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Xiaomi Mi Band 7 Activity Tracker High-Res 1.62" AMOLED Screen, Bluetooth 5.2, 120 Sports Modes, Optical Heart Rate & Blood Oxygen Sensor, 24HR Heart Rate & Sleep Monitor Smart Watch
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Anonymous –
I got this watch because I have a nickel allergy and I could not make my FitBit stop irritating my skin. I tried liquid bandage, I tried putting tape over the part that touches your skin, I tried baby powder, I kept the band impeccably clean and dry and I could not stop the nickel on the Fitbit from causing me a horrible rash on my wrist.
I did not want to spend several hundred dollars for a fitness watch all because of a brand name, especially after spending so much on my Fitbit and having it wasted.
There are very few fitness watches on the market that do not have nickel that touches the skin, but this is one of them.
I did as much research as I could and purchased this one and I do not regret it. I actually like it more than I ever liked my Fitbit because this one was only around $50 and does everything my Fitbit did AND MORE. I had the fitbit versa 3.
Not sure why I was not able to get oxygen monitoring on my Fitbit, because they advertised that as a feature, but it is available for free on this band.
Be more customizable than Fitbit or any other smartwatch I’ve seen. I actually put a picture of my dog as my watch face with a customized overlay (the actual watch time, the heart rate, whatever else you want to see). The photo quality of my watch face is crazy. It looks just like a phone screen and it behaves like one too. It’s very receptive and fast.
So much about this watch is highly customizable which is great for me because I’m very particular about what I want popping up on my watch, so I don’t get distracted. You have a lot of freedom in choosing what alerts pop up on your watch and during what hours of the day, you can even choose a custom vibration pattern.
Around October 24 I purchased 2 of the xiaomi band 7s for my boyfriend and I. It is now November 18th as I’m writing this, so that’s how long I’ve had the watches.
The only downsides to this watch that I have found are: the companion app, the durability of the screen, and the band falling off sometimes. I will explain in detail.
The Google app store has two applications for this watch and only one of them is good. Both of them are a little bit unintuitive to navigate, but it is manageable. The app recommended in the manual is the one that most people don’t like (I found this out online from reviewers).
A few times, I was out of the house and my band just came undone and fell off. I almost didn’t notice and I could have lost my watch. Luckily I noticed in time and I picked it up, but unfortunately the screen was chipped a bit on the edge. It fell on concrete but it only fell like 2 ft down.
The good app to get is ZEPP LIFE. Don’t even bother with the other one. You can do everything you need to do in the Zepp Life app!
Hey xiaomi, you should advertise that your watch is nickel free because you could increase your customers! I had to search the web to find recommendations from other people who have nickel allergies. This information is hard to find, so you guys are missing out on potential customers.
TLDR; I absolutely love this watch and I am very happy that I purchased it. I would definitely buy other products from xiaomi because of my experience with this watch. I prefer it to my old Fitbits and the price makes it a great value.
Hiva –
Overall, does what it’s supposed to do. The blood oxygen numbers can be a little off sometimes, but the trending generally reflects what’s happening. When it’s at its best, it’s consistently 2 percentage points lower than Apple Watch for whatever reason. The stress (basically dumbed down HRV) is very useful and quite accurate as far as I can tell. The sleep tracker was really accurate until the software update I did shortly after purchasing it – and unfortunately there appears to be no way to backgrade. But it’s still generally not too far off. It just has trouble noticing naps or daytime sleep now. Same issue with Apple Watch though. The workout tracker is a little annoying because there’s no way to do an outdoor walk without turning on GPS, so I have to use treadmill mode to avoid it, but it still estimates mileage and heart rate accurately during hikes. No idea if the step counter is accurate. I compared it against my phone’s internal pedometer and an Apple Watch, and they all varied by as much as 900 steps after a single hike. This one was the most generous BTW. As far as comfort, this one is light and non bulky, but the sensor kinda digs in a little and starts to hurt after a few hours – wears a bit of a raw area in the skin, so I have to move spots or switch wrists a couple times a day. Love the battery life though. Can wear it for days between chargings. Overall, would definitely recommend if you can’t afford one of the mega expensive ones (or just if you don’t need a particular feature it doesn’t have like ECG or body temp).
