The Honor Band 10 is such good value that I bought one myself, and I’ve been using it every day for months

Dec 17, 2025 - 15:31

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The Honor Band 10 is such good value that I bought one myself, and I’ve been using it every day for months

The Honor Band 10 is a good value fitness tracker, delivering a wealth of features at a dazzlingly low price. Although constructed primarily from plastic, its design looks classy and attractive without any buttons. Its step tracking isn’t the most accurate out there, but this is a reasonable compromise given the cost.

Pros

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Incredibly good value
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Solid battery life
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Classy, buttonless design
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A wealth of features

Cons

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Slightly optimistic step tracking
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Media playback controls are hit-and-miss

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Honor Band 10: One-minute review

When I made the jump over to using an Honor phone as my daily driver, it only made sense to leave my old Huawei Band 9 behind and pick up a matching fitness tracker. Enter the Honor Band 10, the Chinese tech brand’s latest affordable fitness tool promising a wealth of smartwatch-lite features at an incredibly low price.

But does the Honor Band 10 actually deliver? Absolutely, although there are one or two rough edges to bear in mind before you rush to add it to your cart. Starting with the good, the sleek design is a winner; there’s only one color available, a basic black, but a charming golden accent around the edges of the sleek 1.57-inch AMOLED touchscreen make it look far more premium than the price would suggest.

Sure, the body of the Honor Band 10 is made from plastic, or ‘durable polymer materials’ according to the manufacturer, but it doesn’t feel cheap and my model hasn’t managed to pick up any noticeable scratches even after months of daily use. Unlike other options on the market, the Honor Band 10 doesn’t have any buttons either, giving it a very streamlined appearance.

When you first take it out of the box you have to turn it on by plugging it into its magnetic changing cable and during use, waking the screen is as simple as raising your wrist or a quick tap on the glass – a very seamless, almost Apple-like experience.

The battery life is solid, lasting about three days with the always-on-display enabled, but there are plenty of smart features to extend that to over a week. I particularly like the ability to schedule the always-on-display, so you don’t waste any charge keeping a clock on screen outside the times you really need it.

It's compatible with the Honor Health app (which you can sync with the likes of Apple Health easily), which is simple to use and offers access to a good amount of data including the usual overall activity level, daily step count, total calories burned, sleep tracking and your heart rate, in addition to a daily health report. The watch comes with a decent number of faces out of the box in both analog and digital styles, but you can always download more if you’re not happy with them thanks to a wide range of both official and community-made options to choose from.

My one complaint comes from the step tracking on the band itself. It’s a little optimistic, especially compared to my other fitness trackers. I make an effort to hit 10,000 steps per day and when I wore it at the same time as an old Fitbit Charge HR, I found that the Honor Band 10 was off by about ten percent or so in the upwards direction, which isn’t the end of the world given the low price – but could be a good reason to consider a more premium option instead.

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There are also some small issues with the smartwatch features. Notifications come through almost instantly, but the media playback controls are very hit-and-miss. I often have to tap multiple times to skip a song, or notice that the song title hasn’t actually updated to reflect what’s playing. This feature is also entirely disabled if you’re using iOS, which is a shame. However, you’re not really missing out on too much in my experience.

Honor Band 10: Specifications

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Price	£44.99 (around $60 / AU$90)
Dimensions	43.2 x 28.2 x 8.99mm
Display	1.57-inch AMOLED
GPS?	No
Battery life	14 days

Honor Band 10: Price and availability

Costs £44.99 (around $60 / AU$90)
Not available in the US
Expect frequent discounts

I purchased the Honor Band 10 when it first arrived on the Honor store back in May.

It was priced at £49.99 and cost me a total of £44.99 plus shipping thanks to a £5 launch day discount. I can confidently say that the band is great value at the price I paid, though its going rate has since been lowered to £44.99, with frequent discounts down to £39.99, making it an even more tempting proposition.

Unfortunately, as with other Honor products it’s hard to find in the US as it’s not officially sold. Your best option would be to import the band from third-party sellers on sites like Aliexpress, but you should be aware that you may lose any warranty or support and that compatibility isn't guaranteed.

Honor products are also not officially available in Australia, so expect similar hurdles there.

Scorecard

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Category	Comment	Score
Value	The Honor Band 10 is fantastic value, especially if you grab it one of the many sales throughout the year.	4.5/5
Design	The classy buttonless look of the Honor Band 10 helps it stand out from the crowd, though it is still a plastic body.	4/5
Features	There are plenty of features here given the low price, including some that you would usually expect from a more expensive smartwatch.	4.5/5
Performance	The performance is good, but has some compromises. The step counter is a tad optimistic, and media playback controls are a bit iffy.	4/5

Should I buy the Honor Band 10?

Buy it if…

You want a fantastic value fitness tracker
It’s hard to complain about the Honor Band 10 given its rock bottom price tag. You’re getting an awful lot of smart band here for not very much cash.

You love the look
The Honor Band 10 stands out from its biggest competitors with its sleek, buttonless design. It only comes in black, but the gold accent looks lush on your wrist.

Don’t buy it if…

You want perfect accuracy
If you’re after the most accurate possible step counter, then you should probably swerve the Honor Band 10 as it is a little off. You’ll need to spend more to get something significantly better, though.

Also consider

Xiaomi Smart Band 9
This is the budget fitness tracker to beat, and the Honor Band 10 puts up a pretty good fight. The Smart Band 9 is a little cheaper and is more widely available, but I prefer the design of the Honor.
Read our full Xiaomi Smart Band 9 review

Fitbit Charge 6
The Fitbit Charge 6 is double the price of the Honor Band 10, but delivers much more accurate step tracking. It’s the one to choose if that’s your biggest concern, though it comes with its own drawbacks.
Read our full Fitbit Charge 6 review

How I tested the Honor Band 10

I bought the Honor Band 10 back in May 2025 and have been using it daily since. I’ve taken it on plenty of walks in my quest to hit 10,000 daily steps and measured its accuracy against other fitness trackers that I own. I’ve also been using it as a watch – even occasionally glancing at the time throughout the writing of this review.