Health and Fitness Tracking
The Band excels in its fitness tracking capabilities, offering a wide range of features to help users monitor and improve their physical activity. It includes a built-in heart rate monitor that provides accurate readings during workouts and throughout the day. The device also tracks steps, distance, calories burned, and sleep quality, providing users with comprehensive data to analyze their fitness progress.
Activity Goals
The Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro mobile app motivates users to embrace a more dynamic lifestyle through the establishment of daily activity goals such as calories burned, steps taken, and overall movement. With a user-friendly app, individuals can personalize these goals according to their preferences and effortlessly monitor their progress.
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Heart Rate, Heart Rhythm, and Blood Oxygen Saturation
The heart rate sensor of the Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro provides impressive accuracy considering its price range. In testing, the resting heart rate showed a deviation of just three beats or approximately four percent. The performance heart rate showed a good level of accuracy, exhibiting only marginal deviation from the reference device, a medical grade fingertip pulse oximeter device.
The measurement of blood oxygen content (SpO2) showed exceptional accuracy, with deviations of maximum 3%. Moreover, the difference in heart rate ranged between a maximum of -2 BPM, providing another impressive level of precision. Please take our results with a grain of salt, and more as a general reference as the measuring methods vary.
In the majority of scenarios, the watch sensors consistently provided highly accurate measurements, closely matching those obtained from a medical-grade fingertip pulse oximeter device.
However, one limitation of the health monitoring features is their accuracy. While the Mi Band 8 Pro provides useful data for general monitoring purposes, it may not be as precise as medical-grade devices, but it does an excellent job. Users should keep this in mind and consult a healthcare professional for any specific health concerns.
Sleep Tracking
The Band 8 Pro boasts advanced sleep tracking features integrated into a superbly designed mobile app. It offers both simple and extended modes, which include heart rate and REM sleep monitoring. The device meticulously assesses sleep time and duration, sleep phases, heart rate, and SpO2 levels, with detailed results easily accessible via Mi Fitness app or directly via the watch itself. Furthermore, it includes a smart alarm function that intelligently selects the optimal wake-up time in the morning based on the user’s sleep phase.
Training Recording
The Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro can track over 150 different sports, including a variety of water sports, thanks to its water resistance of up to 5 ATM. Furthermore, the device is equipped with integrated GPS, allowing the recording of data such as distance and route covered during popular activities like running and cycling, when paired with a smartphone with activated location tracking.
Xiaomi Mi Fitness – The most advanced health and sports monitoring app, equipped with an unparalleled array of cutting-edge features.
Integration with 3rd-party platforms
The Mi Fitness app is the ultimate tool for users to monitor their fitness journey, establish goals, and personalize their Band settings. This powerful app offers in-depth analysis of key metrics including steps taken, calories burned, sleep quality, and heart rate data. Additionally, it enables seamless data synchronization with leading fitness apps like Google Fit, Strava, Zapp Life and SUUNTO providing a comprehensive view of users’ health and wellness progress.
Third-party apps (Screenshots)
The app has been enhanced in terms of functionality and user interface, surpassing previous models. Users can now enjoy a seamless experience while effortlessly managing their fitness goals and accessing comprehensive reports on their progress.
Although Xiaomi does not disclose the chip used in the Smart Band 8 Pro, the device delivers a seamless user experience without any encountered issues during our practical test. The band offers an extensive range of sports activity options and robust health monitoring features that are truly exceptional, catering to the needs of everyday users as well as sports professionals.
Mi Fitness is perhaps one of the most comprehensive mobile apps available on the market, offering an impressive array of integrated features.
Mi Fitness App (Android) – Screenshots
