Honor Watch 6, analysis – Review with features, price and specifications

I think I have hit the ceiling when it comes to the battery of a smartwatch: I have not tested any with greater autonomy than the Honor Watch 6. This is already a merit, but it is not the only thing: I had not tried a watch from the brand for a while and it has just become one of my future favorites to wear on my wrist. I liked it a lot. And, despite what I missed, I won’t have a hard time recommending it. After 14 days testing the new Honor watch, this has been my experience

• The last thing you want is to worry about the battery.
• You are looking for a quality sports watch at a price that is not exaggerated.
• You want continuous health monitoring without draining your battery.

• You are looking for an operating system to install applications on.
• You want to pay with the watch: I couldn’t use payments.
• You need a smartwatch with eSIM.

The essentials in 30 seconds

It is a large watch, somewhat heavy and with a 100% sporty appearance. You have it in stainless steel (brown) and aluminum (black). In both the hardware is identical, as well as the touch and finishes: it exudes premium essence. Although that is not what stands out the most: The Honor Watch 6 lasts more than four weeks on a charge. With a sports record at a very good level, sensors that measure general health and that send the data to an easy-to-read application.

I found it to be a smartwatch that is a couple of steps away from becoming a blind choice: it lacks mobile payments (Honor includes support for Fidesmat the moment it does not work) and be able to install applications. You stay with what comes from the factory. It is more than enough if you are an amateur athlete, but it cannot replace the telephone. It receives and makes calls, yes, but it cannot respond to messages, even with text templates. It also cannot work in standalone mode.

It is very precise in the exercise, covers some sports in an expanded way (such as soccer) and even includes a voice coach (only in English). The Honor Watch 6 is a watch that you don’t worry about, in exchange for suffering shortcomings if you come from a complete operating system, such as Wear OS or WatchOS.

Our experience with the Honor Watch 6

A smartwatch with a certain bracelet inclination. Honor equips the Watch 6 with its own system. It is functional and fast, it is enough and more than enough to measure the sport, send notifications and interact at a basic level with the mobile. You can call from your wrist, not reply to messages. It also does not allow you to install third-party applications or spheres. Of course, it comes with the best collection of “watchfaces” that I have seen on a watch of its type. All free, good here.

It looks wonderful. The screen is large, as is the watch. I have had no problems seeing it even while playing sports under the June sun. The interface makes it easy to interact with all the apps and services, it has a flashlight and a collection of very well finished widgets. Quality is appreciated in all aspects of the watch: from the exterior design to the interface navigation. If you have used a smartwatch you will not miss out on the Honor Watch 6.

Did someone say variety of sports? Up to 120 practical time clock. The GPS measures routes outside (it is fast and sufficiently accurate), the races have a somewhat heavy trainer that can be deactivated (too bad it only has English), there are unusual exercises (there is paddle tennis, but not the mountain bike) and Honor specializes in practices such as soccer. The clock knows how to return in case you get lost in the mountains.

It’s not a medical watch, but it comes close. With its quotes, since it is not certified as a health device. Even so, it measures the usual variables and is capable of doing a body analysis to know the general physical condition. Heart rate measurement is acceptable, although it presents some difficulty in recording rhythm changes at high heart rates. It measures the lactate threshold and can even provide an age estimate based on the recorded exercise. He told me that I am eight years younger, for that reason alone the review has already been worth it.

The jewel in the crown: autonomy. It’s the closest I’ve ever come to charging my watch and forgetting about it until the next month. In fact, I haven’t even charged it twice during my analysis: once was enough (approximately an hour and a half of charging). It should last just over four weeks with average use, daily sports recording and even outdoor training with GPS (according to the records I obtained during my test). I haven’t spent even 1% per hour on the race. With screen on, trainer and all sensors running. The closest I’ve ever come to giving a watch a ten.

Honor Watch 6 technical sheet

Honor Watch 6, Xataka’s opinion

Cropped smartwatch or activity bracelet on steroids: the Honor Watch 6 falls between two lands, as Bunbury and his people said. For the price it seems like a good watch, although I miss a definitive payment system and greater separation from the smartphone. Making and receiving calls is fine, for everything else you need the phone. If it allowed me to respond to messages, even with templates, and have access to my essential apps, it would be an almost unbeatable watch.

It is a very good sports and health monitor, suitable for large wrists and for those who need to record their workouts without the watch’s battery dying. I am convinced that I could spend a whole day of hiking in the mountains and return home still with a battery. Knowing where I am at all times and with a resistant and very well finished watch.

Do I recommend it to you?

I say yes. With the nuances that I have left along the way: it is not a fully fledged smartwatch. If what you are looking for is to measure your daily dose of sports with a device that keeps up with you, the Honor Watch 6 is for you. Keep in mind that you will need your cell phone for most tasks.

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