Review on Smart bracelet HUAWEI Band 4 Pro, graphite black by Anastazja Miller ᠌

Name: Smart bracelet HUAWEI Band 4 Pro, graphite black
Item: Smart bracelet HUAWEI Band 4 Pro, graphite black
Rating: 3

April 12, 2023

The product did not cause delight, but you can use it.

I took a jogging bracelet so that the phone would not hang in my pockets. Functions, but not as good as we would like - a little disappointed.

Phone firmware: Android EMUI 10.0.0
Bracelet firmware: native 1.5.0.66
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Pros

- There is a GPS and a pedometer, which means some kind of autonomy in training [I run without a phone - only with a bracelet]. Everything is given out for every run, from the heart rate to the quality of the workout itself. You can set up vibration alerts for every kilometer of the distance and not look at the screen at all. - Music management. - You can measure the pulse [very accurately], blood oxygen saturation [I can’t say anything about accuracy], track sleep [I note: full sleep monitoring reduces autonomy]. - As a person with a thin wrist, I want to reassure the owners of such a parameter: it sits on the arm just right, it looks aesthetically pleasing, it does not interfere. In general, running is comfortable, but sleeping is not. - A large community, as a result, a large number of dials for every taste and color. - You can set alerts for absolutely all applications. - Autonomy: enough for 2 runs of 5 km, for 3 - almost the entire battery is spent exactly. Approximately 1 week of work without training. I can’t say more precisely, I don’t have time to sit down because of recharging before a run. - Protection against moisture: I wash in the shower in it without problems.

Cons

- GPS and pedometer are very inaccurate [stayer distances]. Reduces distance by 10-20%. It's not the first day I run - I know my pace (min / km), I know the distances that I run. I run in open space without sharp turns that reduce accuracy. Result: The penultimate 5 km run - in the 4.5 km bracelet, the last 7.5 km run - in the 6.25 km bracelet [checked including on Y. Maps and geolocation of the phone]. - Some runs are tracked by geolocation not from the very beginning, for example, 2 kilometers from the start; there were training sessions that were left without a route at all. - The bracelet only syncs data with the native Huawei Health app. Neither Nike Run nor Google Fit can get data directly. - The application on Android phones is quite convenient, but it constantly asks for various permissions, which it then does not use. You can synchronize with Google Fit, although there were problems with this: on the old phone it didn’t work at all, on the new one - right away. Both there and there EMUI one version. - The "famous" pale stripe on the right side of the screen. Appeared, contrary to the opinions of commentators, not in the heat, but in the usual cool weather. Personally, it doesn't bother me. - A trifle: messages in notifications are written in a font that is very unpleasant for me and a long word can end on another line without any hyphenation rules. Cause: The screen is stretched vertically. - Another little thing: the "buttons" for changing the volume of the music are very small, it's easier to reach the phone.