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Design and ergonomics

The design of the next bracelet from Huawei, as always, is distinguished by elegance and laconicism. The rectangular flat screen has smooth corners. The display is surrounded by a plastic insert, which ensures a smooth transition from the screen to the module and from the module to the strap.

Huawei Band 4 is sold in 3 colors: Graphite Black, Pearl White and Amber Sunrise.

As for the watch faces, there are only 3 main screen options available on the bracelet. But don’t forget that the application has about 60 more watch faces.

The bracelet is small in size and weighs only 24 grams, which makes it convenient for everyday wear. The strap is made of high-quality silicone rubber and does not rub your hand. The strap has a large number of holes, so it can be adjusted to fit any wrist. The buckle clasp allows you to securely fix the bracelet on your hand.

Fitness tracker review

If we give a brief overview of the product, it can be noted that functional smart watches for linking to a smartphone will enter the market. If you make a comparison, the advantages are visible. The gadget differs from previous models in technical characteristics.

The device is not much different from its analogues. Here are the main characteristics of the product:

• Shoe mount;
• Fabric strap;
• The screen is monochrome;
• Weight from 13 grams.

This is a unique solution. People who do outdoor sports will appreciate it. You need to put the gadget on your sneakers. After this, the user will be able to track movements. The effectiveness of sports activities will be presented to your attention.

Display

The 4th version of the Band from Huawei has a TFT display with a resolution of 80x160 pixels, although the same Huawei Band 3 Pro has an OLED screen with a resolution of 120x240 pixels. Most likely, such reductions in characteristics are caused by the desire to make the bracelet more affordable. But don’t forget that this is just Band 4 and it’s unreasonable to compare it with the Pro version. Let's wait for the release of Band 4 Pro.

The display itself is color and touch-sensitive, color reproduction is good - the colors are rich. Of course, if you look closely at the image, you can see individual pixels, but this does not affect the overall picture.

During the day, on the street and in a lit room, information from the screen is easy to read, there is enough brightness. There are no problems with reading text in sunny weather.

Separately, we note the 2.5D glass that covers the surface of the display. This fact not only increases the strength of the screen, but also reduces its wear.

Huawei band 6 release date

There is little that can be noted on this issue. Only the approximate time of appearance of the new product. It will be the end of 2021. There is no exact information yet. To find out the date, you need to monitor the information. Closer to release, the exact date will be indicated on the developer’s official website.

You should not neglect studying this information. The manufacturer is expected to release another functional digital product. External and technical changes will be made. Some of the benefits you can expect include:

• Compactness;
• AMOLED display;
• Brightness comfortable for sunny weather.

The user will be presented with a larger selection of watch faces. Regardless of the type, you can receive information on steps taken, weather, and time around the clock. The clasp will remain the same. Perhaps the color scheme of the gadget will be more vibrant.

Functional

Available functions:

• Receive and view notifications
• Workout Tracking
• Weather reports
• Counting steps taken and distance in kilometers
• Number of calories burned
• Sleep monitoring
• Sedentary reminder
• Continuous heart rate monitoring
• Alarm
• Turn on the screen by raising your wrist
• Setting Goals
• Finding a smartphone
• Notification about smartphone disconnection from Bluetooth
• Smartphone camera control (only available for Huawei and Honor smartphones)

Initially, the bracelet did not support the smartphone player control

, but in the latest update this flaw was corrected, which greatly improved the position of Huawei Band 4 in the smart gadget market, given its low cost.

Sports modes

The bracelet is rich in sports operating modes:

• Running outside
• Running on a treadmill
• Walking outside
• Walking indoors
• Bike
• Exercise bike
• Ellipse
• Rowing machine
• Free workout

For each exercise, the user can set his own goal, upon reaching which the fitness bracelet will notify you via vibration. You can also set intermediate sections to reach the goal, which will also be marked with a signal.

