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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A few hours ago, we saw the Chinese version of the HUAWEI Band 6 got leaked in its entirety before launch on Weibo. However, the fitness tracker has already launched in Malaysia with few tweaks and it goes on sale in the country soon.

HUAWEI Band 6 Price, Availability

Unlike the Chinese variant, the global variant of the HUAWEI Band 6 comes in just three colors- Graphite Black, Amber Sunrise, and Forest Green. It is priced at RM219($52.90) in Malaysia.

As for Availability, the fitness tracker will be available for purchase exclusively online from April 4 at 12:00 PM local time. Users can get it on both Huawei Online Store and multinational e-commerce website Shopee. Huawei is also giving an early bird offer of RM20 for the Band 6.

HUAWEI Band 6 Specifications and Features

Apart from a few tweaks like the Absence of NFC and one less color, the HUAWEI Band 6 seems to be similar in features to the leaked version for China. The success of the HUAWEI Band 4 features a 1.47-inch FullView Color AMOLED touch screen display with a resolution of 194×368 pixels, 282 PPI, 64% screen-body ratio.

Huawei says that the display area has increased to about 148% than before. As for design, the HUAWEI Band 6 has a physical button on the side like Watch Fit, measures 43×25.4×10.99mm(HxWxD), weighs only 18g without straps. Speaking of which, the straps are made of UV-treated silicone rubber.

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As for features, the fitness tracker has HUAWEI TruSeen 4.0 24-hour heart-rate monitoring, HUAWEI TruSleep 2.0 sleep monitoring, and HUAWEI TruRelax stress monitoring, SpO2 sensor for Blood Oxygen measurement.

It also supports 96 workout modes, Menstrual cycle tracking(not supported on iOS), personal assistant, notifications for calls, messages, controlling music(not on iOS), taking photos through the phone camera(only on EMUI 8.1+ devices), and more.

Other features include 6-axis accelerometer and gyroscope sensors, 5ATM water resistance, Magnetic charging, 2 weeks of battery life(2 days battery in just 5 mins of charge), and Bluetooth 5.0 & BLE for connectivity.

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Earlier in March, a report stated that HUAWEI Band 6 will be launched in April by skipping the number ‘5’. Now, ahead of its official announcement, the design and the primary specs of this fitness tracker have leaked via promotional material on Weibo.

A well-known Chinese leakster who goes by the name of @看山的叔叔 on Weibo shared the promotional material of the unreleased HUAWEI Band 6. According to that, the upcoming fitness tracker from Huawei will be nothing but a rebranded HONOR Band 6.

The images shared by the leaker reveals that the HUAWEI Band 6 will sport a 1.47-inch AMOLED display with narrow bezels and lift-to-wake function support. The screen is said to be 1.5 times larger than the one found on the older HUAWEI Band 4.

The fitness tracker will feature an 18g lightweight body and a silicone strap that is comfortable to wear in every weather. Further, the company claims up to two weeks (14 days) battery life on a full charge and up to 2 days battery life on a 5-minute charge. The tracker will charge via a magnetic charger and will be available in four colors (Black, Orange, Green, Pink).

Talking about features, the HUAWEI Band 6 will support 96 sports modes, including Kung Fu. It will also have NFC for transportation passes and mobile payments. Like most fitness trackers, it will also come with features like camera shutter control and call & message alerts to name a few.

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Last but not least, apart from blood oxygen level monitoring, the forthcoming Huawei fitness tracker will also support HUAWEI TruSeen 4.0 24-hour heart-rate monitoring, HUAWEI TruSleep 2.0 sleep monitoring, and HUAWEI TruRelax 2.0 stress monitoring.

That said, as of now, it is not known how much this product will cost and when it will be officially announced in China. Lastly, just like the HONOR Band 6, we can also expect the HUAWEI Band 6 to debut in global markets.

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