Honor Band 5i Announced With Up To 9 Days Battery Life

Honor, the Huawei sub-brand announced the launch of a new fitness band dubbed Honor Band 5i in its home market China alongside Honor 20 Lite. This new wearable device features a USB plug-in and charge design, a capacitive button to navigate through the menu, and a colored display panel. Notably, this wearable comes after the launch of the Honor Band 5 vanilla variant that went official in July in the country.

The Honor Band 5i is priced at 159 yuan (approx. Rs. 1,600). It has been launched in several color options including Coral Powder, Olive Green, and Meteorite Black. The band is up for pre-order in the country and will go on sale from November 1. As of now, there is no word regarding its India pricing but we can expect it to be revealed soon.

Honor Band 5i Details

When it comes to its specifications and features, the wearable from Honor flaunts a 0.96-inch TFT color touchscreen display with a capacitive home button. The fitness band comes with a 3-axis inertial sensor, infrared light wearing detection sensor, and an optical heart rate sensor. There is support for Bluetooth 4.2 and it is 5ATM water resistance certified.

The Honor Band 5i supports devices running Android 4.4 ICS and above or iOS 9.0 and above. It features a silicon strap brand and weighs as light as 24 grams including the band. There is support for nine various sports modes. A 91mAh battery fuels the device and is capable of lasting between 7 and 9 days. The battery is touted to be charged up to 100% in 1.5 hours.

Our Take On Honor Band 5i

As of now, there is no word regarding the global availability of the Honor Band 5i. However, it appears to be a lightweight fitness band that comes with almost all the features that we see in other devices in the segment. Undoubtedly, it will be a hit for the company, but it will have to face the challenge posed by the Xiaomi Mi Band 4, which is a bestseller in the wearable segment.