Wearables
HUAWEI WATCH 5 now in the Philippines starting at PhP 22,999
Future on your wrist
The HUAWEI WATCH 5 is now in the Philippines. Customers can grab the flagship smartwatch on Lazada, Shopee, TikTok, HUAWEI’s online store, and Experience Stores nationwide.
Here’s a quick pricing breakdown:
- HUAWEI WATCH 5 46mm Black: PhP 22,999
- HUAWEI WATCH 5 46mm Purple: PhP 24,999
- HUAWEI WATCH 5 42mm Beige: PhP 24,999
An exclusive gift bundle includes a free HUAWEI FreeBuds 5 and 3-month HUAWEI Health+ subscription.
Customers also receive a PhP 3,000 trade-in token when they avail of the latest smartwatch at the nearest HUAWEI Experience Store.
For online shoppers, they can collect PhP 2,000 vouchers from June 20 to July 31 at the aforementioned online shopping platforms.
Future on your wrist
The HUAWEI WATCH 5 is engineered to make life smarter and simpler with groundbreaking health and wellness technology.
This flagship smartwatch introduces an industry-leading 3-in-1 sensor called the HUAWEI X-Tap. The technology distinguishes between varying levels of touch and pressure. Hence, it leads to unique interactions across multiple watch functions.
By simply holding the X-TAP sensor for three seconds, users gain immediate access to Health Glance. This comprehensive 60-second health report covers 11 key metrics, including heart rate variability (HRV), emotional wellbeing, and blood oxygen saturation.
The HUAWEI WATCH 5 also introduces fingertip blood oxygen (SpO2) monitoring capability. Users can get accurate results in under 10 seconds.
The fingertip sensor greatly enhances the quality of pulse wave detection by by leveraging the dense vascular distribution and thinner skin at the fingertip.
In-depth insights are likewise available on the Health Glance feature for personalized insights into sleep patterns and heart health.
For those with active lifestyles, the WATCH 5 also supports over 100 sports modes. There’s golf, 40-meter free diving, and trail running as well.
Smart, futuristic technology
X-Tap also powers the smartwatch’s advanced gesture control. Users can answer or end calls, manage music, set alarms, control timers, snap photos, and a lot more tasks with a simple pinch or swipe.
Moreover, the wearable supports eSIM calling. This way, users can stay in touch with friends and family even without their smartphones.
The WATCH 5 features a dual-battery system that switches in just three seconds. There’s Standard Mode for up to seven days, and Ultra-long Battery Life Mode for up to 11 days.
Furthermore, the watch supports a list of third-party apps via Bluetooth, like Strava. Users can also pay with their watch via GCash QR, thanks to the Watch Pay feature.
They can even use the device as a smart key to unlock doors with NFC-enabled access control.
Futuristic design, refined elegance
Style wise, the HUAWEI WATCH 5 has a lightweight and ergonomic form. It has Kármán line-inspired curves, an iconic watch crown design, and slimmer bezels.
Both the 46mm and 42mm variants are made with the same materials typical reserved for luxury timepieces.
The 46mm model has a lightweight yet tough aerospace-grade titanium case. On the other hand, the 42mm model has a 904l stainless steel case with a glossy surface.
Both are topped with a crystal-clear spherical sapphire glass screen. Underneath this is an AMOLED display with up to 3,000 nits of peak brightness.
DOOGEE is debuting the BoneBeat Series this 6.6 sale, offering active consumers wearable audio solutions that fit their lifestyles.
The new collection is designed to support and empower runners, cyclists, triathletes, and sports enthusiasts in general with a wide range of durable, comfortable, and safety-focused gear.
The DOOGEE BoneBeat Series comes in three models: the BoneBeat Run Ray, BoneBeat Run Digital, and BoneBeat Swim Ray.
Customers can get the products during the 6.6 Shopee Sale via DOOGEE’s official Shopee Store. All come with a one-year warranty.
The Run Ray (PhP 1,799) is designed specifically for runners and outdoor fitness enthusiasts. It has an open-ear bone conduction technology that allows users to enjoy music while staying aware of their surroundings.
It also has a built-in safety light for improved visibility, specially during night runs. Moreover, it has an IP66 sweat-resistant design and long-lasting battery life.
Meanwhile, the Run Digital (PhP 1,999) in similar to the Run Ray but offers a digital display for quick monitoring. It has enhanced audio performance, Bluetooth 6.0 connectivity with dual-device pairing, and an IP67 rating.
Lastly, the Swim Ray (PhP 3,999) comes with an IP68 waterproofing and built-in MP3 storage for phone-free underwater listening.
It has a secure, pressure-free, and skin-friendly fit that stays in place even during intense movement, while still offering open-ear comfort. It has up to 10 hours of battery life on a single charge.
Hands-On
The Xiaomi Watch S5 proves you don’t have to take it off
Elegant enough for dinner. Tough enough for Spartan.
Picture this: one night, I’m dressed for a sophisticated gala in a carefully curated look. The following morning, less than twelve hours later, I’m standing at the starting line of a Spartan Trail 10K in Arden Botanical Estate with dirt on my shoes.
I’ve always struggled with smartwatches (or other timepieces) because they tend to ask you to choose a side. For instance, a classic timepiece looks right with tailoring, dinner jackets, and occasions where dress codes actually matter.
Meanwhile, a sports watch belongs in training kits, race bibs, and muddy obstacle courses. I’ve spent years switching between both, often leaving my smartwatch behind whenever the outfit called for something more refined.