Notifications

It is possible to notify about SMS messages, messages from any messengers and social networks, letters to e-mail. Moreover, the bracelet not only notifies you about the message, but also displays its full text.

This tracker does not solve the problem of old fitness bracelets from Huawei: if you have more than 10 notifications, you cannot fully read new messages until you delete the old ones.

Huawei Band 4 also notifies you of incoming calls. You cannot pick up the phone through the fitness bracelet; you can only reject the call.

Sleep tracking

The bracelet detects sleep phases and diagnoses 6 types of sleep problems. Perfect for those who often lose their routine or have problems falling asleep.

As for the phases of sleep, Band 4 most accurately recognizes light sleep, REM phase and deep sleep. This is why the tracker produces one of the most detailed sleep statistics on the fitness gadget market. The bracelet accurately determines sleep time, gives an assessment of its effectiveness in points and recommendations for improvement.

The application provides statistics of your sleep not only for the current day, but also for the past week/month/year. By the way, Huawei Band 4 analyzes not only night sleep, but also daytime sleep.

The fitness bracelet has 1 smart and 3 regular alarms.

Pulse measurement

A single pulse check takes approximately 45 seconds. The heart rate monitor uses TruSeen 3.5 technology, which is highly accurate.

Continuous heart rate monitoring can be activated in the application settings. There you can also set a heart rate threshold, after exceeding which the bracelet will notify you (it is also possible to set a lower threshold).

Interface

To unlock the screen, just press the touch button or rotate your wrist. To go to the menu you need to swipe up or down. Menu listing can be done by swiping or by turning your wrist. With a single tap on the screen you can open a specific menu item. The button under the display is touch sensitive and is responsible for the “Go to Home Screen” action. Swiping to the right is responsible for the “back” action.

When you press the main screen once, a window pops up with information about the activity of the Bluetooth connection, charge level and current weather.

Available menu items:

• Walking (number of steps taken, distance, calories burned, time spent physically active and number of warm-ups)
• Pulse (single real-time heart rate measurement)
• Sleep (number of hours and minutes of last sleep)
• Workouts (you can select 1 of 9 available types of activity, set training goals and alerts during the activity)
• More (timer, stopwatch, dials, smartphone search, brightness, system)
• Messages

Accuracy of work

Pulse

At rest, heart rate is measured with high accuracy. The maximum error was 2 beats/min, which is less than 3%. During aerobic exercise, when the exercise intensity is average and there are no sudden increases in heart rate, the heart rate error can increase to 7-10 beats.

It is also worth noting that when constantly measuring heart rate, Huawei displays the data with a slight delay. This became clear after testing the bracelet simultaneously with the chest sensor.

Steps

To count steps, there is a 3-axis accelerometer, which does not filter out false positives well. Therefore, the bracelet can take into account amplitude movements of the hands for steps. Alas, this problem cannot be solved without a gyroscope.

To determine the error of the pedometer, I decided to take several walks, here are their results:

• Walked 100 steps, bracelet showed 105
• Walked 200 steps, bracelet showed 213
• Walked 1000 steps, bracelet showed 1061

Thus, the pedometer error is less than 7%, which is an excellent result, considering that the tracker does not have a gyroscope. But it is worth remembering that the measurements were taken during a walk, and not during everyday activities.

First connection

To pair the device with a smartphone for the first time, you need to connect it to a power source, that is, remove the strap and insert the module into the USB connector, the tracker will turn on:

Once the following screen appears, you can begin connecting to your phone:

To interact with the fitness bracelet, you must install the Huawei Health application on your smartphone. The first step is to register an account in the application, and only then pair it with the bracelet.

To pair, you need to go to the “Devices” tab and select “Add”, then select “Smart bracelet”, after which the database of available devices will be updated and Huawei Band 4 will appear among them - click on it, then click “Pair”. On the tracker screen, confirm the pairing notification - you're done.

After pairing, the bracelet will automatically set the Russian language, time and date.

