it runs smoothly and the user experience is still Okay. Highlights when paired with iOS - Android Wear App: - Get all notifications without delay, receive/reject calls, control music (Apple Music, Spotify, etc) - Gmail is the only app that has reply functionality. Please correct me if you find others. - WIFI is disabled and not visible. - Battery life is excellent. I really wanted to max out the capability of my watch, so I crossed the border and picked up a cheap Android phone (LG Optimus Exceed 2, $15). I am very satisfied with the functionality when paired with Android. Highlights when paired with Android OS - Android Wear App: - Get all notifications without delay (No way to test calls because it is a Verizon only phone.) - You can reply with text, voice or emoji on most apps, very useful and convenient. - WIFI is enabled. When your Android phone is not nearby, your watch will connect to WIFI to stay connected. - Install apps and change watch faces. - Google apps are fully functional (Google Maps, Google Fit, etc). - Battery life is excellent. I also tried connecting my watch with iOS through Aerlink. The app is free on Google Play Store but it is around $3 on App Store. To be honest, my experience is not that great. Highlights when paired with iOS - Aerlink App: - Get all notifications without delay, receive/reject calls, control music (Apple Music, Spotify, etc) - You cannot reply directly on your watch. - WIFI is enabled and connected (I set that up through my Android phone). - Battery life is average. Obviously battery life is still critical when you decide to use custom watch faces. Just a few days ago I downloaded a halloween watch face and thought it would be good because of the high user rating (4.3) on Google Play Store. Yes, it is fancy, but the battery says NO. I appreciate the developers' work, but it is really a very important thing they should think about and optimize when building watch faces. Battery life comparison (Usually I turned on the watch from 7:15am - 9pm): - iOS (Android Wear App): 2 days with moderate number of notifications and calls, music control when taking public transportation. - iOS (Aerlink App): 1 day with moderate number of notifications and calls, music control when taking public transportation. - iOS (Aerlink App with Halloween watch face): It dropped from 100% to 0 within 4 hours. Shocked. - Android Phone (Android Wear App): 2.5 days with moderate number of notifications and calls, music control when taking public transportation, reply through watch, browse the web, etc. Some people mention the red tint issue on the watch and say you need to use DSLR to capture it. My watch does not have this problem. In my opinion, if you cannot notice the problem in the normal situations (not using DSLR), it should be fine. If you are using Android phone, this watch is PERFECT. I hope Google can develop more watch functionality on iOS. This watch makes me think again if I need to throw away my iPhone. If you have any question, feel free to post under my comment and I will reply ASAP. Thanks for your time.