Huawei Watch Specs & Release Date: Launch of Huawei’s First Smartwatch Delayed to September or October

An executive from Huawei announced that the release of the company's first smartwatch, the Huawei Watch, has been pushed back.

According to the company, the main reason behind the delay is the smartwatch's incompatibility issues with Google's Android Wear operating system.

The Huawei Watch was first unveiled by the company on February of this year during the Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona. During that time, the Chinese tech firm noted that it is planning to release the wearable device sometime in the middle of the year, which is around June or July.

But recently, He Gang, Huawei's smartphone division head, told the Chinese news site Want China Times that the Huawei Watch will probably not debut until September or October. He said that the company is currently having problems working on the Android Wear for the smartwatch.

Although the executive did not directly mention it, the incompatibility issues may be rooted in the unpleasant relationship between Google and the People's Republic of China.

As 9to5Google pointed out, the U.S.-based tech giant is not allowed to provide services such as apps to China. Since smartwatches communicate with smartphones through apps for most of former's major functions, the problem between China and Google is putting a lot of pressure on Huawei.

In order to successfully launch the Huawei Watch in China, the company has to develop its own apps that are designed according to the country's tech standards. According to He, this is exactly what Huawei is doing for its smartwatch.

Although the problem certainly has an effect on the wearable device's release in Huawei's home country, it is still possible that that the company could debut the smartwatch abroad on time.

However, since the company has not yet provided a timetable for the device's regional availability, the exact release period of the device in other countries cannot be confirmed as of the moment.

"We have nothing to announce at this time regarding availability timing, but [we] remain committed to bringing the Huawei Watch to the U.S.," a spokesperson from the company told Techno Buffalo.