FAQ: all about Mi fit band

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_cFBMeqfA-OzVtbR1PJHl0lOHz5AY8UrHiLeKsdzd7hbSak58fFoopm7GqoYo6MqqQUm0Xpf33a_IbTfvP7GejfXjolVEfsAivtHyu4_dCrBMIzRQze6gvTSdE3V9_Pn6akfNWoKl3I/s1600/miband8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_cFBMeqfA-OzVtbR1PJHl0lOHz5AY8UrHiLeKsdzd7hbSak58fFoopm7GqoYo6MqqQUm0Xpf33a_IbTfvP7GejfXjolVEfsAivtHyu4_dCrBMIzRQze6gvTSdE3V9_Pn6akfNWoKl3I/s1600/miband8.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: blue;">General Information</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><b></b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>1. What Mi Band can offer?</b><br />Bracelet can track your moves, walked distance and burned calories, sleep quality and have built-in smart alarm. Smart alarm can wake you up in light sleep phase (Non-REM/N2 phase).<br />It can also vibrate when you receive incoming call (By default it's 20 seconds, you should pick 3 seconds as lowest value), as well as unlocking your phone without password.<br />There is tweaked application that can vibrate when you receive SMS or social network message, you can see download link upper.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><b></b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>2. Which devices support Mi Band?</b><br />Mi Band can be used with any phone/tablet running Android 4.3+ and Bluetooth 4.0. <br />100% supported SoC:<br />- MTK6589/M/T/W<br />- MTK6592/M/T/W<br />- MTK6595<br />- MTK6582/M<br />- Snapdragon 410<br />- Snapdragon 600<br />- Snapdragon 610<br />- Snapdragon 615<br />- Snapdragon 800<br />- Snapdragon 801<br />- Snapdragon 810</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />iOS application require iPhone 4S/5/5S/6/6+ with iOS: 7.1 / 8 </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><b></b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>3. How long bracelet can work from full charge?</b><br />Bracelet can hold its charge for 30-60 days! All depends on how you use it and which application you use. For example, notification version app can drain your battery faster.<br />With 1 alarm/day, mediocre calling vibration it can last for 30 days. Some cases were issued when users had faulty battery that lasts 2 days. If you occurred this issue - ask your seller to replace device.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><b></b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>4. Does it have any water protection?</b><br />Yes, Mi Band have IP67 secure that should protect from dust and water. You can use it while taking shower/bath, but I strongly recommend not to use it in water. Some users had water inside capsule after taking shower and batch. So just take off Mi Band while you take shower, keep your body clean!</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>5. Are there any other bracelet straps for Mi Band?</b><br />At this moment, there are different color rubber straps on sale, similar to one you have by default. There are 2 types of straps selling, official and fake, so take care choosing it. <br />Official one have "Designed by Xiaomi" text on strap and metal button. Xiaomi showed leather straps when presented Mi Band, but no one knows release date.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><b></b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>6. Can Mi Band work without syncing for some time?</b><br />Yes, since bracelet have built-in memory it can work some time, approx 10 days. By this time bracelet will gather all statistics and then send it to phone, where it gonna be upload to Xiaomi servers.<br />I would recommend you to sync bracelet with Mi Fit app at least once a day.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>7. Does it have heartbeat monitor/NFC/GPS?</b><br />Nope.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><b></b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>8. Can it work at cold winter times?</b><br />Yes. You will wear bracelet under cloth, so it will be in a warm place.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span></div></div>

FAQ: all about Mi fit band

General Information 1. What Mi Band can offer? Bracelet can track your moves, walked distance and burned calories, sleep quality and have b...

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Fitbit Flex Vs Nike+ FuelBand SE Vs Polar Loop Vs BodyMedia Fit Link Vs Jawbone UP24 Vs

