Honor brand of Huawei has launched today its fitness wearable Honor Z1 Band in India, which was showcased last month at the launch event of Honor 7 smartphone in New Delhi. This band is priced Rs. 5499 and will be available on Flipkart.com starting today. The Honor Z1 Band is available in two colors : subdued black strap with gun-metal Black Band and Cool cream strap with Silver Band.
Honor Z1 Band has a circular design with brushed metal bezel around the corners and display at the center. This Band has 1.06 inch (128 x 128 pixels) POLED display and is powered by Cortex M4 STM32F411 chip.
This Band is compatible with smartphones running on Android 4.4.4 or later, and iPhones running on iOS 7.0 and later. It can be paired with smartphones via Bluetooth 4.1.
Honor Z1 Fitness Band is dust proof and water resistant and has been accredited with IP68. Combined with MyFitnessPal app, the band offers activity, step and sleep tracking mechanism for the users who are always on the move. This band also has other features such as call reminding, SMS notification, calorie consumption tracker, pedometer, sleep tracker, exercise tracker,and calendar function.
This band is packed with a 70mAh battery, which is claimed to provide up to 4 days of usage time and up to 14 days standby time.
Commenting on the announcement, Mr. P. Sanjeev, Vice President Sales, Huawei India – Consumer Business Group said, “We are pleased to announce the launch of new Honor Z1 Band in India today. Consumers in India are becoming serious about their fitness regimes and are therefore looking for a gadget that tracks their overall health. The Z1 Band is our latest offering under Honor umbrella that deliver information on user’s sleep schedule and tracks fitness. We are hopeful that this new band would be received well by the Indian audience.”
