Gizcoupon April 17th report: At the Huawei Nova 11 series and Spring new product launch event today, Huawei officially released the Huawei Band 8 and Huawei Band 8 NFC. This is Huawei’s thinnest and lightest large-screen smart band to date. The standard version is available in Midnight Black, Sakura Pink, and Emerald Green. They are priced at 269 yuan(≈$39.15), while the NFC version is priced at 309 yuan(≈$44.97). Pre-orders started at 18:08 on April 17th(Beijing Time), and sales officially began at 10:08 am on April 26th(Beijing Time). The standard version in Vitality Orange is priced at 279 yuan(≈$40.61), while the NFC version in Vitality Orange is priced at 319 yuan(≈$46.43) and will be officially available for purchase on May 31st(Beijing Time).
Huawei Band 8 specifications
The Huawei Band 8 weighs 14g, a 12.5% reduction in weight. In addition, it has a thickness of 8.99mm, a 10% reduction in thickness. It features a slim border full-screen design, available in Midnight Black, Sakura Pink, Emerald Green, and Vitality Orange. It has a 1.47-inch colorful large screen, supporting 10,000+ exquisite and intelligent watch faces.
The Huawei Band 8 comes with the newly upgraded HUAWEI TruSleep 3.0 sleep monitoring algorithm. It supports automatic blood oxygen detection, female health management, and all-day stress monitoring functions. Moreover, it assists users in participating in heart health research by allowing them to wear the band.
The Band supports sleep reminders, sleep mode, and sleep services such as sleep music, mindfulness meditation, and breathing exercises.
Furthermore, it uses a pressure-type quick-release strap featuring a unique patented design that allows for easy removal with a gentle press. The band also supports AOD (always-on display) watch faces, HUAWEI TruSeen 5.0 health management, and HUAWEI TruSport 5.0 professional sports algorithms. It supports 100 sports modes and has added basketball, football, e-sports, and cage tennis modes. Moreover, it can be quickly charged to full in 45 minutes through magnetic attraction. It is worth mentioning that it has a 30% increase in charging speed. It has a normal battery life of 9 days and the longest use time of 14 days.
Swipe right on the Huawei Band 8 to enter the negative screen. It supports music control and displays smart notifications. For example, express delivery, schedules, and flights are pushed from the user’s phone.
The Huawei Band 8 NFC version supports NFC access cards, transportation cards, and mobile payments through Alipay and WeChat Pay.
