Huawei Philippines recently held an event wherein they introduced their latest devices, namely the HUAWEI Mate X7, MatePad 11.5 S 2026, FreeClip 2, and the HUAWEI Band 11 series. The last of which is comprised of the HUAWEI Band 11 Pro and the Band 11.
The Band 11 series, in particular, offers a slimmer and lighter design with a larger display. We had the opportunity to experience the HUAWEI Band 11 Pro for ourselves, thanks to our friends from Huawei Philippines.
The HUAWEI Band 11 Pro is built and designed for those with an active lifestyle but what’s it like for someone who’s mostly at home and in the city? Here’s my experience with the new Band 11 Pro in the span of about two weeks.
HUAWEI Band 11 Pro Review
Design and Build
The HUAWEI Band 11 Pro is built around a 1.62-inch 482×286 rectangular AMOLED panel with up to 2000 nits of peak brightness. The brighter screen allows you to check things on the Band even while being under the midday sun.
Compared to its base sibling, Band 11 Pro has an angular housing for the display, offering a more active and sporty design. That said, though, its design can still be used for most events.
The Band 11 series also features a larger display than its predecessor by 27%, offering more real estate for information and more.
The housing is built from CNC-cut aluminum alloy and is impressively thin at 8.99 mm. If you’re coming from its predecessor, you’ll find the same single button on the right-hand side, which brings out the Hex Grid UI as well as takes you back to the watch face screen.
Amidst the larger size, the watch itself maintains a lightweight design at around 18g. This makes it easier to wear the HUAWEI Band 11 Pro, especially when you go to bed for sleep tracking, which I’ll get to in a while.
The model that was lent to us was the one that has the Blue Fluoroelastomer Strap. The strap is still quite breathable and feels comfortable to wear, even when I was quite sweaty.
Performance and Health Tracking Features
The HUAWEI Band 11 Pro is equipped with a 9-axis IMU sensor, an optical heart rate sensor, and an ambient light sensor. These work hand-in-hand with the software to offer a variety of health monitoring features.
Among these include the usual heart rate, SpO2, and sleep tracking, along with the more unique Emotional Wellbeing 2.0, Sleep breathing awareness, heart rate variability, and Arrhythmia analysis. That’s on top of the 100+ sports modes that the Band 11 Pro supports. Yes, that, indeed, is a lot.
Admittedly, I only really used sleep tracking, which now uses HUAWEI TruSleep 4.0 and Emotional Wellbeing 2.0. That said, I kept the rest of the tracking activated throughout my experience just for peace of mind.
While I’m on the topic of HUAWEI TruSleep 4.0, the lightweight and slim design of the HUAWEI Band 11 Pro helped me sleep with the Band 11 Pro while going to bed without being bothered by having it on my wrist.
Of course, you shouldn’t use these to replace a full medical, but they could be used as an early detection for things like sleep breathing issues.
If you live a more active lifestyle, though, these will come in very handy, especially things like Heart Rate Variability (HRV) to aid in your recovery. You can check these out via the HUAWEI Health App, which I’ll get to later.
Aside from that, you enjoy support for 100+ sports modes, and the HUAWEI Band 11 Pro, in particular, features an independent GPS with a built-in GNSS chip and antenna. This chip and antenna allow you to track your outdoor runs and cycling routes, even without your phone.
Battery Life and Charging
The HUAWEI Band 11 Pro is equipped with an impressive 300mAh battery, which is marketed to offer up to 14 days or up to 8 days of typical use. Based on my experience with the Band, I was able to get roughly the same amount with one full charge.
I generally used the smart band to keep track of notifications, sleep tracking, and heart rate monitoring. For the most part, I also used it with automatic brightness, and Always-on-Display turned off.
I haven’t quite gotten back to running, so I wasn’t able to test its battery life with heavier tracking when you’re working out. You’re likely to get closer to the 8 days of battery life with Always-On-Display turned on, fitness tracking, and all the other health monitoring features.
I only really needed to charge the HUAWEI Band 11 Pro once during the roughly 14 days it was with me, and that’s pretty impressive.
If you do need to charge the Band 11 Pro, it tops up with magnetic charging via two contact points on the bottom of the watch. I generally prefer a magnetic puck to charge smart watches/bands, because my previous experience with the two-contact-point charging was quite finicky. However, I was quite surprised to find that the magnetic charger on the Band 11 Pro was quite secure.
Connectivity and Software
During my time with the HUAWEI Band 11 Pro, it wasn’t officially available yet, which meant that I had to use a beta version of the HUAWEI Health App. That said, though, connecting it was very easy nonetheless.
The smart band supports Bluetooth 6.0, which, in addition to future-proofing, means you can enjoy connnection between the Band 11 Pro and your smartphone at longer distances. This can come in handy if you have notifications on and want to stay on top of notifications, but want to do other things without your smartphone.
Additionally, the HUAWEI Band 11 Pro and the series are supported by Android and iOS devices, in addition to Huawei devices, making it accessible to you, regardless of which device you use. Huge win!
The Health App centralizes control for the Band 11 Pro, for things like changing watch faces or downloading new ones, customizing your notifications, setting your health monitoring options, and more.
More importantly, the app is where you get to see the reports for the things it has tracked, like sleep, SpO2, Emotional Wellbeing, and exercise. You can set the information to Daily, Weekly, Monthly, and Yearly. In my case, I like seeing how well I slept from day-to-day or week-to-week. The app also gives you insights and trends for your data, making it even better for those who want to tweak and adjust their schedule and the like.
I can’t forget that the HUAWEI Band 11 Pro supports GCash Watch Pay for QR payments. Unfortunately, it was confirmed that the Angkas app support won’t be supported on the Band 11 Pro. That said, though, even payments via GCash ought to be enough to add an extra level of convenience, especially for those who use the app frequently.
Additionally, you can use the Band 11 Pro as a Remote Phone Camera Shutter for most devices, making taking photos while on the go easier.
Verdict
The HUAWEI Band 11 Pro is available in the Philippines for PHP 4,499. And for its price, it is packed with a variety of features, including a plethora of health monitoring, a large battery, a lightweight design, and support for 100+ sports modes, all while offering a large display.
Its design, though, is more masculine compared to its Band 11 sibling, which comes with softer lines and rounded edges. Although if you’re more active, the independent GPS, Track run mode, and other Pro-specific features definitely make it a better choice if you’re thinking of buying the HUAWEI Band 11 series.
I think the build and the large display of the HUAWEI Band 11 Pro, and the Band 11 series as a whole, offer a full smartwatch-like experience, without the price tag of a full-on smartwatch. Of course, you don’t enjoy some features like eSIM support and similar features, but it does offer health monitoring, keeps you notified, and other features. These are enough for me to at least check it out.
The HUAWEI Band 11 series is also built to be supported by Huawei devices, as well as iOS and Android devices.
The HUAWEI Band 11 Pro is offered with a 1-month HUAWEI Watch Face VIP Subscription worth PHP 289. Additionally, if you add PHP 20, you can get a 1-month HUAWEI Health+ Membership worth PHP 169.
If you’re interested in checking out the HUAWEI Band 11 Pro, you can check it out via the HUAWEI Online Store and the official HUAWEI Shopee and Lazada. The HUAWEI Band 11 is also offered via the HUAWEI Online Store, as well as the aforementioned Shopee and Lazada links.
Ram found his love and appreciation for writing in 2015 having started in the gaming and esports sphere for GG Network. He would then transition to focus more on the world of tech which has also began his journey into learning more about this world. That said though, he still has the mentality of "as long as it works" for his personal gadgets.
