Xiaomi - Smart Band 8 Active

Band 8 active meron ako. May sariling app si Xiaomi kung gusto mo rin marecord yung map mo, open mo lang data ng phone mo kapag tatakbo ka. Pero parang may problem sa app nila. Hindi narecord yung buong map ko nung tumakbo kami ng 5km. Ilang meters lang narecord tapos nagstop na pero narecord naman niya lahat ng data like heartbeat, steps, km etc. Okay siguro kung maconnect to sa Strava kaso di ko mafigure out paano. Ay waiiit nakita ko na hahaha Under profile, click mo third party app then may toggle na for Strava doon. Mali pala ako kasi sa strava ako naghanap Mi Fitness to Strava pala dapat. So ayun OP kung bibili ka, go for hindi Active. Pansin ko mas accurate yung paoblong nila kesa parectangle e.

Mapuno or hindi, bumibitaw talaga watch sa phone app. Nagstop na yung tracking sa watch ko pero ongoing pa rin sa app. Never kong naexperience to sa non-active version nila. Kapag nagstop sa watch, stop din sa phone. Yung band 6 ko dati automatic na kapag nagstart ako ng routine sa watch mago open na rin app. Dito sa band 8 active, hindi nago auto start yung app sa phone 😥

I tried the xiaomi after band 8, its so inaccurate, thinks I'm working out just standing still, just ordered the band 10

Xiaomi smart band 8. Cheap and does the job

Xiaomi Smart watches. I have a mi band 8. Love it. There's lots of different options within your budget

Did you consider looking into "fitness trackers" as a cheaper alternative to "smart watches"? Those are much cheaper and may have sufficient features for you. For example, I got myself a Xiamomi Smart Band 8 because I wanted a watch with a heart rate monitor - it does all I wanted and suprisingly much more stuff that I did not know I would appreciate for just around 30 EUR. Potential downsides: \- cheap as they are, they usually do not have dedicated buttons, so you'd need to use the touch screen to start/pause/stop the stopwatch (which may be less convenient and less precise) \- usually no built-in GPS (but it seems you don't need that) \- most of them are relatively small, so if you looking for something with "bulky" looks, you might not find it in that segment

I would recommend Xiaomi's Mi Band. I have been using it since 2019 (Mi Band 4), and my last upgrade was in 2023 (Mi Band 8). They are definitely "good enough". Besides the bells and whistles, the two most important features for me are: \* A recognizable brand (Xiaomi) \* Up to 16 days of battery life

Even Band 8 (which I’m using now) is good! Can be synch sa Strava (through Mi fitness app) and iphone fitness too.