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Matt Evans

I've been testing wearables for years, and I was still shocked by my smartwatch's ability to read my dreams

HUawei Watch GT 6 Pro after sleep.

Maybe it was the fact I went to bed later than usual. Maybe it was because I was getting a little sick. All I know is that I was dreaming vividly and deeply, awaking with a start as I tried to inhale air through a blocked nose at 7am the next day, shortly before my alarm went off, and jolted me back to reality.

At the time, I was wearing the Huawei Watch GT 6 Pro, which I'm currently testing to see if it's worthy of inclusion in our best smartwatches guide. As I woke up slowly in the darkness, breathing returning to normal, I rolled over and peered at my smartwatch, my blurred vision coming into focus on its morning messages. It had already registered I was awake, and had sent through a report on my sleep.

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