In this video we speak with vivo and ZEISS to discuss extending their partnership to the new vivo V40 and V40 Pro.
Keshav Chugh is the Product Manager for Imaging Effects, Imaging Cognition Products Department at vivo, and Oliver Schindelbeck is the Senior Smartphone Technology Manager at ZEISS Camera Lenses.
vivo product manager Kesav Ch and Zeiss senior smartphone technology manager Prise Oliver Schindelbeck discuss Vivo’s partnership with Zeiss and the importance of telephoto cameras on smartphones.
vivo aims to cater to various user preferences and markets, including Southeast Asia and India, by collaborating with Zeiss to bring high-end imaging technology to the V series. The speakers also emphasize the significance of inclusive skin tones in smartphone photography and the ongoing advancements in image sensors and optics.
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Features
Spotlight: HUAWEI WATCH GT Runner 2 Racing Legend Edition
A marathon coaching system wrapped in the lightest titanium running smartwatch.
@gadgetmatchEliud Kipchoge, the world’s greatest marathon runner, helped design this watch. The HUAWEI WATCH GT Runner 2 Racing Legend Edition is the lightest titanium smartwatch built for runners, featuring the most accurate GPS in its class. It packs an AI-powered marathon coaching system alongside comprehensive health and fitness tracking built right into your wrist. #HUAWEIWATCHGTRunner2RacingLegendEdition HUAWEI Online Store – https://tinyurl.com/479ee4zk Shopee – https://tinyurl.com/yex4dvp9 Lazada – https://tinyurl.com/yu47bktt TikTok – https://tinyurl.com/yxsjsyhw♬ original sound – GadgetMatch
Eliud Kipchoge ran a marathon in under two hours. That’s not a marketing line. It’s one of the most significant feats in the history of human endurance.
So when Huawei says the HUAWEI WATCH GT Runner 2 Racing Legend Edition was designed with his input, that detail deserves more than a passing mention. It shapes what this watch actually is, and more importantly, what it’s trying to do.
The GT Runner 2 isn’t a smartwatch that happens to track runs. It’s a running tool built from the ground up, wrapped in titanium, and finished in a colorway that carries Kipchoge’s energy in its gradient and clean lines.
Lightest titanium watch
The first thing you notice when you put the GT Runner 2 on is how little you notice it.
At 43.5 grams for the watch body, it’s Huawei’s lightest metal running watch to date. For reference, that’s roughly the weight of a small packet of sugar.
On paper that sounds like a marketing metric. On a long run, it’s the kind of thing you actually feel — or more accurately, the kind of thing you stop feeling, which is the point.
The case is aerospace-grade titanium alloy, the same material used in aircraft construction. It’s strong without adding bulk, and at 10.7mm thick, it slides under a long sleeve without a second thought.
The display is a 1.43-inch AMOLED panel with 3,000 nits of peak brightness, enough to read clearly under direct sunlight mid-run, which is where it needs to perform.
The Racing Legend Edition colorway is the visual anchor of the whole package. It doesn’t read as a sports watch in the traditional chunky sense.
The strap situation is thoughtful, too. The in-box AirDry woven strap is designed to breathe.
There’s also a Fluororubber quick-release strap included for race days when you want something more locked in against your wrist.
Accurate GPS
This is the centerpiece of the GT Runner 2, and Huawei has invested the most engineering effort here.
To understand why the GPS on this watch is different, you need to understand a basic problem with how most GPS watches work.
Satellites broadcast signals in a circular, spiral pattern. Most smartwatches are built to receive signals linearly, meaning they’re only catching part of what’s being sent. The result is data loss, and data loss means inaccurate tracking.
The GT Runner 2 addresses this at the hardware level with what Huawei calls a 3D Floating Antenna Architecture. The titanium bezel and metal middle frame of the watch itself function as external receivers, which expands the antenna surface area significantly.
More of the watch is actively listening for satellite signals, which means it captures more of those spiral broadcasts. Huawei positions this as a 50% improvement in antenna performance.
Then there’s the software layer, which is arguably more interesting for anyone running in an urban environment.
Anyone who’s tracked a city run knows the problem: you go under an overpass, cut through a tunnel, or run between towers, and your GPS trace goes straight. The watch gives up and draws a line where your route should be.
The GT Runner 2 has an AI system — Huawei calls it the XDR Inertial Navigation AI Algorithm — that fills that gap intelligently.
It learns your movement patterns: your stride length, your arm swing, your pace. When satellite signal drops out, it uses that accumulated knowledge to estimate your route accurately. When the signal returns, it stitches the two together seamlessly.
Marathon mode
The Marathon Mode on the GT Runner 2 was co-developed with Eliud Kipchoge’s team. That partnership matters because it means the feature set was shaped by people who actually race at the highest level, not just engineers working from data.
The system covers the full race cycle. Before your event, the watch builds you a personalized training plan and tracks your lactate threshold in real time, the point at which your body starts accumulating fatigue faster than it can clear it.