Mammu –
This fitness band is awesome!!! Quite surprising for the price, I actually labeled it a cheapo. I’ve been a Fitbit user for 7+ years now. My last Inspire gave up the ghost, I suspect from being used about 3x a week for tracking swim laps. I had ordered a replacement Fitbit, a Charge 5, that was taking forever to arrive, and their cust svc reps can’t tell me why the status keeps saying “processing”. As a side bar here, I’ve noticed that ever since Google bought Fitbit, svc there has tanked. Tracking was inaccurate, if at all.
So I researched other swim trackers, and the Xiaomi Mi Band 6 was on all the lists as the cheapest yet most accurate swim tracker. However, it isn’t available anywhere anymore, so I bought the next step up, this Xiaomi Mi Band 7. I was very pleasantly surprised. The default clock face was very colorful like in the box and the ad on Amazon’s website. After charging, I scanned the QR code on the watch to download the Mi Fitness app–not to be confused with the Mi Fit app, which was replaced by Zepp Life. Reviews online said to download one or the other, I chose to download the Mi Fitness app. The tracker paired easily and quickly.
The Mi Band 7 tracked my steps accurately, and only true steps. As opposed to ALL my other Fitbits that also “counted” my hand movements when I played keyboards as steps. It also tracked my swim laps accurately, even when I didn’t do flip turns. As opposed to ALL my other Fitbits that were usually off by several yards, usually counting less, especially when I didn’t do flip turms. My other Fitbits also took a while before starting to count laps, like I would be on my 8th or even 10th warmup breaststroke lap before it starts counting laps. Additionally, ALL my other Fitbits would “recognize” my ironing as swimming laps! Go figure! The only caveat I found that I wasn’t very happy with, was the difficulty stopping the tracker after I’m done with my swim: it’s very easy to turn it on and start it, but even after drying it thoroughly for a minute or two, the face was unresponsive to my taps that was trying to call up the screen that would allow me to stop the tracker from tracking. As a result, it told me I finished a normal 40-minute swim exercise in 1 hr 14 mins, coz that’s how long it took me to actually get it to stop.
Appearance-wise, it has a pleasingly vibrant and colorful clock face that you can change. The choices were so many, it was hard to make up my mind! I uploaded one as a sample here. Even the apps and stats are colorful. If I had received my Fitbit Charge 5 by now, I could probably compare and see if Fitbit/Google improved their black-and-white clock face to a colorful one as well. The dashboard on the Mi Fitness app was easy to read. I’ll probably try using Zepp Life concurrently with the Mi Fitness app.
Another thing I love about this tracker is that it detects whether I’ve been sitting or standing for a long time. It vibrates to tell me to Walk Around. My Fitbits never did that as well. Not sure if Xiaomi trackers have a mini gyroscope that tracks your positioning as well. I’ve played keyboards with this tracker, and it has NEVER counted my hand movements as steps.
Another caveat: almost every other fitness and health app do not sync or pair with Mi Fitness. So I had to download MyFitnessPal & manually add my Mi Band 7 stats there. I use the Virgin Pulse health app coz it’s the preferred health app by my insurance that will be reimbursing me for the purchase of this Xiaomi tracker. Virgin Pulse does sync with MyFitnessPal. All you tracking and health apps out there, you should look to letting Xiaomi Mi Band users connect with you. It’s the best, most affordable, beautiful-looking tracker I’ve ever bought!! And at $49.99, who can beat that price?? It’s definitely got MORE value for the money, compared to Fitbit after it was bought by Google.
Another note: I bought this to mainly use it for swimming; walking, some hiking, treadmill, yoga, weights are my other go-to exercises that I use my trackers for. This tracker does NOT have a GPS, and I’m not a runner. However, runners will also love this tracker coz it syncs with Strava. If you do long runs, though, and a GPS is an essential for you, I suggest the Xiaomi Smart Band Pro 7 that does have GPS plus all the other activity tracking stuff that my Mi Band 7 has. (My husband bought the Smart Band Pro 7, that’s how I know.)
Amazon Customer –
Nice activity watch, walking and bicycling tracking is quite accurate. Nice easy to see screens. The sleep activity is not so accurate. If you sit down during sleep time, it will show you are sleeping. If you sleep during the day, I believe you need to set the watch up for that. I have not set mine up when I worked a night shift.
