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Rank 46 out of 58 Summarized in this category Rankings based on: • Pros-to-cons ratio • Number of reviews • Category average

Huawei

Band 8

Name: Band 8
Brand: Huawei

around $60

All prices are estimates and may vary from actual prices.

190 Pros

68%
15 reviews (2h 2m)

90 Cons

The Huawei Band 8 is a lightweight and stylish fitness tracker boasting a large 1.47-inch AMOLED display with vibrant colors and crisp details. Enjoy up to 14 days of battery life on a single charge and quickly power up with fast charging – just 5 minutes gets you two days of use. Customize your look with 10,000+ watch faces, including options to...

Summary of pros and cons from human reviewers, put together by AI

79%

61 vs 16

Features

89%

40 vs 5

Design/Style

79%

19 vs 5

Battery Life

33%

18 vs 37

Accuracy

100%

19 vs 0

Comfort/Wearability

Reviewer verdict

Across 15 YouTube reviews, the Huawei Band 8 earns an Index score of 3.7/5, ranking #46 among Fitness Trackers. Reviewers most often praise its features, design/style, battery life, while the most common criticisms concern accuracy, features.

The Band 8 is widely praised for its extensive health and fitness feature set, with reviewers frequently noting robust heart rate, SpO2 and sleep monitoring, automatic exercise recognition, and support for around 100 workout modes (features mentioned in 61 of the extracted comments). Reviewers also consistently compliment the large, bright 1.47-inch AMOLED display, attractive/customizable watch faces and removable straps (design/style referenced in 40 comments). Battery life and fast charging are another common strength, with up to 14 days and quick top-ups highlighted repeatedly (battery life mentioned in 19 comments). Many reviewers likewise emphasize the band’s light, comfortable wear (19 comments) and generally accurate tracking for several metrics (18 comments).

Criticisms cluster most heavily around inconsistent accuracy, particularly heart rate and sleep/step tracking during dynamic activities like cycling or interval training (accuracy issues appear in 37 of the extracted cons). Reviewers also call out missing or limited features compared with fuller smartwatches—no built-in GPS in some variants, limited music/storage, payment services or microphone/speaker, region‑locked services, and some workout modes providing only basic data (features criticized in 16 comments). A number of reviewers report UX or responsiveness problems such as jittery scrolling, laggy menus and occasional unregistered touches, plus reduced battery when always-on display is used (ease-of-use and battery cons appear across multiple comments). Several reviewers felt the Band 8 represents only incremental upgrades from previous generations and expected more meaningful improvements (overall disappointment noted in 12 comments).

Analysis based on 15 YouTube reviews (2h 2m of video) with 190 pros and 90 cons extracted.

Pros (190)

Features (61)

