The Huawei Watch Ultimate is designed with advanced features for tracking various sports activities, including swimming. However, specific details about its accuracy in tracking different swimming strokes are limited. Generally, Huawei watches have shown impressive performance in swimming tracking, as seen with the Huawei GT3, which can accurately recognize intervals and swimming strokes, especially for arm-based strokes like freestyle[1].
For the Huawei Watch Ultimate, while it offers a range of sports modes and is water-resistant up to 100 meters, its specific capabilities in distinguishing between different swimming strokes like backstroke, breaststroke, or butterfly are not extensively detailed in available reviews. The watch does support swimming workouts and includes features like automatic lap counting, which suggests it has some level of stroke recognition[8].
In comparison, other smartwatches have shown varying degrees of accuracy in tracking swimming strokes. For instance, some watches struggle with medley transitions during swimming, often miscounting laps or distances when stroke changes occur mid-lap[6]. The Huawei Watch Ultimate's performance in such scenarios would need further testing to determine its accuracy.
Overall, while the Huawei Watch Ultimate is equipped with robust features for sports tracking, its specific accuracy in distinguishing and tracking different swimming strokes remains to be fully evaluated. Users interested in precise stroke tracking might need to rely on other devices or software that specialize in swimming analytics.
Citations:
[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/Swimming/comments/x52t4a/huawei_gt3_swimming_review_and_accuracy/
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yd_QTTV12o
[3] https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/11/suunto-amoled-review.html
[4] https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/08/massive-openwater-accuracy.html
[5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7MaeZ_YOe4
[6] https://www.triathlete.com/gear/how-accurate-are-smartwatches-can-triathletes-trust-them/
[7] https://forums.garmin.com/outdoor-recreation/outdoor-recreation/f/epix-2/313757/extremely-inaccurate-swimming-pool-tracking-by-epix-gen-2
[8] https://www.hodinky-365.com/huawei-watch-ultimate-sport-x1238488