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">Lately, it seems like no outfit is complete without a wearable wrist band fitness tracker. With sleek designs and bright colors, the latest and greatest in self-quantifying technology are making their presence known on arms everywhere. Interested in joining the fitness-tracking pack? We've rounded up some of the most popular fitness trackers — including the newly release Xiaomi </span></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">MiBand</span></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"> , </span></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">Nike</span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">+ FuelBand SE, Fitbit Flex, </span></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">The BodyMedia Fit,</span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"> </span></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">Jawbone,</span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">Polar Loop</span></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"> and more.......— to help you compare features and prices. Read on to find out ,which one is worth for  you money!</span></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></span><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Fitbit Flex</span></span></span><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="547" id="aimg_ylOsf" src="http://media3.onsugar.com/files/2013/10/07/984/n/1922729/5f494faaaccd590e_FitbitFlex.xxxlarge/i/Fitbit-Flex.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">The</span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="word-wrap: break-word;">FitBit Flex</span></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"> (</span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">$100, Battery Life 14 days</span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">) is a slim, minimalistic wristband. It tracks your activity level, sleep quality, calories burned, and distance traveled; you can program the lights on the band to indicate real-time progress on hitting your goals. The Flex also vibrates to wake you up and wirelessly syncs to automatically update your stats whenever it's in close range of the included Bluetooth-enabled wireless dongle, which plugs into your computer's USB port; you can also wirelessly sync to your iPhone, iPad 3, iPad Mini, or Samsung Galaxy.</span></span></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><b>Nike+ FuelBand SE</b></span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.fitsugar.com/photo-gallery/21429520/Nike-FuelBand-SE" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="620" id="aimg_wRO4l" src="http://media2.onsugar.com/files/2014/03/25/090/n/1922729/1569f73977883c72_Nike-FuelBand-SE-WM0110_071_A.xxxlarge/i/Nike-FuelBand-SE.jpg" style="border: none; cursor: pointer; word-wrap: break-word;" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span><div style="text-align: left; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">The </span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">Nike+ Fuelband SE</span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"> (</span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">$150, Battery Life 20 days </span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">) includes a few extra features from the previous FuelBand. Like the older model, the FuelBand SE tracks calories, steps, and</span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="word-wrap: break-word;">Nike</span></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"> Fuel points, but the new model now also tracks sleep. It also aims to improve calorie burn and Fuel point accuracy with a new feature that allows you to log different types of workout sessions (such as yoga or weight lifting). The water-resistant Fuelband SE syncs automatically with the iPhone app, so you don't have to push a button to upload data as you do with the older model. Neither the FuelBand SE nor FuelBand is compatible with Android devices.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; word-wrap: break-word;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><b>Xiaomi Mi Band</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="391" id="aimg_ysqSA" src="http://cdn.liliputing.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/mi-band.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; word-wrap: break-word;" width="675" /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span><div style="text-align: left; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">The Xiaomi Mi Band</span></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">( </span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">$12, Battery Life 30 days</span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">)</span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"> is a fitness </span></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">tracking</span></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"> wearable device. The wristband can track how much </span></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">calorie</span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"> the wearer has burned after strenuous activities such as walking, running or excercising. Aside from that, it can </span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">outline</span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"> users' varying stages of sleep as well as track how long they have slept. The Mi Band also doubles as an alarm. With such functions, it is good to note that this </span></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">breakthrough</span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"> product has Bluetooth connectivity, sensors and an accelometer packed in its minute form.</span></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">This sleek addition to wearables comes in several attractive colours, namely blue, green, pink, black and orange. The lightweight wristband has an aluminium face with microlaser perforation.  a leather-band variant will also be available to those who want a classy and sophisticated Mi Band. Being IP67 certified, this wearable device is guaranteed water-resistant and dust-resistant as well.