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April 18, 2020

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disassemble non-separable devices and see how they are built from the inside.

Today the next bracelet from Huawei is Honor Band 3. The model is not new,

however, it is very common, and is also made according to the same scheme as its own

honor band follower

4, which means this material can be useful for those who are going to disassemble the “four”.

Why might you need to disassemble such a fitness bracelet? You never know the reasons, for example, to replace the battery or, I don’t even know, it’s just interesting. 🙂

So, let’s get started.

First, let’s examine the bracelet in order to better understand

structure and decide which side is best to approach it from. Looks like

that the bracelet is made by analogy with Xiaomi Band 3, which means a plastic capsule containing all

electronics, simply covered with protective glass on top, like a lid. Our task is

open this cover.

And we will do this traditionally for such operations as usual

a household hairdryer and a stationery knife.

First, remove one side of the strap. One for

the second one was convenient to hold the bracelet when we separate it.

We are looking for a joint and deciding on the place from which we will start

opening. This will be the end that is most convenient in terms of effort.

Before starting the opening, we warm the capsule from above with a hairdryer.

So that the lid burns your fingers a little.

Well, then we put the knife end-to-end and slowly, slowly, separate

cap and capsule.

Our task is to create a gap between the lid and

body.

Once the lid has given way, the process will go easier.

The main thing is to take your time so that there are no deep burrs

on the body (we still have to put it back together). Also, take your time so as not to

damage the lid — if you do it too hard, it may crack (in this model it is plastic). In case of disassembling Honor Band 4, it is better to use

plastic instrument, since there is a glass and metal lid

the tool may crush it.

We gradually go around the perimeter, dividing the bracelet into two

half.

In the case of Honor, the cover can be removed without fear of damaging the cables — it is not connected to the electronics in any way.

Finally the lid gave in.

Below it we see the capacitive contact pad of the button and

display, under which the rest of the filling is hidden.

Let’s check whether the bracelet has survived such vandalism.

Hurray, everything works. Go ahead.

Now you need to remove the giblets.

To do this, it is better to first peel off the display so that it does not

cracked due to bending when removed.

Peel off the capacitive cable that was under the button. We warm up the display with a hairdryer.

Then we pry it from the side with a plastic pick, or better yet, with a soft finger, and slowly begin to peel it off.

Take your time, the display is fragile.

After the display is peeled off, underneath we see part

battery markings.

At the top there is a separate Bluetooth antenna unit, which is connected to

board with clamping contacts.

We pry it up and take it out.

Now you need to remove everything else — we hook it to the battery and take out the entire filling of the bracelet.

And inside there is a rather small board to which it is glued

battery.

The battery is larger than that in the Xiaomi bracelet: its capacity is 100 mAh versus 75

mAh in Mi Band

3.

There is an inscription on the battery stating that this is a second battery. Where

then the first one?

Looks like this battery is used in more than just the bracelet

as the main one, but also as a secondary one in some other Huawei product. Interesting.

Of the interesting things, you can select a separate place for some

planar chip. Curious what should have been there?

It looks like this is a place for an NFC chip. But, alas, I don’t have an NFC version to test this guess, so

Let’s leave this at the level of speculation. On the other hand, what else should there be?

Another thing that distinguishes the Huawei bracelet is the sensor soldered on the board

heart rate. In Xiaomi it is made in the form of a separate module on a cable. The less

loops, the stronger the structure.

Carefully remove the display module by unfastening the cable.

The button remains on the same cable.

Another thing that bothered me was the brightness of the display.

Without the cover, the display is very bright. Therefore, the thought arose

try removing the tint from the glass so that the information on the display is visible

better on a bright sunny day.

But, alas, my hopes were not justified, since no

there is no tint film and the screen area is just a polished part

covers. It’s a pity.

Another interesting thing is that the vibration motor is located in its own metal casing.

Considering the density of the components inside and the presence of a large number of soft gaskets that can move during the assembly process and press against the motor, this decision seems justified and reasonable. Interesting, this is the first time I’ve come across such a design.

Actually, there is nothing else interesting inside, which means

It’s time to put the bracelet back together.

