Huawei Watch GT 4 review: lacks Google, Spotify – but has at least a 5-day battery life and is cheaper than Apple and Google smartwatches
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Huawei’s latest smartwatch, the GT 4 is at least US$100 cheaper than Google or Apple watches and its battery life is twice as long, but it lacks popular software such as Google and Spotify.
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