Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 6-1.56'' AMOLED Touch Screen, SPO2, Sleep Breathing Tracking, 5ATM Water Resistant, 14 Days Battery Life, 30 Sports Mode, Fitness, Steps, Sleep, Heart Rate Monitor [Official UK]

The media could not be loaded. The mi band 6 is brilliant and you would be hard pressed to find a tracker better under the £50 price mark. I did extensive research, and besides the Huawei band 6 ( which is slightly more pricey), the mi band 6 gives you the best bang for your buck.The screen is exceptional quality, with a brightness of 4.5 nits. I have never had an issue with the screen, and it looks beautiful, although after a while you do start to notice the bessels, but they are significantly smaller than that of the 5. You can set any photo you wish as your watch screen, which is a huge plus.The functionality is amazing. I mostly use mine for step counting and cycling, and the odd gym exercise, and I can safely say the tracking won't disappoint, although if your expecting accuracy to the metre, this isn't for you. There are also 30 workout modes which really add to the appeal, but really only if you have an interest in obscure activities.The interface is instructive and fully customisable, except the icons themselves. The ability to have multiple icons on one screen makes for a far improved user experience, and the multi-directional swiping from the watch face makes it feel far less cramped.The app is brilliant for basic uses, but since mi fit and Xiaomi wear each have their own draw backs and advantages it's worth testing each, but even so both are useable.Now for the drawbacks, and for those who aren't needlessly picky the issues I have are few and far between. First off the PAI has an unusual issue where the day doesn't change sometimes, but this can be fixed in an update.Secondly, there's no 24/7 SpO2 monitoring, but that can't be expected at this price point. Thirdly, the battery life, with no features turned on or used whatsoever is amazing, but in reality if you're buying this watch, you probably intend to use these. With a decent screen brightness that doesn't leave you squinting, and tracking features that make the watch worthwhile, this cuts from about two weeks to just over 5 days. This isn't the worst in the world though, and you can always cut back on features on a week away to ensure it lasts.On the whole this is a top fitness tracker on a budget, if not the best, but if you can afford the Huawei band 6 I would suggest giving that a look too.

Had another low-cost smart watch prior to this that, even at £15, wasn't worth it. Before that, had a really nice Microsoft Band - but that (a) didn't last long (my first was replaced free by MSFT) and (b) got abandonned by MSFT.This watch is a nice balance. Low enough cost that I don't have to worry about it even if it broke in a year but with enough nice features to actually make it useful.Connection to the phone (I'm using Android in this case) seems reasonably robust (though I've had to stop/start Bluetooth a couple of times for the watch to be picked up by the app - I leave my phone in the office overnight but wear the watch and it sometimes loses connection). That was a real problem with the previous watch where I had to restart the app continuously.Watch faces are much of a muchness but it took me a while to realise that you can change some of the main information displays round in the watch itself. I've only used walking and cycling sport trackers so far but they work well.Battery life is decent, I have ALL of the features and live monitors turned on and have extended the active display time slightly and I get slightly less than a week. If you turn the settings down, you'll probably get a couple of weeks.I generally prefer a full watch face so wasn't too sure about having such a narrow face but actually it is pretty good with everything very clear and the display runs right to the edge so nothing wasted.The default strap isn't the best but it is just about acceptable and fine at the price I paid and there are loads of replacements.As usual, lacking in documentation so make sure you keep going back and messing with things because I keep finding new features even after a couple of months or more.Another fine product from Xiaomi product, recommended if you want some smart features but don't want to wear hundreds of ££ of watch and have to replace it every couple of years.