The countdown to find out what the new Xiaomi Smart Band 8 will look like has begun: it will only take a few hours to find out in detail what the next generation of probably the most famous activity bracelet on the market will look like. We already know what its design will be and the novelties in the mechanism for fixing the straps, which will allow it to be used not only as a bracelet, but also as a collar or stride counter. But this is all exterior and there can always be more surprises. And the interior? It’s ours Xiaomi Band 8 wishlistsuccessor to the Xiaomi Band 7.
More intelligent
In the previous generation, the Xiaomi bracelet has grown, which has allowed it to integrate a larger OLED panel where more information fits, which in practice makes it compete with simpler smartwatchesprecisely because its functions are basic, such as music control or notifications.
And if we talk about features to upgrade, there are two that, although they are already integrated in the models for China, do not reach the global versions and that would multiply their functionality: the NFC to be able to pay and the voice assistant.
with integrated GPS
The presence of GPS is something that we have not yet seen in Xiaomi wristbands and that would cause a more independent experience. It’s not a device for ambitious sports people (it can’t compete with sports watches), but it’s for people who just want to be aware of what’s moving in activities such as walking.
Although it is common to take the phone with us on walks, it would not be bad if it integrated GPS to be able to leave it at home and so focus on playing sports and disconnecting.
On foot you may be able to answer calls, but for occasional runners, GPS would be a great addition. Not a crazy extra, given that this basic chip is already present in some of its brothers in the Amazfit/Zepp family.
more consistent measures
When we tested the current Xiaomi Band 7 we report in the must his measurements which can be improvedeven taking into account that it is a framed device for basic users who occasionally play sports.
Specifically, while it offers approximate metrics that may be sufficient for this usage scenario, we lack a bit more precision, the need to require a good fit on the wrist to register pulsations, and greater consistency. in sleep recording.
An improved app
Also in Band 7 we leave a note to take into account for this imminent new generation: to squeeze the Xiaomi Band to the maximum it is best paired with the Zepp Life app, the one specific to Amazfit/Zepp devices.
The reason is that after testing different versions with its corresponding app, we believe that this app is the true evolution of ‘Mi Fit’ (the default app), offering more comprehensive metrics and better performance
It’s the true evolution of the classic ‘Mi Fit’, offers much more complete metrics and performs better. But it wasn’t perfect either. Thus, it did not allow synchronization with Strava. It’s time for Xiaomi to give its app a facelift, making it more functional and with a better design
Same price
If we take a look at previous versions, we will see that Xiaomi bands have been rising in price for generations. Taking the 34.99 dollars for the Band 4 as a starting point, they rose to 39.99 dollars for the Band 5, the 44.90 dollars for the Band 6 and currently the Band 7 has an RRP of 59.99 dollars.
It is expected that each new episode will implement improvements and new features and there will be price adjustment from time to time, but from band 6 to band 7 the jump was remarkable and already in fact it was placed in a dangerous area without anyonewhere previous generations were their own competition for basic users and practically 60 dollars almost brought it to compete with more complete models.
Considering the latest increase, the interesting thing would be for Xiaomi to maintain its price by implementing some improvements such as those in the application, the arrival of NFC in the global version and more precision. If you raise your prices, you’ll have to provide more extras to continue establishing yourself as one of the bastions of the brand in terms of quality and price.
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