Huawei band a also added a seven-day resting heart rate curve ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Lighter and Thinner Fitness Tracker 2 @ 3:11
Huawei true sleep 3.0 sleep monitoring technology ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Fitness Tracker, Which Is Better Than @ 3:18
in the exercise options of Huawei band 8 we see 100 types of exercise such as running cycling swimming and rope skipping covering almost all of our daily exercise items ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Lighter and Thinner Fitness Tracker 2 @ 3:33
supports up to 100 sports mode monitoring ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Fitness Tracker, Which Is Better Than @ 3:58
while weight band 8 also supports continuous blood oxygen saturation monitoring throughout the day and 24-hour intelligent continuous monitoring if the blood oxygen saturation is suddenly low the bracelet will also automatically alarm to remind the user to pay attention ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Lighter and Thinner Fitness Tracker 2 @ 3:13
smart negative screen has also been added ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Fitness Tracker, Which Is Better Than @ 4:23
the built-in multi-function NFC module of Huawei band 8. ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Lighter and Thinner Fitness Tracker 2 @ 4:14
supports the blood oxygen automatic detection function ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Fitness Tracker, Which Is Better Than @ 3:47
while supporting the more accurate while waitressing 5.0 heart rate monitoring technology ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Lighter and Thinner Fitness Tracker 2 @ 3:01
large screen notification messages can be displayed on one screen ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Fitness Tracker, Which Is Better Than @ 2:00
automatic recognition function of sports status ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Fitness Tracker, Which Is Better Than @ 4:05
sleep tracking is supposed to be improved on the band n ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 12:53
The pedometer function is great ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 1:58
reduce brightness at night this is something that I actually advise you to do so you don't twice the battery during the night ▶ Huawei Band 8 - How to Use - Tutorial / Review @ 8:47
there's tons of watch faces as I alluded to earlier and there's tons of sport modes ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review - All Screens, Weather, Workouts, etc. @ 5:27
The SPO2 tracker is great ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 2:00
The amount of workouts is decent and it can well track most of your sports activities ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 2:58
I really like that I thought that was a neat addition ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review - All Screens, Weather, Workouts, etc. @ 1:39
some of them are customizable with your own photos for example some of them are customizable where you can customize what little widgets appear on the screen ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review - All Screens, Weather, Workouts, etc. @ 1:51
Health tracking is traditionally among the top strengths by Huawei ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 0:52
this option here is something really cool you should definitely enable this and what this does is that once you lose the connection with your phone then your fitness band is going to notify you about that and that's very useful for example if you're a person who loses their smartphone a lot if you forget it somewhere for example you're outside you forget your smartphone then once you distance yourself from your phone for about 30 feet or more your fitness band is going to vibrate and show you that you have lost connection with your phone and that's going to remind you that you're actually forgot to take your phone so it's a really useful feature ▶ Huawei Band 8 - How to Use - Tutorial / Review @ 17:14
some of these screens you can do that and I think that's really neat ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review - All Screens, Weather, Workouts, etc. @ 2:14
flashlights great ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review - All Screens, Weather, Workouts, etc. @ 7:10
shutter remote and this app once you open it is going to open the camera up as you can see and now you can take photos with the fitness bunches tab here and you can see it's going to take the photo you also have an option to set the timer of two or five seconds ▶ Huawei Band 8 - How to Use - Tutorial / Review @ 3:25
add multiple pictures as a watch face ▶ How to Set Image as Watch Face on HUAWEI Band 8 @ 3:09
find my phone the way this app works is that it uses Bluetooth connection to find your phone and make it rinse ▶ Huawei Band 8 - How to Use - Tutorial / Review @ 6:12
cycle between the watch faces ▶ How to Set Image as Watch Face on HUAWEI Band 8 @ 4:12
it gives you an option to quickly reply from the fitness band to whoever send you the message ▶ Huawei Band 8 - How to Use - Tutorial / Review @ 4:18
flashlight this is a very useful app when you find yourself in the dark ▶ Huawei Band 8 - How to Use - Tutorial / Review @ 5:59
set an image as a watch face ▶ How to Set Image as Watch Face on HUAWEI Band 8 @ 0:06
over 10 000 watch faces to choose from ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review @ 0:35
you can also set your own quick reply messages ▶ Huawei Band 8 - How to Use - Tutorial / Review @ 4:41
find phone feature ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review @ 3:08
step tracking...works pretty well ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review @ 2:22
features that you'd find on a regular watch such as a timer, alarm and stopwatch ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review @ 3:01
true relax feature which helps reduce stress ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review @ 2:00
provide real-time heart rate monitoring while swimming ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review @ 2:17
standard features like alarm timers, stopwatch, weather app and a flashlight ▶ Top 5 Reasons Why Huawei Band 8 is the Must-Have Smart Band @ 3:12
heart rate, blood oxygen and sleep monitoring ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review @ 1:16
reliable sleep tracking ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review: Best Fitness Tracker of 2023? @ 3:09
remote shutter that lets you control your phone's camera ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review @ 2:41
interact with applications from your watch face ▶ Top 5 Reasons Why Huawei Band 8 is the Must-Have Smart Band @ 2:52
quite a few health metrics for a cheap smartwatch, including 24/7 heart rate tracking with alerts, stress tracker, breathing exercises and spo2 tracker ▶ Top 5 Reasons Why Huawei Band 8 is the Must-Have Smart Band @ 3:23
The H Band 8 will also track naps ▶ Huawei Band 8 Sleep Tracking Accuracy Test @ 4:26
lots of convenient features like incoming call notifications, message notifications with quick replies, the ability to control your music ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review @ 2:34
a way to find your watch from your phone ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review @ 3:11
100 workout modes ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review @ 2:09
all the features I tested worked as expected ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review @ 4:30
receive all notifications on this watch live from WhatsApp your emails and you get missed call notifications ▶ Top 5 Reasons Why Huawei Band 8 is the Must-Have Smart Band @ 2:43
automatically detect any of the four major swimming strokes ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review @ 2:12
automatically detects walking and running exercises ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review: Best Fitness Tracker of 2023? @ 4:57
weather app is really nice since it shows additional information such as sunrise and sunset, moon rise and moon set, and even the current moon phase and illumination ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review @ 3:16
customizable watch faces ▶ Top 5 Reasons Why Huawei Band 8 is the Must-Have Smart Band @ 0:09
music player with which you can skip, go back, play and pause and adjust the volume ▶ Top 5 Reasons Why Huawei Band 8 is the Must-Have Smart Band @ 3:06
built-in GPS ▶ Top 5 Reasons Why Huawei Band 8 is the Must-Have Smart Band @ 1:55
this will allow the huai band A to give you more indepth sleep data ▶ Huawei Band 8 Sleep Tracking Accuracy Test @ 3:47
the we and Aid also tracks your breathing quality ▶ Huawei Band 8 Sleep Tracking Accuracy Test @ 4:43
accurately identifies workout intensity in different heart rate zones ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review: Best Fitness Tracker of 2023? @ 2:22
accurate blood oxygen reading ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review: Best Fitness Tracker of 2023? @ 3:40
records around 100 different workout modes ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review: Best Fitness Tracker of 2023? @ 4:42
excellent health and fitness tracking abilities ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review: Best Fitness Tracker of 2023? @ 6:52