We assemble it in exactly the same order as we took it apart. This is

means that we will glue the display into place after

Let’s install a board with a battery in the capsule. This is because during the installation process

board inside the capsule, you will have to press it with force so that it fits into

grooves — the display will not survive such treatment.

All that remains is to replace the cover.

To restore the seal, I used super glue gel.

It doesn’t smudge like the liquid version, yet dries quickly and securely

glues the parts of the bracelet together, which allows you to start using the device

almost immediately after assembly.

Although in this case, you can use another glue, for example, B7000, since the structure does not bear bending loads. But remember that B700 loses its properties when heated, so if you leave such a glued bracelet in the sun, it may lose its seal. So it’s better to use super glue, it won’t let you down.

Impressions

In my subjective opinion, Honor has an excellent inexpensive phone with all the modern features: an elongated screen with a cutout, two cameras, a capacious battery, an NFC chip, a large display and a lot of memory.

Despite the fact that in general the smartphone makes a positive impression, it also has certain disadvantages. For example, the brightness of black is quite high, so with good brightness of white, the contrast is average. The main cameras are frankly weak. I think the P20 Lite shoots better for the same price.

The disadvantages include the lack of an update to EMUI 9. Still, with this software, the smartphone should work faster.

Otherwise, the Honor 8X is universal: in black it will suit conservative consumers, and in red and blue – for young people. In addition, they give free of charge either the Honor Band 3 fitness tracker for 3,000 rubles, or an external battery for 4,000 rubles, or Honor Sport sports headphones for 3,000 rubles.

Before drawing a conclusion, it is worth describing the range of competitors.

• Huawei P20 Lite
  
  . Costs 18,000 rubles. One of the best camera phones. We found this out in the material at the link
  . The characteristics are the same, plus or minus, but the P20 Lite looks simpler and cheaper.
• Honor Play
  
  . Costs 20,000 rubles. It uses a powerful Kirin 970 processor. There are two cameras, the battery capacity is the same as that of Honor 8X. The body is made of metal. The screen is slightly smaller. Based on my review, the Play matrix is ​​simpler.
• Meizu 15 Lite
  
  . Costs 20,000 rubles. A beautiful compact smartphone without NFC. Great Qualcomm processor, lots of memory, good cameras and music chip. The downside is that the battery capacity is only 3000 mAh.
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro
  
  . Costs 20,000 rubles. The device does not have an NFC chip. Everything else is more or less interesting: Snapdragon 636, two cameras and a 4000 mAh battery.

I think I would advise you to take a closer look at the Meizu 15 Lite if NFC is not required, and take the P20 Lite for the camera. If appearance is important — Honor 8X, something stronger than glass — Honor Play with a powerful processor.

Productivity

The Honor 8 hardware platform is based on the 8-core HiSilicon Kirin 950 SoC. The SoC includes four powerful 64-bit ARM Cortex-A72 cores with a frequency of up to 2.3 GHz, which are complemented by four simpler 64-bit cores Cortex-A53 with a frequency of up to 1.8 GHz. The quad-core Mali-T880 MP4 video accelerator is responsible for graphics processing.

The smartphone’s RAM capacity is 4 GB, the built-in flash memory is 32 or 64 GB (the user has no more than 23 GB of free space out of 32 GB). This volume can be increased using microSD cards, but then you will have to remove one of the SIM cards. It is also possible to connect external flash drives to the USB port in OTG mode.

Kirin 950 is a top-level platform, it’s practically the same flagship Kirin 955, only here the maximum operating frequency of the older Cortex-A72 cores is reduced from 2.5 to 2.3 GHz. Everything else is the same, including the Mali-T880 video core and the i5 coprocessor, responsible for the operation of the Honor 8 sensors. The platform is much more powerful than the Kirin 650, which was installed in the Huawei P9 Lite, a very large gap is visible in all tests without exception.

In comprehensive tests, the Kirin 950 SoC shows good results, although they are not maximum. The flagships of the mobile platform market remain the top SoCs from Qualcomm and Samsung; their superiority over the Kirin 950/955 is especially evident in graphics tests. However, the performance of the review hero should be enough to complete any task, including fairly demanding games.

