Huawei Band 6 Stress Tracker - Sakura Pink

My old Fitbit 2 needed charging every other day, didn't track heart rate, SP02 and couldn't connect to my phone. I wanted a cheaper smart watch that could do those things. I found a couple of youtube videos reviewing this watch for value for money, accuracy across all of the measurables, battery life etc. It's performance wasn't as good as some of the more expensive smart watches but I wasn't prepared to pay for the expensive ones. It did test very well with step count and distance accuracy which were some of my main needs. I get anywhere between 10-14 days out of the battery depending on how often I use the watch. It's great being able to read text messages on it, control music and activate workouts. I also like that you can change the watch face display so you can ... MoreMy old Fitbit 2 needed charging every other day, didn't track heart rate, SP02 and couldn't connect to my phone. I wanted a cheaper smart watch that could do those things. I found a couple of youtube videos reviewing this watch for value for money, accuracy across all of the measurables, battery life etc. It's performance wasn't as good as some of the more expensive smart watches but I wasn't prepared to pay for the expensive ones. It did test very well with step count and distance accuracy which were some of my main needs. I get anywhere between 10-14 days out of the battery depending on how often I use the watch. It's great being able to read text messages on it, control music and activate workouts. I also like that you can change the watch face display so you can see what's important to you. There are heaps of free face displays but I paid .58c for the one I liked. The face I have chosen shows time, date, battery %, steps, distance, heart rate, sleep, weather and messages and it's not cluttered or teeny tiny font either.I've only had 2 problems with it:1. The watch would notify me that there was a text message but wouldn't let me read it. I had to uninstall the APP and reinstall it and that fixed it.2. it was over-recording distance and had my stride length at 73cm (I'm 1.5m tall). You can't change stride length but to fix it I changed my height to 1.25m and now it measures distance exactly the same as Map my Walk and Google Maps.Really pleased with the watch especially as it's on the cheaper side for smart watches.

The screen display is decent with nice and vibrant colors. Sleep tracking works really well and is accurate. Heart rate monitoring works fine unless you do intensive workouts then it will struggle a bit to accurately measure the sudden increase in heart rate. Most of the activity modes have the same functionality with time, calories, heart rate measured. Only the major exercises like running, treadmill etc have more information given like pace, speed, cadence, stride etc. Battery life is good with all stress and heart rate monitoring turned all constantly getting around 10 days. Only downside is the Huawei health app which asks a lot of permissions to your phone which to some might be a deal breaker.

Best budget smart band under Rs 5000.

Awesome in one word.Pros:1. Full view, colourful, sharp, crisp, bright, AMOLED display.2. Fast charging battery with 02 days charge in 5 mins and full charge in 01 hour. 02 week battery claimed by company yet to be ascertained but appears a genuine claim if I go by the battery percentage drop in the last 5 days. With continuous health monitors on ofcourse, the battery charge drops faster and 5 days of battery charge cycle can be expected.2. 96 workout modes with 04 modes auto detected - walking, running, cross training & rowing.3. Zero lag UI, bug free optimised software.4. Sleek, slender, rectangular, premium quality build & features.5. 95% accurate sensors - HR, SPO2, Stress, Sleep tracker. Tracks & adds even daytime naps. 24/7 HR monitoring, 24/7 SPO2 ... MoreAwesome in one word.Pros:1. Full view, colourful, sharp, crisp, bright, AMOLED display.2. Fast charging battery with 02 days charge in 5 mins and full charge in 01 hour. 02 week battery claimed by company yet to be ascertained but appears a genuine claim if I go by the battery percentage drop in the last 5 days. With continuous health monitors on ofcourse, the battery charge drops faster and 5 days of battery charge cycle can be expected.2. 96 workout modes with 04 modes auto detected - walking, running, cross training & rowing.3. Zero lag UI, bug free optimised software.4. Sleek, slender, rectangular, premium quality build & features.5. 95% accurate sensors - HR, SPO2, Stress, Sleep tracker. Tracks & adds even daytime naps. 24/7 HR monitoring, 24/7 SPO2 monitoring at 30 mins intervals, 24/7 stress monitoring & alerts. In any case smart watch, smart band data cannot be considered as medical data only health condition indicators. But HR and SPO2 are +/- 1% of data obtained from the Germany made Hesley Oximeter medical device.6. All notification alerts pop up onscreen lag free with an added feature of default responses to call rejection. Notifications are fully scrollable and easily readable on screen.7. 20 mins on screen display option with max screen sleep pegged at a max of 20 secs.8. 03 modes of vibration intensity control - soft, strong, none.9. In app GPS connectivity.10. Bluetooth 5.2, allows seamless & automatic connectivity with Huawei Health app & handsfree bluetooth ear buds, neckband to be connected to the same handset at the same time.11. Music Control feature shows title song not only for Spotify , Gaana & other music apps but title of Youtube videos, Netflix, Disney Hotstar too. Amazon Prime title does not show.12. Smooth sync with Huawei Health app where the data is presented in a very organised, thoughtful way with colourful, detailed charts. Excellent data analytics.13. Slim, soft, anti-allergic silicone straps with enough convenient holes to fit all wrist sizes.14. Extremely light at just 18 gm. All day- night comfortable to wear. Don't feel the need to take it off at all.15. 5 ATM best in class water resistance rating.16. Beautiful watch faces free & paid, upto 32 can be owned in app and 13 will be available on the band itself. 17. Sleep tracker is very accurate regarding bed time & wake up time but stages of sleep- deep, light, REM, awake time will not tally with data from medical devices. But suprisingly even day time nap data is captured and added on to total sleep data.18. Tips on Walking, Running, Cycling provided apart from tips on Sleep score improvement.19. Best in class calorimeter readings.Cons:1. No built in voice assistant like Alexa.2. Remote camera shutter works only with Huawei, Honor handsets.3. Understandably, no data sync with Google Fit app.4. No always on display.5. Pedometer sometimes counts all wrist movements & data does'nt tally with Samsung Health, Google Fit.6. Level of screen protection not mentioned, tempered glass protection not easily available off market. 7. No built in GPS, requires nearby (10m) presence of smartphone for those map trackings but dynamic tracking videos available through in app GPS. Ofcourse, Huawei Health needs to be running in the background at all times for notifications, in app GPS to work.8. No double-tap gesture to wake the screen provided though raise to wake is pretty responsive.9. Call acceptance, silencing not available.Overall an awesome budget fitness tracker, health monitor cum smart band at a steal deal price of Rs 3190 (MRP Rs 9990). Hope it is durable as well & the customer service also is good enough. Thanks Huawei for a world class, industry leading product. Beats all the smart watches in the budget category of under Rs 5000 hollow.

