Xiaomi Smart Band 7 Pro review

16 October 2022
Band 7 Pro comes with a few key upgrades over the regular Band 7 and a notable price increase.

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Got the Xiaomi Smart Band 7 Pro today and in a way I'm disappointed. Mostly by lack of "reviewers" actually putting in any effort to actually REVIEW the thing and not as much something being wrong with the device (that much). Granted, I'm coming to it from Apple Watch 5, but I'm not having unrealistic expectations because of it.

Main issue is how NO ONE, NOT A SINGLE reviewer mentions Always-on Display in detail. Everyone just glance over "it has one". Watched several and they didn't even bother to actually show it to a point I thought AOD mode would show full display like Apple Watch does, just much dimmer. Well, it doesn't. It always switches into some super basic clock only mode which you can't even select. It's just predefined and it's stupid. Why can't user at least select whether they want a digital or analog AOD mode? Nope, it's locked to watch face and you can't do anything about it. Surely this isn't unrealistic expectation regardless of the fact this one is much cheaper. Within what it can do, they could give user an option, but they haven't.

Is AOD really so "whatever" function that no one seems to give a damn about it but me? I can't stand blank watch faces. I don't get it. And then people wonder why Apple Watch only lasts 1 day on a single charge. Maybe because the AOD is freaking amazing. It's THE SAME as active watch face, just dimmer and large white surfaces are replaced by black ones. But the watch face never really changes. Where here, it's not even the same. And again, I'm aware this is a 100€ band and Apple Watch was like 400€, my main issue is how reviewers don't bother to review AOD properly. And it's super annoying.

It's still a very good band for the price. Some say it's expensive compared to non-Pro model, but frankly, just the extra display size is worth it. It's just slightly narrower than my Apple Watch 5 44mm and about as tall. It's sharp enough and quite bright. No complaints there. But AOD is really pathetic and badly executed. It would be million times better if they at least gave user an option between digital watch, analog without any hour markers, analog with hour markers and both versions of it with and without date. Even if they are simple AOD faces, they should at least offer that much and not be forced to have whatever it's bolted on the active watch face for some reason. Weird.

    EskeRahn, 20 Oct 2022Indeed they are. My blog should be easy to find, and it is ... moreBought it, and compared it a bit with Huawei Band 7 and 6, as post 4729
    So if anyone got particular questions I might be able to try it out,

      Anonymous, 20 Oct 2022Those links are not workingSorry, you may need to remove the trailing slash

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        EskeRahn, 16 Oct 2022Interesting, especially the auto brightness. But the band ... moreThose links are not working

          Quite funny that as a previous moderator in here, I now seems to be treated as a spammer, trying to help answering peoples questions. I'm sure Orlin will have a good laugh about that. :-D

            smartwatchguy, 20 Oct 2022Good stuff! Saw some in person. Construction, price, value ... moreIndeed they are. My blog should be easy to find, and it is posting 4485

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              EskeRahn, 19 Oct 2022Huawei Band 6 or 7 would be my first input. Slightly smalle... moreGood stuff! Saw some in person. Construction, price, value etc.. Very nice options.

                MOSH, 19 Oct 2022Which other smartwatches can be recommended that are in the... moreHuawei Band 6 or 7 would be my first input. Slightly smaller and MUCH cheaper.

                If you want to use it with a standard band, Stay on Band 6. The only real benefit of Band 7 (IMHO) is the better band attachment for alternative bands....
                I made a little compare on my blog, but links seem to put comments into moderation

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                  • 19 Oct 2022

                  Which other smartwatches can be recommended that are in the price bracket of the smart band 7 pro

                    SShock, 17 Oct 2022And I thanked him. It's the other 99% of people who ar... moreWhy should every Android guy know of Mi's Smart Band?
                    Should they compulsorly be Mi fans? And believe me bro, they're not obligated to help anyone.
                    If they do, its a good thing. If they don't, its neutral, not negative.

                    Even if they choose not to help anyone, do they deserve to be called smarta**es like you did? That's being toxic & impolite beyond reason.

                    Give respect, get the same.

                      Marco M, 18 Oct 2022Yes, but NFC in a non-Wear OS smart band/watch will not pro... moreI am now envious because I only have access to MC haha

                        SShock, 18 Oct 2022Usually if predecesor had such functionality, so does the n... moreExcept there wasn't a Xiaomi/Mi Smart Band 6 Pro. One could argue that the Redmi Smart Band Pro was, but not really, as it is Redmi banded.

                        Most people ask Google for help and here's what was provided:

                        Has call control
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                        Xiaomi Band 7 Pro
                        The device alerts you to incoming calls on your smartphone, and allows you extra control such as muting or rejecting the call.

                        And again, this is something gsmarena should include in these types of reviews.

                        If only you had bothered to Google it instead of spreading your bad words and mood here. . .

                          Darknoor, 17 Oct 2022That is quite possible, but it has been a while since a loc... moreYes, but NFC in a non-Wear OS smart band/watch will not provide the functions many may think.

                          We have the NFC version of Mi band 6 for sale here in Norway and all stores selling them specify clearly that it will not work with Visa, in example. Only MasterCard though Curve in my region from what I can see. So I got the non-NFC instead. Since I don't really use MasterCard nor Curve.

                            Marco M, 18 Oct 2022I don't have it as it's not yet available in my r... moreUsually if predecesor had such functionality, so does the new model. Very rarely some functionality is dropped. Surely a lot of people have version 6. That alone would be helpful a lot...

                              SShock, 17 Oct 2022And I thanked him. It's the other 99% of people who ar... moreI don't have it as it's not yet available in my region, only through import. This is probably true for very many.

                              You are essentially asking people about the functions of a product pretty much only reviewers have access to, at least in many regions. So essentially you should ask the reviewer and truthfully this is something that should be included in a thorough review.

                                SShock, 17 Oct 2022And I thanked him. It's the other 99% of people who ar... moreThe band being quite new, it is MUCH more likely that this forum mainly has people considering to buy it posting, than people who have already got it.

                                I even tried looking online for a manual link for you, but being as new as it is, it does not seem to be available yet, neither from Xiaomi's pages, nor from someone uploading it.

                                This link https://www.chinesesmartwatches.com/xiaomi-mi-band-7-pro/
                                Says "..So now you can pass calls,..." so the answer is likely a yes - though the link does not tell exactly how.

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                                  • 18 Oct 2022

                                  What are comparable smartwatches in the €100 range?

                                    SShock, 17 Oct 2022And I thanked him. It's the other 99% of people who ar... moreUnfortunately I agree with you.

                                      Samath N8 808 owner, 17 Oct 2022How is it Android related, I didn't get you? The Smar... moreAnd I thanked him. It's the other 99% of people who are smarta**es on this page for everything and the moment you ask them anything they have no clue beyond specs on paper they read 24/7 here. And zero practical knowledge of anything.

                                        SShock, 17 Oct 2022I've also asked about Android related thing that way m... moreHow is it Android related, I didn't get you?
                                        The Smart Band 7 itself is compatible with both iOS (ver. 12.0+) & Android.

                                        You asked about 1. incoming call being silenced on this watch, and 2. sound recognition apps. Both are related to this smartband.
                                        And one guy did answer you because he has smart band 7, which is good communitarianship on his part.

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