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Reasons to buy the Huawei Watch Fit

Perfect balance between price and functionality

Published

October 5, 2020

GadgetMatch

Going on a fitness journey can feel daunting. It demands permanent tweaks to your lifestyle for the results to be sustainable. It’s easy to fall by the wayside, but having the Huawei Watch Fit as your companion can help ease you into the process.

The key is realizing that it is a journey. It’s not just changing one habit and praying to goodness it all works out. In a journey, you take it one step at a time. And you can do worse than buying a PhP 4,999/ EUR 129 (US$ 153) smartwatch to start things off.

Easing you in

One of the best things about the Watchi Fit is having 12 Quick Workout Animations. This is where it shines most as a first step. Too often people are at a loss as to what to do, and asking other human beings isn’t exactly first nature for a lot of people.

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With the Watch Fit you get this virtual dude in an orange shirt to show you how to do quick workouts. The workouts range from re-energizing, relaxing your head and shoulders, to fat burners and more challenging ab and core workouts.

Soon enough, you’ll find that doing these quick workouts come naturally. That’s when you know you’re ready for the next step.

Taking things further

When you’re ready to press further, the Watch Fit can track 96 other workout modes. Now, you don’t have to do them all. The workouts are expansive and cover a variety of activities. Just pick a few that you really want to do and stick to those.

These workouts include but are not limited to the following: Indoor and outdoor run, pool swim, HIIT, Aerobics, Yoga, Taekwondo, Fencing, Jazz Dance, Street Dance. It also includes tracking of sports like tennis, badminton, bowling, and volleyball.

Staying with you, wherever you go

The Huawei Watch Fit’s built-in GPS is perfect for tracking distance. If you’re the type who likes to go on outdoor walks or outdoor runs, the Watch Fit can accurately measure the distance you’ve covered. This can help make you feel good about the work you’ve been doing and push you to go even further.

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Again, this is something that you can do gradually. You can start by going short distances first and slowly work your way up to longer, perhaps more punishing runs.

Keeping up with you weekly

The Huawei Watch Fit promises up to 10 days of battery life. What does that mean for you? It means you can go about your week unbothered. The only thing you have to do is wear it, do your workouts, and think about juicing it up when you’re relaxing on a weekend night.

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Its long battery life also lends itself nicely to features like sleep tracking. You can keep it on at night to give you a good idea on the quality of sleep you’re getting. Once you have that data, you can make adjustments where necessary.

A clear view

Making things even easier is the 1.64-inch AMOLED display. It looks larger than what its size on paper suggests. With it, you get a really good view of the aforementioned virtual trainer. It’s large enough to be functional, but not too large that it takes all the attention when you have it on.

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Tracking stats like your sleep, stress levels, and heart rate can be done with a quick look and a few taps.

Blood Oxygen levels

There’s been an increased interest in monitoring blood oxygen or Sp02 levels. Huawei has introduced this feature into its most recent smartwatches and it could not have come at a better time.

Our bodies need oxygen to function properly. Having low blood oxygen levels can mean there may be an issue with our lungs or circulation. This is also a key in determining whether you should get tested for COVID-19 or not. Shortness of breath is a common symptom of the virus, and the more you know about your body, the more you’ll be prepared in taking the right measures to keep it healthy.

Packed with everything you need

At what it’s going for and the features you’re getting, the Huawei Watch Fit almost feels like a steal. It has everything you want from a smartwatch from a health and fitness standpoint. You also get usual smartwatch benefits like seeing your messages, using it as a remote shutter, and even using it as a flashlight.

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Oh and lest we forget, it also looks good on your wrist.

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#WatchFitOnMyWrist

To celebrate the Watch Fit’s launch in the Philippines, Huawei is inviting people to share their fashion/fitness statements online through the #WatchFitOnMyWrist contest. Facebook and TikTok users can share their personal wrist-related style philosophies with the hashtag #WatchFitOnMyWrist for a chance to win their own Watch Fit unit.

