Xiaomi mi band 1s review

The Xiaomi Mi Band 1S is a very popular sports bracelet, not in vain is a gadget that has a very adjusted price and that offers us many functions such as a heart rate meter, alarm clock, step counter, notification of notifications and some other more. Let's see its main characteristics and everything it is capable of offering us.

First of all we thank the igogo.es store for the trust they have placed in giving us the Xiaomi Mi Band 1S for their analysis.

The Xiaomi Mi Band 1S arrives in a discreet cardboard box in which we find the bracelet, a quick start guide in Chinese and a USB charger, nothing more. The box features the "MI" logo on the front and some of the Chinese specifications on the back.

If we focus our eyes on the core of the Mi Band 1S we see a very small device with a metallic gray upper part and three LEDs, the lower part is black and houses the heart sensor. For its part, the charger has a USB connector at one end and the Mi Band 1S is connected to the other end for recharging.

Xiaomi Mi Band 1S

The Xiaomi Mi Band 1S is a sports bracelet with dimensions of 22.5 x 1.36 x 0.99 cm and a discreet weight of 14 grams, it is paired with our smartphone through a Bluetooth 4.0 connection with low energy consumption, something that together with its 45 battery mAh offers a very remarkable autonomy of between 10 and 20 days approximately, depending above all on the use made of the heart rate monitor, the great novelty compared to the original Mi Band. The Xiaomi Mi Band 1S includes IP67 protection against water and dust so you do not have to take it off and you can use it even when you are underwater.

The Xiaomi Mi Band 1S improves on the original model with the inclusion of a heart sensor, the general quality of the materials used in its manufacture has also been improved. Beyond these two aspects there is no news regarding the original Mi Band.

If we review the functions of the Xiaomi Mi Band we realize that it is a gadget that offers numerous possibilities:

• 30 battery standby: thanks to the optimization of bluetooth and the other components, the Xiaomi Mi Band 1S is able to offer a range of up to 30 days on standby. Call reminder: Xiaomi Mi Band 1S will notify you when you receive a phone call. Sports monitor: the Xiaomi Mi Band 1S will record the distance traveled, the steps taken, the type of activity and the calories burned. Sleep monitor: Xiaomi Mi Band 1S will record your sleep by evaluating and helping you to better rest and habits. Silent alarm: the Xiaomi Mi Band 1S will wake you up every morning with its vibration so you do not get anywhere late, it will not bother anyone else. Locking / unlocking your smartphone: simply by sliding your hand you can lock and unlock your smartphone with MIUI.

Finally we highlight its function of notification of notifications through vibration, something logical and expected since it lacks a speaker. The vibration function will also be in charge of waking us up in the morning, perfect not to disturb if we sleep in company.

Heart rate meter

The Xiaomi Mi Band 1S includes in its lower part an optical sensor for the measurement of the heart pulse, a function that is controlled from the smartphone and that in a few seconds gives us our heart rate. A very limited function since it only serves to make specific measurements, we will not be able to record the heartbeat for a long time, something that would be very useful in athletes.

Sleep analyzer

Based on our movements in bed and heart rate, the Xiaomi Mi Band 1S is able to detect what time we fall asleep, the time we wake up and the time we spend in the phases of deep sleep and light sleep. The function of measuring the heart pulse is done at specific times during the night and is something that can be deactivated, since doing so turns on the sensor light and can be annoying.

Alarm clock

The Xiaomi Mi Band 1S includes an alarm clock function with its vibration function. It is noteworthy that we can also configure the gadget to wake us up in a light sleep phase so that we feel better when we wake up. If we activate this function, the bracelet will wake us up in the last phase of light sleep before the scheduled time, approximately within a range of 30 minutes, so if we put it for example at 7:00 a.m. it will wake us up between 6:30 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.. Logically, if we activate the function of waking up in light sleep, it will do so at the exact time that we indicate.

Step meter and calorie counter

The Xiaomi Mi Band 1S is able to count the number of steps and the distance that we do in our exercise sessions and calculates in an approximate way the number of kilocalories that we have burned in the session. We can also program it to achieve a goal, for example 8, 000 steps and to notify us when we achieve it.

Union with Android / iOS smartphone

To use the Xiaomi Mi Band 1S on our Android smartphone (4.4 or higher) or iPhone (7 or higher) we only have to download the Mi Fit application from the store of our operating system or through the following QR codes (also present in the Quick Start Guide):

Android

iOS

Next we just have to activate the Bluetooth on our smartphone, search for the Xiaomi Mi Band to pair it and we can already use the application.

Once the Mi Fit application is open, it will ask us for a login, so we must register if we do not have a Xiaomi account:

Once we are within the application we have to synchronize Mi Fit with our Xiaomi Mi Band 1S from the application menu, it will also give us the option to synchronize other brand devices such as its scale.

From the menu of the application we access the function to measure the heart pulse, for this we will have to put our wrist at chest height and click on the application, in a few seconds we will have our pulse.

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The rest of the application's functions include the count of the steps carried out and an estimate of the calories burned as well as a sleep monitor that detects the time we fall asleep, the time to wake up, the time in deep sleep and the time in light sleep. The application also includes a history in which the data is recorded in order to track it.

Finally, the silent alarm function that will wake us up through vibration, perfect for not disturbing if we sleep in company. We can configure up to three alarms and it includes the smart alarm function that will wake us up in a light sleep phase within 30 minutes before the scheduled time.

Windows Phone 8.1 / Windows 10

Users of the Microsoft mobile operating system can also take advantage of the Xiaomi Mi band 1S using the Bind Mi Band app available in the store. An application that has its limitations and we do not have the notification function, the developer says that it is due to a limitation of the platform API that does not allow it to implement this function. Another limitation is that in sleep analysis it does not separate us from light sleep to deep sleep as it does on Android. I point out that the history function in Bind mi Band requires buying a subscription to the application, with prices of 1.5 euros a year and 3 euros the license forever

Final words and conclusion

The Xiaomi Mi Band 1S is a very cheap wereable, we can find it for about 22 euros in the popular Chinese store igogo.es. Despite its low price, it is a very well finished product that has a high quality and very robust design. Its silicone strap is hypoallergenic and makes it very comfortable to wear and easy to put on.

If we focus on its functions, it offers us many options for use, from being our perfect companion when exercising to a monitor of our sleep, it allows us to know the steps we have taken throughout the day, the distance traveled and the calories burned. Its sleep monitor informs us of the hours we spend in deep sleep and those we spend in light sleep.

Lastly, its function as a heart monitor has left me with a bittersweet taste, less the possibility of being able to keep a continuous record over time, something very useful when doing sports and that would help us a lot to measure our effort.

In short, a great product that we forget about its possible drawbacks once we see its low price, and that is that nobody else offers us so much for so little.

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ DESIGN.	- NOT BEING ABLE TO MONITOR THE HEART RATE.
+ Heart rate monitor.
+ STEP COUNTER, DISTANCE AND CALORIES BURNED.
+ SLEEP MONITOR.
+ ALARM ALARM.
+ PRICE.

The professional review team awards the Xiaomi Mi Band 1S the gold medal and the recommended product seal.

Xiaomi Mi Band 1S

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9.5 / 10

A GREAT LOW PRICE WEREABLE.

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