Xiaomi recently upgraded their wonderful Mi Band4 with the new model Mi Band5.
Of course I couldn't resist and I immediately upgraded to the new model.
Official link to the Xiami Global Store:
Mi Band5 The new band can be found on
Amazon at roughly 50 USD.
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Official
Specifications:
Display
1.1" AMOLED display
Display resolution: 126*29
Display color depth: 16 bit
Display backlight: Maximum brightness ≥ 450 nits, adjustable
Display button:One touch-button (wakeup, return)
Sensors
High precision 6-axis sensor and PPG heart rate sensor
6-axis sensor: Low power-consumption 3-axis accelerometer and 3-axis gyroscope
PPG heart rate sensor
Digital MEMS microphone
Battery life
14-day extra-long battery life with magnetic charger
Charging method: Magnetic charging
Charging time: < 2 hours
Battery life: ≥ 14 days
Sports
11 professional sports modes
Supported exercises:
Outdoor running, power walking, cycling, indoor running, pool swimming, freestyle,
indoor cycling, elliptical, jump rope, yoga, rowing machine
Supports automatic running or walking detection, pace alerts, completed kilometer alerts, high heart rate alerts
Health
24-hour heart rate and sleep monitoring
with women's health tracking
Heart rate monitoring: Whole-day heart rate manual heart rate, resting heart rate and heart rate curve
Sleep monitoring: Deep sleep, light sleep, rapid eye movement (REM), naps
Women's health tracking: Provides recording and reminders for the menstrual cycle and ovulation phases
Stress monitoring, breathing exercises, PAI vitality index assessment, idle alerts, step counter, goal setting
Other features
Remote photo-taking, music playback, find my phone, phone muting, phone unlocking, incoming call notification, do not disturb, WhatsAPP notification, app message alerts, calendar reminder, event reminder, weather forecast, timer, countdown timer, alarm, Bluetooth broadcasting, online dials, custom dials, preset dials, screen locking, charging progress display, choice of wearing method, OTA upgrades
Dimensions and specifications
Model number
XMSH10HM
Body net weight
11.9 g
Body dimensions
46.95 × 18.15 × 12.45 mm
Waterproof rating
5 ATM
Wireless connection
Bluetooth 5.0 BLE
Haptic motor
Rotor motor
RAM
512 KB
Flash memory
16 MB
Adjustable length
155–219 mm
Battery capacity
125 mAh
Battery type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Strap material
TPU
Wristband buckle material
Aluminum alloy
Display cover material
2.5D reinforced glass and AF coating
Case material
PC plastic
Operating temperature
0℃~45℃
System language
Supports English, Spanish, Russian, Italian, French, German, Ukrainian, Polish, Korean, Portuguese, Turkish, Japanese, Arabic, Czech, Thai, Indonesian, Greek, Vietnamese, Romanian, Chinese and Dutch. The aforementioned languages will be launched successively.
Supported systems
Android 5.0 or iOS 10.0 and above
I have been using since a few days, look and feel is almost the same as the old model, screen is bigger, but it really it is a best fit of the previous form factor (lesser bezels). It has almost hte same feature, plus a few nice attition, but not a revolution, only a step evolution.
I can summarise a few finding for the moment:
PRO
- More precise sensors
- Much more easy charging
- Remote camera shutter
CONS
- Battery life seems to be reduced due to the much more precise sensors
- Extra cost
For our purpouse the two versions work absolutely at the same manner: I cannot recommend upgrading only for this and the preference is due only to the extra cost for the few feature it offers.
I think it is fair to let the choice to individual preferences.