Design/Style (40)

display effect is quite delicate ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Fitness Tracker, Which Is Better Than @ 1:50
a 1.47 inch mold Colorful full screen with a right angle frame which is officially called fashionable small vertical Edge perfectly into weave's practical Aesthetics and cool technological style ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Lighter and Thinner Fitness Tracker 2 @ 0:24
screen a mold 368 by 194 resolution 2.5 D high quality curved glass screen and curved glass cover are enough to guarantee the visual effect ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Lighter and Thinner Fitness Tracker 2 @ 1:58
versatile for the style of clothing ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Fitness Tracker, Which Is Better Than @ 1:29
brightness of the screen is relatively High ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Fitness Tracker, Which Is Better Than @ 1:55
the Huawei band 8 has four colors magic Knight black cherry pink and wool green and vibrant orange ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Lighter and Thinner Fitness Tracker 2 @ 0:36
look and feel is still clear under direct sunlight Outdoors ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Fitness Tracker, Which Is Better Than @ 1:58
the strap here it's removable so you can add you can replace it with another color ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review #huaweiband8 @ 1:55
if you want a more fashionable and interesting picture while weight Band-Aid also provides 10 000 plus different watch faces we could also wear watch faces and match appropriate dials according to different daily wears to meet individual needs ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Lighter and Thinner Fitness Tracker 2 @ 2:08
Bandit is more similar to watch fit2 the way you change the strap here ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review #huaweiband8 @ 1:41
can also transfer photos from the phone to the bracelet to form a custom dial ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Fitness Tracker, Which Is Better Than @ 2:18
comparing to the band 7 the band 8 is totally having more brightness ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review #huaweiband8 @ 0:58
simple but also attractive ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Fitness Tracker, Which Is Better Than @ 1:24
10 000 plus different watch faces ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Fitness Tracker, Which Is Better Than @ 2:13
1.47 inch mold screen with a resolution of 368 by 194 ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Fitness Tracker, Which Is Better Than @ 1:48
supports wearing a dial which can generate a suitable style of dial according to different outfits every day ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Fitness Tracker, Which Is Better Than @ 2:25
the screen here it comes with the AMOLED so the colors will be very sharp and also it's easy to read the messages and notification as well ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review #huaweiband8 @ 1:10
the band 8 comes with sharp edges ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review #huaweiband8 @ 0:13
good levels of brightness, greatl lookinging menus, responsive interface, beautiful watch faces ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 6:08
bend it is little bit more bright and the colors are a little bit sharp comparing to the band 7 ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review #huaweiband8 @ 7:12
you will get more extra straps for the Band-Aid as well ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review #huaweiband8 @ 9:10
replaceable strap ▶ Huawei Band 8 REVIEW: Is It Better Than Xiaomi Smart Band 8? @ 1:21
for band 8 is more easy and similar to The Watch fit ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review #huaweiband8 @ 9:03
I just think it looks looks better than the xiaomi looked I think ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review - All Screens, Weather, Workouts, etc. @ 8:12
the other thing I really like about this band is the band itself like these leather in this case it's a fabric band very easy to take out and put new bands in ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review - All Screens, Weather, Workouts, etc. @ 7:32
strap quick release button ▶ Huawei Band 8 || Gesture and Menu || Unboxing || Connect to @ 2:57
always on display ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review @ 0:39
for the band it here you can have you have more options ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review #huaweiband8 @ 7:49
screen is clearly visible both indoors and outdoors ▶ Huawei Band 8 REVIEW: Is It Better Than Xiaomi Smart Band 8? @ 3:40
gets pretty bright outdoors and even indoors ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review @ 0:25
buttons on the bottom that let you remove the strap ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review @ 0:56
AMOLED display with always-on display ▶ Huawei Band 8 REVIEW: Is It Better Than Xiaomi Smart Band 8? @ 3:10
Straps are also detachable and you can use a lot of third parties ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 4:05
easily insert a replacement one ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review @ 1:00
1.47 inch AMOLED with 282 pixels per inch ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review @ 0:15
available in a few different colors ▶ Top 5 Reasons Why Huawei Band 8 is the Must-Have Smart Band @ 0:58
rather big 1.47 inch almond touch display ▶ Top 5 Reasons Why Huawei Band 8 is the Must-Have Smart Band @ 0:04
the display remains impeccable for the category and size of the display offering contrast sharpness and brightness worthy of OLED technology ▶ Huawei band 8 Blood Unboxing 1.47'' AMOLED | Heart Rate | 2 @ 0:46
silicon strap with a quick release feature ▶ Top 5 Reasons Why Huawei Band 8 is the Must-Have Smart Band @ 0:54
decent AMOLED screen with vibrant colors and sharp details ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review: Best Fitness Tracker of 2023? @ 5:46

