The Huawei Band 7 is a great-looking, comfortable fitness tracker with an impressively low price
The Huawei Band 7 is an impressively affordable fitness tracker with plenty of fitness tracking features for a small price. It’s not yet available in the US due to Huawei’s ongoing dispute with the US government, but in the UK it retails for around £49.99 or AU$$159.00 in Australia.
In that regard, it’s a direct competitor to Fitbit’s dominance of the more affordable end of the spectrum, and goes toe-to-toe (or bezel to bezel) with the Fitbit Inspire 2. For the low cost of entry, though, users get access to a thin, light, and comfortable fitness tracker, with more sensors than the casual user is likely to need.
That includes blood oxygen readings, something previously reserved for pricer smartwatches, as well as the usual accouterments of step tracking, heart rate, and calories burned. It’s not a complete experience for those looking for something more malleable, though – while there are third-party watch faces that can be downloaded (and purchased), the Huawei Band 7 is a closed circuit as far as third-party integrations go, meaning there’s no Strava integration. It can write to Apple’s Health app, though.
There’s also sadly no Bluetooth playback or onboard storage either, meaning if you’re out for a run you’ll need to take your phone with you to listen to music. It also lacks GPS, but in testing its step counts and distance tracking were impressively accurate.
Still, if you’re starting your fitness journey, it’s hard to argue with the price here, and with a solid companion app as well that’s capable of setting a variety of fitness goals, there’s a lot to like for such a small outlay. It’s certainly one of the best cheap fitness trackers around.
The Huawei Band 7 arrived earlier in 2022, and while it’s currently available in the US, you can pick it up for £49.99 / AU$159 in either Graphite Black, Wilderness Green, Nebula Pink, or Flame Red.
