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Review on Smart bracelet Xiaomi Mi Band 2, black by Agata Zubrzycka ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great product, a pleasure to use.

In general, this purchase will certainly please. But only with the constant availability of a device with which to synchronize. Fortunately, nowadays you can buy a good new smartphone or tablet for 10 thousand (if you know where). One of the most important features of the product is motivation with the proposed goals, autonomous analysis of your sleep, and all this through the Mi Fit application, the number of users of which is growing rapidly against the backdrop of the popularity of the bracelet. Of the minuses, only a relatively high price and a noticeably small screen for such a price. Xiaomi is now like Apple of fitness bracelets. I thought that with this in mind, it would be fair to give the device 4 stars, but you still only read reviews with 5 or 2 stars, so I'll be generous with 5 :)

Pros
  • + Looks stylish. Additional colored straps will help change the strict black color with something that emphasizes the mood. + Functionality: measurement of steps, distance traveled, heart rate (important for achieving goals in cardio loads), sleep phases, clock, vibrating alarm clock, remote search for a lost bracelet by vibration. + Motivation: the app analyzes your data and suggests setting a simple goal based on it, for example, 8000 steps a day, like me. + The charge holds ~2 weeks. You can set the time display with a characteristic "look at the clock" gesture, which significantly saves the battery. + Easy to use: just one button to switch display modes sequentially, old people (who have a phobia of new technology and find it difficult to remember even 2 different buttons) learn instantly. Also, your tablet / smartphone takes care of ating, calculating goals, etc., you just have to happily view the statistics and set the settings. + For measurements, you do not need to do anything, just wear a bracelet on your hand. You don’t even need to specify the time to go to bed, the device will determine it itself and in the morning you will have a detailed analysis of the sleep phases! + Waterproof, hard to scratch, hard to break and crush.
Cons
  • - Price. The reality is that while my magnificent Mi Band 2 was coming to me from China, a full-fledged smart watch with a heart rate monitor, SIM card support and even a camera appeared on the market for almost the same price that I paid for the bracelet. Competitors in the field of fitness are also on the alert, releasing similar bracelets at half the price and with a significantly increased screen area. - Small screen. In fact, the screen is a tiny square, and part of the space from the screen to the button is not occupied by anything. Far from every person with problematic vision can see the date and month, and little information is placed on it. Competitors are already making bracelets 2 times cheaper and with a screen that extends along the entire surface of the bracelet. - To fully work with the bracelet, you need a modern mobile Bluetooth 4.0 device: smartphone, tablet, etc. Without them, the bracelet will be just a toy that shows the time, the number of steps for the last 24 hours and the heart rate by pressing. Moreover, the heart rate after 3 days of use stopped being measured and the function returned only after synchronization with my new tablet and downloading the ated firmware. - The quality of all additional straps is significantly lower than the black strap from the original box. The plastic there is not so pleasant to the touch and the hand is not so comfortable with it, the edges of the strap around the device are much thicker, and so on.