Huawei Band 7 : Workout Mode Ability is Fantastic
One can observe that when it comes to tracking your workouts, the Huawei Band 7 is capable of performing way more than just tracking 96 different workout modes. In point of fact, with the inclusion of Trusport Analytics, the Huawei Band 7 can offer some extremely advanced tracking features at a price that is affordable, which is fantastic value for money.
If you are not familiar with the term, workout mode ability it’s a system that I have created that allows you to see how much value the device can offer when it’s tracking your workouts, and more importantly if it’s reliable enough to be your primary workout tracker.
In this article, I will delve deep into every aspect of the Huawei Band 7, including a detailed breakdown of how I test its workout mode ability. This information will be of great importance to you if you are looking to purchase the Huawei Band 7. If you’re after fitness tracking, this article is an excellent starting point to gain a comprehensive understanding of the Huawei Band 7’s tracking capabilities. Lastly, here are my final results.
| Criteria | Result |
| Speciality | Well rounded |
| Basic Level | 5/5 |
| Intermediate Level | 3/5 |
| Advanced Level | 1/5 |
| Final Score | 9/15 |
In the end I have given the Huawei Band 7 a final rating of 8 out of 15. It’s a very good score for a fitness tracker that is so affordable.
Huawei Band 7 Offers Everything At A Basic Level : 5 out of 5
When it comes to the basic level of fitness tracking, the Huawei Band 7 is certainly a very capable device. I think that this is one of the areas where the Huawei Band 7 performs the best. Let me share with you what I test for at a basic level.
- Calorie counting
- Have various workout modes available to track (96 modes available)
- Heartrate tracking
- Step counting
- Duration of workout
- Heart rate variation recording
- Ability to connect to third party apps (directly or indirectly)
- Auto detection workout.
The testing criteria I use is what I expect at a basic level. The other part of the testing criteria is reliability and let me assure you that the Huawei Band 7 does very well in this.
The only issue really is the ability to connect to third party apps directly because there are no apps compatible with the Huawei Band 7 in the Huawei App store. However the Huawei Band 7 does have the ability to connect to third party apps in directly, which means sharing your fitness tracking data from the Huawei Health app with the third party app.
I will do a future article on this but the in direct method works really well with the Huawei Health App. I use third party apps like Adidas running, Strava and Komoot for hiking and the data updates immediately without any issue.
The Huawei Band 7 deserves it’s final rating of 5 out of 5 at basic level. The Huawei health tracking is fantastic in my experience. I rarely use any third party application because it’s native tracking system is very good.
Huawei Band 7 Offers Great Intermediate Features : 3 out of 5
In terms of fitness tracking at an intermediate level, the Huawei Band 7 is certainly a very capable device. It provides a host of exciting features for what you pay. The Huawei Band 7 doesn’t have all the intermediate features. Let me explain what I test for at this level, and also determine what’s available and not available.
| Available | Unavailable |
| Ability to determine your fitness level | GPS Tracking |
| Ability to measure training load/intensity | Ability to improve cadence |
| Ability to provide recovery times | AI coach feature |
Huawei Band 7 Can Determine Your Fitness Level
When it comes to determining your fitness level the Huawei Band 7 can determine this by measuring your V02max via workout status. V02max is the maximum amount of oxygen your body can use over time and the Huawei Band 7 can only record your V02max if you use GPS tracking workouts. Now the Huawei Band 7 does not have built in GPS and uses your phones GPS in the process. Quite a useful feature if you are looking to improve your running ability.
Ability to Measure Your Training Load
One of the best features to have in any fitness tracker in my opinion. Knowing how much training stress versus recovery can be a bit of a juggling act but this feature can help you train smarter.
Training load score is combination of three things, training stress, sleep and emotional stress. If you want to progress further in your fitness journey, managing these three things is essential. In a way I think this feature can keep you honest because in order to achieve your goals, you have to introduce good habits.
