Huawei Honor Band Z1 launched in India for Rs 5499

The band showcased in October, would be available exclusively on Flipkart.com starting today. Still then, Huawei has plenty to show off with its Honor Band Z1 and it has definitely arrived early to the affordable smartwatch party.

Honor, the devices brand of Huawei, has launched its fitness wearable device called Honor Z1 Band in India. It has a sleep tracker and a silent alarm to wake up users from their sleep. The smartwatch that delivers a 3 day battery life and works with iOS and Android, goes on sale in cream and black and Flipkart will ship them to you right away.

It comes with a 5.2-inch FullHD screen and is powered by Huawei’s home-brewed HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset with an octa-core processor (quad-core 2.2GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.5GHz Cortex-A53) coupled with 3GB of RAM. The Smartwatch has a Bluetooth 4.1 to connect with your Phone. This band also has other features such as call reminding, SMS notification, calorie consumption tracker, pedometer, sleep tracker, exercise tracker, and calendar function. Compatible with both Android and iOS, the wearable is also IP68-certified, which makes the device water resistant and dustproof. Consumers in India are becoming serious about their fitness regimes and are therefore looking for a gadget that tracks their overall health.

While named as Honor Band Z1, the device is not just a band, but also acts as a smartwatch with soft-lit touchscreen and real time tracker. “We are hopeful that this new band would be received well by the Indian audience”, said P. Sanjeev, Vice President Sales, Huawei India.

“We are pleased to announce the launch of new Honor Z1 Band in India today”.