Honor Watch 6 Pro: 5,500-nit display and monitoring of blood pressure, blood sugar and cardiac arrest risks

Honor has unveiled the Watch 6 Pro smartwatch in China, which it calls an “expert in heart health and blood pressure.” One of the device’s key features is Honor Health System, which can detect signs of an extremely high risk of cardiac arrest and issue step-by-step warnings. The system assesses risk in the background in 1.5–3 seconds. The watch vibrates, and when a threat is confirmed, it contacts emergency contacts and displays instructions for performing resuscitation procedures. The watch uses signals from optical sensors on the wrist to analyze the wearer’s condition. The feature can only be enabled for adults, while contraindications include pregnancy, prior use of a pacemaker, and tattoos or scars on the wrist. An emergency call requires contacts to be added in advance and the watch to maintain a constant Bluetooth connection to a smartphone.

Continuous Blood Pressure monitoring has been updated to version 2.0: AI links spikes to physical activity, daily routines, sleep and mood. The feature works with Honor smartphones and iPhones. In addition, the watch can connect to Sinocare’s continuous glucose monitoring system to display blood sugar data. The Watch 6 Pro does not have its own sensor for measuring blood sugar.

The company separately emphasizes that the watch is not a medical device, that cardiac arrest monitoring relies on the optical heart rate sensor on the wrist, and that it can either miss an arrest or detect one falsely.

The Honor Watch 6 Pro has a 1.5-inch dual-layer OLED display with a resolution of 466 × 466 pixels and peak brightness of up to 4,500 nits. Battery life is rated at up to 10 days with normal use and up to 7 days with the Always-On Display enabled. With continuous health monitoring, battery life drops to 4 days. Wireless charging is supported, and a magnetic dock is included. The watch supports Bluetooth 5.4, GPS and NFC, and it has a speaker and microphone. Its protection ratings are 5ATM and IP69. It runs MagicOS. The new model measures 46.3 × 46.3 × 11.6 mm and weighs 51.3 g without the strap and 81.3 g with the strap.

The Honor Watch 6 Pro is already on sale in China starting at $268, while an international release has not yet been announced. The watch is available in five configurations, including versions with ceramic elements.