</span></span></span></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">Polar Loop</span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.fitsugar.com/photo-gallery/32236431/Polar-Loop" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="500" id="aimg_BE26N" src="http://media4.onsugar.com/files/2013/10/22/841/n/1922729/9a3a0a73970b919e_polar_loop_walk_500x500.xxxlarge/i/Polar-Loop.jpg" style="border: none; word-wrap: break-word;" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">The waterproof</span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="word-wrap: break-word;">Polar Loop</span></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"> (</span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">$110, Battery Life 18 days</span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">) tracks your steps and calories; after syncing via Bluetooth or USB cable, the iPhone-only app also features an Activity Guide that tells you specific things you can do to help you meet your daily goal (for example, going on a 20-minute walk). If you're sitting down for a while, the app will also remind you to get moving. On the bracelet, the display shows the words "Up," "Walk," or "Jog" depending on your activity intensity; you can also sync a heart-rate sensor to the tracker to help you more accurately track your movement.</span></span></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><b>BodyMedia Fit Link</b></span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.fitsugar.com/photo-gallery/21429521/BodyMedia-Fit-Link" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="450" id="aimg_D3aK1" src="http://media4.onsugar.com/files/2013/10/07/984/n/1922729/c9ca583629767f5f_719yVSqPV1L._SY450_.xxxlarge/i/BodyMedia-Fit-Link.jpg" style="border: none; word-wrap: break-word;" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">The BodyMedia Fit (</span><span style="text-align: left; word-wrap: break-word;">$119, Battery Life 22 days </span><span style="text-align: left;">) isn't as sleekly designed as the other trackers, but it has staying power for two reasons: it's simple, and it works. Wear the band on your upper arm throughout the day to track calories burned, exercise intensity, steps taken, and sleep quality. You can also keep track of everything you're eating using the online weight management system. At the end of the day, upload your activity stats to see if you burned more calories than consumed. One big downside of this tracker is that after a free six-month membership, a $7 per month subscription is required to access the data it collects. The BodyMedia syncs wirelessly with smartphones and also plugs into your Mac or PCs to download and view data.</span></div></span></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><b>Jawbone UP24</b></span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.fitsugar.com/photo-gallery/21429524/Jawbone-UP24" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="502" id="aimg_BX4Vy" src="http://media2.onsugar.com/files/2014/03/25/018/n/1922729/370e4c7d8c7fa576_jawbone-up24.jpg.xxxlarge/i/Jawbone-UP24.jpg" style="border: none; word-wrap: break-word;" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Like the Jawbone Up before it, the Jawbone UP24 (<span style="word-wrap: break-word;">$150,</span> <span style="word-wrap: break-word;">Battery Life : 7 days</span>) is all about tracking your activity — like walking, pace, distance, and calories burned — and continues tracking your behavior after you're fast asleep. After synching the UP24 wirelessly with your iOS or Android device, you can check all your data and make new goals through the app. You can also program in other stats manually, like workouts, mood, and meals (the UP24 also syncs with third-party apps like MyFitnessPal). The small bracelet can also be programmed to vibrate at an optimal time during your sleep cycle to wake you up or even during the day to remind you to get up and move. The UP24 has a battery life of about seven days before needing to be recharged.</div></span></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span><div style="text-align: left; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">Source: </span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">Nike</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: left; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My Final Words: Xiaomi Mi Band will be my choice!</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">What probably sets the Xiaomi Mi Band apart from the currently existing fitness monitoring bands like Jawbone, Nike FuelBand and Fitbit Flex is Price matters the most!!! and Xiaomi's</span></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"> </span></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">battery's stand-by power can last up to 1 month or 30 days when fully charged. This state-of-the-art wristband works best when paired with the Xiaomi Mi 3 or Mi 4 smartphones. Since this gadget lacks a screen display, the metrics and statistics tracked by the Mi Band is transmitted to its partner smartphone. Another unique feature is that it functions as a phone unlocker—when the Mi Band senses the user's smartphone nearby, it will automatically</span></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">unlock</span></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"> the screen sans a password or a passcode.</span></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">In the near future, Xiaomi wishes to add other functions such as a personal ID, a wearable device that can switch on a smart TV or home entertainment system and other appliances as well as the ability to </span></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">unlock</span></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"> doors at home.</span></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">So, will the Xiaomi Mi Band put the Chinese phone-maker in the limelight with its revolutionary wearable device? Let's wait and see.</span></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">Source : <a href="http://en.miui.com/thread-30568-1-1.html">miuiForum</a></span></span></span></div></div></div>

