Hey what’s up, Sami here. Today we are gonna take a look at the newly released Mi Band 4.
First of all, Huge thanks to ifeng tech and iMobile for sponsoring the content of Mi Band 4,
for the original Chinese review, u can go and check out their channels, all links are down in the description.
Now let’s take a closer look of the design. For Mi Band 4, it still adopts a strap plus a separate body,
you have to press hard into the strap, it feels tight and solid.
As whether is it easy to gather dirt in the groove part or not, we still need more time to test.
The size of the Mi Band 4 is almost the same as Mi Band 3, but as u can see Mi Band 4 seems less rounded.
On the back is the Mi logo and the heart rate monitor sensor,
also it has moved the charging contacts from the bottom of Mi Band 3 to the back of Mi Band 4
because of the inner structure changing,
thus it comes with a charging socket instead of a charging cable like on previous Mi Bands.
The mic lies right on the corner of the Mi Band 4 here, it’s actually a very smart design,
it wont be muffled by your wrist.
As for the strap, the appearance and material have not changed compared to the previous generation,
but with more color options for you to choose from.
So in terms of Mi Band 4’s design,
it hasn’t change that much whether regarding the dimension or the material when compared to its predecessor
If u ask me how does it feel when wearing the Mi Band 4, well, almost the same as Mi Band 3.
So, what’s new? Lets get inside of the Mi Band 4. One of the biggest upgrades is the display.
It sports a 2.5D glass, 0.95 inches, 240×120 resolution Amoled color screen
Whether the resolution or display area is almost doubled comparing to Mi Band 3.
The interaction on the Mi Band 4 is simple
Under the Home interface Swipe left and right to enter the shortcut panel
Slide up and down to enter the function menu
Click in to enter the secondary classification
As for messages, it shows twice more text than Mi Band 3 on one panel,
You can read the full text by scrolling down, that's good!
In my opinion, the overall interaction is intuitive, feels accurate and responsive.
Now move to the Xiao ai voice assistant
I find it can do basically anything you ask, like entering different modes, what’s the weather like,
or even ask it to turn on your air purifier, etc.
As long as the products are from Xiaomi eco-companies, that’s cool.
But again, I'm not sure if the Xiao ai supports English, or maybe u can learn Chinese.
For others, the band 4 has a 135 mAh battery,
the official data shows that the standard Mi Band 4 version has a 20 days of battery life,
for NFC version 15 days.
After our test, I’m deeply satisfied with that.
Also it has a better chip-set and sensor,
the Bluetooth 5.0
For the waterproof rating, it's 5ATM the same as Mi Band 3.
Of course, last but not least is the NFC, however, I’m not sure if you can use that outside mainland china,
so I'm not gonna illustrate that in this video, if you are interested in that, you can check the official Mi Band 4 video on my channel.
So to conclude, is Mi Band 4 a huge upgrade to its predecessor?
I think it is for its bigger 2.5D glass Amoled color screen, you know more scratch resistant;
the more accurate sensors upgrade, which makes your sports recording more accurate and versatile;
Plus NFC and the Xiao ai voice assistant
It feels much more powerful and smarter.
Lastly, xiaomi again surprises us with a super affordable price
For the standard version is 169RMB (24 USD), the NFC version is 229RMB ($33)
Of course that’s the original price from Xiaomi, if u buy from third party platforms like Geekbuying or Aliexpress,
it will be a bit more expensive bc they have to add shipping fee or labor fee those.
I’ve put my sponsor’s link down in the description, make sure to check it out.
If you do have any questions about it, just let me know.
I'm Sami, see you next time!