Xiaomi Sart Band 10 – Analysis: Review with characteristics, price and specifications

Xiaomi has cast an activity bracelet in much of the wrists, not in vain is the leading manufacturer In this type of accessories. And the Xiaomi Smart Band 10 It is the culmination of all that experience: with a design as functional as recognizable, this last model makes a leap forward in outdoor visibility. Using it outdoors is a taste, I attest.

I have had a good amount of Xiaomi Bands, I still have the Xiaomi Smart Band 9 between my catalog of Smart Watches. You put next to the other, it is not that last year’s model is very different from the current one, the new Xiaomi Smart Band 10 is somewhat bigger due to its screen, which is slightly larger. For the rest, I have had a similar experience, this is one of the keys to the device. Xiaomi barely evolves it, although it is not missing either.

Technical sheet of the Xiaomi Smart Band 10

Xiaomi Smart Band 10, our experience

Design: It is clear that it is a Xiaomi Smart Band. Put on the wrist is indistinguishable from the rest of Xiaomi Bands, there are no changes in view. A pill anchored to two rubber bands that has an AMOLED screen with oval edges. The panel is somewhat larger: of the 1.62 inches that the Smart Band 9 had at 1.72 inches.

The larger panel size does not provide palpable differences in daily use, it does not make the bracelet or sleep with it more annoying. Yes I appreciated differences in another of the only changes: the screen brightness. The previous model was already well outdoors, the smart band 10 rounds this point. Not even the direct sun from the end of June prevented reading the details of the screen.

The model I have tried is a delight in finishing and touch: the Xiaomi Smart Band 10 in ceramics implies paying ten euros more, a price difference that does not provide advantages in hardware or software. And without being very different from its predecessors, it is a detail to consider before thinking about buying it.

The screen is a delight for a bracelet. Xiaomi has mounted an excellent panel on its Smart Band 10, its quality can be seen in all situations. The response to touch is expected, ignition gestures function as they should and vision angles are at the height of the best smartwatch.

The larger size does not penalize in use and does not facilitate the display of the content. Even so, it is appreciated the evolution, because all the functions of the Smart Band benefit from the sharpness, brightness and contrast that the panel brings. Especially during outdoor practices.

The Xiaomi Smart Band 10 screen has a very effective automatic brightness, it adapts quickly and correctly to lighting situations. The manual mode is something complex to use, since it requires diving in the configuration: the fast adjustments, located to the left of the beginning, seem too fair.

Xiaomi Hyperos 2.0 in bracelet format. The Xiaomi Smart Band 10 feels like an activity bracelet at all times, also in terms of software. The base system maintains the essence my band, does not allow to install applications and sliding navigation costs something to learn without previous experience. Otherwise, zero problems.

Xiaomi offers a huge collection of Watchfaces in the application, also the bracelet has several preloaded: to change between one and the other it is enough to keep pressed on the screen. They are of very good quality, the design is achieved and allows to take advantage of the size and qualities of the screen. There is also customizable mode.

Hyperos offers a brief collection of applications to take advantage of the link between bracelet and mobile. It allows you to read notifications on the bracelet without answering them (they all appear in vertical displacement) and include some tools as an advanced clock; as task visualizer or timer. It is a bracelet, you can’t ask for more. What there is is correct.

Quite accurate measuring base performance. It measures the daily activity really well, always according to the canons of an activity bracelet. I have not appreciated excessive deviation in the number of steps, the calorie counter was equated with that of me Apple Watch Ultra and Xiaomi offers a “gamification” of the movement that encourages sedentary lifestyle. A success in a cheap accessory that is suitable for everyone.

The Xiaomi Smart Band 10 lacks GPS, is the border that marks the Difference between a smartwatch and an activity bracelet. Heart rate reading is more accurate than he believed, even at high pulsations: sufficient reliability in the data and quick response to rhythm changes. Blood oxygen saturation is also quite precise. I repeat again: under the usual on a bracelet. It is neither a medical device nor pretend to replace a Garmin.

In combination with the smartphone, I have been very comfortable by registering exercise with the Xiaomi Smart Band 10. I am with a knee injury and I could not try it, yes walking and by mountain bike. With the positioning taken from the phone, all the routes records were quite complete; with heart rate variation and stress graphics with the Apple clock.

It does not seem to me a device indicated for amateurs athletes, but I think it is perfect for those who seek to start in the burning of calories. And for those who need an economic accessory to encourage their daily movement. Here Xiaomi nails it: The Mi Fitness app offers sufficient data and graphics for the initiates. Yes they fall short for those who look for a complex sports analysis.

As for sleep analysis, he has left me something colder, since I expected it more precise. It is automatic, the Smart Band 10 detects the beginning of the dream and the end. And allows to activate the disconnection time of the screen so that it does not turn on error.

Battery for carefree. Being three weeks without loading the bracelet is a luxury. That with moderate use, because measuring autonomy descends; Always without going down from two weeks away from the plug. Under my tests, the Xiaomi Smart Band 10 has consumed 4-5 % battery daily, even with an hour of exercise. Not bad.

I left all automatic records activated, the measurement of the pulsations is continuous and also the advanced sleep count. Even consumption remains very restrained. Xiaomi has maintained autonomy without increasing MAH, prize for Hyperos 2.0.

The device comes with its charger cable in the box. It is USB-A at one end (Xiaomi should change to USB-C) and magnetic with pins on the other: with bringing the cable to the Band base it is enough. The load is slow, yes: it takes more than an hour to relive it completely. The load fluctuates between 1-2 W, according to my measurements.

Xiaomi Smart Band 10, Xataka’s opinion and note

I expected a minimum evolution according to the specifications and thus it was in practice: it has behaved almost the same as band 9; which in turn worked almost identical to the Xiaomi Smart Band 8. The belt system is maintained, it is good news. Like the load cable and the watchfaces.

Xiaomi’s hegemony on the activity bracelets allows him not to evolve the new model excessively, he only corrects some somewhat more lame aspects, such as the screen. Little more can be improved a product that has been round for years. And that continues in the economic line: for 49 euros I don’t think it can be asked for much more.

The problem of the Xiaomi Smart Band 10 is that it is easy to find the previous model to almost half of the price. And the experience will be almost identical: this Band 10 has the enemy at home. Even so, I must admit that the ceramic model is beautiful, it is the one I would choose. I don’t think anyone disappoint.

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