Best, small smart watch ever

Small size fits my slim wrists and sits very comfortable to wear, night and day. Being a beautiful natural Sakura pink it fits no matter the occasion. It's great for all activities; walking, running swimming, it took it all in its stride. Matched with the Huawei health app it becomes a very accurate record which can be use to monitor your routine. I have found this watch is one of the most accurate, steps, heart rate,stress levels etc, the watch is very sturdy, from the tropics to northern Scotland the watch worked perfectly.This is my second Sakura pink smartwatch

Beth's review of Huawei Band 6 - Sakura Pink

Pros: Comfortable fit, easy to use. Battery lasts a few days and charges very quickly. I like how I can change the watch face design. Multiple workout modes eg outdoor run, indoor run, swim, bike walking, rowing and Other. Easy to view Workout records and track heart rate and daily steps.Cons: Cannot figure out a way to connect to Strava. Doesn’t come with its own GPS so mileage is sometimes a little off.

Great fitness band

I was looking to replace my Samsung GearFit 2 but I didn't want another smart watch. I did some research online and found that this Huawei Band 6 had some overall great reviews. It was also at a good price point so I figured even though it doesn't have all the same features as my Samsung, it would still at least be a decent step and heartrate tracker.I've now had it for about three weeks now. So far, I've only needed to charge it once and it's still, on its second charge, at 57%. I think the sleep monitor and heartrate tracker are good and it has a stress tracker as well. I'm pretty happy with this purchase overall.The downsides:- unlike my Samsung, this watch doesn't automatically "sense" a workout. With my old watch, if I went for a walk, the watch would ... MoreI was looking to replace my Samsung GearFit 2 but I didn't want another smart watch. I did some research online and found that this Huawei Band 6 had some overall great reviews. It was also at a good price point so I figured even though it doesn't have all the same features as my Samsung, it would still at least be a decent step and heartrate tracker.I've now had it for about three weeks now. So far, I've only needed to charge it once and it's still, on its second charge, at 57%. I think the sleep monitor and heartrate tracker are good and it has a stress tracker as well. I'm pretty happy with this purchase overall.The downsides:- unlike my Samsung, this watch doesn't automatically "sense" a workout. With my old watch, if I went for a walk, the watch would start recording a workout after 10 minutes of consistent movement - walking, cycling, running. This one records your heart rate fluctuations, but it doesn't sense what you're doing.- the Huawei health app doesn't sync with My Fitness Pal. It says it does, but when I looked at MFP after doing a 30 minute workout, it recorded my calories burned as 350,000 (I wish), which threw off my food record for the day. Not a big deal for me but it means I have to record my workouts manually.- The watch faces aren't my favourite but that's a small complaint.Overall, I think this fitness band is a great buy if you've never used one before. I now know what I'm missing so I have to get used to not having all the extras but I have everything I need and I only need to charge it every couple of weeks instead of every couple of days.

Great watch

Really great watch for the price. Bought it for my mum but tested thoroughly for over 2 weeks. Good battery life - about a week, lot of training options. Huawei app surprised me in very positive way. Really detailed graphs of heart rate, and oxygen levels. Intuitive and easy, decently translated to polish with no major flaws that I've seen in other apps so I would expect it to be the same in other languages. Only downside - very few free watch faces, you got to pay for most of them. Overall very good activity tracker if you don't expect your watch to be your alternative smartphone. Can't answer and make calls. Would strongly recommend.

