When we think of luxury products, Xiaomi is probably the last company that comes to our mind because it mostly sticks with a minimalist design and launches products that get the work done. But it seems the Chinese company chose to surprise its fans with a special Xiaomi Mi Band 6 with Gold Frame and Buckle. However, the gold-encrusted tracker is not selling cheap, it comes for a whopping 2,529 Yuan ($375).

Xiaomi, in collaboration with the mining company China Gold and the China Academy of Arts, has launched a wide collection of diamond-set gold frames and buckles for a number of its smart bands. These frames and buckles can be used on the Xiaomi Mi Band 4, 5, 6, and even the Band 7.

The whole collection of these gold-encrusted “add-ons” is available at various prices starting at $11. The most expensive among all is a set of frame and buckle fitted on the Xiaomi Mi Band 6. It is currently available at a discounted price of $375. The original price is around $440. This is a lot when you see that the regular Xiaomi Mi Band 6 comes at less than $40

The gold-studded smart band comes in various sets including an “eight-sided mighty flying pig gold shell set”. For the unversed, a pig is a symbol of luck and fortune in China. There is also a “flying tiger gold diamond buckle” and a “flying pig dream foot gold buckle”.

Xiaomi is selling these gold frames and buckles through the YouPin website. If you live outside China and are interested in buying these, you’ll be disappointed to know that Xiaomi has restricted the sale to the Chinese market.

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The brand new Xiaomi Mi Band 7 Pro is now available on Giztop for $79.99 only. Available in standard Black and White colors, the smart band comes with many advanced features and functions making it almost as good as a smartwatch on your wrist. 

Xiaomi Mi Band 7 Pro features a 1.64-inch rectangular AMOLED display that supports 280 x 456p resolution and comes with a 2.5D glass cover. The smart band comes with 180 plus watch faces and an Always-On display, that enhances your visual experience and helps you to customize your band as per your desire. 

Xiaomi Mi band 7 Pro comes with a complete health management package including a 24×7 heart rate monitor, all-day blood oxygen monitor, stress monitor, and sleep tracker with a REM, nap time, and sleep breath quality analyzer, female health tracker, Personal activity intelligence (PAI), etc. Moreover, the smart band also supports 117 exercise modes including auto-detection for some activities like running, walking, elliptical, etc. 

The smart band is 5ATM waterproof which means you can easily use it in your bath and pool and comes with a smart home control function that helps you to switch on your supported devices using the smart band. 

Xiaomi Mi Band 7 Pro comes with 12 days of battery life and supports magnetic charging. Other interesting features include GNSS, NFC, Bluetooth 5.2, etc. The newly launched smart band is now available for $79.99 only on Giztop. 

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Xiaomi has scheduled an event for July 4 in China. The conference is meant for the announcement of the Xiaomi 12S series. However, these smartphones won’t be the only products at the event. So far, the company has confirmed the debut of two more products (other than phones) and one of them is the Xiaomi Band 7 Pro.

Earlier today, the official Weibo account of Xiaomi Smart Ecosystem revealed that the firm will launch the Xiaomi Band 7 Pro on July 4 in China. In other words, the wearable will be announced alongside the Xiaomi 12S series.

The firm hasn’t revealed the features of the fitness tracker as of yet. But it has disclosed the product’s entire design via a short video.

As per the video, the Xiaomi Band 7 Pro will be the first Mi Band (Xiaomi Band) with a large rectangular display. Unlike the Redmi Band Pro, which has a similar design, this one looks more premium.

Unfortunately, we don’t have anything more to say about this fitness tracker at the moment. But if the rumors are to be believed, the Xiaomi Band 7 Pro could be a rebranded version of the recently leaked mysterious Amazfit Band.

In that case, the wearable may arrive with features like a screen sporting a resolution of 194 x 368 pixels, GPS, NFC, and a 232mAh battery. As far as price is concerned, it may retail at around ¥499 since the Xiaomi Band 7 NFC costs ¥299.

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As the fitness band market slowly matures into a saturation point like the current generation of slab smartphones, the next expected upgrade would be more screen real estate for the user to utilise. For smartphones, the next generational leap is set to be foldables, like the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Oppo Find N, and rollables such as the Oppo X 2021 and TCL concept devices with their flexible displays. 

For fitness bands, Xiaomi seems to think that flexible displays are the future for fitness bands as well because the company has been developing a new design for its fitness bands by utilising flexible displays.

The news comes from one of China’s patent databases as Xiaomi recently got approved of its design patent to build a fitness band that includes a rollable-type flexible display in the build of the device. The design of the device is as follows, whereby ‘A’ is pointing at the section where the flexible display will be installed.

According to the patent listing, the name of the patent design is called “Smart Bracelet”, and its function is categorised under wearables. The patent highlights that the unique design of smart band focuses on the shape and ergonomics of the fitness band. 

The patent includes views of the design of the fitness band from multiple angles and it is as follows:

Xiaomi is not the first manufacturer that has experimented with flexible display for wearables, as back in 2020, Nubia had released its Nubia Watch with a flexible display that rolled up until it could wrap the front of your wrists. 

The Nubia Watch features a 4.01-inch super flexible AMOLED screen that tends to wrap around the wrist. The dial is made from a lightweight aluminium alloy manufactured using a nano-injection process while it uses biomedical-grade ceramics on the side. The overall lightweight design makes it lighter to wear.

The Nubia Watch was launched on Kickstarter and carried a starting price of $179 in September 2020.