Knowing where that threshold sits is how serious runners train in the right zones and avoid hitting the wall during a race. The GT Runner 2 brings that metric to your wrist without requiring a lab visit or a coach.
During a race, the pace guidance isn’t a static target you set and follow. It adjusts in real time based on how you’re actually performing. The watch also sends smart refueling alerts — not based on a generic timer, but on your personal health data and international nutrition guidelines. So when it tells you to eat or drink, it’s working from your numbers, not a one-size-fits-all schedule.
After the race, it gives you dynamic recovery guidance and exports your full session automatically to Strava and Komoot.
Health tracking that actually goes beyond the basics
The GT Runner 2 tracks your health around the clock, and a few of its features stand apart from what most smartwatches offer.
Heart rate accuracy is rated at 98%. For a wrist-worn device, that’s a serious number. The watch achieves this through Huawei’s TruSense system, which uses an upgraded NPU and advanced algorithms to pull more precise readings from the sensor.
The ECG monitoring is CE-certified, which means it meets the regulatory standard for detecting early signs of irregular heart rhythms.
More importantly, the GT Runner 2 does this in the background — passively, while you’re awake or asleep — without requiring you to manually activate a check.
Sleep tracking includes breathing awareness to flag potential signs of sleep apnea.
HRV — heart rate variability, one of the most reliable indicators of how recovered your body actually is — gets tracked across 24 hours.
There’s also a stress and emotional wellbeing tracker that categorizes your state in real time. When you’re deep in a training block and everything feels harder than it should, this is the kind of data that tells you something concrete rather than just confirming that you’re tired.
Battery life that doesn’t ask you to compromise
Running watches live or die by their battery, and the GT Runner 2 doesn’t disappoint here.
Continuous GPS tracking lasts 32 hours. To put that in running terms, that’s enough to cover five to six full marathons without stopping to charge. Enable Trail Run mode and that extends to 35 hours. Under normal daily use, you’re looking at up to 14 days on a single charge. When it does need power, it charges wirelessly.
Storage comes in at 64GB, which holds thousands of offline songs and heavy map data simultaneously. You can leave your phone behind on a long run and still have music and navigation on your wrist. It works with both Android and iOS, and syncs automatically to Strava and Komoot after every session.
For users in the Philippines, there’s one more practical addition worth calling out: GCash Watch Pay. You can pay at any GCash QR terminal directly from your wrist. For anyone who stops mid-run to refuel, this removes the friction of digging through a bag or pocket to complete a transaction.
Is the HUAWEI WATCH GT Runner 2 Racing Legend Edition your GadgetMatch?
The HUAWEI WATCH GT Runner 2 Racing Legend Edition was built around one clear premise: give runners access to the kind of data and guidance that previously lived inside expensive coaching programs and professional setups, and put it on a wrist that doesn’t feel like it’s carrying anything.
The titanium build, the GPS architecture, the Marathon Mode co-developed with the world’s greatest marathon runner — none of these are incidental features. They’re the point. And the way the watch surfaces all of that information keeps it accessible.
Every purchase comes with a complimentary three-month HUAWEI Health+ membership, which unlocks professional coaching videos, custom sleep music, and personalized nutrition and training plans.
The HUAWEI WATCH GT Runner 2 is available at HUAWEI Experience Stores nationwide, the HUAWEI Online Store, and Huawei’s official stores on Shopee, Lazada, and TikTok Shop.
Purchases made from June 30 onwards come with an exclusive bundle worth up to PhP 11,384 — including a free fluoroelastomer strap, a free pair of HUAWEI FreeArc earphones (on a first-come, first-served basis), the three-month Health+ membership, and a two-year warranty with accidental damage protection.
There’s also a PhP 2,000 trade-in token for buyers coming from an older device.
This feature is a collaboration between GadgetMatch and Huawei Philippines.
At WWDC 2026, Apple unveiled Siri AI, a smarter version of Siri powered by Apple Intelligence, with personal context, onscreen awareness, deeper app integration, and a brand-new experience across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro.
Apple also announced new Apple Intelligence features, Google Gemini-powered foundation models, smarter photo editing tools, improved parental controls, faster performance across iPhone and iPad, and the next version of macOS: Golden Gate.
In this WWDC 2026 Rewind, Michael Josh breaks down the biggest announcements, what actually matters. And, whether Apple finally delivered on the promises it made last year.
Computers
ASUS at COMPUTEX 2026
NVIDIA RTX Spark ProArt laptops, Zenbook 14, ROG XBOX Ally X20 Bundle, and more!
ASUS had a packed COMPUTEX 2026.
in this video we’re taking a look at our favorite announcements from the show: the ultra-portable and colorful Zenbook 14 all the way to the practical Vivobook S series.
There are also some cool new stuff including the debut of NVIDIA RTX Spark-powered ASUS ProArt laptops. PLUS, ROG’s 20th Anniversary!
To celebrate that, they announced a whole bunch of Edition 20 collection — including the nostalgic yet futuristic ROG XBOX Ally X20 with a bundled XREAL R1 Edition 20 Gaming AR Glasses.
Check them out here:
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