Battery Life (19)

battery life of up to 14 days ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Fitness Tracker, Which Is Better Than @ 4:32
fast charging ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Fitness Tracker, Which Is Better Than @ 4:44
while weight band 8 also supports fast charging and long battery life it can be used for two days after charging for five minutes and can be fully charged in 45 minutes the battery life can last up to two weeks ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Lighter and Thinner Fitness Tracker 2 @ 4:30
long battery life ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Fitness Tracker, Which Is Better Than @ 0:05
it charges really fast as well so it's great ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review - All Screens, Weather, Workouts, etc. @ 8:07
magnetic charging port ▶ Huawei Band 8 || Gesture and Menu || Unboxing || Connect to @ 1:53
I think it looks cool I think it looks better than the xiaomi the battery life is great as is the xiaomi I mean it lasts like two weeks ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review - All Screens, Weather, Workouts, etc. @ 5:19
The battery life, on the other hand, is great. ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 6:26
fully charge the watch in around 45 minutes ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review @ 4:01
with all features enabled, battery life of 9 days which is still great ▶ Top 5 Reasons Why Huawei Band 8 is the Must-Have Smart Band @ 1:26
can last for two whole days with a quick five minute charge ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review @ 4:03
battery life up to 14 days ▶ Top 5 Reasons Why Huawei Band 8 is the Must-Have Smart Band @ 1:15
Huawei does not specify how much battery the band 8 has but the promise of up to 14 days of use remains a highlight ▶ Huawei band 8 Blood Unboxing 1.47'' AMOLED | Heart Rate | 2 @ 1:13
very strong battery life ▶ Top 5 Reasons Why Huawei Band 8 is the Must-Have Smart Band @ 0:07
long battery life ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review @ 3:34
can last for a maximum of 14 days ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review @ 4:09
magnetic cable ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review @ 4:19
faster charging (0 to 100% in 45 minutes) ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review: Best Fitness Tracker of 2023? @ 6:40
long battery life (up to 2 weeks) ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review: Best Fitness Tracker of 2023? @ 6:33

Comfort/Wearability (19)

body weight to 14 grams ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Fitness Tracker, Which Is Better Than @ 1:09
add antibacterial ions ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Fitness Tracker, Which Is Better Than @ 2:44
there is even a woven strap version of less than 4 grams which can be said to be very light ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Lighter and Thinner Fitness Tracker 2 @ 1:00
thickness to 8.99 millimeters ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Fitness Tracker, Which Is Better Than @ 1:06
light wearing experience ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Fitness Tracker, Which Is Better Than @ 0:07
the thickness of huaweed band 8 is only 8.99 millimeters this is what weighs light distance in its large screen smart bracelet so far and it is also what weighs first large screen smart bracelet with a thickness of less than nine millimeters ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Lighter and Thinner Fitness Tracker 2 @ 1:07
the skin friendly feel of the silicone strap is also worthy of Praise ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Lighter and Thinner Fitness Tracker 2 @ 1:21
the main body of Huawei band 8 is 13.9 grams the strap is 10.1 grams and the tote overweight is only 24 grams ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Lighter and Thinner Fitness Tracker 2 @ 0:55
the weight for the band is here guys it's only 14 gram ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review #huaweiband8 @ 1:20
very light weight (14g without strap) ▶ Huawei Band 8 REVIEW: Is It Better Than Xiaomi Smart Band 8? @ 2:27
clasp strap ▶ Huawei Band 8 REVIEW: Is It Better Than Xiaomi Smart Band 8? @ 1:43
Among the devices with the smallest bumps around the sensors at the bottom ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 3:36
It remains super compact ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 3:17
upgrade with the materials with Huawei trying to escape from the plastic and the strap ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 3:47
pretty compact ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review @ 1:10
weighs 14 grams without a strap ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review @ 1:10
pretty live with just 14 grams without the strap you really don't feel this one during the day night or during workouts ▶ Top 5 Reasons Why Huawei Band 8 is the Must-Have Smart Band @ 0:33
Compact ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review @ 4:37
slightly slimmer and lighter design ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review: Best Fitness Tracker of 2023? @ 5:33

