Honor Band 5 Basketball Edition: Professional basketball monitoring, sports information at a glance

1. Introduction: Professional basketball monitoring bracelet similar to Tracy McGrady's

As the most popular category of smart wearable products, smart bracelets have developed over the years and have their own unique advantages in both depth and breadth.

Smart bracelets on the market can be divided into several categories according to their functions: sports, communication, and control (smart home). These categories allow manufacturers to conduct in-depth research on a certain function, and also allow users to make more targeted choices.

In this regard, the Honor Band 4 running version released last year is an example.

The feature of the Honor Band 4 Running version is its in-depth exploration of running and sports functions. In addition to being worn on the wrist, it can also be worn on running shoes. Through the built-in six-axis sensor, it can detect seven sports index data, which can guide users to make their running posture more professional.

Because of the success of the Honor Band 4 Running Edition, the Honor Band 5  Basketball Edition released by Honor this year is naturally highly anticipated by everyone.

According to the official introduction, the Honor Band 5 Basketball Edition is a professional basketball sports monitoring device. It can not only monitor running posture, but also monitor basketball data. When wearing the product on the foot, you can choose to enter the basketball mode, and the built-in six-axis sensor of the bracelet can record the data of the entire game.

In addition, technical support is provided by national professional sports research institutions, which scientifically interpret the data and give corresponding exercise suggestions, thereby improving basketball training level while reducing the risk of injury during exercise.

Recently, we at Kuai Technology got this product. Let’s take a look at its specific performance!

 
2. Appearance: 6 colors of wristbands, 13g lightweight body

The Honor Band 5 Basketball Edition offers 6 colors of straps, namely Seagull Gray, Sakura Pink, Starry Yellow, Denim Blue, Wanton Red, and Nebula Purple. The one I have is Sakura Pink.

The accessories include the strap, main body, buckle and USB charging head.

The Honor Band 5 Basketball Edition uses a 0.5-inch PMOLED screen, weighing about 6g, and is very small in the hand. This screen is not a touch screen, but only used to display information. All interactions are performed through the circular touch button below the screen.

With the wristband, the weight is about 13g, and it feels almost "nothing to wear" when in use.

When charging, remove the bracelet from the strap, insert the USB charging head, and then connect the charger to charge.

Another accessory - a buckle, can be used to lock the removed main body and fix it to the shoe.

A lot of thought has obviously gone into the selection of the wristband material for the Honor Band 5 Basketball Edition. The woven wristband is made of strong yet lightweight yarn.

When wearing it, there is no need to worry about the troublesome buckle design, and the woven material is more breathable and comfortable.

As a sports bracelet, the biggest difference between the Honor Band 5 Basketball Edition and ordinary bracelets is that it has two wearing methods. In addition to being worn on the wrist, it can also be worn on shoes through the buckle in the accessories.
 
3. APP experience: All sports information at a glance

When connecting for the first time, turn on Bluetooth and use Huawei's Sports Health app to connect to the Honor Band 5 Basketball Edition.

After connecting the bracelet, you can view data such as sleep, steps, distance, calories, and various training modes in the Sports Health APP, including running, walking, cycling, etc. After starting exercise, the mileage will be automatically calculated and the user's exercise trajectory will be displayed.

Find My Device in the APP, select Honor Band 5 Basketball Edition, and you will see more functions after entering. For example, sedentary reminder, alarm clock, message notification, calorie consumption, screen light up when you raise your wrist, wearing method, etc.

In addition, the Honor Band 5 Basketball Edition supports message reminders, including incoming calls and text messages from social apps that we use most often. When there is a new message, the bracelet will vibrate to remind you, and it supports both Android and iOS systems
 
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1. Basketball data monitoring

Most of the existing smart bracelets use X, Y, and Z three-axis coordinate sensors. This sensor can help us measure cycles and steps, but it is difficult to accurately calculate the values ​​of distance, length, and angle, and it is precisely the latter that running and basketball enthusiasts need.

