At this point in 2020, no one escapes that it really is the “Chinese” in the shoe that has come out for Xiaomi. It still has a long way to go to get up to it, but the premises are very good so far. Realme wants to compete with Xiaomi in the entire range of products, including wearables, where the realme Band is its first smart bracelet and rival to the Mi Band.
Xiaomi’s Mi Band saga is a worldwide success. The Mi Band 4 is the latest model released, but the Mi Band 5 is looming on the horizon, from which the first data begins to leak. While we wait, realme has landed in some countries with its realme Band. How could it be otherwise , it comes with its own dedicated app, similar to Mi Fit and which has the real name Link.
How Realme Link Works
It is an application that serves the same purpose as Mi Fit. In other words, it allows linking all the smart devices in the real ecosystem . However, at those times only the realme Band can be linked with this app, which is also not available in all countries. The Chinese company aims to make this software the meeting point for all its IoT products, including a future smartwatch and smart home devices.
Available on Google Play
At the moment we can do little with Realme Link, we even have compatibility problems when trying to install it from Google Play. However, the app’s apk is available, allowing us to see its interface and some parts of its operation.
Limited countries
The first thing the app requires is a registration to start using it. However, none of the European Union can be found in the list of available countries, since the bracelet does not yet have a presence in our market. You can choose countries like India, Vietnam, Bangladesh or Malaysia. When it comes to syncing a device, realme Link only offers an option for the realme Band, although the goal is for this list to grow significantly in 2020 and later years.
Similar to Mi Fit
The application has similar functions to Mi Fit, that is, it will provide us with a summary of our personal health profile. Synchronizing all the data directly on our mobile. In addition, it may, in the future, exchange information between the different ream products.
Like Mi Fit, the user of realme Link will be able to modify the waits for the bracelet, with an option within the app itself. You can also select whether you want to receive incoming call alerts, set alarms, or turn on incoming message notifications. In addition, it has an option that allows you to remember the importance of drinking water from time to time.
Types of sport
Within the app we can also change the type of sport , as in Mi Fit. In these moments we find: yoga running, Spinning, walking, Fitness, hiking, climbing, cycling, Cricket. It is likely that this list can be adapted to the tastes present in each culture, since Cricket is not an excessively popular sport in Spain, but it is in India.
Realme Link also allows you to control workouts from an option called “Sport Record”, which will show statistics and the number of workouts performed per week. We will also be able to see a detailed summary of the steps carried out throughout the training, the calories burned, the distance traveled and the rhythm and the monitoring of the heart rate. All this will be related to the type of activity that we have selected.
When can we try it?
The realme Link application is available on Google Play for Android devices, starting with Android version 5.0. It has a weight of 15 megabytes and so far it has around 50,000 downloads. We look forward to your arrival in Europe to be able to make the most of the bracelet and Realme Link. The bracelet does not yet have an arrival date in Spain, but its price is expected to be around 25 euros.
Download realme Link from Google Play