Honor Band 5 Preview
Smartphones from Honor, a subsidiary of the Chinese tech giant Huawei, are known for being low-priced yet impressive devices. The company's wearables, including the Honor Band 5, meet the same standard. At £30 (approximately $40), the Band 5 undercuts more costly competitors such as the Samsung Galaxy Fit and the Fitbit Inspire HR, each of which clocks in at about $100, but still offers a wide-ranging array of features that will tempt those seeking a fitness tracker on an ultra-low budget. We spent some time with the Honor Band 5 over at PCMag UK and came away mostly impressed.
Design
The Honor Band 5 has a small, 0.95-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 240 by 120 pixels, which lights up when you raise your wrist or tap the touch-sensitive button below the screen. There are eight different faces, from the fitness-focused to the more stylish, but each one looks bright and punchy against the black background.
Take the Band off your wrist and you'll see the straps are detacha...
The inexpensive Honor Band 5 fitness tracker offers surprising functionality for the price, though it must be teamed with your smartphone for GPS distance measuring.
Rock-bottom price; Small but sunny AMOLED display; Decent fitness and sleep tracking features; Good battery life
No GPS; Notifications can preempt workout setup; Stiff straps