This has prompted Honor to introduce a more accurate six-axis sensor in the Honor Band 5 Basketball Edition. Compared with the three-axis acceleration sensor, the three-axis gyroscope added to the six-axis motion sensor can sense the angular velocity (angle change over time) along the X/Y/Z axis respectively.

Therefore, the six-axis sensor can not only calculate the period of movement, but also the rotation angle of the object in space, so as to better detect the posture changes during movement. For example, 100 posture changes can occur in one second, and the Honor Band 5 Basketball Edition can collect the corresponding 100 data points, including spatial position, posture changes, etc., to form a smooth trajectory, and the measurement effect will be more detailed and accurate than before.

During the test, first wear the Honor Band 5 Basketball Edition on your foot, then manually enter the basketball mode. After the test, the data will be synchronized to the mobile phone APP.

The data recorded during the whole exercise include the number of vertical jumps, vertical jump height, air time, moving speed, exercise duration, distance, calories, number of steps, active time, active time percentage, etc. If you break it down, the vertical jump height can be divided into the maximum vertical jump height, average vertical jump height and each vertical jump height, and the air time can also display the maximum air time, average air time and each air time. The data is very detailed.

After the exercise, I checked the App and saw the performance score. In addition to the comprehensive score, individual scores were also given for jumping, movement, sprinting, maximum acceleration and lower limbs.

These data are very necessary for professional basketball players, who can intuitively understand their physical condition through various data, so as to conduct basketball training scientifically. For ordinary people like us, these data can help us better understand our physical condition, and we can also join groups in the APP for multiplayer PK, adding some fun to the sport.

2. Running posture data

Compared with basketball, running is a more common choice for modern people to exercise for health.

Combined with the APP data, the bracelet will provide seven professional running posture parameters, namely landing method, landing impact, eversion amplitude, swing angle, stride length, stride frequency, and ground contact time.

Scientifically interpret running posture parameters and give exercise suggestions. Users can use running posture parameters as a reference to not only improve running efficiency but also reduce the risk of muscle and joint injuries during running.

With the six-axis sensor, the user's landing time and landing type during running are more accurate. Professional data such as swing angle and eversion angle during running can only be achieved under the six-axis sensor. At the same time, using the six-axis motion sensor combined with a high-precision posture fusion algorithm, the bracelet can accurately calculate our running distance.

According to official data, the average running distance calculated by the wristband can still reach 97% accuracy without the help of GPS. In our actual test, the error did not exceed 10 meters, which also verified this statement.

3. Waterproof test

It is worth mentioning that the Honor Band 5 Basketball Edition is waterproof to a depth of 50 meters. It can be worn when showering, swimming in a pool, or swimming in shallow water. It can also withstand daily water stains and splashes.

4. Battery life test

Officials say the Honor Band 5 Basketball Edition supports 21 days of standby and can work for two weeks in typical usage scenarios.

Due to the particularity of the bracelet's battery life, a complete charge and discharge test takes too long, so we only selected two days of usage, starting with 100% battery.

During use, the wrist-raising function and all message notifications were turned on, and the exercise time was about 1 hour. After two days of use, the remaining power was 90%. Based on this, we can infer that the battery life of the Honor Band 5 Basketball Edition is more than half a month.

 
5. Summary: Sports and fashion combined with professional basketball monitoring bracelet

In life, most people do not pay attention to whether their running posture is standard when exercising, which not only leads to accidental injuries during exercise, but also makes it difficult to achieve good fitness results. In the absence of coaching guidance, it is particularly important to wear a smart wearable product that can give users scientific running posture guidance.

After two days of using and testing the Honor Smart Band 5 Basketball Edition, I found that the Honor Band 5 Basketball Edition meets these requirements very well.

In terms of professional running, it gives us a realistic and vivid sports lesson by accurately recording 7 professional data such as eversion amplitude, landing mode, landing impact, and ground contact time. The basketball monitoring function customized for basketball players and enthusiasts allows users to intuitively understand their own status through various data, so as to conduct basketball training scientifically and improve their basketball level.