Xiaomi Launches Mi Smart Band 6 With SpO2 Chip

Xiaomi has launched its Mi Smart Band 6 globally alongside Mi 11 Ultra, Mi 11 Pro. The popular fitness tracker’s latest iteration arrives with upgrades in its display, sensor, and battery backup. Read below to find about its specs, features, and expected price in Nepal.

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Overview

The MI Smart Band 6 is the successor to last year’s Mi Band 5 and Xiaomi has brought some minor to major improvements. Such as in the case of the chip and the battery. Let’s further break down the overview and learn in detail.

Specs

• Model name Smart Band 6
• Touch Enabled Yes
• Water Resistant Yes (up to 50 meters)
• Display AMOLED
• Protection Anti Fingerprint Coating
• Connectivity Bluetooth V. 5.0
• Compatibility Android
  
  ACTIVITIES TRACKING
• Alarms  Yes
• Automatic Exercise Detection     Yes
• Blood Pressure Monitor Yes
• Calories Burned Yes
• Distance Covered            Yes
• Do Not Disturb Mode     Yes
• Heart Rate Monitor         Yes
• Phone Notifications        Yes
• Reminders          Yes
• Sleep Tracking   Yes
• SPO2 Monitor    Yes
• Step Counter     Yes
  
  WORK OUT MODES
• Treadmill Yes
• Exercise Yes
• Outdoor Running Yes
• Cycling Yes
• Walking Yes
• Swimming Yes
• Other Workout Modes Zumba, dance, cricket

Display

One major upgrade Xiaomi has brought is in its display. The Mi Band 6 features a 152 x 486 pixels AMOLED touchscreen display. Meanwhile, its screen stretches further to 1.56 inches compared to MI Band 5’s 11 inches. In terms of the display panel, it continues the same AMOLED which provides vibrant and lively colors. The band also lets you choose from 60 different band displays to personalize the screen as per your liking.

Furthermore, The device comes with a layer of protection in the form of tempered glass and anti-fingerprint coating to keep the display neat and clean.

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Tracking Your Activities

In terms of tracking, Xiaomi is going far ahead of its predecessor. The MI Band 6 offers 30 different activity tracking modes which is a massive increase from Band 5’s 11. It also features indoor training modes like stretching, dancing, stretching, and others.

MI Band 6 also comes loaded with auto-detection mode which will track six activities: running, walking, treadmill, cycling, rowing machine, and elliptical.

With this feature, the tracker will itself determine your activity and start monitoring you even without your knowledge.

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Improvement on Monitoring

The Band 6 comes with a SpO2 sensor. It allows monitoring the pattern of your sleep breathing quality as the sensor keeps tracks of oxygen and blood as you sleep. The feature lets you figure out your sleeping patterns, quality, and duration. Thus helping you to improve if necessary.

On the other hand, Band 6 carries a PPG sensor, a standard used in various wearables. It monitors your heart rate 24/7. Of course, you get 24/7 heart rate monitoring with the Mi Band 6’s PPG sensor. The device can detect your heart stress levels during your active day’s movement.

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Battery Life and Water Resistance

Another crucial aspect of Mi Band 6 is that it packs a 125mAh battery that charges using a magnetic charger. Xiaomi has made the claim that the tracker can live for 14 days on a single charge.

The Mi Band 6 is also 5ATM certified. It can withstand up to 50 meters in depth for 10 minutes.

Availability and Price in Nepal

Mi Smart Band 6 was launched on March 29 event and it will be available in two variants: NFC and Non-NFC with 8 color options: white, brown, black, blue, orange, yellow, green, and silver. Mi Band 6 will go on sale from April 2 onwards. It will take some time to hit the Nepali market though. For now, we have the expected price in Nepal only.

Comparing the devices’ price in India, we calculated a tentative price in Nepal. Check the table below for their estimated cost.

Mi band 6 Variants	Price in India	Price in Nepal (Expected)
Non-NFC Variant	INC. 2,500/-	Around NRs. 5,200/-
NFC Variant	INC. 3,000/-	Around NRs. 6,000/-

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Our Verdict

Fitness tracker has become synonymous among health conscious people. Not only they can check on their heart rate, they can also keep tabs on their sleeping habit with such devices.

While there are several manufacturers providing trackers with more functionalities, Xiaomi offers many crucial functions at a reasonably less price. If you want a budget-friendly tracker that meets your demands for a fitness tracker, this will fit your wrists.

Are you planning on buying a fitness tracker soon? What is your views regarding the improvements on Mi Band 6 over its predecessor? Let us know in the comments section below.