Then, the Xiaomi Watch S5 arrived and challenged that whole routine. For once, I didn’t feel like I had to pick between looking polished and being athletic. I didn’t feel like I had to separate one part of my life from another.
A wardrobe investment
The Xiaomi Watch S5 immediately felt sleek. The upgraded stainless steel frame gives it the weight and polish of a traditional luxury watch. It looks expensive in the way a great accessory does.
It slips easily under a cuff, works with tailoring, and doesn’t compete with the rest of what you’re wearing. That mattered to me because I wore it to an evening event, styled like any proper watch would be.
Then the next morning, I wore it at a Spartan Race — at 6:00 AM, I was running the Spartan Trail 10K during a sudden downpour. Heavy rain poured over the course. Mud thickened under every step.
A few hours later at 9:30 AM, I was back on the course for the Spartan Sprint Open under the complete opposite conditions. Bright sun, harsh heat, and definitely no shade. By the time I crossed the finish line, I had visible sunburn.
I wore the Watch S5 across back-to-back races in completely different conditions. When it rained, the 5ATM water resistance handled it and allowed me to finish the Spartan Trail 10K with 350m elevation gain in 1 hour, 20 minutes.
And even in full sun, the 2500-nit AMOLED display was bright enough for me to check my pace and metrics without squinting through sweat.
In a way, that is the whole point of versatility. You don’t have to look good in one setting. You just survive all of it.
High-fashion navigation on a sample sale budget
I love gear that performs. I love it even more when it doesn’t cost as much as a plane ticket.
My Garmin epix Pro (Gen 2) — which I had since 2023 — remains my benchmark for race-day navigation. It’s dependable and incredibly capable. It also costs enough to make me stare at my credit card statement in silence.
The Xiaomi Watch S5 gave me a surprisingly similar sense of confidence with built-in offline maps at a much more approachable price.
For trail races where routes are usually marked, that feature becomes less about finding your way and more about peace of mind.
Knowing you can navigate technical terrain without reaching for your phone feels reassuring, especially when weather conditions change fast — and on race day, mine certainly did.
One moment I was climbing through rain. A few hours later I was baking under direct sunlight wondering how my shoulders had already turned red.
The Watch S5 handled both like it was no big deal.
Keeping pace with a social butterfly’s calendar
A wearable becomes part of your wardrobe when you stop thinking about it. That’s where battery life matters.
The Xiaomi Watch S5 runs up to 14 days on normal use, which means I wore it across workdays, training sessions, events, recovery days, and race weekend without needing to obsess over charging it overnight.
It outlasted my phone, my laptop, and possibly my emotional stability somewhere between the last aid station and the fire jump.
Once I finally got home, showered off layers of mud and sunscreen, and collapsed into bed with sore legs and sunburn, the Watch S5 kept doing its job in the background.
Sleep tracking, recovery insights, and wellness metrics all quietly continued while I did absolutely nothing.
Is the Xiaomi Watch S5 your GadgetMatch?
What I like most about the Xiaomi Watch S5 is that it doesn’t force a choice. It doesn’t ask you to pick between being sporty or polished. There’s no need to separate performance from style.
It looks elegant enough for formalwear, and tough enough for weathering the elements. For me, it went from chic events to an action-packed Spartan Race day without feeling out of place. And maybe, that’s the best way to describe it.
Swipe Right if you want a smartwatch that can keep up with both your calendar and your training schedule. The Xiaomi Watch S5 feels right at home with tailored looks, yet it’s durable enough for muddy race courses, sudden downpours, and long hours under the sun.
This is for the people who go from dinner reservations to race day without warning.
Swipe Left if you want highly advanced training analytics or a deeply specialized multi-sport watch for serious race preparations. Athletes who rely heavily on performance metrics may still prefer something more purpose-built.
For PhP 10,999, the Xiaomi Watch S5 46mm feels more like a wardrobe investment. One that happens to track your sleep, navigate a trail course and survive the elements, and still look good at dinner.
The Xiaomi Watch S5 46mm comes with an early-bird price of PhP 10,229 and a free strap. The Special Edition retails for PhP 11,999, with an early-bird price of PhP 11,159 and a free strap.
Wearables
Smart Postpaid to offer Rokid AI Glasses
AI-powered wearable for enhanced productivity, content creation, more
Smart has announced that it will be offering the Rokid AI Glasses via postpaid starting May 29th.
This makes Smart the only telco provider in the Philippines to have the smart wearable offered through its postpaid plans.
The Rokid AI Glasses come with native access to Google Gemini.
New and existing subscribers of Smart Postpaid Plans+ 1499 can avail of the Rokid AI glasses starting at PhP 28,800 (straight payment).
Meanwhile, Smart Infinity members can get the AI-powered eyewear for free at Plan 8000.
Launched last year, the Rokid AI Glasses enable users to access Google’s advanced AI assistant directly through a lightweight, hands-free wearable experience.
Aside from Gemini, the international version of the glasses was recently updated to integrate other leading large language models into a unified AI platform.
This includes OpenAI’s ChatGPT, DeepSeek, and Alibaba’s Qwen.
The multi-model capability gives users greater flexibility in accessing a broad range of AI-powered assistance and services through a single device experience.
The device is also equipped with a 12MP camera with immersive private audio for a hands-free, POV perspective recording experience for content creators.
Documenting scenes as they happen makes them ideal for vlogs and on-the-go storytelling.
Furthermore, the Rokid AI Glasses can help users with real-time translation, which can be useful for travel.
It even has AI-powered transcription and assistance, as well as a built-in teleprompter for professionals to enhance productivity on the fly.
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