Honor Sets Watch 6 Pro Launch for Sept. 28 With 2 Health Monitoring Features

Q: Will Honor's promise of 35-day battery life hold up under the heavy strain of continuous blood pressure and cardiac tracking?

Probably not at the full 35 days if those health features run continuously. Honor’s 35-day figure appears to come from the broader Watch 6 platform and is typically tied to light or “typical” usage, not the heaviest sensor load. The standard Watch 6 pairs that claim with a large 980mAh battery, but even favorable hands-on reporting suggests more realistic endurance is around five to seven days with GPS workouts, notifications, sleep tracking and continuous health monitoring switched on. That gap matters when judging the Pro model’s new cardiac-arrest alerts, seamless blood-pressure monitoring 2.0 and Smart Eye Sensing system. Continuous cardiovascular tracking is one of the most power-hungry things a smartwatch can do, especially if it is sampling frequently in the background, analyzing trends, and keeping emergency detection ready at all times. Add an AMOLED display, Bluetooth, notifications and possible GPS use, and battery life usually falls well below headline maximums. That does not mean Honor’s claim is false. It likely reflects a best-case mode with reduced screen wake-ups, limited workouts, and less aggressive health polling. The company has not yet published the precise test conditions for the Watch 6 Pro’s battery under nonstop blood-pressure and cardiac monitoring. So the real answer is that 35 days may hold only in conservative use. Under the heavy strain described, buyers should expect materially shorter battery life until independent tests confirm otherwise.

3 articles · Updated · GSMArena.com · Sep 11

Sept. 28 is the launch date Honor set for the Watch 6 Pro, adding the model to its Watch 6 lineup after opening pre-orders in China.
A Weibo teaser showed two versions of the smartwatch—a sporty model and a more formal design—with two physical buttons on the right side.
Honor also confirmed cardiac arrest monitoring and blood pressure monitoring, positioning health tracking as the device's main selling point.
The Watch 6 series already includes the Watch 6, Watch 6 Plus and Watch 6 Plus Motorcycle Edition, and Honor may disclose more details before the launch.