HONOR’s upcoming 700 and 700 Pro may bring heart-rate and blood-oxygen saturation (SpO2) checks to smartphones, according to a Weibo leak from tipster FixedFocus. If accurate, the feature would give both phones a health-monitoring capability more commonly associated with smartwatches and fitness bands.
The leak does not identify the underlying hardware or explain how users would take a reading. Huawei Central has raised the possibility of optical photoplethysmography (PPG) sensors, which use light to detect changes in blood volume, but that remains speculation rather than a confirmed HONOR implementation.
The reported functions cover heart rate and SpO2 only; there is no indication that the HONOR 700 pair will support ECG measurements. Huawei’s Mate XT 2, by comparison, uses contact with both hands on its frame and collects a signal for 30 seconds when taking an ECG reading.
Reservations for the HONOR 700 range are already open in China. The lineup listings include:
- HONOR 700 — named in the health-monitoring leak.
- HONOR 700 Pro — named in the health-monitoring leak.
- HONOR 700S — listed for reservations, but not mentioned in the health-feature report.
The series is expected to launch in China this month. HONOR has not confirmed the health features, the required way of holding the phones for a measurement, or international availability and pricing.
