Neat product but the wrist strap arrangement was very fiddly and not effective - the band fell off and I have yet to find it - was starting to build a good amount of data now no use - no band. Neat product but the wrist strap arrangement was very fiddly and not effective - the band fell off and I have yet to find it - was starting to build a good amount of data now no use - no band.

Bought one today. The Mrs has a Fitbit Charge 3 but it's screen faded out and is pretty much unreadable now. Considering that device cost three times what this one did I'm NOT impressed. Anyway the Mi Smart Band 5 seems to have pretty much the same functionality as the much more expensive Fitbit and it's got a much nicer - colour - screen. I like it ! Waiting for them to turn on the O2 sensor - oh Yeah.

Reccomended product for sure !!! Bought one today. The Mrs has a Fitbit Charge 3 but it's screen faded out and is pretty much unreadable now. Considering that device cost three times what this one did I'm NOT impressed. Anyway the Mi Smart Band 5 seems to have pretty much the same functionality as the much more expensive Fitbit and it's got a much nicer - colour - screen. I like it ! Waiting for them to turn on the O2 sensor - oh Yeah.

Reccomended product for sure !!!

I was really looking forward to this product. I had read some mixed reviews about the quality. Sadly these were right. I only had it three days before the sleep tracker stopped working. Everything else was good. Mi need to sort this out especially as a sleep tracker is one of the main selling points. I have returned product, so hopefully the replacement will work better I was really looking forward to this product. I had read some mixed reviews about the quality. Sadly these were right. I only had it three days before the sleep tracker stopped working. Everything else was good. Mi need to sort this out especially as a sleep tracker is one of the main selling points. I have returned product, so hopefully the replacement will work better

I've only had the Mi Band 5 for a week after my Mi Band 4 stopped recording data for my swimming. So some initial observations:
1. The battery life is significantly less, approx 7 days vs more than 14 days with the Mi Band 4.
2. The accuracy of the swimming data is much better than the 4 which was very poor.
3. The 5 doesn't seem to record sleep very well.
4. Currently I am having issues with the band losing connectivity with the phone (android Samsung) and needing to be rebooted to re -connect. I have contacted Mi Support and they have suggested a number of solutions which I have yet to try.
5. There are more exercise options w...view more I've only had the Mi Band 5 for a week after my Mi Band 4 stopped recording data for my swimming. So some initial observations:
1. The battery life is significantly less, approx 7 days vs more than 14 days with the Mi Band 4.
2. The accuracy of the swimming data is much better than the 4 which was very poor.
3. The 5 doesn't seem to record sleep very well.
4. Currently I am having issues with the band losing connectivity with the phone (android Samsung) and needing to be rebooted to re -connect. I have contacted Mi Support and they have suggested a number of solutions which I have yet to try.
5. There are more exercise options which is good.
6. I like the PAI measure.

A reasonable interface, but has a few peculiarities which make it problematic.

If you're fine with *only* using the official Mi Fit app, you'll be mostly OK, but if you ever want to use more popular 3rd party tools, you'll start to see issues.

Cannot for instance, integrate with Samsungs Fitness app at all.

And some tool will need you to root your phone to get the magical pairing key that only Mi Fit has access to.

The rubber band that attaches it to your wrist is however utter garbage, in a "I've had better luck with 5 dollar heaps of junk from KMart" scale epic-fail sort of way. It literally just falls off constantly for no a...view more A reasonable interface, but has a few peculiarities which make it problematic.

If you're fine with *only* using the official Mi Fit app, you'll be mostly OK, but if you ever want to use more popular 3rd party tools, you'll start to see issues.

Cannot for instance, integrate with Samsungs Fitness app at all.

And some tool will need you to root your phone to get the magical pairing key that only Mi Fit has access to.

The rubber band that attaches it to your wrist is however utter garbage, in a "I've had better luck with 5 dollar heaps of junk from KMart" scale epic-fail sort of way. It literally just falls off constantly for no apparent reason. Even if you fit it so tightly you cut off your circulation and leave lots of welts on your arm, inducing long term pain, the damned thing will *still* randomly just fall off with even the slightest jostle.

PBTech aught to stock replacement bands that don't suffer this issue, as it is by far the leading problem with this device.

Had it for 3 weeks and the attachment frustration makes me constantly consider the idea of asking for a refund, as its only a matter of time before it just falls off in an odd location either damaging it or making it unretrievable.

Especially worrisome that despite the fact it has a "find device" functionality, the noise and vibration was insufficient to find it last time I misplaced it despite standing right beside where it was.

I don't usually wear watches or fitness bands but I wanted to start tracking my steps and other health factors. Considering its price, this smart band blew my mind. It did so much more than I expected it to. I could control my music, see messages from my phone, track my steps and workouts! count calories I've burned, it was just great. The only slightly downside for me was that the battery died within just 3 days but charging it is no biggie! It's still amazing and have no regrets. I don't usually wear watches or fitness bands but I wanted to start tracking my steps and other health factors. Considering its price, this smart band blew my mind. It did so much more than I expected it to. I could control my music, see messages from my phone, track my steps and workouts! count calories I've burned, it was just great. The only slightly downside for me was that the battery died within just 3 days but charging it is no biggie! It's still amazing and have no regrets.

Reasonable fitness tracker but the heart rate monitor is not accurate above about 90 bpm. Otherwise fine. Reasonable fitness tracker but the heart rate monitor is not accurate above about 90 bpm. Otherwise fine.

This fitness band is great if you want a cheap fitness tracker. It has great battery life (lasts me just over a week on a single charge) and has lots of cool features. However it may not be the most accurate at sleep tracking and heart rate tracking. For example, it seems to not measure sleep consistently and tells me I was awake when I was not. This fitness band is great if you want a cheap fitness tracker. It has great battery life (lasts me just over a week on a single charge) and has lots of cool features. However it may not be the most accurate at sleep tracking and heart rate tracking. For example, it seems to not measure sleep consistently and tells me I was awake when I was not.

I managed to get the watch while it was on sale and it definitely didn't disappoint me. Has long lasting battery and extremely reliable!! I managed to get the watch while it was on sale and it definitely didn't disappoint me. Has long lasting battery and extremely reliable!!

A great buy!
Alarm only preset as 7Am, I cannot change it to other time.
I hope this can be improved! A great buy!
Alarm only preset as 7Am, I cannot change it to other time.
I hope this can be improved!

Picked this up as a watch and steps tracker for our 8 year old. They love it, and it's great encouragement to get them up and moving. Picked this up as a watch and steps tracker for our 8 year old. They love it, and it's great encouragement to get them up and moving.

I used to own an 500 dollar garmin watch and this is practicaly the same thing with a smaller screen and not even close to being as expensive. I got this at a deal during a sale which is extreemly cheep. I used to own an 500 dollar garmin watch and this is practicaly the same thing with a smaller screen and not even close to being as expensive. I got this at a deal during a sale which is extreemly cheep.