Moving onto the Huawei Band 8, it offers a modest upgrade over its predecessor, with most of the hardware being retained. The new band weighs 14 grams without the strap (down from 16 grams), but it's still housing a 1.47-inch OLED screen with 194 x 369px resolution.
The new Band 8 adopts a more blocky look
with flat sides and the strap is supposed to be easier to handle too. Huawei is
focusing on the additional features the band brings, such as Huawei's improved
TruSleep 3.0 tracker, TruSeen 5.0 (for heart rate tracking and other bodily
functions) and TruSport that can recognize 100 different activities.
The software also allows you to customize
your watch face, as there are more than a thousand presets available. Some of
them support AoD too. The band goes for CNY 269 for the Green, Black and Pink
options without NFC or CNY 309 with NFC. There's also a Black/Orange version
with a fabric strap that goes for CNY 279 without NFC and CNY 319 with NFC.
Pre-sales start today and actual shipments commence after April 26. The special
Orange version arrives on May 31.
