Huawei’s latest smart band with OLED display, 24-hour heart rate, and stress monitor, and blood oxygen level sensor has entered the world market. Read the review of Huawei Band 6 in Wironal.
In early April, Huawei unveiled its new band called the Huawei Band 6. It is interesting to know that the previous generation was called Huawei Band 4, and Huawei introduced Band 6 regardless of the number 5. The policy behind this move is likely to be coordination between the Huawei and Honorband versions; In particular, the two smart bands have many similarities.
Huawei band 6 Review
If you take a look at the back of the Huawei Band 6 box, you can see its most prominent features. First of all, it refers to the ability to measure the level of oxygen in the blood or its oxygen saturation, which is indicated by the term SpO2. Next up is the large 1.47-inch display with an OLED panel, which is one of the largest screens of its kind for smart bands. Other features include high battery charging with support for fast charging technology, 24-hour heart rate monitoring, identification of 96 types of exercise, and sleep monitoring, each of which will be described below.
Design and quality of Huawei Band 6
Huawei Band 6 is very similar to Honor Band 6; Of course, this is not so unnatural; Because until recently, Honor was a subsidiary of Huawei. You can see such similarities even in the case of Huawei and Honor phones. The Huawei Band 6 is actually a combination of a smartwatch and a smart band. Enlarging the display blurs the line between watches and smart bands.
Huawei Band 6 is available in four colors: black, green, orange, and pink; Of course, when we say four colors, we are talking about the color of the strap; Because its plastic body has only two colors. Models with black or green straps use a pointed body, and models with orange and pink straps have a beige body.
The Huawei Band 6 silicone strap may look a little weak, but it has a lot of flexibility and is lightweight, and it sits comfortably on your hand. The Chinese are introducing their new watch strap as anti-ultraviolet and say that this strap has no effect on the skin of the hand in the long run. It takes a long time to properly verify Huawei’s claim. Huawei Band 6 is completely waterproof and you can take it to the pool or bath with you without any worries.
The band charger is magnetically attached to the back of it and it takes about an hour to be able to charge the band from zero to 100%. Depending on what you are using the band for, you can use it for 10 to 20 days on a single full charge.
If you turn on all notifications and keep the 24-hour heart rate monitor enabled, you will eventually have to recharge it after 10 days.
Huawei Ward 6 is ergonomic and light and you can take it to the bathroom or pool with you without any worries.
Huawei Band 6 display
As a smart Band, the Huawei band 6 has a large display that is more square than other smart bands, making it somewhat similar to a smartwatch. Although in terms of dimensions, the Xiaomi Mi Band 6 has a larger screen than the Huawei Band 6, due to the aspect ratio, the Mi Band 6 looks smaller than the Huawei Band 6. Behind the band, like most watches and smart bands, are a large number of sensors.
Huawei Band 6 has a 1.47-inch OLED display with a resolution of 368 x 194 pixels. If we factor in the Xiaomi Mi Band 6, the Huawei Band 6 has one of the largest and most accurate displays among smart Band. Huawei claims that the band 6 has a borderless display, which it calls FullView. In fact, due to the nature of the OLED display and the fact that the band interface has a black background, the display may look borderless, but if you look at Band 6 in the light, you will notice its relatively thick edges; Only about 64% of the space in front of the band is in the display.
The brightness of the Huawei 6’s display is so bright that you can see its contents in the sun.
Unfortunately, the Huawei Band 6 does not use an ambient light sensor to adjust the brightness of its display; However, you can easily change the brightness of the display from the band settings. If you set the screen to brightest (grade 5), you can see its contents in the sun.
Huawei Band 6 software and user interface
Huawei Band 6 works with all phones equipped with Android 6.0 or iOS 9.0 and above. To use the features of this smart band, you need to install the Huawei Health app on your phone. You can download this application for free from Google Play Store, Apple App Store, and Huawei Gallery.
Huawei Band 6 has a simple user interface; If you swipe down from the top of the screen, like a smartphone, you’ll see a screen of essential shortcuts like vibration activation and alarms; The application page that replaces the Xiaomi Mi Band 6 is really empty. If you swipe up from the bottom of the screen, you’ll see a notifications screen.
Notices are written in larger letters than in Mi Band 6 and are better readable in this respect; Of course, the band shows notifications with slowness and drop of the frame. Note that you can only read notifications and it is not possible to reply to messages. The same is true for calls; So that you can only see who has called you and it is not possible to talk to the band; So whenever you want to reply to a message or reply to a call, you have to take the phone out of your pocket.
The Huawei Band 6 user interface is beautiful,
simple and user-friendly, but slow.
If you swipe left or right, you can see a view of the band app, which is called a “widget”. Going to the right, you will first see the heart rate widget. Then you will see the stress widget, the weather widget (which also has simple animation), the music player widget, and finally the daytime activity widget. You can change the type and layout of the widgets in the band settings section. Note that the Huawei Band 6 does not have internal storage and you can not store your music in it; So with the music control widget, you control the music player of the phone. In our tests, we found that the music control works with popular apps like Spotify.
