On March 31, foreign media LetsGoDigital reported that Huawei applied for a trademark name called "HUAWEI WATCH Buds" in Europe, or will release a watch with built-in true wireless headphones within the year.
As early as 2018, Huawei applied for a related patent, and the true wireless headphones were tucked on both sides of the dial and could also be tucked on the outside of the strap. The biggest drawback of this scheme is that the shape of the headset is greatly limited, and the headset can only be thin cylindrical. If it is as long as the patent picture, it is difficult to ensure that the headset can be worn stably on the ear, and as long as the user has a slight run, the headset is easy to fall.
Huawei can make the length of the headset very short, so that the earbuds alone can keep the headset stable. However, if this is the case, the distance between the main microphone and the voice microphone may be too close, which is not conducive to the device using wave speed shaping technology to enhance the user's voice, which may make the call quality of the headset not so good.
In addition, Huawei also needs to integrate all components in a small volume. Huawei must come up with a higher level of System in Package packaging than AirPods Pro. The power amplifier can not be too large, which may affect the sound quality.
Thinking of tucking true wireless headphones into the watch is not the only Huawei, DrPhone has related products on the market. It tucks the headphones into the inside of the watch, which has the advantage that the headphones can have a more suitable form, but it will inevitably encroach on a large amount of internal space of the watch, which poses a very serious challenge to the arrangement of components inside the watch.
The interior of the Apple Watch has a lot of space occupied by the motor, and there is still a certain space inside the smart watch that can be put into a small headset. However, this poses a challenge to the waterproof design of smart watches, even if users do not swim often, it is easy to wet the watch when washing their hands normally, and the waterproof level of the watch is critical.
At this stage, Xiao Lei is not optimistic about the product form of tucking headphones into smart watches. True wireless headphones themselves are also very portable and lightweight. However, for Huawei's practice of constantly exploring new forms of products, Xiao Lei is relatively appreciative. Perhaps in the future, if the battery chemistry achieves a breakthrough, the battery volume can be greatly reduced, and other problems can be solved, such a form of product may be recognized by some consumers.