Having a good smart watch or bracelet will always be ideal, especially since we can perform different functionalities without having to continually turn to our smartphones, such as checking notifications, seeing some kind of quick content, answering calls, etc. However, they do not all cost the same, but we may find some cases that would not surprise us, such as the fact of all the functions that the Apple Watch shares with the famous Xiaomi Mi Band.
Although between the two there are different technical specifications, as is clearly its touch screen, the important thing here is to see the different functions that these two accessories share. Since, on many occasions, that is where we will find the advantages and disadvantages of buying one of these wearables. Therefore, it is time to find out what functionalities the Apple smart watch have in common with the inexpensive Xiaomi activity bracelet.
3 functions of the Apple Watch that the Mi Band has
It is not any kind of mystery that the bet of these smartphone firms for wearables is a fact. So they will always want to develop them in the most complete way so that the user can get to enjoy the different functionalities that can be found today. For this reason, these are the functions that are present in the Xiaomi Mi Band . As they are some so basic that they reach mobile phones with the MIUI step counter.
The sleep tracker
From the Mi Band 3 we can see how the function of being able to know how well we can get to rest has been gradually implemented. Although, it has been in the latest models when it has been greatly improved by including different types of sleep: deep, light and REM. And, how could it be otherwise, this same function can be found in the famous Apple smart watch.
For this, these two accessories are based on both the heart rate sensor with which they have integrated, and the accelerometer. Well, these sensors will be key to determining the quality of our sleep .
Pay with the wearable
The truth is that within all the functionalities that can prevent us from having to resort to our mobile device, we find the function that allows us to pay with our watch. In this case, both the Apple Watch and the Mi Band share this function thanks to incorporating the NFC chip . However, not all the models of this Xiaomi activity bracelet have had this feature, for example, in Spain they had not arrived until the Mi Band 6 with NFC chip will finally arrive.
Voice assistant
And you cannot miss one of the functions that many wearable lovers want to have on their smart watch or bracelet, a voice assistant . In the case of the Apple Watch we will find the mythical assistant, known as Siri, while in the latest model that will arrive in Spain from Xiaomi, the Mi Band 6 with NFC, we will have integrated Alexa to receive information and execute different actions through different voice commands.
How does the Apple Watch win?
Although the Xiaomi bracelet has several benefits, such as its cheap price, the truth is that we will find different disadvantages compared to the watch of the American firm, among them, the following:
- It does not have a GPS chip .
- The screen is much smaller, since we are facing a smartband.
- The Mi Band has only 30 sport modes, while the Apple Watch has more than 60 types of workouts available .
