Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 6-1.56'' AMOLED Touch Screen, SPO2, Sleep Breathing Tracking, 5ATM Water Resistant, 14 Days Battery Life, 30 Sports Mode, Fitness, Steps, Sleep, Heart Rate Monitor [Official UK]

I absolutely love the watch and can't fault it at all, other than I am still trying to get it to link to the camera shutter on my Redmi note 10 Pro, but I have only had it a few days so I'll find a way eventually. The display is fabulous and measurements are very accurate when compared with my oximeter, so I am very happy with it so far. Text messages are really clearly displayed and the vibration alert is a godsend as I often don't hear the phone. However I am having problems with the strap, which is a bit fiddly to fasten, but my wife helps with that, and it is making me itch to the point of having to take it off to stop it. I started with my left arm and after a couple of days swapped to the right once the itch started. Now I have had to take it off there too as it was driving me mad. It calms down after an hour or so and I have been keeping everything clean and dry as I know that sweat can be a problem with silicone bands, but it's still causing problems. I can only wear a conventional watch for short periods as they cause a lot of skin problems, usually from the metal contact, but I had hoped that as there's no metal on the smart band and it's not a cheap copy or replacement one, I would have been OK with it. So although my photo doesn't really show much, try to imagine how much it is itching while I try to imagine that I am still wearing the watch, it feels like I am at least 😢. There's probably nothing wrong with the whole thing and quality and performance wise I really can't complain at all, it's a fantastic product and particularly for the crazy price. I have had the phone a couple weeks as well, the camera is incredible at this price and I'm completely blown away by that too hence going for the matching watch, so a bit upset that I have a slight issue with the strap at the moment. I am sure I will find a solution to the problem with a bit of frantic searching online and I am sure I am not the only person who is itchy, then I can carry on enjoying brilliant little device and also the app to go with it, which I haven't mentioned in detail as I am still learning about it myself, but so far is really good. The off-putting thing is the fact that it needs access to absolutely everything on your phone to work correctly with the band, but it all depends on what you want it to do so you can restrict some things if you don't you want to use them.. To sum it up, if you are thinking about a really great product and don't want to spend a fortune then you can't go wrong with the Xaiomi and, as with their phones, you will get a flagship quality product for a bargain basement price. Some people say that you get what you pay for and think that it is necessary to spend a fortune to buy a " good" one and if you want, or need to have a an expensive one then that's fine, but don't waste the extra money on the name because these are, in my humble opinion, going to be just as good and you can save the extra money for your other designer goods and prosecco 😂.

Had another low-cost smart watch prior to this that, even at £15, wasn't worth it. Before that, had a really nice Microsoft Band - but that (a) didn't last long (my first was replaced free by MSFT) and (b) got abandonned by MSFT. This watch is a nice balance. Low enough cost that I don't have to worry about it even if it broke in a year but with enough nice features to actually make it useful. Connection to the phone (I'm using Android in this case) seems reasonably robust (though I've had to stop/start Bluetooth a couple of times for the watch to be picked up by the app - I leave my phone in the office overnight but wear the watch and it sometimes loses connection). That was a real problem with the previous watch where I had to restart the app continuously. Watch faces are much of a muchness but it took me a while to realise that you can change some of the main information displays round in the watch itself. I've only used walking and cycling sport trackers so far but they work well. Battery life is decent, I have ALL of the features and live monitors turned on and have extended the active display time slightly and I get slightly less than a week. If you turn the settings down, you'll probably get a couple of weeks. I generally prefer a full watch face so wasn't too sure about having such a narrow face but actually it is pretty good with everything very clear and the display runs right to the edge so nothing wasted. The default strap isn't the best but it is just about acceptable and fine at the price I paid and there are loads of replacements. As usual, lacking in documentation so make sure you keep going back and messing with things because I keep finding new features even after a couple of months or more. Another fine product from Xiaomi product, recommended if you want some smart features but don't want to wear hundreds of ££ of watch and have to replace it every couple of years.

awesome. I bought this based on a kind of review by a blogger called M13. It sounded cool and when I realised how cheap it was I decided to give it a shot. I love it. Really comfortable, lightweight and surprisingly accurate. The sleep analysis seems a little bit off but everything else is very accurate. I've compared it to a dedicated oxygen detector and it's just as accurate. As is the BPM reader. Due to my job the odometer doesn't work at work. I use my arms a lot and the movements at work emulate a step and it counts each movement as a step. But for actual walking it's pretty much spot on. The app is really easy to use.easy to customise My only complaint is you have to measure in kilometres and kg. It's a bit of a pain as I need to use my phone to convert. I'd imagine it would be easy to fix this issue with an update. But perhaps they have no intent on doing this which would be a shame. Anyway it's a great watch, cheap, accurate and easy to customise. Minus 1 star for lack of miles and lb

I’ve had an iwatch for 4 years and the battery life was just 6 hours in the end. I only used it for steps and heart rate, but it was just so big and I wanted more in depth stats so decided to look for something else, as I’m not spending hundreds on a new iwatch and they’re just too big for my small wrists. I looked at the fit bits but I’d had one before and wasn’t that impressed, plus I’m on maternity leave and don’t have that much spare cash! I saw this fitness tracker listed as the best bang for your buck and thought for the money, it’s worth a go! I’m really genuinely impressed. It’s got everything I want and more, I’ve got all the workout stats I need. If I was going to have anything I’d want added it would be adding 2 categories to the workout list - weight training and CrossFit. There’s loads in there that don’t apply to me, I just walk, weight train and do CrossFit. I don’t run, do aerobics, or Pilates for example. But that really is the only thing, other than that this tracker is pretty damn good! The battery life says 14 days, I’ve had it 1 day so far and it’s gone down to 97% so let’s see how it goes but even if it’s 7 days that’s still a massive improvement on my iwatch! I’d definitely recommend this fitness tracker, it’s certainly got everything you need if you’re a stats geek like me! Update 7 days later: still love it BUT it doesn’t track the steps properly when I’m pushing the pram. There’s about a 2,000 step difference from today from my iPhone to the tracker (see photos). Slightly disappointing but hey, will make me do more steps overall! I know the phone and iwatch are pretty similar so somethings going on when I push the pram but I can’t push with one hand 😂 The battery life is still amazing, it’s about 75% full and it will have been a week tomorrow! So I’m really chuffed about that.

