Xiaomi mi Band: we try the most inexpensive fitness bracelet at work. Personal impressions

Xiaomi mi Band - the most inexpensive fitness bracelet of all models on the market. It was developed in China, while the bracelet turned out to be quite high-quality and functional. This is one of the best deals, judging by the price / quality ratio. Xiaomi mi Band has just arrived, and here are the first impressions of using the device.

At the very beginning of the work, one has to struggle a little with the interface in Chinese, and this review shows how to become a winner. And yes, you should immediately indicate that the application for this bracelet is only under Android OS .
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Box

Firstly, it is quite decent, even “gift-wrapped” is packed, even if you put it under the tree, it's a pity that November. The box, of course, is made of cardboard, not like W / Me, but neat, with a logo and prospects for future use in everyday life.

For comparison - a wooden box W / ME.

From the box

Xiaomi is a “three-part” gadget, which consists directly of a bracelet, a sensor, and —a closing link — a charging cable, into which the extractable oval tablet is inserted.



If you take a closer look, you can see that Xiaomi is not quite “faceless”: there are three indicators on the front, and in one of the pictures they are just green-lit - charging is in progress.

Why do we need Xiaomi

It is a little surprising that the Chinese have so late presented their activity tracker, especially since we all have been looking at smart watches for a long time. According to forecasts, the market for fitness gadgets within the five-year plan will only become shallow.

Nevertheless, it seems, the gadget appeared quite timely and, judging by the demand, it was very, very much awaited. “Traditional” Chinese borrowing had a favorable effect on functionality, and if we compare it with similar, already known, devices, then it should be noted that Xiaomi counts the calories that we burn in the process of any activity (unlike Lifetrak or Jawbone), and does not divide the calories burned during the activity and calm state into two scales, which is quite similar to the same Zefit. By the way, about Jawbone - the same lack of display, flickering indicators and concise design with protection from moisture. From Fitbit or, say, Ihealth, the idea of ​​removable sensors is preserved. Incoming Call Alerts - Striiv, as an option. Only, oh, for all that, Xiaomi costs 1 750 rubles, not 3 - 4 - 5 or 6 ...



Once again, I’ll make a reservation that for 1750 rubles we get a rather interesting gadget of pleasant design, which:

• Measures steps and recounts them in calories.
• Allows you to set goals
• Tracks sleep
• It has an alarm clock
• Protected from moisture / dust
• Notifies you of incoming calls
• Works without recharging for up to 1 month
• Adjustable interchangeable straps in different colors.

In general, it does not look so bad, and in general, do not forget about the box ...

application

Speaking bluntly, difficulties may arise from the beginning. Two out of five people to start downloading the wrong application.

We need this one - at the request of Xiaomi mi band



The process will be a little longer on the russified phone, since half of the registration will have to guess what the Chinese program wants from you, because it speaks in Chinese. So my first time ...

Push Sing Up - go:



1. Instead of the country by default - choose Russia. Pay attention - it is important - the code is substituted "007". Next, enter your mobile and click on the big button, and the tracker special agent offers the next step.

As a confirmation request - captcha, but you can not bother with the register. Then - click on the big button and wait for the appearance of another window, where we enter the sent sms-code.



If everything is OK - then enter the code - click on the button, and get two windows where you need to come up with a password for your login. It feels like there should be letters and numbers, although it may be that the letter only did not work for me.



The next step is to log in, and here you can slow down a bit. Login - phone, Password - what you came up with, but now the phone must be entered through "+7" number, not "007", otherwise the application will give an error.



Then begins the "pairing" of the bracelet and the smartphone.



As soon as this happens, the bracelet will vibrate, and soon there will be several fields where you can briefly describe yourself: height / age / weight, and finally the familiar English language will appear.

We missed the “foggy” data.



And they immediately went over to the simple one (I don’t remember in what order):



Next, we get a simple and intuitive interface with day-night switching and the ability to open the settings menu, where you can log out, un-sync if you need to redraw this thing.



A button in the upper left corner will switch to graphs, and a button in the right (three points) will send you to the settings menu, where you can adjust, for example, the color of the indicator flickering and the time the alarm sounds when you call. Clearly visible charge indicator.



The application considers the steps in real time, and this is probably all that is left to add to this description.

Maybe someone already worked with the Xiaomi mi Band bracelet, and can share your impressions?