Mi Smart Band 8 (Global Version) Health & Fitness Tracker with 60Hz Refresh Rate 1.62" AMOLED Display, 16-Day Battery Life, 150+ Sports Modes, Blood Oxygen, Heart Rate,Sleep & Stress Monitoring

I have owned two Fitbit Charge watches in the past, and both broke within a year, so I decided to try something different. This Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 8 is only a fraction of the price of a Fitbit Charge 5, but it is SO MUCH BETTER. The screen is brighter, and everything is free, as it should be. It does literally everything a Fitbit Charge 5 does and much more, without any ridiculous monthly charges just to track a bit more of your sleep. It offers more functionality, more customization, more details visible on the screen, feels lighter, and looks better. Did I mention the battery life yet? The way I use it, the battery lasts for 2 weeks or more! If you're on the fence between getting a Fitbit Charge band or this Xiaomi Smart band, get this!

The Xiaomi Mi band is a great alternative to the FitBit. I have been using them since model 3. I particularly like the model 8 features with the easy to snap on replacement band features. That was always a problem having to pop out the watch part to put into a new band. Now you just press a button and the band comes of and a new one can be put on. The connection to my phone is good and reliable and the supporting software is very easy to use. I wear my Mi Fit watch every day.

It's early days yet, but, so far so good. Unboxing - there could have been better instructions, the four basic diagrams weren't much use. You must put the watch on the charger to turn it on. You must also have the app on your phone to link the watch and the phone. However once you know what to do it was fairly simple. Arm swings (steps) - so far I haven't had to windmill my arm to get the watch to count and the display of the count is fairly quick. I'm waiting to see what happens over time on this. Generally this is what dies on my watches. Notifications - once linked to the phone the phone call and texting notifications came through reliably. Remember there is no answer phone or text on the watch directly. Calendar notifications are a bit less reliable, but, that may be the MS Outlook app. I really wish there were a sound for the notification. The vibration is not strong and I do, occasionally, miss the notifications as I don't feel the vibrations. But they do show up on the watch. Battery - the battery life is almost as good as they say it is. I'm waiting to see if that lasts. Batteries seem to have short lives on things I wear, but, we'll see. After listening to the reviews I decided not to even try the standard watch band and got third party watch bands from the get go. The band was easy to take off and easy to install. The watch itself is just the right size for a narrow wrist. I really like that. Depending on the watch the screen is easy to read. After a little studying of the app I found where to change the watch faces and that is easy too. There are enough of them to give you a little variety. A quick tour of sliding the screens back and forth gives you a view of what is available on the watch. Figuring out adjustments on the app took a bit of time, but wasn't hard to do. Overall this is a nice little watch with a good price. For now I'm happy with it.

Wasn’t too bad for most of the year, then battery stopped keeping a charge. Factory rest it and everything and still no difference. Not impressed had for less than 12 months. No easy way to connect with customer service.

Compared a lot of bands before going for the Xiaomi band 8, would be more than enough for all the basic band needs from day to day life, would be a good pick if you are relatively active this band has it all , The OLED screen definitely contributes to the overall features of the band, Overall Highly recommended. Note: please to checkout the applications before making a purchase which are available for the band, for this version they can be a little weird "#Chinese Stuff" , Mi fitness app works just fine, but may differ for different operating systems, SUCH as Android and iOS

This watch was really easy to set up and paired quickly with an android phone. I got it as a gift and the other party loved it and actually bought the same one for a family member! The watch holds a charge and doesn’t need charging every night, which is helpful for sleep tracking!

Was happy with it until it stopped holding charge and dying within hours. It’s not even a year old at this point. Can’t comment much on the functionality as a used it to tell time at night for ny newborn’s feeds and wakings and to track steps

I've always been familiar with Xiaomi products, so when I was looking for an affordable fitness tracker/watch, I knew I had to get this fitness band. It’s been a great experience so far. The battery life has been amazing; I usually go 5 days without charging, and by then it’s at 20%. The tracking seems accurate enough when I compare it to my phone’s tracking.