Features and capabilities of Huawei Band 6
If you press the button on the right edge of the band, you will enter the application list. The first part is related to sports activities. Huawei says the Band 6 can support up to 96 workouts. When you enter the Workout section, you only see a handful of workouts. To be able to see all 96 modes, you must select the last option, Widgets, and then select the large + at the top of the screen. In this section, you can select the exercises you want from the list of 96. In the exercises section, strange things like “equestrianism”, “laser tag” or even “street dance” can be seen!
An important point is how Huawei measures activity. When we put exercise on “street dance,” for example, Huawei measured the heart rate, stress level, and calorie intake (calculated by heart rate) to monitor our exercise; So do not assume that the Huawei Band 6 also detects specific items such as hand movements or body rotation. This is also true of other sports. So Huawei Band 6 can monitor 96 types of exercise based on a number of standard criteria such as heart rate and stress levels and uses a fixed formula for most 96 exercise modes. Only in exercises such as walking or cycling, the distance traveled is also calculated by the phone’s GPS. In fact, if we are to be realistic, the Huawei Band 6 finally observes 10 types of exercise.
One of the great things about the Huawei Band 6 is that it offers you a rest time. When you finish your workout, the band suggests the required rest time between the two workout sets, called Recovery Time, and announces when you can start the next set.
After the two menus related to exercise, the third menu deals with the main feature of Huawei Band 6, namely SpO2 or measuring blood oxygen saturation. This measure shows the ratio of the number of oxygen-carrying red blood cells to the total number of red blood cells. For healthy lungs, the SpO2 number should be between 95 and 100%.
If SpO2 is less than 90%, it could indicate a variety of heart, respiratory, or even coronavirus infections. Huawei says its new smartwatch monitors SpO2 24 hours a day; When in fact you have to do it manually. Automatic SpO2 detection will likely be added to the band in future updates. Keep in mind that it takes about a minute to measure each SpO2, and you have to wait half an hour between the two SpO2 tests.
After the SpO2 section, we come to the Activity Records section, which shows your performance during the day; How many steps you have taken, and how far or when you have been active. The next section, or Sleep, shows your sleep status. Huawei Band 6 shows complete information about your sleep monitoring on the band; Of course, if you look at the Huawei Health phone and app, you will see more information.
After the discussion of sleep, we come to the discussion of Stress. Full information on your stress level during the day is displayed on the band; How much stress you normally have and how much stress you have reached. This way you can see if you have had a stressful day at all.
The next items include deep breathing exercises, control of the music player of the phone, weather conditions and weather forecast for the coming days, and a series of simple tools such as flashlights, timers, alarms, and so on.
Huawei Band 6 can also monitor the status of women’s menstruation and even play the role of remote control for your phone camera; Of course, using these two features is only possible on Huawei phones with the latest version of the EMUI user interface.
Conclusion
Huawei Band 6 is one of the most complete smart Bands on the market, which is even more complete than some smartwatches in terms of features and capabilities. The ability to measure blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) in a coronary epidemic is an extremely useful and useful feature that is less commonly seen in bands. Large, high-quality display, waterproof body, 24-hour monitoring of heart rate and stress levels, sleep monitoring and high charging are some of the things that make the Huawei Band 6 one of the most complete smart bands.
On the other hand, if we want to point out the drawbacks of the Huawei Band 6, we must first all mention the limited features for phones other than Huawei and Honor. Items such as using the band as a remote control for the phone’s camera and monitoring menstruation can only be activated if you connect the band to one of the new Huawei or Honor phones with the latest version of the EMUI user interface. In addition, if you have previously worked with the “Honorband 6”, you must know that there are serious restrictions on personalizing watch skins for Iranian users. The lack of built-in GPS and the inability to answer messages and calls also causes you to have to take your phone out of your pocket for anything. Finally, we should mention the price of Huawei Band 6, which is more expensive than rival bands such as Xiaomi Mi Band 6.
Huawei Band 6 is one of the most complete and, of course, the most expensive smart bands
The Huawei Band 6 is one of the most complete bands available today. If you do not have a problem with the high price of this band, the presence of a SpO2 sensor alone can justify its purchase; But if you do not see the need for this sensor and prefer to pay less to buy a band, there are better options.
The Review
Huawei Band 6
The Huawei Band 6 is one of the most complete bands available today.
PROS
- Existence of SpO2 sensor to measure blood oxygen level
- Ability to monitor heart rate and stress levels 24 hours a day
- Large display with OLED panel and high brightness
- Lightweight and waterproof body
- High battery charge
CONS
- Some features are limited to Huawei and Honor phones
- Unable to respond to messages and calls
- User interface is slow
- Lack of internal GPS
- high price
