Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro
Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro provides more advanced fitness tracking and health monitoring features than its predecessor; however, due to a lack of prompts and special features it may be less helpful than Apple Watch or Google Fit.
The message notification feature only kicks in when appropriate apps’ notification settings have been activated within their App; otherwise, no notification will be displayed on the Band.
Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro | It’s a fitness tracker
Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro fitness trackers can be used independently from smartphones to track daily activity and store data that can then be synced up when connected and app notification permissions have been enabled.
It offers All-day blood oxygen monitoring as well as various health functions like heart rate monitoring, sleep tracking and breathing training – including women’s health management – making this band truly revolutionary in terms of functionality. Additionally, its alert feature will notify users to call notifications or App messages when their phone is within Bluetooth range of the band – but only when your phone is within range.
The band is 5ATM water resistant, so it can be worn in both shower and bath water conditions; however, it should not be exposed to hot springs, saunas or high-speed water flow sports scenes. Made of antimicrobial TPU material for easy cleaning with laundry detergent or soapy water; also easy to remove any red ink, watercolour pencil and industrial dye stains easily! Additionally, its screen automatically adapts brightness according to wrist movement, automatically matching ambient lighting conditions.
Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro | It’s a smartwatch
As is typical with smartwatches, Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro features an array of tracking functions. Not only can it act as a fitness tracker to log calories and steps taken daily, but more advanced functions include heart rate monitoring and sleep tracking capabilities. Furthermore, there’s even an inbuilt stopwatch and it even controls music playback on mobile phones!
The Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro features a vivid OLED display with easy reading features and touch sensitivity, providing easy use and touch responsive touchscreen access. Data stored can either be stored within its internal memory, synced to third party fitness applications such as Apple Health or Google Fit; additionally third-party fitness applications are supported such as Strava and Suunto.
Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro features a sleep breathing quality monitor to detect sleep apnea. Using your phone’s microphone to track breathing movements and alert if they cease or become difficult, this function is normally disabled but can be enabled through its app.
Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro | It’s a sleep tracker
The Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro includes a sleep tracker to monitor your sleeping patterns. You can set daily goals for how much restful restful rest you want to achieve and notify you once you reach them; additionally, this device offers night mode that turns off display for uninterrupted restful slumber.
The GNSS system supports Beidou, GPS, GLONASS and Galileo to deliver accurate positioning for outdoor exercise. Water resistant up to 5ATM ensures it can withstand swimming and sweaty sports while iOS phones with the latest version of Mi Fit app can also use this GNSS tracker.
Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro may experience periodic sleep monitoring glitches due to factors like wrist state and skin characteristics of its wearer, inability of device to detect activities similar to sleeping such as brushing teeth, pushing a baby pram, chopping dumplings or driving on bumpy roads – this can result in inaccurate detection and duration recordings.
Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro | It’s a heart rate monitor
The Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro features a continuous heart rate monitor to accurately track both pulse and oxygen saturation levels for athletic use, perfect for keeping tabs on pulse rates during practice or competition. In addition, this band provides various other monitoring functions, such as sleep quality analysis and all-day blood oxygen detection detection; additionally, customisation options including leather, woven or nylon straps allows users to personalize it as per individual preference.
As you exercise, this device records time and distance of each movement as well as caloric intake and steps taken. It can even pair up with other devices to achieve more accurate fitness tracking; such as Nike+ app for mobile phone or iOS mobile phones.
Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro features, such as pedometer, sleep and heart rate monitoring, pressure/blood oxygen detection and breathing training don’t rely on Bluetooth to operate; rather, your phone must be connected for it to sync the data. Other functions, including stopwatch, calendar and world clock need Bluetooth enabled at all times in order to operate effectively; its memory can store up to 20 exercise records while its battery lasts 7 days.
Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro | It’s a phone
The Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro features an inbuilt phone capable of making and receiving calls and notifications, along with a stopwatch that can record up to 23 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds. In addition, its customizable watch face displays your favourite apps, music player or more; additionally you can adjust its vibration mode according to your individual needs.
Though the new device appears more refined than its predecessor, some key features remain missing. Notably, its buttonless design remains problematic since swipe gestures are the only means by which to access its main functions.
Xiaomi offers more limited health-tracking features. While you can access past data in their Mi Fit app, they don’t provide much in terms of interpretation or proactive guidance. Still, their Smart Band 8 Pro remains an affordable fitness tracker option with comprehensive fitness tracking features; and will be available to purchase this week across UK, US and Australia.
