Last week, HUAWEI Band 6 made its global debut in Malaysia. A day later, the Chinese variant of the company’s latest fitness tracker leaked extensively. Now, yesterday, the wearable went official in the firm’s home county alongside the HUAWEI Smart Screen V series 2021.
The HUAWEI Band 6 (FRA-B19) is exactly the same as the HONOR Band 6 (ARG-B19) but a little bit costlier. The wearable flaunts a 1.47-inch rectangular AMOLED display with a resolution of 194 x 368 pixels, 282 ppi, 64% screen-to-body ratio, and 2.5D glass.
The fitness tracker features a 6-axis IMU sensor (accelerometer, gyroscope), an optical heart rate sensor, and an SpO2 sensor. Thanks to these sensors and software, the wearable supports 96 sports modes, blood oxygen level monitoring, menstrual cycle tracking, HUAWEI TruSeen™ 4.0 24-hour heart-rate monitoring, HUAWEI TruSleep™ 2.0 sleep monitoring, and HUAWEI TruRelax™ 2.0 stress monitoring.
It also has other basic functions like music playback controls, weather, alarm, app notifications, call alerts, and camera shutter control to name a few. Further, there is also an NFC variant with support for transit passes and mobile payments.
As for connectivity, the fitness tracker pairs with devices (Android and iOS) via Bluetooth 5.0. It is backed by a 180mAh battery that charges via the includes magnetic charger. As far as endurance is concerned, the company claims up to 14 days of battery life on a full charge.
Last but not least, the wearable comes in four colors (Black, Green, Orange, Pink), measures 43×25.4×10.99mm in dimensions (only tracker), and weighs about 18g without the strap.
The HUAWEI Band 6 is priced at ¥269 ($41) in China. On the other hand, the HUAWEI Band 6 NFC costs ¥349 ($53). Both of them will be available for pre-order starting April 14 and will go on sale from April 27.
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