Huawei introduces new smartwatch with earbuds inside

San Francisco: Chinese tech giant Huawei has confirmed the existence of the “Huawei Watch Buds” device on China’s Twitter-like Weibo page, which includes the earpiece below the dial, media reports.

As reported by The Verge, the Huawei Watch Buds are, as the name suggests, a pair of headphones tucked into a smartwatch.

It’s not clear what kind of performance or battery life users can expect from this product, but the watch itself appears to run HarmonyOS (Huawei’s own operating system).

Furthermore, the tech giant had promised to unveil the device on December 2 but postponed the launch for some unexplained reason, according to the report.

Some outlets speculated that it was to honor the passing of former CCP General Secretary Jiang Zemin on November 30, which also influenced other Chinese product announcements last week. report added.

Despite their simple appearance, Huawei’s earbuds are unlike any other it has released before.

The report says smartwatches could be a useful solution for runners and other athletes who don’t want to carry their own headphone case during workouts.

At the moment, there are no details on pricing and availability of the device in the region.