The Honor Band 5 is a small, but steady, step up from the Honor Band 4 in many regards. It’s got it’s problems, for sure, but as one of the most affordable fitness trackers on the market right now, it’s easy to forgive these issues.
Affordable price tag; Improved sleep tracking; Expanded exercise roster;
Screen sometimes unresponsive; Must be plugged in to power on; Notifications temperamental
The Honor Band 5 is a compelling alternative to the regular model, offering distinctive features that will appeal to many people. Its major selling point is the secondary footwear mode, which offers a superb range of stats when on the court or travelling by foot. However, there are just a few too many compromises to recommend this to general users, particularly when you can get the standard Band 5 for a few pounds extra.
The Honor Band 5 bears more than a few design references to its predecessor, but that’s not a bad thing by any means. It provides an excellent range of workout options, dynamic sleep tracking and smart heart rate monitoring, while even adding premium features such as blood oxygen measurements. There's really no need to spend more unless you value high-end features such as a built in GPS or NFC, and if you can look beyond a handful of minor inconveniences the Honor Band 5 can be of huge value.
The Honor Band 5 Sport gives runners and basketball players plenty of data to play with - even if not all of it is accurate. For the money, it goes impressively in depth, but outside these two activities it's severely lacking.
Granular running data; Long battery life; Eco-friendly credentials;
Basic screen; No heart rate or GPS; Some of its tracking is wayward
Smartphones from Honor, a subsidiary of the Chinese tech giant Huawei, are known for being low-priced yet impressive devices. The company's wearables, including the Honor Band 5, meet the same standard. At £30 (approximately $40), the Band 5 undercuts more costly competitors such as the Samsung Galaxy Fit and the Fitbit Inspire HR, each of which clocks in at about $100, but still offers a wide-ranging array of features that will tempt those seeking a fitness tracker on an ultra-low budget. We spent some time with the Honor Band 5 over at PCMag UK and came away mostly impressed. Design The Honor Band 5 has a small, 0.95-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 240 by 120 pixels, which lights up when you raise your wrist or tap the touch-sensitive button below the screen. There are eight different faces, from the fitness-focused to the more stylish, but each one looks bright and punchy against the black background. Take the Band off your wrist and you'll see the straps are detacha...
The inexpensive Honor Band 5 fitness tracker offers surprising functionality for the price, though it must be teamed with your smartphone for GPS distance measuring.
Rock-bottom price; Small but sunny AMOLED display; Decent fitness and sleep tracking features; Good battery life
No GPS; Notifications can preempt workout setup; Stiff straps
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