Fitbit Flex Vs Nike+ FuelBand SE Vs Polar Loop Vs BodyMedia Fit Link Vs Jawbone UP24 Vs

Lately, it seems like no outfit is complete without a wearable wrist band fitness tracker. With sleek designs and bright colors, the latest ...

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Mi Band will be launching in Singapore tomorrow, Dec 16.

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIezv43maAsDQLcNhQLldygVxwMA0YOuvVRbvTDlHkUFehlz8U2sjFViAYReVdsec4kNULqAV5dy0CrBKC37WSy-POVMfw4cByXNK5brc_ajrMqAgKxO3acCQ6q0cf-wtNS-YqbZLqsD0/s1600/miband8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIezv43maAsDQLcNhQLldygVxwMA0YOuvVRbvTDlHkUFehlz8U2sjFViAYReVdsec4kNULqAV5dy0CrBKC37WSy-POVMfw4cByXNK5brc_ajrMqAgKxO3acCQ6q0cf-wtNS-YqbZLqsD0/s1600/miband8.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Xiaomi's first wearable, the Mi Band, will be launching in Singapore tomorrow, Dec 16. The activity and sleep tracker will be available on Xiaomi's Singapore website for S$19.99. </span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Xiaomi's first wearable, the Mi Band, will be launching in Singapore tomorrow, Dec 16. The activity and sleep tracker will be available on Xiaomi's Singapore website for S$19.99. That will definitely put a dent into retailers bringing the product in from overseas and selling it for much more.<br /><br />On top of tracking steps, the Mi Band can monitor your activity while you jump rope or do sit ups, and it will also track your sleep pattern when you wear at night. The Mi Band also has an automatic unlock feature exclusive to Xiaomi Mi Phones, and has a battery that lasts an incredible 30 days on a single charge.<br /><br />The Mi Band is currently compatible with all Android OS devices. An official Chinese iOS app has also launched, however Xiaomi can't confirm at this time when or if an English version will be available.<br /><br />At its price point, the Mi Band might very well be the first activity tracker for many consumers. Click <a href="http://www.miuios.in/2014/12/xiaomi-mi-band-review.html">here </a>for the review of the Xiaomi Mi band.<br /><br /></span></div>

Mi Band will be launching in Singapore tomorrow, Dec 16.

Xiaomi's first wearable, the Mi Band, will be launching in Singapore tomorrow, Dec 16. The activity and sleep tracker will be available ...

