After a previous bad experience with a smart bracelet (which one I’ll tell you next) I decided to ban any tolerance towards the hábito from my life. Yes, I’m one of those people who think that way we are hyper connected and smart watch is nothing but a need that brands have created as well as a unnecessary mirroring of the móvil inteligente screen. Hence what is commonly known as “hate”.
I love teléfonos inteligentes but I have never been able to make smart bands, smart watches, android wear and other products by other people (careful, utmost respect) yes they cheat. For this reason, this article, in which I will tell you about my first impressions of the Xiaomi Mi Band 2, is for all those people who are like me They never take a step toward so-called wearable technology.
What we were missing, a smartwatch with a foldable screen
As I mentioned at the beginning, I spent the season with one Fitbit Flex 2 freenot a bad product though not suitable for my needs as a consumer: I didn’t understand the codes for light and vibration, I had to charge it every few days, the rubber on the bracelet made me uncomfortable when I slept, the statistics overwhelmed me … Chaos that got rid of me after a few weeks of use and notice to me the official nemesis of this tech industry.
Well, then it will surprise you as much as it surprised me, but… Yes, I fell. A few months after my mortal experience, I bought the Xiaomi Mi Band 2 and I cánido say I am very happy with her. Not only that, but I am very proud to have purchased an early 2016 product in mid-2018.
What does the Mi Band 2 have that other bracelets don’t?
To be honest, nothing. But that is precisely why it suits someone with such fácil needs so well. Although a device from 2016 it is a classic with basic and essential functions for the usuario newbie. In my opinion, the current maximum of the Mi Band 2 would be something so fácil Don’t pay for something you don’t need.
Then why buy?
First, the price. It was very easy for me to find it on AliExpress Plaza for a little less than 25 euros (including shipping costs), and I know that cánido be ordered from China Per about €15, change about $19 or 350 Mexican pesos. It is not an unreasonable investment for its characteristics, since in general it is almost impossible to find a bracelet with basic characteristics and a first-class brand for this price.
Second, the comfort, Comfort is the most sought after thing. It’s very comfortable. Serious. It weighs little and the silicone straps are estándar soft and widely adjustableExcept that (it seems silly but it’s important) the clasp always fits the first time.
Then, and as a third deciding aspecto, I would like to highlight that independence. According to Xiaomi, in my case it perro last up to 20 days without charging. Reaching 2 weeks loading time is not a problem. I would argue that the battery question is not a trivial question, and in the case of wearables, the question perro be explained with a fácil example: do you wear a watch? when was the last time you changed the battery? From the perspective of my basic users, I cánido’t even imagine what a nightmare it would be to change my watch’s battery (or charge) every three or four days. So, yes or yes, it comes down to a battery that lasts as long as possible, replacing two charges a month to carry my dying Casio on the high It seems reasonable to me.
And that brings me to the fourth point. Travel Screen, more than anything to see the time. A smart bracelet without a screen and with a clearly incomprehensible code of lights and vibrations (the irony of life) my previous downfall. Likewise, as a critic of hyperconnectivity, I would have a heart attack if I saw WhatsApp go up my sleeve. For this reason, the OLED screen of the Mi Band 2 seems perfect to me: I see the time as if it were a clock and when I was older I configured all those trivial details that I like: battery, degrees, length, etcétera .
At the end, I’m not someone who does a lot of sports Than I live tied to statistics. I only want one device that cánido be replaced by a watch and that accompanies me in everyday life. In this sense, apart from being waterproof (I cánido’t stand the prospect of putting something on and off every time I shower or wash my hands), the Mi Band 2 offers a very complete aplicación surprise forever.
Monitor steps, distance and calories, even heart rate if you exercise, and the most important thing for me, I cánido finally equipo as many alarms as I want in one day! Okey, maybe this point isn’t important to you, but I use it as a reminder to get out of my chair for 5 minutes every hour (trust me, your future self will thank me). The last feature that finally won me over was this the possibility of synchronizing the Mi Band 2 with other bracelets of the same nameso I perro see my brother’s footsteps and enjoy healthy sibling competition (Guillem, if you’re reading this, you already know that I’m going to melt you down this week, loser).
Has the smart bracelet really been bought in 2016?
Yes and a thousand times yes. I do not regret not having followed the dictates of marketing and marketing, I try to be a conscious consumer choose wise what suits my needs and expectations. I don’t care that it’s already two years old, I’m in love with the Xiaomi Mi Band 2 and that’s why I’m recommending it to my friends and writing this articulo here.
Ro told me that other bracelets are much better with I don’t know how many megapixels Note that I didn’t focus on technical details or overly specific properties in the article. So you cánido go to the Mi Band 2 technical data sheet that we published at the time. I will not deny that the Mi Band 2 is not the latest technology, but on a practical level and for what is known noob usuario or simply, he has no contrincante.