Xiaomi Smart Band 9 in for review
This is Xiaomi's Smart Band 9 and it's now on sale in Europe for €40/£35. It ships in a small box with a proprietary magnetic pin charger ending on a USB-A port.
The smart band's easily detachable body lends itself nicely to accessories - we received the dual-tone leather strap (normally £18) and the running clip (£8), which lets you attach the band to your sneakers.
Running clip and leather strap
Because of a differences in dimensions, the running clip 9 is only compatible with the Smart Band 9.
So what's new on the Xiaomi Smart Band 9 compared to the 8? It's ever so slightly smaller, though you're unlikely to notice a difference. Health tracking accuracy has improved - Xiaomi claims 16% better heart rate and blood oxygen saturation tracking. There's also a reported 7.9% improvement in sleep tracking accuracy.
The new band brings a bigger 230mAh battery over the 190mAh of its predecessor.
Sadly, there's no GPS on the Xiaomi Smart Band 9 and you'd need to wait for the Smart Band 9 Pro to arrive with a bigger display and GPS, or go for the Smart Band 8 Pro.
You can order the Xiaomi Smart Band 9 right here.
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Reader comments
- xPandamon
- 8 hours ago
- JHp
What are you smoking? The predecessor existed which looks the same, but this has not been out yet
- LG
- 10 hours ago
- sR1
Coz international version doesn't have GPS and NFC payment function in China version will be hv it.
- CamoGeko-XDA
- 18 hours ago
- AJX
You must be smoking some good kush bro. Send me your dealer. I would love to see your smart band reply to messages, let you use voice assistant or step by step navigation.