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Xiaomi MI Band : Review

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Inside this is the minimalistic box of the Mi Band. Nothing on the front of the box except the MI logo. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="405" id="aimg_Xa2AR" src="http://en.miui.com/data/attachment/album/201412/03/024628awwppyn17yd1ltyd.jpg" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; cursor: pointer; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="720" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Some data on the back of the box. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="405" id="aimg_TcPLd" src="http://en.miui.com/data/attachment/album/201412/03/024638ma6ova2q9k0g8qos.jpg" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; cursor: pointer; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="720" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">When you open the box, you are greeted by the small Mi Band right in the centre, its a cute looking band is what the feedback that I got from my wife and daughter. Which means, I have to agree too that the band is cute. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="360" id="aimg_zKGkp" src="http://en.miui.com/data/attachment/album/201412/03/024541o9mmvchxvv9az99a.jpg" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="640" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Box contains the Mi receiver (the one in the silver), Mi Silicone bracelet, charging cable and the user manual. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="360" id="aimg_fk55P" src="http://en.miui.com/data/attachment/album/201412/03/024509ox60n9g5xv0zz6eb.jpg" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="640" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">User manual is of not much use as its in chinese and I don't understand that. There is not even single instruction in English in the manual. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="405" id="aimg_Qz8i8" src="http://en.miui.com/data/attachment/album/201412/03/024613ukva385r5854lrzk.jpg" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; cursor: pointer; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="720" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">The main unit of the MI band has to be removed from the Mi silicone bracelet. Only after you have removed the main unit from the bracelet, you can charge the main unit. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="360" id="aimg_wUu5z" src="http://en.miui.com/data/attachment/album/201412/03/024525dc9k95bc4t1tzt7i.jpg" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="640" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">To charge you get an usb cable. The initial charge in the MI Band that I got was around 66% but before using it, I charged the main unit till 100%. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="360" id="aimg_aXls3" src="http://en.miui.com/data/attachment/album/201412/03/024517vrk9n9prkfvznfrd.jpg" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="640" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">While the tracker was charging, I installed the MI Band app. For this, go to the play store and download the MI Band application. The application seems to be in chinese language in the store, but don't worry it takes your phones local language settings and for me got installed in English.  </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="640" id="aimg_p47vx" src="http://en.miui.com/data/attachment/album/201412/03/024456phbtiyrnn11w5ojz.png" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="360" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Post installation, it will ask you for permissions. Agree to those.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="1" id="aimg_CgeHR" src="http://en.miui.com/data/attachment/album/201412/03/024556lo1dg7sln337xs4v.png" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; cursor: pointer; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">After agreeing to the alert, you can see this screen. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="640" id="aimg_DZ7OV" src="http://en.miui.com/data/attachment/album/201412/03/024552ba8dffjoikrff61k.png" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="360" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">We need to login using our MI username and password. After sign in to the MI account, we need to enable bluetooth as the phone needs to pair with the band. Allow the app to turn on the bluetooth. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="640" id="aimg_JOSS7" src="http://en.miui.com/data/attachment/album/201412/03/024500hjrbi0r1r014r0hw.png" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="360" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">If the band is found by the app, the band's lights will start flashing. To pair the band with the phone, tap on the tracker for few times when the lights are flashing. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="640" id="aimg_Zh62T" src="http://en.miui.com/data/attachment/album/201412/03/024600idckmz78811fdfku.png" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="360" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">First input to the app once its paired will be gender, then age, then height, then weight and then your daily goal.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="640" id="aimg_kcKgW" src="http://en.miui.com/data/attachment/album/201412/03/024545avasvt4sp0nzdpvv.png" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="360" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Input your age</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="640" id="aimg_yMx48" src="http://en.miui.com/data/attachment/album/201412/03/024452na9i2dku39ihooo1.png" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="360" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Select your height in cms.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="640" id="aimg_JWkcN" src="http://en.miui.com/data/attachment/album/201412/03/024549qgukloynddiglmzk.png" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="360" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Then weight</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="640" id="aimg_cBdxd" src="http://en.miui.com/data/attachment/album/201412/03/024617juccgc9nzneolnl2.png" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="360" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">select your daily step goals. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="640" id="aimg_q99gz" src="http://en.miui.com/data/attachment/album/201412/03/024604xx3xgdb5x5x5pp4y.png" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" width="360" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Click next and your app is now configured. The default app is not that versatile and hence I used the twekaed MI Band application with the notification services. You can also use the same app from the following link. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><a href="http://en.miui.com/thread-53761-1-1.html" style="background-color: white; color: #336699; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">http://en.miui.com/thread-53761-1-1.html</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">The tweaked verison allows you to set up notifications for your installed application. This is a lot better feature and makes the MI band more useful and user friendly. I will talk about this later in the review. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;">Functions of MI Band: </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Main function of the MI band is that of a </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;">fitness tracker</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">. </span></span><br /><ul style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><li style="list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Track your steps taken</span></li><li style="list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Distance Travelled</span></li><li style="list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Calories burned</span></li><li style="list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sleep tracker with deep sleep tracker.</span></li><li style="list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alarms</span></li><li style="list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Incoming call notification</span></li><li style="list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Special functions with Mi phones (Mi 3 and Mi 4) and not the redmi version.</span></li><li style="list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Long battery life.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Improvements in the MI app after installing the tweaked version of the app. </span></span><br /><ul style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><li style="list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Notifications for installed apps.