Honor has wanted to redesign its new quantifying bracelet by adding a larger and higher quality screen. We will see if it manages to stand out above its competitors and becomes one of the best quantifying bracelets on the market. keep up with this review.
It currently has a price of around 40 euros. I leave you a couple of links to the official stores so that you can take a look at them:
This Honor Band 6 that has come to me is the global version in gray, although it is also available in two other colors such as pink and black.
The unpacking comes in a white box with the image of the bracelet, the name, and the model on the top. On one of the sides, there is a QR code that links to the download of the application. There is a summary of some of the specifications of this quantifying bracelet and the certificates of European conformity and recycling on the back.
Inside, there is another box where the Honor Band 6 is. It comes with a getting started guide and a warranty card, in addition to the charging accessories. In this case, a 50-centimeter USB type A cable in white with a proprietary two-pin magnetic base at the other end. At the time of charging the bracelet, it will remain fixed without moving until we disconnect it.
This Honor Band 6 comes with everything you could hope for. We will see if it is up to its direct rival throughout the review, although I would like to anticipate you, which has pleasantly surprised me. I leave you a few photographs and a small video “unboxing.”
Design and Materials
This Honor Band 6 has a somewhat more quirky design than the rest of the quantifying bracelets on the market, even the previous version of the manufacturer, and it has a wider design. You could say that it is halfway between a smartwatch and a quantifying bracelet. Personally, and knowing that it is a matter of taste, I have to admit that I liked its design.
The pad of the bracelet is made of silicone, and the buckle is made of plastic. The latter has caught my attention since the bracelet that I have been using so far has also had silicone, and they ended up breaking.
Although the manufacturer assures that the straps are interchangeable, I have not found it to be an excessively simple task. Other brands make this task easier with small pins.
As I was introducing, as a general rule, the rest of the manufacturers have decided to manufacture narrower quantization wristbands with smaller screens. The weight of this bracelet is 18 grams (only the tablet) and 30 grams with the strap and has dimensions of 43 mm high x 25.4 mm long x 11.5 mm thick. This Honor Band 6 has a 1.47-inch AMOLED touch screen with a resolution of 194x 368 pixels. The screen’s dimensions are approximately 3.3 cm high x 1.8 cm long, making it have a usable area of 64%.
The quality of the screen seemed good to me. I have not missed more resolution, and the keystrokes and interactions with the system have seemed to me that they are up to the task—a fluidity of movements and a correct tactile response for this type of bracelet.
As for the screen brightness, I have to say that it has a high enough level of 5 intensity levels very similar to those of the competition. However, I wouldn’t say I liked that the minimum brightness is quite intense and, therefore, can be annoying when we are just getting up. It is a pity that it does not have a brightness sensor to regulate the screen according to the environment’s clarity automatically.
I have had no problem seeing or interacting with notifications on very sunny days. I want to add that we will not be able to view the “emoticons” of WhatsApp or Telegram or answer calls from the bracelet.
On the right side is the only button that this Honor Band 6 has. It is very discreet and only protrudes a couple of millimeters at most, so we will practically not notice de this little detail. This button will illuminate the screen, go back or access the Honor Band 6 menu, and stop the activities we are doing. On the other side, the word “Honor” is engraved.
Power and Hardware
Unlike some smartwatches in which the manufacturer provides the technical specifications, such as the processor model, the amount of RAM, and storage, this does not usually happen in these quantizer bracelets. Once again, we do not know the hardware that it mounts. In any case, and as a personal opinion, there is a lot of fluidity when going from one setting to another.
SOFTWARE
One of the most important parts of this Honor Band 6 is the ease of its application and the operating system of the bracelet itself, in addition to the correct functioning.
“Huawei Health” application
The application necessary to use this Honor Band 6 is the “Huawei Health” application. Thanks to this application and the Bluetooth connection, we can connect the quantifying bracelet to our smartphone and vice versa. You can download it from the Google Play application store and the Apple App Store for free if you have Android 5.0 and iOS 9.0 or higher.
This application maintains the same style as the rest of the quantification applications on the market, at least the ones I have tested. As you start it, you will find the data and records made by the bracelet or smartphone. In each of the categories (or cards), you will be able to check exactly the daily, weekly, or monthly records.
In the second tab, you access the activities menu. In this way, you can start sports activities from your smartphones, such as running outdoors, running on a treadmill, walking, and cycling. The third tab will be where we will see all the devices linked to the application and our smartphone. We can also add new devices or access their configuration menu by simply clicking on the device’s image.
In the fourth tab, Huawei account configuration data will appear, and a summary of the measurements made.
If we access the configuration of the Honor Band 6 itself, we will see a miniature of the bracelet and the battery that we have left. We will also see the steps, calories and the distance traveled during the day. Next, there is the customization and configuration itself. To synchronize them with the bracelet, you can modify and create the “watch faces” (watch faces ” (the watch faces). I was surprised that there were so many to choose from and could be stored on the bracelet.
As we advance in the tab, we will be able to access the configuration in charge of the sensors of the bracelet. It is accessed through “Monitor health.” You can configure sleep monitoring, inactivity, heart rate monitoring, or stress tests. You will also find the configuration of the weather forecast that you want to show on the bracelet and the notifications received.
I think it is a complete application. However, I have missed a small configuration parameter. I have not found a way to configure the bracelet so that it does not turn on while I am asleep.
