Despite Xiaomi 13 Ultra and the Pad 6 making waves at Xiaomi’s launch in China, it was the much-awaited Mi Band 8 that had all the attention of the customers and users.
The Xiaomi Smart Band 8 was launched at the event with a familiar design but a number of new ways to don the wearable.
In this story, we deep diver into the details of Mi Band 8, which has had everyone talking.
Price and Availability
Mi Band 8 from Xiaomi is priced at 249 Yuan (~Rs 2,975) for the standard variant. The NFC variant of the Mi Band 8 is priced at 299 Yuan (~Rs 3,575) in China.
But due to early bird sale, a discount of get a 10 Yuan and 20 Yuan discount on these variants can be availed respectively.
There is no information whether the Mi Band 8 will release globally (or in India).
Now that we covered the pricing and its availability, let us take a dive deeper into the specs of the Mi Band 8.
Specifications and Features
Firstly, Design. While other bands have been usurped by feature-packed budget smartwatches, Xiaomi is sticking to its guns by featuring a pill-shaped design but brings minor upgrades for improved customization.
There has been a change on the watch strap. With the engulfing bands out of the picture, the pill now comes with a metallic texture in black (with black silicon strap) and gold (with ivory silicon strap)
Positioning it as a fashion-forward fitness tracker, Xiaomi is highlighting that the band can be donned as wearable with accessories like a pendant, a bean-shaped activity pill fastened to your shoe laces, and more.
Moving on the display, the Mi Band 8 includes a 1.62-inch AMOLED touchscreen (same as Mi Band 7) with a 60Hz refresh rate, up to 600 nits of peak brightness, and a pixel density of 326ppi.
Keeping it in vogue and vogue in focus, the company offers up to 200 watch faces on this fitness band. You can change them via the Xiaomi Health app.
On stage at the event, Xiaomi also mentioned that some users tried to play games on this tiny display, which was intriguing. Well, it seems like the team liked the idea as Mi Band 8 comes with special watch faces that let you play games. It includes games like 2048, ping-pong shooter, trivia, and more.
The Fitness and Health Tracking part has not seen any major changes.
The wearable now supports 150+ sports modes, including walking, running, cycling, weightlifting, swimming, and more.
Mi Band 8 supports continuous heart rate and sleep tracking, blood oxygen monitoring, menstrual tracking for females, and a lot more.
Moving on to the last and definitely not the least, Battery!
Claiming that the Smart Band 8 delivers improved battery life, Xiaomi says that the Band shall easily last 16 days on a single charge (better than 14 days on the Mi Band 7) in standard mode; with always-on display (AOD) disabled.
Once AOD is enabled, the battery life goes down to ~6 days on a single charge.
Claiming that the Band 8 supports fast charging, the company says that one can can fully charge its 190mAh battery in just 1 hour. You get a magnetic charger in the box, which is great.
