Apoorv Anupam
08 August 2019, India:
Honor, today announced the launch of Honor Band 5 in India. It comes bundled with technologies like AMOLED full-color display, stylish watch faces, intelligent sleep data, real-time heart rate monitor, water resistant upto 50 meters, swim stroke recognition and 10 distinct fitness modes.
Honor Band 5 comes with 0.95-inch 2.5D Glass full-color AMOLED touchscreen display. It displays up to 45 characters with color coded text and call icons.
The company has added an innovative feature – ‘Watch Face Store’. ‘Watch Face Store’ allows the consumers to choose from several trendy watch faces.
The company has used Huawei TruSleep2.0 sleep detection technology in Honor Band 5 for sleep tracking.
Honor Band 5 uses Huawei’s TruSeen 3.0 intelligent heart rate monitor for monitoring heart rate. The band even reminds the users in case of increase or decrease in heart rate records.
The company said that band uses uses Infrared technology for continuous, non-disruptive monitoring at night.
Honor Band 5 will be available in three colors – Midnight Navy, Coral Pink and Meteorite Black. It is priced at ₹2,599 and will be available on Flipkart starting from 8th August 2019.
Honor Band 5 is water resistant upto 50 meters. The Band has built-in six-axis sensor, which automatically recognizes the four main swim strokes (freestyle, butterfly, breaststroke and backstroke), records swimming speed, distance, calories, calculates the SWOLF score.
The band also tracks and displays data, workout time, distance, stride frequency, speed, calories and aerobic/anaerobic training results, for a deeper look at your fitness regime.
The band is compatible with both Android and iOS.
Suhail Tariq, Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at Honor India said, “We at Honor are constantly working towards providing the best-in-class technology, meaningful innovations and quality products to enable our consumers to do more.”
Suhail Tariq, added, “Honor Band 5 is another demonstration of our commitment towards our customers. It is a unique blend of technology and lifestyle, specially tailored to meet the needs of our consumers, understand and enhance their daily lifestyle.”
Adarsh Menon, Vice President Electronics, Private Labels and Furniture at Flipkart, said, “We are happy to add the latest offering from Honor to our growing portfolio of bestselling products in the smart wearable technology category. We believe that Honor’s Band 5 will address a key market requirement and selection gap for smartwatches in the affordable price range category.”
Adarsh Menon, added, “Being a competitive product at a customer-friendly price with features like real time heart monitoring and swim stroke recognition, it is sure to bring in a brand-new experience to our consumers. We are confident that the product will elevate the overall experience for fitness enthusiasts.”
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