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REVIEW: Huawei Band 10 is a good fit for those starting on fitness

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Arthur Fuentes

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1740359670190huawei band pic.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>The Huawei Band 10. Arthur Fuentes, ABS-CBN News</div>MANILA - The Huawei Band 10 is a slim fitness and health tracker that was announced along with several other devices at the Chinese tech giant&#x27;s global launch in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last week.If you&#x27;re a budget-conscious health buff who wants to track your fitness but is not ready to take the plunge to a full-featured smartwatch, the Band 10 is an affordable alternative and a good place to start in smart wearables.With the high <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/technology/2025/2/18/huawei-launches-mate-xt-tri-folding-phone-globally-0152" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">global anticipation for the Mate XT</a>, it is understandable that the Band 10 was overshadowed by the world&#x27;s first trifold smartphone. But the Band 10 is an interesting gadget in itself.As the successor to the Band 9, it&#x27;s positioned as an affordable health and fitness tracker with several smartwatch features thrown in. While smartwatches typically start at around P8,000 and up (at least the reputable ones), the Band 9 was priced at P1,999. Huawei has yet to announce pricing for the Band 10 as of this posting, but it&#x27;s safe to say that the sticker for this will be around the same ballpark.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1740321955429huawei sports.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>Huawei Band 10 has different sports modes. Arthur Fuentes, ABS-CBN News</div>So what is the Band 10? If you&#x27;re used to the circular or squarish designs of most smartwatches, the elongated rectangular design of this gadget may seem strange to you--like a miniaturized smartphone on your wrist.But aspect ratios aside, the Band looks smartly designed and the build quality is top-notch. The aluminum bezel looks elegant, and the strap feels very comfortable. While I personally prefer big roundish watches with lots of metal, I can see this slim colorful watch appealing to younger people.It has a single control button on the right side and a 1.47-inch AMOLED touchscreen with a 194 × 368 pixel resolution. It would have been nice if there was a denser pixel count, but that may make it more expensive. I would&#x27;ve liked the screen bezels to be a little thinner though.The Band 10 has several sports modes (100 according to Huawei but I wasn&#x27;t really able to scroll through all those menus), an optical heart rate sensor, and several other motion sensors meant to detect your activity. It can track how many steps you&#x27;ve taken during the day, and how long you&#x27;ve been sitting inactive. It can also track your sleep, assess if you had a good night&#x27;s rest, and even detect arrhythmia or irregular heartbeat--which may be a symptom of an ailment.  I used the band 10 over several days--I wore it while running on the treadmill, biking outdoors, and doing some strength training in the gym. It was comfortable to wear and tracked my treadmill runs and resistance sessions fairly well.Using it for outdoor cycling, however, presented some additional tasks compared to a full-featured smartwatch like the Huawei Watch GT 5 Pro. As the Band 10 doesn&#x27;t have a GPS sensor, it needs to connect to a smartphone to follow your route on a map.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1740322018151huawei cycling composite.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>The Huawei Band 10 can be used as a heart rate monitor and paired with other devices like a cycling computer. Arthur Fuentes, ABS-CBN News A cool feature of the Band 10 however is its ability to act as a heart rate monitor and connect to another device. I used it as an HRM for my Garmin Edge 830 bike computer, and it worked flawlessly.</div>But I really don&#x27;t think that this is a device meant to be used by hardcore outdoors people. While the screen looks good indoors, it can be a bit hard to read in daylight.Huawei said the Band&#x27;s battery life can last up to two weeks. I haven&#x27;t confirmed this as I&#x27;ve had it for only three days, but so far after several workouts, the battery was at 70 percent.The Band 10 uses the Huawei Health app on your smartphone, which stores and analyzes the data from the wearable to give you a holistic picture of your fitness. The Huawei Health app is supposed to easily connect to Strava--which is the undisputed king of fitness apps. However, I have not been able to get my workouts on the Band 10 to appear on Strava so far--which is kinda strange since I had no such problem with the Huawei Watch GT 5 Pro before. I hope it&#x27;s just a minor bug that will be remedied with an update.Like the GT 5 Pro, the Band 10 is supposed to also get a GCash feature that will let users pay cashlessly using just the watch. Huawei has yet to announce when this feature will roll out, but it will sure be a nifty trick if you can just pay by having your watch scanned.All in all, the Huawei Band 10 is a good wearable that&#x27;s a good fit for people who want to start on a healthier journey but are not yet quite ready to commit to buying a pricier full-featured smartwatch. It&#x27;s also a good match for people who want to track their sleep but are not willing to keep wearing a bulky smartwatch when getting some ZZZs.The Huawei Band 10 is <a href="https://s.shopee.ph/8KcPcBkbZo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">available on Shopee</a>.

Can't buy an expensive smartwatch to track your fitness? This could be a good alternative.

Can't buy an expensive smartwatch to track your fitness? This could be a good alternative.

REVIEW: Huawei Band 10 is a good fit for those just starting on fitness

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REVIEW: Huawei Band 10 is a good fit for those just starting on fitness

Arthur Fuentes,

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Published Feb 24, 2025 09:54 AM PHT

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Updated Apr 23, 2025 07:51 PM PHT

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