Honor Watch 5 debuts with larger and brighter display, 15-day battery life

Alongside the global launch of its Magic V3 foldable, Honor announced a new smartwatch – the Honor Watch 5. This comes as the successor to last year's Honor Watch 4 and features a bigger and brighter screen, improved battery endurance, and more accurate health tracking.

Honor Watch 5 is built around a square 1.85-inch AMOLED display with 450 x 390px resolution and 1,000 nits peak brightness. The smartwatch sports a 6-series aluminum frame which features a rotating knob for easier controls, as well as a speaker and microphone for Bluetooth calls.

Watch 5 features an IP68 rating and is 5ATM waterproof so you can take it swimming. It can track the usual mix of sports activities and comes with on-device GPS positioning.

It pairs over Bluetooth 5.2 and packs 4GB onboard storage for storing music playlists. The software side is covered by Honor’s MagicOS 8.

New for this year are Honor’s Scientific Sleep Management, Healthy Morning Report, and Quick Health Scan which help you stay on top of your health monitoring.

The 480mAh silicon-carbon battery on Watch 5 offers a 21% boost in energy density compared to the battery on the Honor Watch 4. Combined with the Honor OS Turbo X system-level energy consumption optimizer, Honor claims you can get up to 15 days of battery life form the Watch 5 with regular usage.

Honor Watch 5 in black, gold and green

Honor Watch 5 comes in Black, Gold and Green colors. Pricing and availability are yet to be revealed.