The Honor Band line has managed to muscle into the competitive fitness-tracker market with an enticing value-for-money proposition, taking on the likes of Xiaomi’s Mi Band trackers, among many other notable rivals. The Honor Band 5 Sport proved to be a surprisingly versatile tracker when we reviewed it, despite retaining a relatively barebones feature set. With the Band 6, Honor has enhanced functionality across the board and given the design a complete overhaul. A new, larger 1.47in AMOLED display – closer in style to that of the company’s Honor Watch ES – is the Band 6’s most obvious upgrade, but it also includes SpO2 monitoring, continuous heart rate monitoring and the promise of up-to 14-day battery life, with fast charging. There’s also support for ten workout modes, including swim tracking, stress tracking, sleep tracking and a wealth of watch faces. While the Band 6 doesn’t appear to rewrite the rulebook, the larger display’s ability to convey more information at a glance seems like a great user benefit.
