Honor Band 10 leak hints at April launch
The Honor Band 10 might be just around the corner, if a recent leak and a few tell-tale signs are anything to go by. A well-known Chinese tipster has hinted that the launch could be only weeks away, with details pointing specifically to a late April release window.
A post on Weibo by Instant Digital has stirred the pot with claims that a “Bracelet 10” is on the way. Huawei Central picked up the thread and concluded this was a direct reference to the Honor Band 10. The original post points to a release toward the end of this month. Another source has gone a step further, suggesting April 10 as the launch date, though that prediction doesn’t seem to have much evidence behind it.
But the timing makes sense. The Honor Band 9 launched in March 2024, so a one-year cycle keeps things moving at a pace familiar in the fitness tracker space. Honor also skipped over the number 8 in the series, most likely to sync up its naming scheme with Huawei’s own line of wearables.
Another iterative upgrade?
The Band 9 itself didn’t shake up the formula much, but it did offer a few small upgrades over the Band 7. The most obvious one was the bump in display size, up from 1.47 inches to 1.57 inches, along with a slightly higher resolution and a 60Hz refresh rate. The Band 9 also dropped the physical button entirely, switching to full touchscreen controls. That may not be to everyone’s taste, but it gives the tracker a cleaner look.
Other changes were minor. Bluetooth was nudged forward from version 5.2 to 5.3, which might make for a slightly more stable connection and marginal improvements in energy use. Internally, the sensors stayed the same on paper — heart rate, SpO2, accelerometer, and gyroscope. There was also the addition of a Fitness Age feature, which estimates how fit you are in terms of your biological age. It’s a simplified take on the Vo2max metric that’s common in pricier wearables.
For those hoping for built-in GPS, the answer was still no. The Band 9 continued to rely on connected GPS via a smartphone, which is typical in this price bracket. Battery life remained solid at up to 14 days on a single charge under light use, or about 10 days with more active tracking. That was thanks to a 180mAh battery that supports fast charging, carried over from the previous generation.
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Given that the Band 9 was a mild refresh, it’s reasonable to wonder what the Band 10 might bring. There are no specs just yet, but it’s fair to expect another small round of refinements. Possibly a brighter or more power-efficient screen, further software polish, or upgraded sensors. GPS support still seems unlikely unless Honor decides to push slightly out of the budget category.
In any case, if you’ve been thinking about picking up the Band 9, it might be worth waiting a couple of weeks. Honor appears to be wrapping up this generation. Even if you don’t end up getting the Band 10, the Band 9 could soon see nice discounts once its successor hits the shelves.
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