Honor Band 5 – India Price, differences and details
Honor Band 5 has been launched in India. It is very similar to Honor Band 4 that was previously available. Honor Band 5 brings a few improvements over Band 4. It is available for sale from 8th August on Flipkart. Just like the Band 4, Band 5 also sports an AMOLED display. Honor claims that the display is brighter, but in reality, they are identical. Band 5 has 10 sporting activities to track as compared to 7 activities in Band 4, but the list in the UI is still 7. The UI is improved with better icons, but the interaction is pretty much the same. It is water-resistant up to 50 meters and can be used for tracking swimming. Apart from the usual heart rate tracker, Band 5 has SPO2 detection.
“We at HONOR are constantly working towards providing the best-in-class technology, meaningful innovations, and quality products to enable our consumers to do more. HONOR Band 5 is another demonstration of our commitment to our customers. It is a unique blend of technology and lifestyle, specially tailored to meet the needs of our consumers, understand and enhance their daily lifestyle.”
Mr. Suhail Tariq, Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at HONOR India
It requires the companion Huawei Health app to function and this app is compatible with all Android and iOS mobiles. The can display notifications from your mobile, but it does not music control. Honor Band 5 is priced at Rs 2599, which is also very similar to the Band 4 price at launch. It will be available in Midnight Navy, Coral Pink, and Meteorite Black colors.