HONOR Band 5 with 0.95-inch AMOLED color display, 50-meter water resistance launching in India soon on Flipkart


HUAWEI’s HONOR brand introduced the Honor Band 5 last month in China. Now, the company has confirmed that it will launch in India soon on Flipkart. It has a 0.95-inch AMOLED color 2.5D curved glass touch screen display with different watch faces, in addition to Home button, comes with TruSeen 3.0  continuous heart rate tracking and is also water resistant up to 50 meters. It has automatic activity tracking that lets you track 10 fitness activities such as running, cycling, swimming with swim stroke recognition and more.

The band has TruSleep uses cardiopulmonary coupled dynamics spectrum (CPC) to monitor complete sleep structure including deep sleep (REM) to analyse sleep and offer personalized sleep recommendations. There is no mention of SpO2 sensor for estimating blood oxygen levels on Flipkart, so it is not clear if it’s there in the Indian version.

Honor Band 5 specifications

  • 0.95 inch (240×120 pixels) AMOLED touch color display
  • Bluetooth 4.2 LE, Compatible with Android 4.4 (or later) or iOS 9.0 (or later)
  • Pedometer, Sleep tracker, Exercise tracker with 10 fitness modes, Sedentary reminder
  • 6-axis sensors; infrared wearing detection sensor
  • PPG heart rate sensor for continuous Heart rate tracking
  • Call and Message notification, Incoming call mute function
  • Water and dust resistant (50 meter / 5 ATM)
  • SpO2 sensor
  • Dimensions: 43 × 17.2 × 11.5 mm; Weight: ~ 22.7g
  • 100mAh battery with up to 14 days of usage time, 20 days standby

The Honor Band 5 will come in Meteorite Black, Midnight Blue, Coral Pink colors in India. The Honor Band 4 was launched in India for Rs. 2599, so we can expect the successor in the similar price range.


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