Alyssa K –
Great product. I was never interested in fitness bands but needed something a little more accurate than my phone for a steps competition. I got this product since it was cheap and have been really impressed by how useful it is. The screen is beautiful and super bright and there are a lot of fun faces that people have created for it. The battery lasts about 2 days, the features and apps are impressively customizable. The contacts do not aggravate my skin allergies. It’s a little easier than I would like to knock the wristband off, especially with more use, but it can be replaced. I use Zepp Life, not the recommended app.
Great little piece of tech for the money. If you’re in the market, definitely give it a shot.
Michael G. –
If I wanted to And I bought the watch mainly for that function. depend on this watch to give me accurate bio feedback, the jury is still out.
The watch is light, has a colorful display and a library of watch faces to choose from. The strap is comfortable and functional but the ability to secure it can be awkward. The O2 sensing puts me in a category of low to the point of needing hospitalization.
It plays very well with my Samsung phone.
I like the watch for what does work so I am keeping it.
It’s nice to see Xiaomi in this space but they have some work to do…
Justin Hensley –
This watch accomplished everything I wanted it to accomplish and more. I believe it was an excellent buy for this price point and definitely recommend it. I’ve had a number of other similarly priced watched in the past and each one seemed to have some area where the software or a function was lacking. So most of what I will mention are things I was pleasantly surprised by or have found lacking in other products that this has. I’ve had the watch for more than 2 months.
APP – Right away it will prompt you to download the “Mi Fitness” app (Xiaomi Wear), which has a pretty good interface and settings, but I found that the watch also connects well to the “Zepp Life” app (formerly Mi Fit) and this app gives the watch a few more functionalities that I wanted. The Zepp Life app connects to Google Fit without a third party app as well as allowing you to reply to messages (from a bank of up to 10 customizable messages or with emojis (find in ‘Fast Reply Management’ under ‘Notifications and Reminders’ in the app), and it allows you to remotely take pictures by clicking your watch. I think the notification reply feature is worth the switch.
HEALTH – It has over 100 workout modes (including chess, esports, and foosball), but does more data for the more common ones. The workouts have been pretty accurate it seems and it does pretty good at doing continuous monitoring of heart and calories and speed and whatnot. If you choose an outdoor workout it will take a second to connect to your phone GPS and then you can start, but you don’t have to open your phone at all. It has done a pretty good job with tracking swimming and I did not have trouble exiting the locked mode for swimming.
Note that the watch does not have continuous heart monitoring except when in a workout mode (the most frequent otherwise is every minute), so if you forget to start a workout on your watch then it probably won’t be very accurate in calculating your heart rate zones during that workout. But the watch will record ‘light activity’ or ‘slow walking’ among other things without you doing anything if you take a closer look at your step count.
– Blood oxygen and stress measurements require you to be pretty still while measuring, so even if you have the setting where it is supposed to measure every few minutes it most likely won’t unless you are very still. It mostly measures when you are asleep.
– Most watch companies have some formula for basically showing how active you have been recently. Xiaomi has PAI (Personal Physiological Activity Indicator), which takes all of your data and your personal physical data (height, weight, gender) and gives you points based on how much activity you have done in the last week. It adapts to what it knows about you and makes it harder to gain points the fitter you are. I like it, another fun thing to track.
– You can also see that it calculates your VO2 Max, which I don’t know if you can trust, but it fun to compare against your past self; and it shows your ‘workout load’ for the past week, which shows if you are exercising an amount that will not have much impact on your athletic ability, or if you are doing too much and are likely to cause fatigue or injury, or if you are in the green zone of growing athletic ability. It’s another fun measurement.
BATTERY – The battery is very good. When I first got it I ran a few tests:
1. The battery lasted 7-8 days when I used it at medium functionality (1-2 short workouts/day, smart heart monitoring, and only manual stress and blood oxygen measurements, no Always on Display)
2. The battery lasted 4 days when I turned pretty much every feature that could drain battery on (I didn’t turn AOD on but made the tilt-to-wake more sensitive)
3. There is a battery saver mode that only records steps and basic sleep information that I didn’t try, but I imagine it will reach the 14 or so days that they claim it can reach.