Facebook mechanics:

Take a photo of your wrist-based fashion statement
Watch Fit owners are also welcome to join; contestants can be creative with their wrist accessories
Upload your photo with the hashtag #WatchFitOnMyWrist
Caption the photo with your idea and attitude about your chosen wristwear style

Entries will be judged by the following criteria:

Creativity – 50%
Originality – 40%
Likes (reactions) – 10%

Three lucky Facebook winners will get a Huawei Watch Fit; contest runs from September 30 – October 15, 2020

TikTok mechanics:

Shoot a TikTok video highlighting your own brand of wrist fashion
Watch Fit owners are also welcome to join; contestants can be creative with their wrist accessories
Upload your video with the hashtag #WatchFitOnMyWrist
Caption the video with your idea and attitude about your chosen wristwear style

Three lucky TikTok users will win a Huawei Watch Fit; contest runs from September 30 – October 15, 2020

This feature is a collaboration between GadgetMatch and Huawei Philippines

Features

DUO more with the ASUS Zenbook DUO 2024

Make things easy

Published

April 25, 2024

GadgetMatch

We are fans of what ASUS did with their latest dual screen offering — the ASUS Zenbook DUO 2024. The Zenbook Duo isn’t exactly new. ASUS has been adding extra screens to their laptops whenever they can — but never quite like this.

You see, ASUS managed to put a literal second display but still make it compact enough to fit most bags with provision for 14-inch laptops. As cliché as it sounds, the Zenbook DUO 2024 is an engineering marvel.

However, it’s more than just a gimmick. In our review, we noted how the form factor lent to a slight boost in productivity despite us not maximizing the product just yet. With that, let us share with you our favorite things about the ASUS Zenbook DUO 2024.

A unique mode for every scenario

A built-in, sturdy kick-stand unlocks the many possibilities available to the Zenbook DUO 2024. Some of the modes are: Laptop, Dual Screen, Desktop, and Sharing.

Each one lends itself nicely to different work and media consumption scenarios. Don’t feel like showing off? Keep things discreet and save some battery life with laptop mode.

Need two screens? Switch to either Dual Screen or Desktop mode to take advantage of more screen real estate.

Presenting something to someone across the table? Sharing mode lays the laptop flat allowing for easier viewing.

The ability to morph to different modes depending on your needs is astounding. The best thing is that it is both functional and can serve as an ice breaker.

TWICE Momo and LE SSERAFIM Chaewon <3

Oh and we’ll never tire of sharing how the Desktop mode is perfect for watching two K-Pop fancams at the same time.

Screen Xpert for the dual displays

This form factor won’t work without the right software support backing it. To that end, ASUS made Screen Xpert. What it does is essentially let you adjust the layout of the apps according to your needs.

You can have up to four (4) apps live viewed at the same time. For our part, we usually only divided the screen to two, using one to reference a review guide or press release while writing news articles and/or reviews.

But if you’re monitoring certain things, this will be pretty helpful having multiple windows laid out right away to get a quick overview of things is a godsend.

The best thing is that a lot of these functions work intuitively. There’s a single button you can press to easily switch what’s displayed on the two screens.

If you want more granular control, you can have the Screen Xpert floating bar ready at your disposal. Here you can control the brightness level of each screen individually. You also have the ability to change the orientation of each screen to your liking.

There are also App Switcher and App Navigator functions to give you a better, more seamless way to layout the apps you use so that it’s most efficient for your needs.

AI, Copilot, and more

Something we didn’t mention much in the review is how the laptop is built with the AI age in mind. Powered by Intel Core Ultra 7 155-H, this thing is equipped with an NPU chip to aid in on-device AI tasks.

There’s stuff that happens in the background like making sure the AI-related tasks are processed with the NPU while the main CPU handles the rest. In the simplest terms, the Intel Core Ultra 7 is smart enough to delegate a task to the chip that will best execute it. That results in a more optimized overall performance.

Copilot is one of the biggest AI additions to any Windows machine. The possibilities are close to limitless. For our part, we’ve only really played around with Copilot Designer. But there’s so much more that you can do with it. Just remember to always check the results. Every AI output still needs a human touch.

AI is also present in other functions like noise cancellation and the camera. AI Noise Cancellation makes sure you can hear and be heard no matter what scenario you’re in. It’s perfect for remote workers who do not exactly have control over their immediate surroundings.

Meanwhile, AiSense Camera works not only as a Full HD IR camera. It also automatically detects the lighting levels in your environment and adjusts brightness levels accordingly. You also get functions like auto-framing and background blur. Lastly, there’s the slightly creepy Eye Contact feature that locks your gaze to the camera. It can be a bit disorienting so maybe pick the occasions when you’ll use it.

GlideX

Working beyond this dual screen laptop? ASUS also made sure to equip the Zenbook DUO 2024 with software that makes adding even more screens a no-sweat task.

