We live in a great age – the age where you can slap a fitness monitor onto your wrist which doubles up as a watch, notification centre, heart rate monitor and so much more. Smartwatches have now become a normal way of life and there are only benefits to wearing one. Xiaomi knows this and the company’s great range of fitness bands and watches provides an entry point for all consumers.
Today we want to take a look at all the various products Xiaomi has on offer to enhance your health and fitness. Be it a band that’s just for fitness or a watch that you want to wear as a fashion statement while you’re out and a health companion at the gym.
The best part of this range is that they all offer great barriers to entry so whether you’re on a budget or looking to spend a bit more, there’s something here for everyone. All these devices also sync with STRAVA and Apple Health so you can incorporate them into any tech ecosystem you’re in. They also seamlessly sync with the Mi Fitness App too.
Xiaomi Redmi Smart Band 2
The first band Xiaomi offers costs just R699 and has all the features you would expect from a high-end band packed all into one accessible and affordable device. The Xiaomi Redmi Smart Band 2 includes over 30 workouts to choose from including cycling, running and swimming.
The band also includes the latest in health monitoring features such as heart rate monitoring, sleep monitoring and blood oxygen readings. The Xiaomi Redmi Smart Band 2 also packs an incredible battery life with up to 6 days of heavy use for those who visit the gym or work out every day. Those who want to use the watch just for monitoring purposes will only need to charge it once every two weeks.
The Xiaomi Redmi Smart Band 2 has also been designed with a “put on and forget about it” approach. It is super lightweight and breathable. The 1.4-inch display is also customizable with different clock faces so you can truly make it your own.
With an impressive battery life and all the monitoring features some of the most expensive watches offer, the Xiaomi Redmi Smart Band 2 is a fierce competitor that doesn’t break the bank.
- 1.47″ TFT customizable display
- Sleep monitoring
- All-day heart monitoring
- Blood oxygen monitoring
- 30+ workout modes
- Magnetic easy-to-use charging
- 14-day battery life
- 5ATM water resistant
- STRAVA and Apple Health
- Mi Fitness App
- R699
Xiaomi Smart Band 7
The next up is the Xiaomi Smart Band 7 which costs only R999. This AMOLED smartwatch is in a league of its own when it comes to its features and price tag. It supports over 110 workout modes catering to all those fitness fanatics who enjoy changing things up.
It also comes with an after-exercise performance evaluation feature that provides feedback on your recent workout and compares it to other sessions. The system also recommends how long your rest period should be before you engage in your next workout depending on the intensity of your previous session.
When it comes to its monitoring systems, the Xiaomi Smart Band 7 comes with a series of enhanced health indicators. It supports heart, sleep and blood oxygen monitoring. However, using these sensors, the watch can also help monitor your stress levels, and breathing and provide a personal activity index. There’s also a menstrual cycle system to keep you updated on when to expect your next cycle.
Just like the Xiaomi Redmi Smart Band 2, the Xiaomi Smart Band 7 offers incredible battery life. You can get up to 14 days of standard use and up to 9 days of heavy use.
Its 1.62-inch AMOLED panel also comes with over 100 custom band faces. There’s also a cool range of colourful straps you can pick up to match your mood, outfit and current band face. This includes neon green, neon orange, khaki green, and khaki blue.
- 1.62″ AMOLED with over 100 faces
- Sleep monitoring
- All-day heart monitoring
- Blood oxygen monitoring
- Menstrual tracking
- Personal Activity Index
- Stress level monitoring
- Deep Breath Exercise
- 110+ workout modes
- Professional workout analysis
- Magnetic easy-to-use charging
- 14-day battery life
- 5ATM water resistant
- STRAVA and Apple Health
- Mi Fitness App
- R999
Xiaomi Watch 2 Lite
The Xiaomi Watch 2 Lite is very similar to the Smart Band 7 whereas it supports the same workout features, sleep tracking, deep breathing, menstrual cycle tracking and stress monitors. However, what sets the Xiaomi Watch 2 Lite apart is its included high-precision GPS chip that supports the four major global positioning systems.
The Xiaomi Watch 2 Lite connects to GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BDS. This makes it a great device for those who spend a lot of time outdoors cycling, walking and running. You can map your routes and keep track of your location without having to connect the watch to another device.
The battery life on the Xiaomi Watch 2 Lite also doesn’t let the GPS get in the way. The device lasts up to 10 days on a single charge with daily fitness and exercise. It also last lasts up to 14 hours on continuous GPS usage.
The Xiaomi Watch 2 Lite comes with over 100 watch faces and you can also pick up a range of different straps to suit your style. This includes ivory, pink, black, blue, olive and more.
- 1.55″ TFT customizable display
- GPS/GLONASS?Galileo/BDS
- Sleep monitoring
- All-day heart monitoring
- Blood oxygen monitoring
- Menstrual tracking
- Stress level monitoring
- Deep Breath Exercise
- 100+ workout modes
- Magnetic easy-to-use charging
- 10-day battery life
- 5ATM water resistant
- STRAVA and Apple Health
- Mi Fitness App
- R1299
Xiaomi Watch S1 Active
The last product we want to highlight here is the Xiaomi Watch S1 Active. This is the brand’s high-end fitness device but at the same time, it is incredibly accessible while also being feature-packed.
The most striking part of the Xiaomi Watch S1 Active is definitely its 1.43-inch AMOLED, high-resolution 60Hz display. It showcases everything you need in fantastic detail. So be it choosing between the 117 fitness modes, 19 professional modes, reading texts, mapping a route or even doing a cashless payment, the display shows it as its best.
The Xiaomi Watch S1 Active has been made from durable and lightweight metal. The entire watch only weighs 36 grams and the thin bezel around the display puts the important information first. You can choose from over 200 watch faces on the Xiaomi Watch S1 Active and there’s a range of unique straps on offer too.
The dual-band multi-system GPS supports five major satellite positioning systems including GPS, BDS, GLONASS, Galileo and QZSS. As a result, the watch provides optimized results for accurate positioning and statistics.
The battery life on the Xiaomi Watch S1 Active is also great. You can get up to 12 days of typical use, 24 days on the battery-saver mode and 30 hours of continuous GPS.
The watch also doubles up as a companion for phone calls thanks to its built-in microphone. You can answer and reject calls on the watch when you’re outdoors.
Of course, the Xiaomi Watch S1 Active also comes with all the sensors you would expect. This includes heart rate, sleep, all-day blood oxygen monitoring and more. However, the watch also features a resting heart rate curve as well as abnormal heart rate alerts for that extra peace of mind.
Lastly, the watch also comes with Alexa built-in. This means you can command all your other Xiaomi products in your home by simply speaking to your watch.
The Xiaomi Watch S1 Active is definitely an enthusiast’s product but its feature list goes on and on. It is a premium watch with all the features you can expect and for its price, it checks all the boxes.
- 1.43″ AMOLED with over 200 faces
- GPS/GLONASS/Galileo/BDS/QZSS
- Sleep monitoring
- All-day heart monitoring
- Blood oxygen monitoring
- Menstrual tracking
- Stress level monitoring
- Deep Breath Exercise
- Abnormal heart rate alerts
- Resting heart rate curve
- 100+ workout modes
- Magnetic easy-to-use charging
- 12-day battery life
- 5ATM water resistant
- STRAVA and Apple Health
- Mi Fitness App
- Mastercard NFC cashless payments
- Alexa voice assistant
- R3399
You can find out more about the range and pick them up on Takealot here.
