Xiaomi Mi Band 6 vs Mi Band 5: Prices and Features

The queen of activity bands

In other areas, things may be closer, but in the world of activity bracelets , the opinion is almost unanimous: the Xiaomi Mi Band is the undisputed queen. A lightweight design that adapts to all wrists, a fantastic performance with an infinite battery and a laughable price have made generation after generation the company’s bracelet has always been among the first positions, being today a reference to the time. to think about these kinds of gadgets.

And it is that with the passage of time the Chinese brand has known how to adjust the nuts to improve what is present. From a first proposal that did not even have a screen to those models that finally incorporated a panel but in black and white, a team has been shaping that, today, provides us with all kinds of information on our wrist, to full color, and with access to more and more functions.

It is true that the generational leap is not always very large: between the Mi Band 4 -on these lines- and the Mi Band 5, without going any further, the update was small, but a (very) good price has helped many even having the fourth generation they wanted to bet on the fifth and thus enjoy the new qualities.

Now many of those who made that change might as well do the same with the Mi Band 6 , which was just recently announced by Xiaomi with some new features and a slight (though still manageable) price hike. Let’s review below what is special about the new proposal of the house so that you can assess much better if it is worth taking the leap or not – in case you have not yet taken the step and the Mi Band tempts you, then yes we see it interesting (for its good price) acquire without a doubt the most recent version of the bracelet.

Mi Band 6: more screen, SpO2 and better sleep control

As we pointed out, the novelties in this case are as discreet as those of the Mi Band 5 were compared to its previous generation. That can make you feel somewhat confused and not know exactly what the new qualities are or what you will find new in this new bracelet. In order not to go over absolutely everything (for that you have a table of specifications that we detail a little below), let’s review below only those characteristics that you should know have changed.

And among them, the most notable is possibly its screen, which now in the Mi Band 6 has grown compared to its predecessor. You will thus find a panel, which is still of course AMOLED type, with a size of 1.56 inches, something that will help it look much more and where it will be even easier to interact if possible – we are talking about almost 50% more of surface if we compare it with the Mi Band 5.

Another important addition is the measurement of blood oxygen (SpO2). This function has become almost a standard in watches and activity monitors in recent months and in the Mi Band 6, obviously, it could not continue to be lacking.

At the level of activity registration, it is still perfect for training, with the possibility of managing the performance data of up to 30 different exercise modalities (it doubles its fitness options compared to the Mi Band 5, including from street dance to Zumba). You will also now have automatic detection of six of them.

Rest is another area in which novelties are introduced. In addition to continuing to monitor how you rest and your sleep cycles (information that you can check later in your mobile app, remember), it now also records naps and the quality of your breathing while you sleep, which could even help you detect certain problems that prevent you from falling asleep properly.

For the rest, there is little else to note that it is not already in the Mi Band 5. The sixth generation of the bracelet continues to offer stress control, the menstrual cycle, allows the reception of notifications, water resistance (5 ATM), the installation of wallpapers to personalize it and promises an autonomy of 14 days, the same that the Mi Band 5 promised. It even still lacks a feature that users have been asking for a long time and that continues to resist in Europe: the NFC returns to be the great absentee .

An adjustment of nuts as you see just and very focused on the screen and the incorporation of few qualities for which Xiaomi will ask you for a slightly higher outlay, as we already warned you, of 44.99 euros (compared to 39.99 official euros that the Mi Band 5 costs).

It will be available with its traditional rubber strap, with six colors to choose from. We only need to know at this point a specific date of sale , information that at the moment is a mystery on the part of Xiaomi, although after its official release and the deployment of data, we bet that it will be a matter of very little that is Let us hunt through the different markets – don’t worry, we will let you know around here as soon as they tell us, but so that you have some perspective: last year the Mi Band 5 was presented and only a week later its immediate availability was announced.

Comparison Mi Band 5 vs Mi Band 6

So that you can make a better comparison between both bracelets, we leave you below with a table where you can see much better, face to face, the qualities of the two devices. In it, you can see that they have many benefits in common and how the improvements have been at a glance.

What do you tell us, will you cheer up with the Mi Band 6 after knowing its benefits? Do you own the Mi Band in any of its previous generations?