Advertisement I had extremely high hopes for the Honor Band 6. This might be the most handsome fitness band I’ve ever worn, with a wider footprint blurring the line looks-wise between tracker and smartwatch.
But after three frustrating runs during the testing process, I was told by Honor’s representatives that connected GPS won’t work with Android phones when you start a run from the device. While it’s possible to start a workout from the phone rather than the wearable, this is a work-around that’s far from ideal.
I’ve had no indication that this will be changed, and it means that the Honor Band 6 is hobbled when used with anything but iPhones or the small number of Huawei or Honor handsets available in the UK (one of which I used for the rest of my review). Because of stiff competition in the under-£50 bracket, that makes it very difficult to recommend to Android owners, regardless of its many other qualities. However, iPhone owners who don’t want to spend a fortu