Mi smart band 5 review – Rs.2,499 The mi smartband 5 is xiaomi’s latest offering in the fitness band category some of its key highlights i...
Mi smart band 5 review – Rs.2,499
The mi smartband 5 is xiaomi’s latest offering in the fitness band category some of its key highlights include women’s health. the tracking is stress monitoring your breathing exercises remote shutter and personal activity intelligence index to help users access their overall fitness.
Also for the first time Xiaomi has introduced a magnetic charger on its fitness band eliminating the need to remove the capsule from the strap for charging so is the smart band 5 worth buying.
mi smartband 5 still has a capsule with a color display and a thermoplastic elastomer wristband with a loop buckle just like the me smartband 4.There’s a touch sensitive button below the 1.1 inch amoled touch screen which has a 16-bit color range this is a downgrade from the 24 bit color range of the mi smart band force display.
Notwithstanding the peak brightness has increased from 400 nits to 450 nits in terms of build quality .the mi smart band 5 feels premium, and there was no loosening of the strap or buckle during the review period.
The band is extremely light weighing just about 12 grams and it is very comfortable on the wrist Xiaomi offers over 100 watch face options on the me smartband 5 that you can access from the mi fit app.
Swiping up or down on the touchscreen shows the steps taken and calories burnt pai index heart rate stats notifications stress level breathing level and more swiping left or right shows notifications weather and music widgets by default.
You can add other shortcut widgets such as an alarm stopwatch or even workouts. via the mi fit app apart from letting you check emails and text notifications the me smartband 5 also lets you answer and reject calls the interface is simple and easy to understand. also text is readable and the brightness is adjustable.
The mi smartband 5 has a host of software features including the ability to use it as a remote shutter for your paired smartphone’s camera. you can see the time in different cities, and a new dedicated breathing guide can train you to calm yourself and focus better.
As well as There’s a stress monitor that is able to calculate your stress level based on heart rate variability data it informs you whether you are relaxed or strained.
There is a new pai index that shows how active you need to be to stay healthy. I had no difficulty while pairing the mi smartband 5 with the mephit app on my iPhone 11 Pro.
The app’s homepage offers comprehensive details such as the number of steps walked pai score achieved a stress level and heart rate.
The mi smartband 5 offers 11 professional sports mode compared to the 6 on its predecessor .these are outdoor running treadmill cycling, indoor cycling ,walking, elliptical rowing machine, yoga, jump, rope ,pool swimming and freestyle.
The fitness man monitors your heart rate during activities and figures out when the workout has stopped to pause tracking automatically speaking of the specifications.
The mi smart band 5 is water resistant up to 50 meters while you wear it to a shower it is worth noting that Xiaomi warns against using this device in a sauna or while scuba diving.
Apart from this the smart band also packs 512 KB of ram and a 16 MB of storage and supports a Bluetooth 5.
I used the me smart band 5 for several weeks and had no big problems the touch interface is satisfactory and the workout modes offer detailed data based on the exercise you choose.
I also found no clearing problems with sleep tracking, and the readings seem to align with the quality of my sleep each day apart from this notification and call alerts were fairly reliable but on some occasions i did notice that alerts didn’t come through even when the mi smartband 5 was paired with the mifit app on my iPhone 11 Pro.
The mi smartband 5 the battery lasted for about 9 days with half an hour of activity every day automatic heart rate monitoring and notifications turned on personal activity intelligence was enabled as well. and I also kept the brightness at the maximum level at all times.
The mi smartband 5 aces all the basics expected from a fitness band. it is accurate enough in tracking and can easily last for more than a week per charge.
It offers useful new features such as stress and menstrual cycle tracking the personal activity intelligence score didn’t do much to motivate me but that’s going to be subjective for every user based on their priorities priced at 2 499 rupees.
The mi smartband 5 is more affordable than the newly launched Samsung Galaxy fit 2 which is priced at 3 999 rupees. the mi smart band 5 is clearly a standout at its price point and should prove to be a reliable purchase for most people.
If you’re looking for a fitness band that offers accurate tracking a reliable workout data, and a decent battery life. I think you can definitely opt for this one.
And that was my review of the me smart band 5 so what do you guys think about Xiaomi’s the latest fitness band let me know in the comments below as always.
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