Notes on the Huawei Band Part 1
Depending on the market region, the Huawei Band was released in late 2015 to early 2016, which by today's standards, makes it an old product. Since then, Huawei has quietly "hidden" the Band in the English Huawei Wearables web page. The Huawei Band is a very basic wearable and arguably Huawei's earliest attempt at the smartwatch product category. It has been since supplanted with newer products such as the Huawei Watch 2 and TalkBand B3.
This article was tested with the Huawei Band with firmware version 1.3.23 and the Huawei Wear and Huawei Health app on the Moto G4 Plus.
If you are considering purchasing the Huawei Band, which has dropped considerably in price, here are a few notes to consider:
1. The Huawei Band shouldn't be confused with the Huawei Fit, and it's known in some markets confusingly as Huawei Honor Zero, which in turn shouldn't be confused with the Huawei Honor Zero Bracelet. The Huawei Honor Zero Bracelet, a version of the Band with a fancy leather strap and slightly better innards, also has the moniker Huawei Band Elegant.
2. Although Huawei wearables share the same Android apps, the firmware running on Huawei wearables differ considerably and don't have the consistency of Android-based, Sony, or Samsung consumer products.
3. The Huawei Band has a fairly unresponsive touch screen. Swiping and tapping requires more effort (and force) compared with other products. If you already own one, one trick to get the display going is to tap hard with two fingers on the screen.
Note: If you angle the Huawei Band towards the light, you can see the square-shaped contact surface.
4. The Huawei Band's screen is bright especially in a darkened room. The Fitbit Charge HR and the Garmin Vivosmart HR provide almost no illumination, but if you wear the Band to bed and the screen lights up when you change sleeping positions, the light is visible and can disturb some users.
5. The magnetic charging cradle included with the Huawei Band is significantly better designed than any of Fitbit's flimsy and awkward charging designs. However, the snap-on USB connector of the charging cable included with some of Garmin's products is more practical.
6. The Huawei Band's Bluetooth transmitter is always on. While this doesn't impact the battery of the wearable, the Band is always visible to any Bluetooth client within proximity of the product.
7. Although the Huawei Band is supposed to light up when making a twisting gesture with your wrist, the sensor doesn't always catch this movement.
Note: I have thin, girlish wrists and it takes a few tries for the sensor to detect my wrist motion.
This article was tested with the Huawei Band with firmware version 1.3.23 and the Huawei Wear and Huawei Health app on the Moto G4 Plus.
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If you are considering purchasing the Huawei Band, which has dropped considerably in price, here are a few notes to consider:
1. The Huawei Band shouldn't be confused with the Huawei Fit, and it's known in some markets confusingly as Huawei Honor Zero, which in turn shouldn't be confused with the Huawei Honor Zero Bracelet. The Huawei Honor Zero Bracelet, a version of the Band with a fancy leather strap and slightly better innards, also has the moniker Huawei Band Elegant.
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| Huawei Honor Zero Bracelet is also known as Huawei Band Elegant. |
2. Although Huawei wearables share the same Android apps, the firmware running on Huawei wearables differ considerably and don't have the consistency of Android-based, Sony, or Samsung consumer products.
3. The Huawei Band has a fairly unresponsive touch screen. Swiping and tapping requires more effort (and force) compared with other products. If you already own one, one trick to get the display going is to tap hard with two fingers on the screen.
Note: If you angle the Huawei Band towards the light, you can see the square-shaped contact surface.
4. The Huawei Band's screen is bright especially in a darkened room. The Fitbit Charge HR and the Garmin Vivosmart HR provide almost no illumination, but if you wear the Band to bed and the screen lights up when you change sleeping positions, the light is visible and can disturb some users.
5. The magnetic charging cradle included with the Huawei Band is significantly better designed than any of Fitbit's flimsy and awkward charging designs. However, the snap-on USB connector of the charging cable included with some of Garmin's products is more practical.
6. The Huawei Band's Bluetooth transmitter is always on. While this doesn't impact the battery of the wearable, the Band is always visible to any Bluetooth client within proximity of the product.
7. Although the Huawei Band is supposed to light up when making a twisting gesture with your wrist, the sensor doesn't always catch this movement.
Note: I have thin, girlish wrists and it takes a few tries for the sensor to detect my wrist motion.
Continued in Notes on the Huawei Band Part 2
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