UPDATED May 24th, 2022
Huawei’s latest smart band and fitness tracker, the Huawei Band 4 Pro, is now available in the country.
The Huawei Band 4 Pro comes with a lot of watch faces for personalization and features Huawei TrueSeen 3.5, Huawei TruSleep 2.0, GPS capabilities, and a 6-axis IMU sensor. It uses an algorithm powered by FIRSTBEAT to provide users with “professional data” based on your heart rate zone, VO max, and recommended recovery time and training effect.
The Huawei Band 4 Pro is now available in Huawei’s official Lazada store for PHP 2,990 in the Pink and Graphite Black colorways. We’re yet to receive confirmation whether it will be available in physical stores nationwide.
Huawei Band 4 Pro specs:
0.95-inch AMOLED touch display (240 x 120)
Huawei TruSleep 2.0
Huawei TueSeen 3.5
6-axis IMU sensor
Optical heart rate sensor
Infrared wear sensor
5ATM Waterproof (Up to 50 meters)
Bluetooth 4.2 (2.4GHz)
GPS
Compatible with Android 4.4 KitKat and above, iOS 9
100mAh battery
rated up to 12 days
45 x 19 x 11mm (body)
25g
Graphite Black, Cinnabar Red, Pink Gold
Huawei Band 4 has finally landed in the Philippines, and I’m a little too lucky to be among the first ones to try it out. Does this PhP1890 smart band have all the essentials that lifestyle and fitness enthusiasts would need? Find out in this hands-on review.
What makes the Huawei Band 4 very attractive is its chamfered square design. It’s definitely ergonomic and looks perfectly well regardless of your wrist size. Its minimalist ‘touch button’ – for the better term – matches its overall design.
Battery: Battery life is Huawei Band 4’s weakest point. While connected and at full brightness, its 91mAh battery – at standby – lasted for only 9 days. At moderate to heavy usage while playing Ring Fit adventure, the battery discharge rate was at 4% per hour. Theoretically, if I continuously use this for a day at the same level of activity, its battery life will last for a little more than a day.
Features: Huawei Band 4 offers a decent number of workout presets and extra features like heart rate monitor and Find Phone. When a buying a smartband, the fitness features it offer should be considered as top priority.
Paired with Huawei Health, which works in all Android smartphones (not just Huawei or Honor), you can easily gather information about your workout or simply your regular activities during the day. Huawei prepared various ways to encourage you to workout through its achievements and gamified content. Activity reports may also be viewed to see your daily, weekly and monthly report. I am hungry for data, so having something like this really gives me a lot of user satisfaction.
Plug-and-Charge: With this smartband, Huawei decided to cut off from using charging docks. This makes total sense as bringing along a separate charger for the watch can be a little cumbersome for some people. Thankfully, you can easily detach the strap and plug it to your smartphone charger or PC/Mac.
Honor Hand 5 uses AMOLED display and includes an sP02 or blood oxygenation tracker at PhP1,699. Mi Band 5, on the other hand, has a bigger battery life and AMOLED display also at PhP1,699. If Huawei could bring this down to PhP1,499, then it is at a better position in the market.
How does it stack in the competition?
Huawei Band 4 | Honor Band 5 | Mi Band 4 | |
Weight | 24g | 22.7 | 22.1 |
Display | .96″ TFT color screen, 80 x 160px RGB | 0.95” AMOLED Display, 120 x 240px RGB | 0.95″ AMOLED Display, 120 x 240 RGB |
Dial Shape | Rectangle | Rectangle | Elliptical |
Pre-installed Watch Faces | 3 | 8 | 4 |
Supports Custom Watch Face | No | No | Yes |
Charging time | 1.5 hours for 91mAh battery | 1 hour for 100 mAh battery | ≤ 2 hours for 135 mAh battery |
Band material | TPU | TPU | TPU + TPE |
Connectivity | Bluetooth 4.0 | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, GLONASS, NFC | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, GLONASS, NFC |
Heart Rate Monitor | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Blood Oxygen detection | None | Yes | None |
Sleep Tracker | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Workout Presets | 8 | 9 | 6 |
Water Resistance | 5ATM | 5ATM | 5ATM |
Music Control | No | Yes | Yes |
Battery | 91mAh | 100 mAh | 135 mAh |
Should you buy it? I certainly think that it is still a good purchase. Huawei Band 4 has all the essentials needed for lifestyle and fitness enthusiasts albeit at a steeper price point. It also has better design and more color choices to choose from.
Giancarlo Viterbo is a Filipino Technology Journalist, blogger and Editor of gadgetpilipinas.net, He is also a Geek, Dad and a Husband. He knows a lot about washing the dishes, doing some errands and following instructions from his boss on his day job. Follow him on twitter: @gianviterbo and @gadgetpilipinas.