OnePlus Band vs Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 5 - Best Fitness Band? By TechWiser

Okay this is the newly launched OnePlus band, and this is the famous me band 5. Don't they look similar? Well, they not only look similar but have a lot of other similarities as well. Both have 1.1 inch, AMOLED, color touchscreen display both have features like sleep tracking step, counter heart rate, sensor, sports mode, etc. Both have same 14 days of battery life and both come in the same price range of 2500 INR with so many similarities on the surface. The question that has to be asked is which one should you buy? The newly launched OnePlus band or the OG gangster me band 5. Well, this is the thing from techwizer.

com, and I've been wearing two smart bands for a while now and after testing, both of them for a while. I easily recommend me band 5 over OnePlus band. Here's why? Okay before we begin, I won't talk about common features such as app and call notification, control on device, camera, controlling music, playback on your phone, etc. , etc. The Oppo band similarities, you know it.

I know it will only talk about features and experience that matter in the long run, starting with the looks and feel of the band. Both bands look kind of similar with the same size, AMOLED display and both are equally bright and touch sensitive. I did notice the lift to wake. Gesture is a little better on the OnePlus band. In fact, 10 out of 10 times the OnePlus band wakes up quickly than the mi band 5.

Now talking about the look and feel I prefer the mi band 5, since it has a curvier design, while the OnePlus band has a more boxy design. Also, I feel this OnePlus branding is quite unnecessary, since it's a small band, a logo would have been better so, so far, both of them look almost same look and feel are quite subjective. I might like me band 5, you might like one plus band, but you know what's not subjective data, yes, the accuracy of step, counter sleep tracking heart rate, etc. So, as I told you, I've been wearing these watches in the same settings for the past three to four days, and here are the data. The step counter was around 6k, 14k, 9000 steps, etc.

on both the bands with 5 variation, and it's understandable. The heart rate also works accurately on both of them quite fine, and it's also on par with the Apple Watch 6. However, the sleep tracking on OnePlus 9 is awful. You see, as for me, band 5, I'm sleeping six to eight hours every day, but the OnePlus man for some reason, says I only sleep for like two to three hours and sometimes it freaking doesn't even track my sleep at all, so yeah in terms of accuracy, the OnePlus band needs to do a lot more work. Also, the OnePlus health app is pretty bare bones, which is understandable as it's the first generation, and I'm sure it will get better over time.

But yes for accuracy, me band 5 takes the cake here so far. I like the look and feel of me band 5, and definitely it's much more accurate as well. Now, let's take a look at extra features, you get again I'll. Only talk about the most important features that matter in long term, starting with the mi band 2. It always had exclusive features like menstrual cycle, tracking and third party app support.

Menstrual cycle tracking is useful for women and, while I have no first-hand experience with it, the feature seems to be well-received so far. The second thing is the third party app support me band always had a lot of third-party apps like putting maps in it, seeing strata with me band and much more. We have a dedicated video on it, which you can check out from this. I button, but the point here is these exclusive features are really useful. With that said, OnePlus brand can do few things that me band 5 can't, for example, the OnePlus band has spo2 sensor and few extra exercise modes, such as badminton cricket, and finally, it's also ip68 certified.

Let's talk about them, one by one. The spo2 is a gimmick feature on a watch. Renault has an Apple Watch 6, and I have used it. It always says 98 to 99 most of the time, so the data doesn't make sense. You will get better reading by getting a cheap spo2 monitor from Amazon, which takes the reading from your fingertip.

More accurate, similarly, the other two exercise modes are something you would probably never use. Since these are not automatic, workout detection. Most people don't even turn them on, and even if you do turn them on, you get basic data like heart and calorie burn, nothing useful. Finally, both bands are waterproof for up to five ATM, so ip68 is not really a game changer and finally, the battery. Before starting this review, both bands had 100 battery and were in the exact same settings.

After six days, the mi band still has 71 battery, while the OnePlus band has only 26 percent battery. So yeah, it's a good indicator that me band 5 has better battery life, which also makes sense since the battery used inside the mi band 5 is a larger 125 William battery, while the OnePlus is just 100 Williams, and it's not just the battery. I find the band charger. Much more intuitive me band 5 has a smaller charger that lets you charge it even with the strap attached. The OnePlus brand, however, has a separate case like charger, which means you need to remove the tracker from the band to charge it every single time so which one should you buy? Here's a one line answer me band 5 for everyone, three reasons: one mi band 5 has five generations of experience, and this experience does matter.

For example, me band is more accurate in terms of sleep workout and has more third party apps and better battery life and useful features such as women's health, tracking, let alone game. Changing OnePlus band doesn't even get the basics right. The spo2 monitor and two extra sports mode aren't of much use. Third, and if you're, someone like metal, who has an iPhone? Well, there's no op, sorry, one plus health app for Iowa. So, if you consider all of these factors, accuracy useful features, third-party app support and five generations of experience.

The band 5 makes sense for most of the people, and it's disappointing to see a one plus product like this. Let me know your opinion on this one with that said, it's ratio signing off, and I'll answer all your questions for the next one hour of publishing this video. So looking forward to that see you soon.

Source : TechWiser