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Unlike numerous analogues, the device will have the option of contactless payments. It's on the news. The level of oxygen saturation of the blood and body will be reflected.

This indicator is easy to study. It may not be reflected initially. A standard update should be performed. Go to the Health section. Activate checking for updates. For the readings to be accurate, the gadget must be pressed tightly to the hand. The device should be held with the screen facing up. It is better not to move the brush.

The tracker will have a remote music control function. Here, the main condition is the availability of the latest version of the smartphone and OS. The user will be able to instantly switch tracks. Comfortably control the volume level.

Application

The app is divided into 3 main screens: health, exercise and devices. The Health tab shows cards with information about activity, heart rate, sleep and weight. When going to the card, the user opens full statistics for the day, week, month or year. The “Exercise” tab allows you to launch one of the training modes, and also contains many tips and recommendations for physical activity.

The "Devices" tab displays gadgets connected to the application. When you select a Huawei Band 4 fitness bracelet, the following information appears: the bracelet’s charge level, load data (steps, distance, calories), as well as a large number of settings items:

• Dials
• Trouble-shooting
• Huawei TruSleep
• Sedentary reminder
• Continuous heart rate monitoring
• Alarm
• Do not disturb
• Notifications. Here you can configure the list of applications from which notifications will come
• Weather reports
• Bluetooth disconnect notification
• Function settings
• Activate the screen by raising your wrist
• Rotate your wrist to switch menu options
• Software Update
• Reset

Technical characteristics of Huawei Honor Band 4

Autonomy

When fully charged, the fitness bracelet can work for about 14 days in standby mode, 9 days with the heart rate and sleep monitoring functions disabled, and without activating the screen by raising your wrist, and if you decide to use the bracelet’s functionality to the fullest, you can count on 6 days of work.

Huawei Band 4 does not require a charger, since the bracelet module itself is a USB connector. To charge the tracker, just disconnect the strap (this is done by pressing the button on the inside of the bracelet) and insert the module into the USB connector on the computer or in the adapter.

Summarize

The functionality of the bracelet does not have any innovative solutions; it is completely identical to the top-end trackers from Huawei and Honor of the latest generation, and in some places it is even inferior to them (for example, Band 4 does not have a “swimming” mode). But if we compare it with competitors from other manufacturers, then it can easily be placed in a leading position, if only because of its low cost and new charging method.

By the way, the USB connector built into the capsule itself for charging the device can really be considered a unique feature, since there are no such innovations in either the Honor Band 5 or the Huawei Band 3 Pro.

I would also like to note the design - it seems to me that it is one of the best fitness bracelets on the market. You can wear this tracker with any type of clothing.

Overall, this is a good fitness bracelet, the pros of which clearly outweigh the cons.

First announcement of honor band

There is no official announcement about the tracker yet. It is also unknown when honor band 6 will be released. There is only an interview given by company executives. You can understand what the device will look like. Understand the features of its functionality. Here are the main technological characteristics of the new product:

1. Bright color screen.
2. NFC support.
3. Moisture protection.
4. Heart rate monitor.

The diagonal will be 0.95 inches. The display will receive optimal pixel resolution. The user will see on it:

• Messages;
• Time;
• Fitness goals and achievements;
• Physical indicators of the body;
• Heartbeat;
• Blood oxygen saturation.

An improved sleep monitoring option will appear. This is a development of TruSleep, which was introduced simultaneously with the center of dynamic biomarkets. The analysis of rest phases and awakening time is carried out. After sleep, a person will understand how he slept and what manipulations should be done to improve sleep.

Who shouldn't buy

We would not recommend switching to Huawei Band 4 for those who already own Honor Band 5 or Xiaomi Mi Band 4. Still, this fitness bracelet is inferior to both competitors in both functionality and technical components (we are talking about the display).

The device is also not suitable for pool swimmers due to the lack of ability to monitor this activity. If you are one, then take a look at the special rating:

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