Smart Band 9 Global Version (2024) 1.62" Amoled Display | 233 mAh Battery | up to 21 Days of Battery Life | Over 150 Workout Modes | BT 5.4 | 50M Water Resistant - Glacier Silver

I had the Smart Band 6 previously, and when that one eventually died, I was happy to get the latest one, which was at the time, the Smart Band 9. Mostly I really like it. I keep my phone on silent, so the only feature that I really need is to be notified of incoming calls and texts. Everything else is nice to have, so spending $200, $400 or more for an Apple Watch is overkill when this one is $47 and does what I need. Things I like: - Durability - Water resistant: I accidentally wore it in the shower a few times, and it was fine. - Watch face is not huge like most smart watches. - Color screen with lots of free watch faces. - Syncs fine with iPhone. - Long battery life. - Value, as discussed above. Cons: - One other SUPER useful feature the Smart Band 6 had was that you could use the watch to make your phone beep so you could find it. While this one technically has that feature, there is one critical flaw: If my phone has its ringer off (again, see above - my phone is ALWAYS on silent), then when you use the watch to find the phone, it no longer beeps, it just vibrates. And this is not due to a change on Apple's side since I was using the same phone. - A few of the watch faces are customizable, where you can choose what info you want displayed (steps vs heart rate vs ...). I wish more of them were customizable. Also more watch faces with large print and simple designs for those of us who have bad eyes would be much appreciated. Overall, I 100% recommend this watch. Just verify if it has all the features you need. If so, get it!

This is the 4th generation of Mi Bands I've had, beginning with Mi Band 5. I didn't really like the size switch (I think they made it bigger in gen 8) - as I really liked the slim band that you hardly knew was there. But, I have to say this band feels awfully sleek. And I don't really notice it that much. The band is really soft - they also appear to have made it a little thicker. As I did break 2 or 3 bands over the years, this is probably a good thing. The auto brightness is an awesome new feature - it was always a pain to adjust the watch for different lighting. Overall the look and feel of the operating system is definitely improved. I assume the heart rate tracking is as stellar as ever - Mi Band has always excelled in that area, and been very close to Apple in terms of accuracy. There's a guy on youtube from Germany or Switzerland who has a great technical comparison of different heart rate trackers, and Xiaomi Mi Bands have always done really well there. Sleep tracking has always been not quite as good - but still a lot better than most. For people like me who just want to know "hey how many hours did I get last night" this band will undoubtedly be pretty spot on. Deep diving on your REM, etc - it probably won't rival the top trackers. The biggest problem with the Xiaomi ecosystem has always been how crappy their fitness app has been. I used a 3rd party app for a long time. But the newest incarnation of the Mi Fit app that goes with this watch appears to have finally gotten it right. The app sort of gets out of the way, and gives you what you need pretty quickly. It appears to sync well, and works with things like Strava and Apple Health. I wish I could fine tune the watch OS a little more - and get rid of all the activities I don't do, and just have about 5 or 6. I don't really see a way to do that right now. But overall this watch feels like a pretty decent upgrade from the previous bands, including 8. Highly recommended - probably the best fitness tracker on the planet for the money.

The Xiaomi Smart Band 9 Global Version (2024) is incredible for its price. It tracks everything well and performs just as well as my iPhone Apple Watch. It’s definitely the perfect choice within this budget. However, the color is more of a greyish-white rather than the bright white shown in the pictures. Still, it’s a great buy overall!

Incredible battery life and a great display although it’s a bit small. Does everything I need well!

I initially bought this watch to see if i really wanted an exercise watch before spending more money on other brands. I’ve been wearing it now for about 6 months and I love it and will not be upgrading to anything more expensive. The step counter seems pretty accurate and the workout options have been informative. I also like seeing my sleep. I’ve lost almost 20 pounds since purchasing this watch and I attribute some of that to the tracking options helping to keep me motivated.

ALRIGHT IT WORKS FOR DAYS, excellent monitoring for health, people complimented the look as its sleek and modern. 60$? Best bang for buck out there, paired up with an iPhone and no issues what so ever. Fyi, try not get wet except for swimming, as it has it own mode to lock. Otherwise it wouldn’t click on it.

Does everything an apple watch does, except send messages. But tons or watch faces and band types and colors means tons of customization. Plus battery life is waaay better than an apple watch.

Love this band! I had to throw away several similar bands as they created a rash. This one, for some reason, has been great! No rash and it's soft, comfortable and durable for every day wear.