Honor Band 7 review

The Honor Band 7 may not bring any groundbreaking advancements, as it appears to be a rebranded version of its predecessor, possibly to meet the biennial update cycle. However, despite the minor advancements made in comparison to the Honor Band 6 that was released in 2021, this affordable fitness tracker still maintains its position as one of the better options that are currently available.

The Honor Band 7 stays true to this mode of operation, continuing the trend of fitness bands moving toward designs that are more reminiscent to smartwatches. It exceeds its price point because to the fact that it has a number of features that contribute to its worth, such as an AMOLED display and a respectable range of tracking capabilities. Over the course of the last two weeks, we have conducted an exhaustive investigation on the Honor Band 7, scrutinizing it at great length. Continue reading to find out what we discovered.

Honor Band 7 Specifciations

Honor Band 7: Design and Display

You still get a 43mm case that’s just a little bit smaller than the Honor Band 6 (11mm) at 10.99mm. Honor used something it calls a “metal spraying process” on that case. This means that it tried to make it look like a metal case, but it didn’t quite work. It feels a little bit nicer than the 6, but you can still tell it’s made of plastic.

Honor has only one physical button, which you can press to wake up the gadget or get to the watch face screen, or double-tap to get to the main menu screen. It has gotten rid of the red line on that button, which didn’t seem to do much other than make it look a little odd. The Band 6 also has a 1.47-inch screen with a size of 194 x 368 pixels. You can buy this fitness band from its official website

Fitness and Health Tracking

There may be some small design changes between the Band 7 and the Band 6, but there isn’t much difference in how the Band 7 tracks your health and fitness compared to the Band 6. The Honor Band 7 can keep track of your steps, and during my tests, it was usually within 500 steps of what Garmin’s daily step tracking showed.

In the Honor Health app, which is getting better, you can see when you’ve reached your daily step goal and keep track of how long you worked out and how many calories you burned. There is an optical sensor on board that monitors heart rate 24/7. Heart rate ranges generally matched up with Garmin’s reliable continuous tracking, but resting heart rate was usually higher, and on some days it was anywhere from 5 to 10 bpm higher.

Software and Functions

The Honor Band 7, like any respectable smartwatch, offers expert tracking for eleven different sports. Activities like running, walking, cycling, and doing yoga or jumping rope indoors are all included. The total number of observable actions increases to 96 when subcategories within the larger umbrella categories are included.

The tracking is accurate, and the band is capable of accurately estimating the number of calories you expended based on your current activity level. We recommend utilizing the Honor Health app to begin tracking your chosen sport for more accurate statistics, but you can enable the device’s automatic recognition of sports from the settings.

Honor Band 7: Battery Life

Even so, the company still thinks that the 180mAh battery unit inside will last about 14 days. Even though things haven’t changed much in this age, that’s still a pretty good deal compared to what else is out there. With AOD turned off, SpO2 turned on, and between 60 and 90 minutes of tracked activity per day, we found that the battery lasts closer to nine days.

However, Honor’s estimate only takes into account one 30-minute workout per week. This drops by a lot if you turn on the AOD, and we found that when this is done along with the maximum lighting settings, the battery drains by about 25–30% a day.

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Final Words

The Huawei Band 7 is a good choice for someone who has never bought a fitness watch before. It doesn’t have the guided workouts of the Fitbit or the powerful third-party connections of something like an Apple Watch, but it’s perfect if you want to track your steps, find out how far you can run, walk, or cycle, and track your heart rate or blood oxygen level without having to charge it for two weeks.