Dance.
Go.
[Cymye's laughter]
Oh, sh***
I broke it! (Actually not. Glad my OPPO phone is robust)
Hey, what's up? Sami here.
So this is the Mi Band 7 NFC version.
Yesterday I did a really quick unboxing, hands-on and first look.
And today in this video, we are going to take a closer look.
Like a really super detailed one.
I will show you every detail about it.
What's new and you know, what's not so new...
And also compare it with the Mi Band 6
to see if it's worth the upgrade.
Without further ado, let's get started.
Alright, first for the packaging, the left is the Mi Band 7 and
the right is the Band 6 international version.
Same style, but this time the latest band didn’t highlight that number 7.
Moving to the back, you may have seen that leaked picture of the Band 7 prior to the launch event,
it’s all about the highlights.
Very disappointed, still no built-in GPS.
Come on Xiaomi, don’t be so cheap.
Regarding what’s in the box, it’s the same as the Band 6, you have the manual,
smart band, and a magnetic charging cable, strong magnetic btw.
Now let me answer one of the most asked questions from you guys: are the two straps interchangeable?
Now I’m using the Mi Band 6’s strap on the Band 7, with a bit of effort, I can.
And then I’m trying the opposite, I can easily put the Mi Band 7's strap on the Mi Band 6.
So I would say they are compatible, but you have to notice the Mi Band 7’s size
is slightly larger than the Band 6.
So when the Band 7 was in Band 6’s strap, the strap got a bit distorted.
It’s like you can wear a smaller-sized underwear, but you will feel uncomfortable.
The same reason.
Two straps adopted the same material and same design, or at least I didn’t feel any difference.
It’s just comfortable to wear,
though I still didn’t get used to wearing the Band to sleep.
Regarding the design, they are very much the same, basically like twins.
As the Mi Band 6 is the international version, it has lots of certification marks on the back.
Now you know why the global version is always falling behind the Chinese version.
So please subscribe to my channel if you want to be the first to know about
the latest Chinese tech products, I am here.
As for the screen, the Band 7 gets a 1.62-inch AMOLED display
compared to the 1.56-inch screen of the Mi Band 6.
The display area looks a bit larger even if we don’t light up the screen.
Once we light up, yes, it feels larger as well.
As Xiaomi said it increases the viewing area by 25%.
The first time to activate the Band, we have to connect to the Mi Sports app.
As the Mi Band 7 is not officially released, we can only connect
through their in-house beta app, the Zepp Life.
Just follow the steps, it will take less than 30 seconds to connect to your phone.
For what’s in the app, not so much new stuff here.
Basically the same as the previous generations.
BTW, if you are wondering if the Mi Band 7 supports other languages, it does!
In the Language setting here you just chose “Follow phone’s language”.
Of course, how can I miss the Continuous blood oxygen saturation monitoring setting,
that’s one of the big upgrades from the Mi Band 6.
You can set low blood oxygen reminder as well.
Moving back to the differences between the Band 7 and 6.
If you are wondering which one is brighter, here I adjusted them to their max brightness
and then compare them.
I found that if we view from the front, seems there is not so big a difference,
but if viewing from a side angle like the video shows, the Band 7 is much brighter.
Regarding smoothness, the Mi Band 7 has upgraded with a more powerful CPU,
I personally feel smoother than the Band 6.
The Band 7 can even handle that cool Mars animation!
Though some of you guys said that looks not so smooth.
Another upgrade for the Mi Band 7 is it has added four new sports data analysis options
to measure training load: aerobic/anaerobic, maximum oxygen intake, and training effects.
This looks very professional, though I don’t know what those terminologies mean.
For others, the Mi Band 7 has a larger battery capacity and slightly heavier weight.
Alright, the last part is the gesture controls, this part is a bit boring
that’s why I put it at the end of this video.
After this part is my conclusion.
You can jump directly to that part if you want.
Regarding gesture controls for the Mi Band 7,
let me walk you through very quickly.
So this is the homepage, swipe down you got notifications
Currently no notifications.
Then swipe up, you got
Vitality indicator
Heart rate, PAI
[Tap the screen again to light up the screen] - Special thanks to Ádám Nagy
Not zero-use, lol
But Chinese version only supports Chinese language.
Now swipe right
It recognizes English!
How are you?
Nooo, it can't. I just said how are you? It responded with "Good friend"
The international version should like the Mi Band 6 supports Alexa
That's it
I'm not gonna flirt with it.
But I feel it has a bit lag...
It has more computing power so should be smoother.
You see this animation can only be showing on the Mi Band 7.
Let's check the Workouts.
It supports up to 120 sports modes.
Alright, after a limited time of use,
my conclusion is the Mi Band 7 is the best budget and well-balanced
smart Band Xiaomi can offer.
But for me, it doesn’t have many significant upgrades,
at least not so attractive to me.
It doesn’t even offer that GPS feature,
a feature that I’ve been long anticipated for.
I feel disappointed.
My suggestion is if you are new and want to try a smart band, the Mi Band 7 is perfect,
but I don’t suggest you upgrade if you own a Mi Band 6 or even Band 5.
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Thanks for watching, please don’t forget to subscribe.
I’m Sami and I will see you in the next one.