Accuracy (18)

accuracy of heart rate monitoring has also been upgraded ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Fitness Tracker, Which Is Better Than @ 3:39
we again mostly see a good agreement ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 2:33
decent agreement between the Huawei band 9 in red and the polar h10 in blue green ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 1:58
generally looks okayish most points are on or close to the blue line ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 1:21
the correlation is quite high at 0.99 ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 5:20
improved accuracy ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Fitness Tracker, Which Is Better Than @ 3:28
for this quite straightforward run it quite well most points are on or close to the Blue Line ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 4:59
for this more or less continuous run it actually did pretty good ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 5:38
the huawe band 9 actually did quite well compared to other watches ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 5:47
for the second 2/3 of this ride the agreement is almost spot on ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 2:09
it actually looks pretty good ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 2:47
looking at the Run itself this indeed looks quite good ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 5:26
the watch comes here with the new true scene 5.2 so the sensor here guys are very accurate ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review #huaweiband8 @ 3:07
The HR sensor seems to be very accurate and detects well different stages of your pulse ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 2:22
Huawei continue to be among the very few out there who measure your movements with a 9 axis setup as opposed to the more traditional six axis ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 3:02
the H Band AG has been very consistent and accurate in tracking my Total Sleep duration ▶ Huawei Band 8 Sleep Tracking Accuracy Test @ 3:12
remarkably accurate heart rate monitoring ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review: Best Fitness Tracker of 2023? @ 1:46
the H Band 8 has been very consistent and accurate in tracking my too sleep duration ▶ Huawei Band 8 Sleep Tracking Accuracy Test @ 0:38

Ease of Use (10)

the 1.47 inch mold screen is responsible for the display and most of the control operations the 65 screen to body ratio is quite okay in The Wristband category and there will be enough margin for thumb sliding operations ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Lighter and Thinner Fitness Tracker 2 @ 1:45
very very easy to do ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review - All Screens, Weather, Workouts, etc. @ 7:47
physical button on the side ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 3:34
swipe right to going back ▶ Huawei Band 8 || Gesture and Menu || Unboxing || Connect to @ 1:04
charging this band is also very easy ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review - All Screens, Weather, Workouts, etc. @ 7:51
swipe down for menu option ▶ Huawei Band 8 || Gesture and Menu || Unboxing || Connect to @ 0:19
physical button ▶ Huawei Band 8 REVIEW: Is It Better Than Xiaomi Smart Band 8? @ 1:47
very fun to touch ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review @ 0:19
in general the Huawei band 8 is working and Performing really well ▶ Huawei band 8 Blood Unboxing 1.47'' AMOLED | Heart Rate | 2 @ 4:49
intuitive UI elements on the band ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review: Best Fitness Tracker of 2023? @ 6:10

App/Software (7)

equipped with Harmony OS 3.1 ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Fitness Tracker, Which Is Better Than @ 4:16
It for sure looks nice and the software is designed so that the available space is well utilized ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 5:39
lightweight batteryfriendly operating system. Quite intuitive too ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 7:42
view all this information in the app which gives you a more detailed view ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review @ 1:21
actively encourages exercise with activity records and healthy clovers ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review: Best Fitness Tracker of 2023? @ 3:52
evaluates sleep data and makes helpful suggestions ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review: Best Fitness Tracker of 2023? @ 3:35
fantastic UI design of Huawei Health app ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review: Best Fitness Tracker of 2023? @ 5:17

Value for Money (5)

it's only like 40 bucks at the time of this review ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review - All Screens, Weather, Workouts, etc. @ 8:20
the price is still the same as with band 9 ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 9:03
affordable price ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review @ 4:51
it's worth buying ▶ Huawei band 8 Blood Unboxing 1.47'' AMOLED | Heart Rate | 2 @ 5:06
affordable price ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review: Best Fitness Tracker of 2023? @ 7:04

