Arthur C Clarke one said that

any sufficiently advanced tech

is indistinguishable from magic.

He probably wasn’t talking

about Honor’s new smartwatch;

but while its functionality might

not be what you’d call sorcery,

there’s still plenty to like about

the Watch Magic 2.

You get GPS, heart-rate

monitoring, sleep tracking,

15 in-depth goal-based fitness

modes, music streaming from

your phone via Bluetooth,

and all the usual notification

business. It comes in two sizes,

both made of stainless steel

and water-resistant to 50m;

the larger 46mm version gets

a 1.39in circular AMOLED and

14-day battery life, while the

42mm one has a 1.2in display

and only lasts half as long.

If all of this sounds slightly

familiar it’s probably because

the Watch Magic 2 is very

similar to the Huawei Watch

GT 2, although the Honor badge

should mean it’ll set you back

a little less than the £200 you’ll

have to shell out for the GT 2.

That’s the kind of magic we can

all get behind.

As hot as... tickets to David

Copperfield’s NYE party

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MAGIC: IT’S ALL

IN THE WRIST

Honor Watch Magic 2

HOT

FOUR

The wrist

will follow

Like the Apple Watch S5, it

has an always-on option for

the screen. Battery life will take

a little bit of a hit if you decide

to use it, but the Kirin A

processor should help

with that.

Relative
rays
The larger Watch Magic 2
has a 454x454-pixel display,
which drops to 390x390 on
the smaller version. Both
have an impressive
brightness rating of
800 nits.