Now I have most of the features on and I just charge it for about 20 minutes when I take a shower each day (it recommends keeping the watch away from heat) and the battery stays in the 80-100% range.
I didn’t find the sleep breathing quality (beta) feature to be very helpful, but it does seem to give a good drain on the battery (it uses the blood oxygen levels somehow; it might be more helpful if you are older and have worse sleep).
OTHER FEATURES – See the picture for all the apps on the watch.
– I do like that you can set and change and add new alarms all from the watch. I also like that there is a ‘smart alarm’ function you can turn on that will wake you up a little before your alarm if it senses that you are in a lighter sleep stage.
– You can control the media playing when you are in workout mode, and you can lock your screen on workout mode to prevent accidental touching (automatically does when swimming).
– There is a find my phone feature that I have found to be helpful.
– There are plenty of watchfaces to choose from and you can even upload your own picture on some of them. Some of the watchfaces allow you to customize what information you have on the screen.
– I’ve also had no problems in staying connected to the app. It always delivers notifications and syncs easily with the app.
– It has all the other functions that you might expect a watch at this price range to have.
ISSUES – You should note that the device does not have a light sensor on it so it will not automatically adjust the brightness for you, and for some reason you have to dig through settings to be able to change it at all (which is hard to do if you can’t see your screen).
I don’t usually need to turn the brightness up, and actually wish the screen could be less bright at the lowest setting, so I just changed my background to a darker one and that helped.
Mark A. –
Update Below…
Don’t get me wrong, I ‘really’ like the Xiaomi Mi Band 7: It fits perfectly, tight when I’m working out and a little lose when I’m wearing it all day. The band’s functions work great, and the heart rate monitor is very accurate (heart rate matches both the treadmill and stationary bicycle sensors. And, I have been using the band for about 4 days so far, with workouts, and the band still has 85% battery. My issues are in no way with the Xiaomi Mi Band 7, my issues are with the Mi Fitness App, specifically:
(1) First, there is no way to switch from Metric to US Measurements on the Mi Fitness app! After a 3-mile run on the treadmill, the absolute last thing I want to do is calculate miles to kilometers so that the run will save on the Mi Fitness app. All major fitness apps can be easily switched between Metric and US measurements and the Mi Fitness needs this update!
(2) Second, there is no “Stationary Bicycle” workout on the Mi Fitness app! These are the ONLY workouts you can actively do and record with this app: “Outdoor Running”, “Walking”, “Outdoor Cycling”, and “Treadmill”. That’s it! The “Treadmill” workout is great and actually records everything about the run, including your heartrate and you can enter your distance (once you do the metric conversion). I tried using the ‘Outside Cycling” workout for my “Stationary Bicycle” workout, but was VERY DISAPPOINTED when I finished my stationary bicycle ride (with the app monitoring my steady heart rate around 133 bps and calories burned for all of 30 minutes) only for the Mi Fitness app to tell me at the end that since I did not travel any GPS distance, the ride workout will not be recorded on the Mi Fitness app. If my workouts cannot be recorded on the Mi Fitness app, then why keep the band at all?
Some people have suggested using the Huami’s Zepp Life app (Formerly MiFit app), but I did some research and I read that Xiaomi is moving away from Huami which is why Xiaomi created their own Mi Fitness app. Xiaomi wants its users to switch to their Mi Fitness app, but the app needs a lot more work to be as functional as other fitness apps.
Being completely honest… The Xiaomi Mi Band 7 works great but the Mi Fitness app needs updating!