Durability (5)

durable polymer materials ▶ Huawei Band 8 || Gesture and Menu || Unboxing || Connect to @ 1:32
waterproof by 5 ATM standard ▶ Huawei Band 8 REVIEW: Is It Better Than Xiaomi Smart Band 8? @ 2:33
The major difference now is the case aluminium alloy as opposed to plastic ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 4:48
water resistant up to 5 ATM ▶ Top 5 Reasons Why Huawei Band 8 is the Must-Have Smart Band @ 1:08
it's a well-built band ▶ Huawei band 8 Blood Unboxing 1.47'' AMOLED | Heart Rate | 2 @ 5:04

Overall (3)

ceiling level performance ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Fitness Tracker, Which Is Better Than @ 1:19
the band 8 was one of my top performers in my testing last year ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 0:15
we have a few things upgraded from the band 7 like display and Battery ▶ Huawei band 8 Blood Unboxing 1.47'' AMOLED | Heart Rate | 2 @ 4:56

Compatibility (3)

compatible with both Android phones and Apple iPhones ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review @ 0:08
can broadcast heart rate data via Bluetooth ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review: Best Fitness Tracker of 2023? @ 2:51
compatible with IOS and Android smartphones ▶ Top 5 Reasons Why Huawei Band 8 is the Must-Have Smart Band @ 1:11

Cons (90)

Accuracy (37)

this definitely seems a bit worse ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 1:41
to the point where I wouldn't want to use it for cycling outside ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 8:17
the watch detected a to low heart rate ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 1:35
the hardare tracking performance would be as good or maybe even better than the Huawei band 8 ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 0:06
it missed this first segment right here where I had an increase in my heart rate ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 2:18
right here did it detect a slightly too high heart rate ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 5:32
this r value which is the correlation is not amazing not terrible but definitely not amazing at 0.89 ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 1:43
it again struggled in the beginning right here ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 7:38
it also struggled a bit not completely correctly detecting my heart rate ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 2:24
for biking inside it didn't do so great so mixed results ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 6:08
it's really not doing well it's in the lower middle class of watches ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 7:58
there are quite a few points away from the blue line ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 1:26
the Huawei band 8 we can actually see this is doing a lot better than both the Huawei band 7 and Huawei band 9 ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 3:59
the second ride I did looked a bit better it did quite often SE detected to low heart rate ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 7:28
the Huawei band 8 is doing significantly better than the huawe band 9 at least in my testing ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 8:35
this is not terrible but also not great ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 2:27
this actually looks a lot worse ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 6:59
in the higher heart rate range most points are below the Blue Line indicating that at the height of my heart rate the watch wasn't able to keep up with that increase in heart rate ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 9:41
it misses some of the dips in my heart rate ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 2:49
for many of the other watches that did an interval training which tends to be a bit harder ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 5:51
overall for me not a satisfactory performance for cycling outside ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 7:47
the Huawei band 9 is somewhere in the lower middle class of watches it's not the absolute worst out there but I wouldn't trust its performance for weightlifting ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 10:31
the correlation is a lot lower now at 0.64 ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 7:03
the correlation is also quite low at 0.67 ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 10:02
it struggled a bit right here detecting a too low heart rate and also twice detecting a weird spike in my heart rate ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 2:36
we now see quite a few points below the Blue Line indicating that the Huawei band 9 detected a to low heart rate in these moments ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 6:52
the Huawei band 9 in red generally detected a way too low heart rate for more or less the entire ride ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 7:18
the hu band 9 just wasn't able to detect that it basically detected none of the peaks in my heart rate correctly so for weightlifting at least with the current firmware it doesn't seem to do very well ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 10:16
the other thing is that the steps as you can see today incorrect um I should have like 1500 steps it's only showing 581 and also the sleep tracking could also be more accurate ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review - All Screens, Weather, Workouts, etc. @ 4:59
I've only taken 581 steps which is incorrect and that is one of the things about this band that I um I'm not so happy with is that sometimes the data on steps and the data on sleep is not completely accurate so that is a little bit annoying ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review - All Screens, Weather, Workouts, etc. @ 3:25
software remarks mentioned, the inaccurate sleep tracking ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 8:31
sleep tracking results are very far away from being optimal ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 1:27
the least reliable about sleep tracking ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 1:52
sleep tracker didn't work well, only tracked naps ▶ Top 5 Reasons Why Huawei Band 8 is the Must-Have Smart Band @ 3:37
since an electro andram wasn't applied in my test I cannot say if The Who and it is accurate in tracking the time spent in the virus stages of sleep ▶ Huawei Band 8 Sleep Tracking Accuracy Test @ 0:45
determine if the H and ID is very accurate in tracking the time spent in the various stages of sleep and E G is required to accurately track your sleep ▶ Huawei Band 8 Sleep Tracking Accuracy Test @ 3:19
falls short on pace and cadence data ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review: Best Fitness Tracker of 2023? @ 2:30