With GlideX you can easily connect your Zenbook DUO 2024 with smartphones, tablets, or even another PC. Even better, it’ll give you the option to control everything from a single device.

DUO more

For a first-of-its-kind device, the ASUS Zenbook DUO 2024 is pretty darn polished. That’s thanks largely to the company experimenting with dual screens long before releasing this dual screen machine.

The Zenbook DUO 2024 literally lets you do more, providing options for flexibility that will help you optimize your workflow so you can finish your tasks more efficiently. This is more than just a gimmick device, it’s actually helpful and that’s because ASUS took the time to fit it with the proper software support.

More on the ASUS Zenbook DUO 2024 here.

This feature is a collaboration between GadgetMatch and ASUS Philippines.

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GadgetSnaps: Malaysia shot on the Infinix Note 40 Pro+ 5G

Beyond charging tech

Published

April 24, 2024

GadgetMatch

The Infinix Note 40 Pro+ 5G prides itself in its charging technologies. But what about its camera capabilities? Well, here’s a quick round-up of the many photos we took around the time the Note 40 series was launched in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.

The NOTE 40 Series features a 108MP main shooter with 3x Lossless Superzoom. It also has OIS for steadier shots when taking videos.

The edits applied to the photos here only some resizing and cropping to make the page easier to load. Take a look at all these sample shots

Infinix Note 40 Pro series launch day

Kwai Chai Hong/ ‘Little Ghost Lane’

Petaling Street (Chinatown)

In and around Central Market

Bank Negara Malaysia Museum and Art Gallery

Istana Negara entrance

Merdeka Square

Malaysian Bak Kut Teh and more

Petronas Twin Towers at night

Steady shooter

The Infinix Note 40 Pro+ 5G isn’t a stellar shooter. But at its price point, it’s pretty darn decent for capturing different scenarios. Take these photos into some editing software and you can certainly elevate their look.

The NOTE 40 Pro+ 5G is priced at PhP 13,999. It may be purchased through Infinix’s Lazada, Shopee, and TikTok Shop platforms, where customers can get up to PhP 2,000 off. Additionally, the first 100 buyers can get an S1 smartwatch or XE23 earphones. Alternatively, customers may opt for the Shopee-exclusive NOTE 40 Pro (4G variant) for PhP 10,999.

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LOQ and LOAD: The Lenovo LOQ 2024 is for gaming and more

Your entry to PC Gaming

Published

April 23, 2024

GadgetMatch

Get your game on with the Lenovo LOQ 2024. This capable laptop is your entry point to PC Gaming and a lot more.

It comes an absolutely affordable price point: PhP 48,995.

You get capable hardware and the hood to support gaming and more. The Lenovo LOQ 15IAX9I runs on the 12th Gen Intel Core i5 processor and Intel Arc Graphics.

Those are key to bringing unreal graphics to this segment. Supporting latest tech like DirectX 12 Ultimate, players are able to enjoy high frame rates on the Lenovo LOQ.

Creating content? It comes with AI Advantage to help boost performance. Engines and accelerators boost the media processing workloads especially for creatives. It also works with Intel’s X Super Machine Learning, Leading to images that are as close to reality.

The laptop supports a configuration of up to 32GB of RAM and 1TB of SSD Storage.

As for its display, the device has a large 15.6-inch, Full HD panel that is more than enough for gaming, video editing, content consumption, and whatever else you do on a laptop. This display has 144Hz refresh rate, 300 nits brightness, and anti-glare.

Videos come out clear, crisp, and realistic. Audio is punchy and as loud as it gets. Windows Sonic elevates it more when you use headphones. And it just takes a few minutes to render HD videos on editing software.

As it runs on Windows 11, if you are going to use it for work, you can take advantage of various features. The Lenovo Vantage Widget is there for constant reminders, Copilot will help you organize your tasks, and Microsoft Edge is there for casual browsing.

There is an assortment of ports at the back for easy connectivity. And as this is meant for gaming, we put it to the test. Racing that looks better with high frame rate? Check. Shooting titles that require heavy work? Not a problem. You can play all your favorites and not worry about performance.

Best of all, it takes less than an our to juice up this laptop all the way to 100%.

So, whether you’re looking to get started with PC Gaming, or an upgrade for work and entertainment needs, the Lenovo LOQ has you covered.

This feature is a collaboration between GadgetMatch and Lenovo Philippines.