Huawei has officially launched the Huawei Band 4e
Basketball Wizard edition today in China. It comes with a price tag of 129 yuan
(US$ 18). The smart band recently went on pre-order in China on Tmall for a
slightly lower 119yuan price tag.
The new Band 4e Basketball Wizard edition has as its
distinguishing feature, a basketball mode specially designed for basketball and
sports enthusiasts. Aside from this new basketball mode and a few tweaks, the
Band 4e is similar to the Band 3e that was launched last year.
The Huawei Band 4e Basketball Wizard Edition is
focused on sports especially basketball. The design is similar to the Band 3e
running edition and they also share similar features. The band scientifically
and accurately record the individual’s performance on the basketball court, not
only allowing the player to set targets during training and improve the
indicators of weakness, but also to avoid the risk of strain in high-intensity
exercise.
The band packs a 0.5-inch PMOLED display and has a
bodyweight of only 6g. It comes with an attractive polyamide color mix strap.
There is also a case for attaching the watch to your running shoes for more
accurate step tracking. When worn on the wrist, apart from tracking the daily
activities and sleep tracking, it also has a variety of reminder functions such
as message, incoming call, alarm clock as well as other smart assistant
functions including “Find my phone”.
The Band 4e Basketball Wizard edition also has
7-data monitoring and analysis features that come to play when strapped to a
running shoe. They are ground-contact time, eversion excursion, cadence, step
length, swing angle, landing impact, and foot strike placement. All these data
are monitored by the fitness tracker and help you to become better at running.
In terms of battery life, Huawei Band 4e Basketball
Wizard Edition can be used for 14 days with a single charge. It has a maximum
standby time of up to 21 days. The band also comes with 5ATM (50m) waterproof
support which means it can be worn in the rain or while swimming.