Xiaomi Mi Band 6 review: best cheap smartwatch 2021
Design
The overall design of the Mi Band 6 is not much different from its predecessor, still the clock face (body) with the familiar capsule shape, youthful colorful rubber strap, simple design. , Removable. Like the old versions, users can still easily change the Mi Band 6 wire according to the personality and preferences of each individual.
Although the price that XIaomi for Mi Band 6 can be considered as the "cheapest" smartwatch on the market. But the level of perfection of the Mi Band 6 is very good. We still have a screen with a lightweight, curved 2.5D glass, which feels soft when worn in the hand. The junction between the screen and the plastic part is very seamless and solid. The weight of Mi Band 6 is only about 13 grams heavier, so the wearing experience is still almost similar to the old version. Still neat, light and comfortable when worn in the user's hand for many hours, even when sleeping Mi Band 6 is not a big problem.
Screen
The main screen is the "key" thing that Xiaomi wants to bring to Mi Band 6 users. The screen on the new version is made larger, by stretching the display size to the edges of the case. As a result, the bezel is also much thinner. Mi Band 6 uses an AMOLED watch face with a size of 1.56 inches, up to 50% larger than the 1.1-inch size of Mi Band 5, with a higher resolution of 152 x 360 pixels (326 ppi), brightness 450 nits (20% higher).
Possessing a pixel density that is not "mediocre", Mi Band 6 offers very good display quality, fonts and images displayed on the screen are sharp and extremely smooth, when the naked eye cannot see the point. image. Users can easily see the displayed content in extreme conditions, especially in bright sunlight. However, with a cheap price,We can hardly ask Xiaomi to equip additional sensors with automatic brightness adjustment.
With a larger display space thanks to the removal of the home button on Mi Band 5. Mi Band 6 users will definitely have more "cool" things to experience. Specifically, the screen will provide more information, the experience of swiping will also be more comfortable.
The experience of swiping to interact with information on the screen is just like on a smartphone, such as swiping up, down to scroll menus, swiping left to see the weather, or wanting to go back to the previous screen. just swipe left. Very easy to use, right!
Users are pre-installed more than 130 skins and are customized differently so that users can change if they feel bored.
Performance
The response feeling of Mi Band 6 is very smooth, natural, the touch is very sensitive and the response speed is incredibly fast. This gives a very good experience when operating with a small screen.
Even when you use the device with wet hands or the screen is wet with water, the touch feeling on the Mi Band 6 is still very accurate. . If compared with smartwatch devices in the same price segment, we can be confident in asserting that Mi Band 6 is "Mr. Hoang".
Functions
Through many versions, Xiaomi equips the Mi Band Series with almost all the basic features of a smartwatch device, such as notifications, pedometer, heart rate, health care. And on Mi Band 6, the company added even more.
Users can now give orders to Mi Band 6 through the microphone with the Alexa virtual assistant - Google Assistant. Allows users to make calls, reminders, notes, and view weather information quickly by voice.
Measuring oxygen concentration is one of the valuable equipment on Mi Band 6. The device is integrated to measure Sp02 through the BioTracker 2 sensor, capable of continuously monitoring the concentration of oxygen in the blood when users exercise. .
Mi Band 6 is provided with 19 additional sports, combined with 11 sports previously equipped for Mi Band 5. Mi Band 6 is capable of meeting the training needs of a person. basic use. Although it is not possible to measure as many sports as on other smartwatches, the functions on Mi Band 6 work very well. Intuitive interface, information displayed clearly, detailed, easy to familiarize even for first-time use.
In addition, the Mi Band 6 has the ability to track the menstrual cycle for women, monitor stress levels, monitor sleep, reminds when you sit too long, scores PAI movement scores, does not disturb. 5 ATM (50 meters) waterproof support is similar to its predecessor.
Only regret that, Xiaomi has not equipped with GPS for Mi Band 6 to be able to operate independently when running. Expect the next version, the company will continue to add this capability.
Battery life
Compared to many previous generations, Mi Band 6 forced to trade lower battery life due to the display of more information, but not poor. Compared to Mi Band 4 or Mi Band 5 with 15 days of use, Mi Band 6 is only less than a day of long use. That is, Mi Band 6 has 14 days of use with normal usage of a user, at medium brightness, not too much notification, moderate usage.
If the notification is displayed a lot, monitoring the heart rate continuously, the Mi Band 6 is still comfortable to respond from 7 ~ 10 days of use. Users can charge Mi Band 6 via the magnet charger with simple charging.
Epilogue
The Mi Band 6 is a neat, streamlined, comfortable device, powerful battery life and almost fully equipped of a smartwatch at an extremely affordable price. It's really rare to have a choice in the segment that offers a good experience like the Mi Band 6.
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