The Huawei Watch GT 7 Series doesn’t just lean on health and outdoor sports features. This latest Huawei smartwatch also supports racket sports like badminton, with the ability to record detailed gameplay data, right down to the type of stroke you play.
While most smartwatches focus on workout duration, calories, and heart rate, the Huawei Watch GT 7 Series adds an extra layer of information: your stroke patterns. detikINET got the chance to try the badminton feature on the smartwatch firsthand.
What the Watch Recorded After 27 Minutes of Play
After roughly 27 minutes of play, the smartwatch didn’t just log workout duration and heart rate. It also displayed a much more detailed breakdown of stroke statistics.
In one session, the Huawei Watch GT 7’s screen recorded a game duration of 26 minutes 47 seconds, with 123 swings and a heart rate reading of 122 bpm at the time the screenshot was taken.
The data becomes even more interesting when looking at the stroke-type breakdown. After about 27 minutes of play, the Huawei Watch GT 7 Series logged 72 forehands, 51 backhands, 75 overhead shots, and 48 underarm shots.
Useful for Habits, Not a Technique Coach
This kind of information means the smartwatch functions as more than just a calorie or heart rate logger. Players can get a clear picture of their gameplay patterns once a match is over.
Of course, these numbers aren’t an evaluation of whether your stroke technique is correct. Still, the data is genuinely useful as a snapshot of playing habits. Players who train regularly can also compare stats from one session to the next to see how their playing patterns change over time.
For example, users can see whether they rely more on forehand or backhand during play, while also tracking how often they hit overhead and underarm shots.
Not Just Badminton
Edy Supartono, Senior Retail Manager at Huawei Device Indonesia, said the Watch GT 7 Series supports a range of racket sports and can record gameplay data in far more detail.
“For racket sports, the Huawei Watch GT 7 Series can record much more complete match data, such as forehands, backhands, swing count, longest rally, and heart rate. So after playing, users can evaluate their game in much more detail,” Edy said at the Huawei Watch GT 7 Series launch in Jakarta.
Sport support on the Huawei Watch GT 7 Series doesn’t stop at badminton. The smartwatch can also be used for activities like pickleball, padel, tennis, strength training, football, and stair climbing.
Plenty for Outdoor Athletes Too
Huawei has also placed greater emphasis on outdoor sports. For cycling, for instance, the Watch GT 7 Series brings features like Virtual Power, Cycling FTP, Climb Route Planning, Climb Reminder, and Sharp Turn Alert, which warns riders when approaching a sharp bend.
There’s also ski support, with maps covering more than 3,000 ski resorts, wrist-based turn detection, and G-force measurement. Meanwhile, the Huawei Watch GT 7 Pro adds support for sports like freediving, golf, and trail running.
For recreational racket sports players, the ability to see your actual forehand-to-backhand ratio and swing count after a casual 27-minute session is a surprisingly engaging addition. It won’t replace a coach’s eye, but it turns an ordinary evening game into something you can genuinely track and improve on over time.