I had over 15 watches and I couldn’t get along with any of them well enough. The one I like is a KOSEPT GO, but nothing compared to this one. Arrived when expected and I was careful to check it’s original. The box was black with the big 6 on it. Now the way the watch works makes me believe it really is original because it is high quality. I’m interested in - walking (sports), HR, oxy levels, and sleep, and I want these three accurate. This watch is VERY, VERY accurate. Unbelievably accurate to be honest. O2 is measures exactly like my medical grade spo2, if that says 99%, watch says 99%, if that says 100%, watch says 100%. I never have less. The sleep tracker is very good too. It even shows REM sleep, not sure how accurate that REM measure is but since the rest of the functions are accurate I’d guess this too. The HR is great and it knows how to balance. When I do yoga it sometimes jumps to HR 160 because I’m moving my hands fast but it doesn’t record that measure as it balances and records whatever it is correct, so it shows very briefly 160 then calculates whatever it has to and shows a correct reading (usually 130 in this situation). This is very good because I cam clearly see it works and it reads HR well as the 160 means yep, elevated HR, then it settles and measures, so I trust that what it records it’s correct. I had watches that recorded the likes of even 180 because when I stand up obviously hr goes up a bit, but the watch wasn’t capable to calculate the difference properly. Well this one does, thank duck. The app is very good too, not sure why some people disliked it. Screenshot with which apropo I use attached. And a preview of a walk I done the other day. VERY comprehensive stuff in the app too. Oh and battery, I started wearing it at 100% fully charged 6 sept evening. I keep it to turn on when I move my wrist, and 30 min continuously HR monitoring, stress monitor. The only feature not on is the breathing quality over night. I also do manual readings every once in a while each day. And it’s today on 12 Sept morning at 44%. So the battery must be good too. What I know from experience to be a problem is the watches start to read HR less accurate after some months and they tend to give lower readings than the reality. The kosept go I mentioned now gives readings of 56 when it’s about 80 or 90. So I don’t know if this one will too, but I’ll update if anything changes.

Firstly, this is a relatively cheap/simple band so don't expect miracles for the price. But if you don't want to spend hundreds on a smartwatch and only need basic pedometer + occasional heart rate + occasional SpO2 it works well. Coming from an older Band 3 which was good value in its day - and still works - the improvements are significant. If coming from Band 5 perhaps not worth it. The screen is great and does make a difference in viewing info (especially if you decide to link SMS/other messaging to view on band from phone) and can be customised with faces. Not a huge choice but getting more with each update. The heart-rate and SpO2 are decent for the price - comparable to a finger-based sensor or similar price, again don't expect it to match/beat a 5x the cost medical device. In these Covid times, it is good to monitor just in case. Battery does last about a week, and it is easier to charge - don't need to remove strap as in Band 3 and other devices. The magnetic connector is decently strong and won't come off easily. I'm not keen on the strap and its "clip", but if you are OK to wait, you can get very cheap straps with different mechanisms and different designs etc. Quality varies but again you can just throw them away if not good. At this price there is no NFC but I'm generally not a fan as losing phone/band means losing everything, but there is a NFC version and a larger "Pro" version - though at 2x the cost I don't think they are worth it. Anyway for 20 quid that you can spend going for a coffee+croissant you can get a branded device that will last at least a year (my Band 3 still works after 3 years!) thus great value for money. If you don't like it, you can always send it back - easier than returning a bad coffee and a dry croissant...

Finally it feels like a finished product. Pros: Don't have to take the watch out of its strap to charge it. Battery lasts aprx 2 weeks, if adjusted properly. But now it doesn't matter as charging is easier now. Now it shows REM sleep stage. it wasn't available in version 4. Now it has SPo2 meter which is very handy to have. Water resistant. i was swimming in the sea with my band 4 this summer so version 6 should hold same as good. Bigger screen, now i clearly can read from distance the incoming notifications. Brighter screen. It even has a Flashlight functions due to improved screen brightness. and this flashlight comes in handy very well. Has animated watchfaces even if there are not as many as desired. Has Pomodoro concentration timer, it's very handy. It's fully customisable from within the app. Now some functions could be customised from within the band itself so could be ran standalone, if you don't need the smart capabilities. just keep in mind you'll have to pair it once with the app on your smartphone to start it to work. Now it has camera shutter release. Cons. It's hard to point on cons considering the price. There could be more animated watchfaces in the original app since it's the thing making some purpose of buying this over the version 5.

This is my second purchase in 2 weeks, first one wouldn’t charge at all, so sent it back, thought I’d try another just in case it was a faulty one, second one which i still have at the moment did charge but has only lasted 3 days, I’m going to charge it again and if it fails to stay charged then it’s going back. My previous Xiaomi watch which is a 5 worked perfectly well, have had it around 5 years and has just recently not been lasting as long on a full charge but far longer than the new one. Has anyone else had a problem with the battery running out on the 6?