In the words of Kevin Sorbo - "Disappointed"

The watch works pretty well, nice screen, good strap, pretty reliable readings. I have the Amazfit Band 5, Huawei Band 5 and the Xiaomi Mi Band 5 also. All 3 are very similar although the Amazfit Band 5 in my opinion the best of the 3 and was always my go to band. Now I had hoped the Huawei Band 6 would become it's full time replacement but I have one issue and it's a deal breaker at the moment simply because it shuts down all the time when I am working or doing activities outdoors in this current warm weather. It literally takes minutes for the device to overheat and the warning message to appear, followed by a shut down. I tested this, I laid out all 4 of my trackers on a blanket outside and my wife's Apple Watch (current gen), 22 Degrees was the temperature. The ... MoreThe watch works pretty well, nice screen, good strap, pretty reliable readings. I have the Amazfit Band 5, Huawei Band 5 and the Xiaomi Mi Band 5 also. All 3 are very similar although the Amazfit Band 5 in my opinion the best of the 3 and was always my go to band. Now I had hoped the Huawei Band 6 would become it's full time replacement but I have one issue and it's a deal breaker at the moment simply because it shuts down all the time when I am working or doing activities outdoors in this current warm weather. It literally takes minutes for the device to overheat and the warning message to appear, followed by a shut down. I tested this, I laid out all 4 of my trackers on a blanket outside and my wife's Apple Watch (current gen), 22 Degrees was the temperature. The Huawei Band shut down in 11 minutes, the other 4 were still on after an hour. Not a deal breaker for everyone but it is for me.

Ok but

Having owned different makes of these type of things I decided to try this after I bought an earlier version for my son. I do know that trackers of this make are hard to have more than one connected to it. But as I have change phones thought I would be ok. So downloaded the app and instantly hit issues as also used to have a phone this make, so I had 2 issues and it took hours to sort out.The strap itself moves on my arm, no matter if I move it up arm it tighten it etc, real pain. I love the colour.I read you could get different faces on it, all I see is 3 and so far it won't change. Quite annoying as i have to guess the time.... I do not like the clock face.It doesn't track steps correctly, misses so many, and then it adds different ones when you are sat ... MoreHaving owned different makes of these type of things I decided to try this after I bought an earlier version for my son. I do know that trackers of this make are hard to have more than one connected to it. But as I have change phones thought I would be ok. So downloaded the app and instantly hit issues as also used to have a phone this make, so I had 2 issues and it took hours to sort out.The strap itself moves on my arm, no matter if I move it up arm it tighten it etc, real pain. I love the colour.I read you could get different faces on it, all I see is 3 and so far it won't change. Quite annoying as i have to guess the time.... I do not like the clock face.It doesn't track steps correctly, misses so many, and then it adds different ones when you are sat working!For me it's not the joy I wanted but it will have to do for now - still in recovery from a serious infection type thing, so not as active as I was before 2020. But not impressed, so many issues. Felt I was ready to return it when I couldn't get the app to accept me as me, any which way I tried. It's a shame as they could make these things better but company has blinkers for many of their things.

Stunning watch

Looks like a designer brand beginning with H because of the orange and gold. Looks stunning, so comfortable to wear, forget it's on my wrist. And I haven't worn a watch for years. Does everything it says. I just wish it was a bit more technical for me.Love the face it comes with, as you can change colour just by tapping the clock face.(yellow, green, grey, orange, rose gold). Lots of free faces in the app as well as paid ones. Easy to try out the free ones and delete if don't like. I've downloaded about 5 free ones, all stored on the watch. But I keep going back to the original as it's such a nice design. Can receive messages, phone calls but notifications only. Does not interact. Can stop, play music. Can see heartbeat, blood oxygen, stress, steps. Can choose ... MoreLooks like a designer brand beginning with H because of the orange and gold. Looks stunning, so comfortable to wear, forget it's on my wrist. And I haven't worn a watch for years. Does everything it says. I just wish it was a bit more technical for me.Love the face it comes with, as you can change colour just by tapping the clock face.(yellow, green, grey, orange, rose gold). Lots of free faces in the app as well as paid ones. Easy to try out the free ones and delete if don't like. I've downloaded about 5 free ones, all stored on the watch. But I keep going back to the original as it's such a nice design. Can receive messages, phone calls but notifications only. Does not interact. Can stop, play music. Can see heartbeat, blood oxygen, stress, steps. Can choose what to see when you swipe left and right. Can see how many hours you've slept. Can find my phone. The app is alot more in depth regarding calories burned, sleep quality etc. I love it and have had numerous people asking me about it and noticing it because it looks so striking. I wanted the pink, but saw the other review here with the photo and went for the orange. So glad I did! Thank you to that reviewer for posting her photo! Great buy whether you're technical or not. Can be as basic or technical as you want it. It's my first smart watch and a brilliant first buy.