Ability To Provide Recovery Times
When you finish your workout, the device then looks to calculate your recovery time and it does this by analysing your heart rate variation of your workout. To explain this simply, if you train for a long period of time in the aerobic or anaerobic zones then your body goes through enormous stress which in turn requires a longer period of time to recover.
Also if you workout and you train for a long period of time in the fat burning zone then your recovery time would be far less, because the training stress is manageable for your body to withstand. Is this feature reliable? yes because it collects information by tracking your heart rate at different stages.
Huawei Band 7 Does Offer One Advanced Feature
When it comes to advanced fitness tracking, the Huawei Band 7 does offer something that can help with your fitness tracking. It doesn’t all the advanced features, but I will show you what I test for at advanced level including what’s available versus what’s not.
| Available | Unavailable |
| Ability to provide specialist features to improve performance | Ability to connect to motion sensors |
| Ability to prepare you for a race | |
| Ability to provide advanced analytics (similar to Polar flow, Garmin Connect) | |
| Advanced auto detection (automatically change workout modes based on your motion) |
How Does the Huawei Band 7 Can Improve Performance
If you are someone who wants to improve your running efficiency, or someone who is starting out as a runner, the Huawei Band 7 has a feature called Running Ability Index (RAI). It’s a very complex feature where the Band 7 collects your training data which is your heart rate, pace, distance and frequency, then calculates your running ability score.
The Band 7 does not have the AI running course’s like the Huawei Watch Fit 2, Huawei Watch GT3 or the Huawei GT Runner. If it did it would be very useful in conjunction with the RAI feature because it can help you improve your running efficiency through stages or more importantly based on your current training load.
Is it reliable? Like I mentioned the Band 7 collects four different training data which is your heart rate, distance, pace and frequency. The Band 7 is very reliable in recording your heart rate, as for distance and pace the Band 7 uses your phone GPS which is reasonably good.
For what it’s worth, the Band 7 doesn’t have the tracking capabilities as the more high end Huawei devices, but good enough to give you a general idea on how your running ability is progressing.
How Does The Huawei Band 7 Rank In The Market
I think this part of the article will be of interest to you. The Huawei Band 7’s workout mode ability is better than the Galaxy Watch 4,5 and 5 Pro series. I think in terms of price and reliability when it comes to tracking your workouts, the Huawei Band 7 really does well.
You can expect a device that specializes in multi sport should get
| Rank | Brand | Watch Series | Specialty | Score |
| 1 | Garmin | Forerunner 55 | Multi Sport | 15 |
| 2 | Polar | Pacer | Multi Sport | 15 |
| 3 | Apple | Watch 7, 8 Ultra | Well Rounded | 15 |
| 4 | Polar | Ignite 3 | Fitness | 15 |
| 5 | Huawei | GT3 PRO | Well Rounded | 13 |
| 6 | Huawei | GT3 | Well Rounded | 12 |
| 7 | Huawei | Watch Fit 2 | Well Rounded | 12 |
| 8 | Huawei | Band 7 | Well Rounded | 9 |
| 9 | Samsung | Galaxy Watch 6 Classic | Smart apps | 8 |
| 10 | Samsung | Galaxy Watch 4, 5, 5 Pro | Smart apps | 8 |
| 11 | Fitbit | Versa 4, Charge 5, Inspire 3 | Health | 7 |
| 12 | Xiaomi | S1 Active | Smart apps | 6 |
Final Conclusion
Thank you so much for reading and I hope you have learnt a lot about the Huawei Band 7’s workout mode ability. Here in New Zealand the Band 7 cost’s just under $100, so if you are someone that prioritizes fitness tracking at an affordable price then the Huawei Band 7 is a more than capable device.
Also I am glad that I have portrayed the device in the new ranking system I created. I think it exposes the watch, especially when it’s ranked against other devices. Great example is that the Huawei Band 7 is rated above Samsung’s Galaxy Watch series in terms of tracking your workouts. To be fair the Galaxy Watch series specialty is smart apps, but it goes to show that a device that cost’s 70% less can outperform the Galaxy Watch.