</span></li><li style="list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fitness centre</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;">Review of the MI Band.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Lets talk about the functions of the Mi band and review them one by one. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;">1) Track steps taken, distance travelled and Calories burned.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">The main function of the MI band is to track the steps taken. MI band provides information of the steps taken, calories burned and the total distance travelled. This is very useful information. Mi band though does fail miserably on the actual steps taken. MI Band is worn in the hand and due to which it does capture ghost steps. What I meant by the ghost steps is that even though you are sitting on the chair, but with the movement of your hand, it could track that as a step taken. Frankly this was annoying for me. For e.g I use the google fit also to monitor the steps taken and the difference between the two is more than 25%, where google fit provides me with a lower step count. Hence for this particular reason, i say that there is an issue with the accuracy of data captured by MI Band.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Due to the above reasons, distance travelled and calories burned data would also not accurate.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;">4/10</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;">2) Sleep tracker</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">The MI band tracks your sleeping pattern. It monitors how long you have slept and how long were you in a state of deep sleep. This is helpful as it lets you know the total hrs that you have slept and out of those hrs how many hrs you were in the state of deep sleep. Mi Band tracks your deep sleep based on the movement on the bed. If during your sleep, there is no movement, then that's considered as deep sleep. I liked this feature and is very accurate as far as the sleeping hours and state of sleep is concerned. But this will work only once in a day. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">By what I mean once in a day is, Once you get up and sync your Mi band with the app on the mobile, for any other session of sleep will not be caputred. I work night shifts and hence sleep during the day. I don't get to sleep 8 hrs at a stretch and hence break my sleep pattern in two different slots with in the day. The second sleeping hours or state of sleep is not captured. This is something that I did not like and we should be able to track any hours of sleep. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;">4/10</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;">3) Alarms</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">The MI band provides you with an alarm reminder. Set up an alarm and when its time to wake up, the alarm will ensure that you are awake as it will vibrate on your wrist and this would certainly help you to awake. This functionality is only with the inbuilt alarm app and will not work with any thrid party applications. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">But I must say I will give this to the band as its surely will ensure that you are awaken by the alarm. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;">7/10</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;">4) Incoming call notification</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Mi Band provides you with the incoming call notification. This is particularly useful if you are in a crowded place and can't hear the phone ring, or you have by activated the silent mode onto your phone. The MI band will vibrate when there is an incoming call. You can set the time interval in seconds for the Mi band to vibrate after the call has hit your phone. I selected 3 seconds, hence any call that hits me, I get the call notification on my band (Vibrate). This is really cool and helpful feature when i am driving or in crowded place or in meetings. This helps me get discrete notifications. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;">8/10</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;">5) Battery Life</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">One of the most impressive aspect of the Mi Band. The MI band has huge battery life. Company claims that the MI band will last upto 30 days before it needs to be charged again. Comparing this to the competition, 2 days for the fitbit flex and 10 days for the jawbone, MI Band is untouchable as far as the battery life is concerned. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">10/10</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;">6) Special funtion for Mi phones. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">If you own the flagship phones of Xiaomi then you can use the special functions of MI band. One of the function is screen unlock. When a locked MI phone is near the Mi Band (app installed and unlock permission provided from the settings) the phone will be unlocked automatically. This is really cool feature and I love it. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;">7/10</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;">7) New functions from the tweaked app</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Tweaked app has increased the usage of the Mi Band. Now we can get notifications from our favourite apps (vibration on your mi band for the selected apps.) I setup apps like whatsapp and QQ on the notifications and its really effective. Though I had to stop these very soon as otherwise the MI band would have been vibrating whole day on my hand. :)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">I have enabled the notifications now for my gmail app, my runkeeper app and my messaging app. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;">8/10</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;">8) Fitness centre</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Under the menu, you have additional functionality for fitness centre. I am not sure if its the functionality of the MI Band app or the tweaked version as I did not keep the MI band app for long. The fitness centre provide you with the way to calculate your jumping rope or situps. This is a nice to have functionality as now you don't have to count your jumps while using the jumping rope as the app would count it for you. This is cool. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;">7/10</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;">Final score for the Mi Band is 54 out of 80. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">I forgot to mention one important aspect of the MI Band. Its certified with waterproof and this helps. One additional issue that I noticed with the Mi Band is that the indicator LED do not work as expected. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">On the MI Band you have three LED, which help in providing you with the quick snapshot of your goal achievement. On every 33% of the goal achieved, 1 LED light would light up and when the goal is met, all three LEDs should lit up. This is not working for me. Also the quick glance function where you look at the MI band like a wrist watch, it does not show us the progress. This is annoying. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;">Final Verdict</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">i would certainly recommend MI band to all as its the best VFM smart wearables in the market today. For a fraction of the cost of other fitness tracker, this is a great tool. Steps tracked info is not somthing that I can rely on completely and needs to be taken with a pinch of salt. This is where we need some improvements. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">MI Band is a novelty and for the price that it's available its VFM. This is the first attempt by Xiaomi in the smart wearables and is really nice for the first time. Though there are still lot of rough edges and those need to be sorted soon, specially if the main functionality of fitness tracking is not working as expected that's a major let down. With the new tweaked app with notification we do know now that the possibilities for enhancement is really there and Xiaomi should capitalize this asap. Also this VFM band should be launched soon in India so that Xiaomi has the first laucher benefit and many people would buy it for its low cost.  </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">One major reason to be proud of the Mi Band is the quality of material used. Even though the cost of the band is low, The band is great to look at and also the bracelet which is made of high quality silicone material is also really nice to feel. You will not get irritated while wearing for long hrs at a stretch. </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">source:-<a href="http://en.miui.com/thread-66886-1-1.html">miui</a></span></span></div>

Xiaomi MI Band : Review

Inside this is the minimalistic box of the Mi Band. Nothing on the front of the box except the MI logo.  Some data on the back of the box.  ...

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