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Xiaomi Mi Band 6 Global Version which generally retails for $50 is now available at a heavily discounted price of $36.99 only at the Double 11 Sale at AliExpress. This super deal ends in 23 hours. 

Xiaomi Mi Band 6 features a 1.56” AMOLED full-screen display with 326ppi and customizable background images. The smart band comes in six different strap colors viz: Black, Blue, Orange, Yellow, Olive, and Ivory. 

To manage your health and fitness, the smart band comes with 30 fitness modes with an auto-detection function for 6 dedicated modes and other features like a heart rate monitor, SpO2 tracker, sleep tracker, stress monitor, female health tracker, etc. The 50m water-resistant band, gives you 5 days of battery life on heavy mode, 14 days on normal mode, and 19 days on power-saving mode. 

Generally retailing for $50, you can now buy Xiaomi Mi Band 6 Global version for $36.99 only at AliExpress. This price is applicable to the Global Version. You can also get other Versions for as low as $32.99, from the same store. So please make sure that you select the appropriate version before placing the order. 

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Huami recently disclosed that the Mi Band 5 will be announced in the second half of 2020. The Mi Band 5 has now allegedly been certified by the NCC in Taiwan. The model that got certified isn’t actually listed as Mi Band 5 but appeared with the model number XMSH10HM.

Last year, when the Mi Band 4 was certified by Taiwan’s NCC, it appeared with the model number XMSH07HM. In the same vein, the Mi Band 3 adopted the model number XMSH05HM. So it is safe to say this the Mi Band 5.

The upcoming smart band is expected to sport a 1.2-inch OLED display which will be a big upgrade over the 0.95-inch display on the Band 4.

In a related development, another Xiaomi smart band has been certified by Indonesia Telecom. The band is listed as Mi Band 4C with the model number HMSH01GE. The model number is noted to be exactly the same as that of the Redmi Band. Thus, the Redmi Band may be launched in some markets as Mi Band 4C. The certification website doesn’t contain any details of the smart band.

From the listing, we can assume that Indonesia is one of the markets where the Redmi Band will launch as Mi Band 4C. India may as well get this model. The Redmi Band offers a decent specs lineup in including a 1.08-inch color OLED display, 14-day battery life, optical heart rate sensor, and 5 ATM water resistance. It also adopts a cheaper price tag of just 95 yuan.

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The market is full of fitness trackers but not all of them are affordable. I’ve used the Meizu Band for a few weeks now and here is the full Gizmochina’s review.

UNBOXING

The device ships in a quite a premium box and the contents include a fitness band itself, a nice magnetic charger and some paperwork.

DESIGN and FEATURES

Usually, cheap fitness trackers look and feel cheap but the Meizu Band is well-built and it is super light. Also, it is IP67-certified, meaning that you can use it in the rain, shower or elsewhere.

Many smart bands today have a non-integrated body, which means you can remove it from the strap. However, Meizu is using a different approach here by using an integrated design with double component injection technology. This is probably why the Meizu band looks curvier and I am sure many will like this design. It definitely looks more stylish than some other offerings at this price.

The star of the show is an OLED display, which shows basic info like a clock, steps taken, calories burned, distance walked, heart rate and various notifications from your smartphone. You can navigate with just one capacitive button and I found it to be very simple yet convenient.

You can turn the display on by simply turning your wrist and the display will light up. I found this feature to be working just fine. The sunlight legibility could be slightly better but I’m being quite picky here. The display is fine for me and it can be seen in a broad daylight.

As for the heart rate, the embedded chip helps you track your heart beat patterns. The heart rate sensor is from AMS and it even notifies you if your rate exceeds a set maximum rate. The band will also monitor your sleep patterns and features a built-in snooze alarm which wakes you up softly.

My Samsung Galaxy S7 edge may not be the best device to compare the results with but the heart rate numbers were very similar on both devices. Also, I spent a lot of time testing if the step counter is accurate and I can say it is, and I took quite a few steps to test this feature out.

ANDROID/iOS APP

In order to take a full advantage of the Meizu Band, you have to install a Meizu Band app. Keep in mind that the app is currently in Chinese-only but an English version is just around the corner.

I had no issues with syncing the band via the Bluetooth  with my phone and within the app, you can track your fitness routines in detail. The band will also show you call and some app notifications, remind you when you need to be more active, work as an alarm clock, monitor your sleep patterns and it features a built-in snooze alarm which wakes you up softly. Once you receive any notification, the Meizu Band will gently vibrate.

TEST NOTES

After using the Meizu Band for a few weeks, I can say that it is pretty comfortable to wear and the rubber band does not irritate the skin.

BATTERY LIFE

Meizu claims that you can get 7 days of usage on a single charge with a heart rate sensor and around 15 days without using the sensor. I got pretty similar results and thus I believe that the official claims are true.

Charging the Meizu Band is also an easy process since it comes with a magnetic USB charging cable that sticks to the device.

CONCLUSIONS

After using the Meizu Band for an extensive period of time, I can honestly tell you that this is one of the best affordable fitness trackers on the market right now.

It is tiny, light, comfortable to wear, it tracks your steps and measures heart rate accurately and it has a good battery life. Also, the intuitive app unleashes even more features that are fun to use.

On the other hand, the device does not support the continuous heart rate monitoring feature and the display could be slightly brighter. However, I think it is too much to ask for such a low price.

The Meizu Band is already up for pre-order in China and will be up for grabs on December 8. Meizu has priced the band aggressively at just 229 Yuan ($31). Note that, as of now, the company has not revealed any plans for an international release.

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