Features (16)

this doesn't seem to be the first watch where Hua uses multiple photo detectors ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 12:19
the system reminded me to wake up three times in a row the problem of easy waking is more obvious and reminded me that I have the risk of cardiovascular diseases such as high blood pressure and natural fibrillation ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Lighter and Thinner Fitness Tracker 2 @ 2:45
this remote shutter it needs Huawei phone in order to use this remote shutter you should have Huawei phone ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review #huaweiband8 @ 4:33
alipay and weishing pay I made a mistake by buying this version of the Huawei band it's because these things are only active in China so I spent a few extra dollars for no reason ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review - All Screens, Weather, Workouts, etc. @ 6:55
you cannot reply your message from here so you will just be viewing your messages ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review #huaweiband8 @ 4:59
the music here you cannot download music on the band itself the music here it means the band can control your music on your phone ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review #huaweiband8 @ 4:13
most of the HR functions are at times where most trackers already have ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 1:09
the other things if we're going to start out with things that I don't love about this band is that this band the Huawei band 8 something that I don't really like is that it doesn't get any calendar notifications ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review - All Screens, Weather, Workouts, etc. @ 3:44
Huawei Bounce 10 is without inbuilt GPS ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 2:49
No way to link to earbuds or external HR tracker. No NFC for contactless payments. Just the basics. ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 7:00
no ambient light sensor ▶ Huawei Band 8 REVIEW: Is It Better Than Xiaomi Smart Band 8? @ 3:21
no microphone and speaker, so no calls ▶ Huawei Band 8 REVIEW: Is It Better Than Xiaomi Smart Band 8? @ 1:59
delayed workout pausing ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review: Best Fitness Tracker of 2023? @ 4:59
most workout modes only log basic data ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review: Best Fitness Tracker of 2023? @ 4:47
flashlight that's not all that bright ▶ Top 5 Reasons Why Huawei Band 8 is the Must-Have Smart Band @ 3:17
the bracelet does not have internal storage available to the user that is it is not possible to install applications or tools such as a reminder to drink water nor download music directly to the device for offline listening ▶ Huawei band 8 Blood Unboxing 1.47'' AMOLED | Heart Rate | 2 @ 0:56

Overall (12)

I was just hoping for a better performance from Huawei ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 4:25
this was so surprising ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 11:36
I was really quite disappointed with the results ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 9:01
these initial findings of my testing are disappointing ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 12:46
I'm not sure if I would do that now for the Huawei band 9 based on these results ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 4:19
why would the band N9 do worse than the band eight ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 11:41
I wouldn't feel comfortable doing that for the Huawei V 9 ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 11:25
lack of meaningful upgrades over the past year ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 8:34
fewer updates from the previous generation ▶ Huawei Band 8 REVIEW: Is It Better Than Xiaomi Smart Band 8? @ 7:59
I didn't notice any new option to mention ▶ Huawei band 8 Blood Unboxing 1.47'' AMOLED | Heart Rate | 2 @ 4:53
this band is similar with previous versions ▶ Huawei band 8 Blood Unboxing 1.47'' AMOLED | Heart Rate | 2 @ 5:00
needs improvement in overall user experience (display, UI/UX, build quality) ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review: Best Fitness Tracker of 2023? @ 7:15

Battery Life (5)

the price of too long battery life is often forgetting to charge ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Fitness Tracker, Which Is Better Than @ 4:38
this is going to cost you a lot of battery so I wouldn't advise you ▶ Huawei Band 8 - How to Use - Tutorial / Review @ 7:09
charging cable wrong position ▶ Huawei Band 8 || Gesture and Menu || Unboxing || Connect to @ 2:19
always-on display reduces battery to 3 days ▶ Huawei Band 8 REVIEW: Is It Better Than Xiaomi Smart Band 8? @ 7:44
always on display mode reduces battery life to just three days ▶ Top 5 Reasons Why Huawei Band 8 is the Must-Have Smart Band @ 1:28

Design/Style (5)

embarrassment of small screen bracelets needing Marquees to display long notifications ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review | Fitness Tracker, Which Is Better Than @ 2:07
Chinese inscriptions on the box (Chinese version) ▶ Huawei Band 8 REVIEW: Is It Better Than Xiaomi Smart Band 8? @ 0:46
30 Hz panel which by 2025 standards and trends is rather inexcusable ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 5:46
smaller screen than Xiaomi SmartBand 8 ▶ Huawei Band 8 REVIEW: Is It Better Than Xiaomi Smart Band 8? @ 3:32
lacks auto brightness and 60Hz refresh rate ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review: Best Fitness Tracker of 2023? @ 5:47

