Xiaomi Smart Band 8 review

15 October 2023
The latest iteration in Xiaomi's Smart Band lineup brings a more premium design, updated display and great battery endurance.

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  • 25 Apr 2025

Anonymous, 25 May 2024After a year of usage, the battery dies. It won't rech... moreI can confirm this

    BMHater12, 18 Dec 2023Crap, my Band 8 suddenly turned off by itself, any idea how... moreBefore you say "Did you charge it?", that dead Mi Band 8 I use last year is now replaced with a new, working one, I guess I dipped it in water from that time and it went bamoose

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      • Ang
      • 26 Jun 2024

      BMHater12, 18 Dec 2023Crap, my Band 8 suddenly turned off by itself, any idea how... moredid you try charging it?

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        • Anonymous
        • 0@j
        • 25 May 2024

        After a year of usage, the battery dies. It won't recharge anymore.
        Version 8 is just bad quality!

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          • mike
          • AAL
          • 05 May 2024

          Shamroz, 04 Mar 2024Stop using THIRD party Watch faceswhy ?

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            • Shamroz
            • 2Tw
            • 04 Mar 2024

            Anonymous, 09 Jan 2024Had it for 1 month and I have pairing problems with the mi ... moreStop using THIRD party Watch faces

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              • Mi band 6 user
              • ntE
              • 09 Feb 2024

              CET, 07 Feb 2024Please tell me, can it possible band 8 show the distance in... moreMi band 6 does show distance in km, so it should be possible

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                • CET
                • 3PL
                • 07 Feb 2024

                Please tell me, can it possible band 8 show the distance in kilometers?

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                  • Anonymous
                  • SbW
                  • 09 Jan 2024

                  Had it for 1 month and I have pairing problems with the mi fitness app that keeps disconnecting and only connects by resting the band an pairing again
                  I pair it with the app daily and I couldn't find any solution to it

                    BMHater12, 18 Dec 2023Crap, my Band 8 suddenly turned off by itself, any idea how... moreCharge it.

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                      • Franck
                      • LtK
                      • 22 Dec 2023

                      Thanks for this excellent review and pictures!

                        Crap, my Band 8 suddenly turned off by itself, any idea how to fix it?

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                          • Andreas
                          • SiK
                          • 18 Dec 2023

                          Guys while I'm using this at the pool using the swimming session, the heart rate field just shows the maximum heartbeat while intensive shows just 1 min and aerobics 0 at all although I'm getting PAI points. How can this be done? Am I doing anything wrong or is there a watch deficiency?

                            Someone managed to hack the Band 8 with a custom firmware, it even confirms that the band has a MCU known as the Ambiq Apollo4 Blue Lite

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                              • kasper
                              • KgV
                              • 28 Nov 2023

                              Anonymous, 15 Oct 2023Mi Band 8 Pro is even betterthat's why it is called " Pro "

                                Just bought it yesterday, and I'm totally satisfied

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • 3TY
                                  • 17 Nov 2023

                                  Unlike 7, 8 don’t work with Zepp life app which has a better more accurate interface and more features.

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                                    • Bulgarian fan
                                    • 0FE
                                    • 09 Nov 2023

                                    Hi there, do you know when the version with NFC is coming out of China? And does it worth to wait for it instead of mi band 7 nfc global? Any idea? Mi band 8 is more beautiful, but I want cheap variant for contactless payments. What about Google pay- I have a Samsung phone with nfc, but bracelet or watch will be better?

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 0%R
                                      • 30 Oct 2023

                                      Bought this about a week ago. Damn, the refinements from the Mi Band 5 I used to own are really nice, much smoother, much more responsive, nice and bright, with a well-working automatic brightness adjustion. Battery life is at 55% after 5 days or so with most things on too! Sold my Galaxy Watch 5 since I barely used the more advanced features, felt like it wasn't all that smooth at times and didn't like the poor battery life. Don't regret it one bit. For 40€, this is a steal

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                                        • B42
                                        • 19 Oct 2023

                                        Sleep tracking is not working without internet connection