Testing in the latest versions of complex tests AnTuTu and GeekBench 3:

For convenience, we have summarized all the results we obtained when testing the smartphone in the latest versions of popular benchmarks. The table usually adds several other devices from different segments, also tested on similar latest versions of benchmarks (this is done only for a visual assessment of the obtained dry figures).

Testing the graphics subsystem in 3DMark, GFXBenchmark and Bonsai Benchmark game tests:

When testing in 3DMark, the most powerful smartphones now have the ability to run the application in Unlimited mode, where the rendering resolution is fixed at 720p and VSync is disabled (which can cause the speed to rise above 60 fps).

Browser cross-platform tests:

As for benchmarks for assessing the speed of the javascript engine, you should always make allowance for the fact that their results significantly depend on the browser in which they are launched, so the comparison can only be truly correct on the same OS and browsers, and this option is not always available during testing. For Android OS, we always try to use Google Chrome.

AndroBench memory speed test results:

Related links

Review of the Honor 7C smartphone

Review of the Honor 8C smartphone

Review of the Honor 8X smartphone

Really good camera? Review of Honor 10 Lite for 14,990 rubles

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Workouts with an ankle bracelet

The main difference between the Honor Band 5 Sport and the “regular” Band 3/4/5 is the ability to attach it to the leg and collect detailed statistics, which is only possible with this form of wearing the gadget. This is optimal for running — both outdoors and on a treadmill.

When connected to a smartphone, the device can build your track, but most importantly, it analyzes your technique in detail: cadence (number of steps per minute), ground contact time, landing impact, average overlap angle, average eversion.

Obviously, all this can be measured only if there is software support and appropriate sensors, as well as the ability to conveniently and securely attach the gadget to the leg. And Honor Band 5 Sport provides all this. Moreover, as we already noted, it automatically detects when you insert it into the clip.

And then there are two options. The first is that you can start a workout directly on the bracelet. The second option is that you can first attach the bracelet to your shoes (the most convenient way is on the laces of your sneakers) and only then start the workout through the application. The application will begin a countdown (3, 2, 1), and at the moment when you need to start, the gadget on your leg will vibrate.

An interesting detail: the manufacturer takes the concept of “workout” seriously, so a run shorter than 10 minutes and 1 kilometer is not considered a workout, and therefore, detailed statistics on it are not saved. But the bracelet is not aimed at those who just went for a five-minute run to clear their conscience.

The fact of the matter is that it is intended for motivated people who, even if they are not athletes, want to run regularly, often, for a long time and strive to improve not only external indicators — speed, distance, time — but and running technique. And for this, the application contains all the necessary information, as well as very valuable text recommendations.

Another mode that is available in the “sports” version of Band 5 is basketball. But here is an important caveat: it is only supported on Android. If you use a bracelet with an iPhone, then alas. The Huawei Health app, even on Android, does not have this mode; you can enable recording of a basketball practice only through the bracelet itself, when it is inserted into the clip, and only if it is paired with an Android device.

For the basketball mode there are no lower restrictions on duration: he will record at least half a minute and talk about the training, giving a total score and assessing five indicators, including strength, acceleration, quality of jumps, jerks and movement (note the lack of consistency in translation on different application screens).

Summary figures are shown in the form of diagrams (here “flipping through” workouts would be useful to see the dynamics, but this is not yet available), there is also more detailed data on jumps and movement speed.

We also tested the Honor Band 5 Sport in cycling mode, but in this case we did not receive any exclusive information. That is, even when the bracelet is inserted into the clip on the shoe, it does not count the number of pedal presses and other things. You can just as easily ride a bike using any other Huawei/Honor wearable device or strap the Band 5 Sport on your hand.

Of course, like other current bracelets from the manufacturer, Honor Band 5 Sport has a moisture protection of 5 ATM, which allows you to safely swim with it in the pool and swim in open waters (if the water is salty, you should then rinse it thoroughly under fresh water ). It gives the same swimming information as Honor Band 5.