Ease of Use (5)

jittery scrolling ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 6:14
this buttons at the edge of the screen a little bit sometimes they don't register properly because it's hard to touch ▶ Huawei Band 8 - How to Use - Tutorial / Review @ 3:04
display jitters ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 8:24
unresponsive touch response at times ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review: Best Fitness Tracker of 2023? @ 5:55
laggy workout menu ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review: Best Fitness Tracker of 2023? @ 6:02

App/Software (4)

I'm having a bit of trouble getting access to the data from the other Huawei band on my left arm ▶ Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not @ 4:37
annoying warnings and explanations around health tracking ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 7:25
The smartphone app is also same old, same old ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 7:45
if you don't have this category it could be because when you install the Huawei health application for the first time you selected a region that doesn't support this feature ▶ How to Set Image as Watch Face on HUAWEI Band 8 @ 0:52

Compatibility (3)

something that I read about before buying this band was that you would be able to do quick replies or like reply with Emoji to text messages that came through but that only works on Android and not on iPhone so since I have an iPhone it doesn't work for me and that's something I didn't know before buying it and also wasn't very clear before buying it so that is a bummer ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review - All Screens, Weather, Workouts, etc. @ 4:32
it shows you your notification but unfortunately because I use an iPhone I can't answer it which is a bummer ▶ Huawei Band 8 Review - All Screens, Weather, Workouts, etc. @ 6:44
Huawei Health app which is not available in Google Play Store for Android users ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 8:28

Durability (2)

poor plastic can easily eject under pressure ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 4:13
plastic frame ▶ Huawei Band 8 REVIEW: Is It Better Than Xiaomi Smart Band 8? @ 1:07

Value for Money (1)

health plus paid subscription option. A lot of paid watch faces too ▶ Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracke @ 7:53

Review sources

Huawei Band 9 : The Biggest Surprise This Year (and it’s not good…) by The Quantified Scientist — 12 pros, 37 cons
Huawei Band 10 Review – Still the Best Budget Fitness Tracker? by TechMishka — 17 pros, 15 cons
Huawei Band 8 Review by Ideas Creations Inventions — 31 pros, 0 cons
Huawei Band 8 Review | Fitness Tracker, Which Is Better Than Xiaomi 2023? by MinistryTech — 26 pros, 2 cons
Huawei Band 8 Review: Best Fitness Tracker of 2023? by GadgetByte — 17 pros, 7 cons
Top 5 Reasons Why Huawei Band 8 is the Must-Have Smart Band of 2023! by The Product Reviewer — 16 pros, 3 cons
Huawei Band 8 Review - All Screens, Weather, Workouts, etc. by Simon Green — 12 pros, 6 cons
Huawei Band 8 Review | Lighter and Thinner Fitness Tracker 2023! by Critical Tech — 15 pros, 1 cons
Huawei Band 8 Review #huaweiband8 by Tech Day — 11 pros, 3 cons
Huawei Band 8 REVIEW: Is It Better Than Xiaomi Smart Band 8? by Tech Brothers — 7 pros, 7 cons
Huawei Band 8 - How to Use - Tutorial / Review by Build Wealth Through Knowledge — 7 pros, 2 cons
Huawei band 8 Blood Unboxing 1.47'' AMOLED | Heart Rate | 2 Weeks Battery Life by New-Tech — 6 pros, 3 cons
Huawei Band 8 Sleep Tracking Accuracy Test by SMARTWATCH SERIES — 5 pros, 2 cons
Huawei Band 8 || Gesture and Menu || Unboxing || Connect to Phone || Firmware Update by HEF — 5 pros, 1 cons
How to Set Image as Watch Face on HUAWEI Band 8 by HardReset.Info — 3 pros, 1 cons

Frequently asked questions

Is the Huawei Band 8 worth buying?

Based on 15 independent YouTube reviews, the Huawei Band 8 scores 3.7/5 with 190 positive and 90 negative points mentioned by reviewers, placing it #46 in the Fitness Trackers category.

What do reviewers like most about the Huawei Band 8?

The most praised aspects are features, design/style, battery life — Features (61 mentions), Design/Style (40 mentions), Battery Life (19 mentions).

What are the most common complaints about the Huawei Band 8?

Reviewers most frequently criticize accuracy, features — Accuracy (37 mentions), Features (16 mentions).

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