UPDATE: After reaching out to Xiaomi with my concerns, I was amazed that they actually replied. In response to my above issues, they said to use the Zepp Life app. So, it appears that they don’t plan to fix any issues with the Mi Fitness app. Therefore, I started using the Zepp Life app. I have to say that I really like it. It converts to US measurements and records all types of workouts (directly from the band though, not the phone app). Click the “Workout” button on the band and every workout you can think of is there: treadmill, indoor cycling, outdoor running, outdoor walking, outdoor cycling, swimming, rowing, elliptical, gym workout, yoga, dance, jump rope, soccer, etc. The catch, I cannot get any of these exercises to transfer to Apple Health. So, I’m pretty much just using Zepp Life now for all my fitness & health needs. Basically, it gained a star for the compatibilities with the Zepp Life app but lost a star because nothing is transferring to Apple Health. 🙁
Andromeda93 –
I purchased the MiBand 7 after being pretty satisfied with the MiBand 6. I wanted to upgrade to the always-on function and also have the option to do O2 monitoring vs manually taking oxygen saturation as on the 6. These two new functions do work reasonably well; however the loss of prior functionality has me pining for my MiBand6 and hoping to go back to it if I can roll back the Zepp Life update and return the MiBand 7. Details of what appears to be missing so far compared to the MiBand 6:
I was not expecting to LOSE existing functionality on the MiBand 7 but that has been my experience thus far in three areas. It’s unclear if these are a result of the Zepp Life update to version 1.20.3.1 or the ‘upgrade’ to the MiBand 7 since both things changed for me at the same time, but so far I’ve found the following issues:
1. Missing ‘dim screen between Xpm and Xam’ option: On the MiBand 6 there was an option to automatically dim the screen in a preset window of time every day, so you wouldn’t blind yourself at night if you activated the watch face in the dark in bed. That option appears to have been removed as I found out last night when my ‘always on’ watch blinded me at 2am. ARRGHHH.
2. Alarm time missing from multifunction faces: There are no longer any multifunction watch faces with the option to show the alarm time on the face home screen. Whenever I set an alarm on the watch I find it helpful to be able to confirm it’s set correctly, and the time I have chosen, by looking at the band face rather than needing to pick up the phone, open the Zepp app and navigate to the ‘Alarm’ function. I’ve tried customizing some of the new faces but haven’t found one yet that shows the alarm time on the home screen. This was available for at least one watch face on the MiBand 6. Can’t figure out why XiaoMi would have removed the prior faces when adding new ones, especially when there is less functionality.
2. Missing ‘customize workout list’ option: There is no longer a ‘Workout Settings’ option on the Zepp Life app under ‘Band Settings’. This was useful in the prior Zepp Life version used with the MiBand 6 to keep workouts I never used from appearing under ‘Workout’ on the watch. This is apparently no longer an option under Zepp Life version 1.20.3.1. To start a workout now you have to navigate through all 10 of the standard workouts pre-loaded onto the MiBand 7 to find the ‘More’ button to get to additional workouts and find the one you want. Not helpful when you’re anxious to get started exercising.
I wish I had saved this hassle and just lived with manually running O2 stats and touching the watch face to activate the MiBand 6. The loss of the above functions has far outweighed the marginal benefits of the MiBand 7 vs 6, at least for me.
Chad Gilbert –
I own quite a collection of smartwatches, many of them more expensive than the Xiaomi Mi Band 7. However, I find myself consistently reaching for this budget-friendly option. I initially bought it for work, thinking it would be a sturdy, affordable option I wouldn’t have to worry about damaging. What I didn’t expect was how quickly it would become my go-to watch! Here’s why:
Pros:
Affordable Price: The Xiaomi Mi Band 7 comes at a fraction of the price of other smartwatches, making it an excellent value-for-money proposition.
High-Res AMOLED Screen: The 1.62″ screen is vibrant, clear, and easy to read. The fact that this quality display is available at this price point is impressive.
Long Battery Life: I can’t stress enough how pleased I am with the battery life. It lasts over two weeks on a single charge! It’s a refreshing change from having to charge a watch every night.
Durable Build: It’s built to last, and it stands up well to everyday wear and tear. It’s perfect for work environments where it might get knocked around.
Bluetooth 5.2 Connectivity: Seamless connectivity ensures that notifications and updates come through quickly and without any hiccups.
Full Range of Features: The activity tracking, sleep monitoring, and other health-related features are all useful and perform well for a device at this price point.
Stylish and Comfortable: Despite its budget price, it doesn’t look or feel cheap. It’s comfortable to wear all day, and its sleek design fits well with various outfits.
Cons:
Honestly, considering its price, it’s hard to find any real drawbacks.
Conclusion:
The Xiaomi Mi Band 7 is a remarkable smartwatch that combines affordability, functionality, and style. Its long-lasting battery, high-resolution display, and robust feature set make it stand out in the crowded market of budget smartwatches. Whether you’re looking for a reliable work watch or just an everyday activity tracker, this little gem is worth every penny. It’s become my go-to watch, and I can’t recommend it enough!