Factory packaging in the general color scheme of the company:
On the back, the features of this bracelet
:
- fitness bracelet
- magnetic charger
- instruction
- warranty card
The instruction is in Russian.
The magnetic charger is new to the Honor Band line. Previous models (Band 5/4) were equipped with an inconvenient cradle, which was difficult to hit the first time.
Specifications:
- Model: Band 6
- Screen: touchscreen 1.47 "AMOLED display 368x194 pixels (283 PPI), 2.5D glass
- Connection: bluetooth 5.0
- Compatibility: Android / iOS
- Vibration: yes
- NFC: yes / no
- Protection: 5ATM water resistant
- Working time: 14-15 days
- Battery: 180mAh
- Dimensions: 43 x 25.4 x 11.45 mm
- Weight: 18 g
The watch case is made of plastic, the strap is made of rough rubber. The appearance resembles the advanced version of the Honor Watch ES, but in a more compact case (there will be a comparison later). Bracelet dimensions - 43 * 25.4 * 11.45mm, weight - 18 g.
The governing body is unique and is placed on the right side. The button has a small stroke and protrudes slightly from the body, so no false presses were noticed. They also removed the inclusion of the screen from the double tap, only the gyroscope and the physical button remained, which is not very convenient to press.
On the opposite side there is the manufacturer's engraving, which is not noticeable during normal wear.
The strap is removable, length - 21cm, width - 16mm. As mentioned earlier, rubber is not the softest and most flexible. If desired, you can replace it with a similar bracelet of a different color / style.
To replace it, you need to remove a special plug at the base of the strap and make the replacement itself.
On the inside there are pins for magnetic charging, as well as a heart rate sensor and a peripheral sensor for measuring saturation.
In comparison with my Amazfit GTS, they look like this:
Visual comparison with the "big brother" - Honor Watch ES. It has slightly increased dimensions and a larger screen diagonal - 1.64 '' Amoled, instead of 1.47 '' 2.5D Amoled in the Honor Band 6.
The physical size of the screen in the Watch ES case is slightly larger than that of the younger model. What was surprising is the lack of AoD display in Honor Band 6. The
set of sensors is the same and the biggest difference is the presence of GPS in the older version and less autonomy (up to 10 days). If you pay attention to the charging pins, unification is clearly visible. The Watch ES autonomy is - (all notifications and constant heart rate monitoring are included) - 9-12% per day, while the Honor Band 6 is 10%.
Let's move on to the capabilities of the watch. To select the home screen, you need to download special themes from the Heawei Health app. There are 57 skins available in total.
The shutter has become more informative and a number of additional settings have appeared: phone search, night mode, vibration off. To get into the settings menu, you no longer need to scroll through the main menu; for convenience, the settings shortcut is placed directly in the shutter.
As in the previous model of the device, Honor Band 6 has not lost the ability to control the music player from the bracelet. The player has no additional features, only duplication of the main controls.
The updated heart rate sensor - TruSeen 4.0, shows fairly accurate readings, although the fitness bracelet is not a medical device. For all the time of my tests, and this is Honor Band 3/4/5, Honor Watch ES, Honor Watch GS Pro, Huawei Watch GT2 Pro and a bunch of Amazfit devices (from the latest Amazfit GTS2), I revealed that the updated TruSeen 4.0 shows readings ± equal readings with a stationary tonometer.
A peripheral SpO2 sensor for saturation measurements was available in the previous version of the fitness bracelet. During this time, no information about the sensor update was found, but the recent Covid19 illness made it possible to compare the readings of the Huawei Watch GT2 Pro with an ambulance medical device. In general, the readings were very close to each other (96% for the medical device and 95% for the GT2 Pro), so the Honor Band 6 readings were compared with the Huawei Watch GT2 Pro as a "reference". The values obtained for Honor Band 6 and Huawei Watch GT2 Pro are 95%. But as mentioned earlier, this is not a medical device and you should not rely only on a bracelet.
Otherwise, everything is standard: sports training, activity during the day, displaying sleep information, measuring stress levels, breathing exercises, smart alarm clock, timer / stopwatch. The mobile application cannot boast of many settings, but all the basic ones are available.
Watch Face Store:
Displays sleep information. For those looking to track their daytime sleep, the Honor Band 6 won't be a disappointment.
As a result, the fitness bracelet Honor Band 6 received minimal changes and cannot boast of many additional functions compared to the previous generation of Band 5, and the main difference is an enlarged display and greater autonomy (the previous Honor Band 5 had to be charged once a week). The issue with the NFC version remains open, since it is not clear whether the bracelet will support the main services and banks. All the same, the Honor Band 6 is a novelty that was recently introduced to the market.