Xiaomi Smart Band 9: The best-selling wearable finally includes two of the most requested improvements

Having confirmed its design just a few days ago, Xiaomi has now announced, alongside two new foldable devices, Xiaomi Smart bracelet 9which will be your next budget-friendly smart bracelet for sports, which has important new features compared to last year’s model.

However, there do not seem to be any major changes in its design. The company has kept almost the same design as the Smart Band 8, as well as the same rectangular format. However, there are some important changes. One of them is the finish of the frame that covers the entire body, which now it’s made of matte aluminum instead of bright.

And speaking of the body, it has been slightly reduced, so the Xiaomi Smart Band 9 is slightly smaller than the previous model due to the reduction of the frames. However, it retains the same weight.

Xiaomi Smart Band 9 comes with a brighter screen

The screen, however, is practically the same. We find 1.62-inch color AMOLED panel and a refresh rate of 60Hz, but Xiaomi has increased the brightness of the panel; it now has spikes up to 1200 nits compared to 600 nits in last year’s model. All this, in addition, with a battery that also grows in capacity. Now there is 233 mAhwhich offers up to 21 days of use.

Xiaomi Smart Band 9 has many health and sports functions. It supports sensors such as blood oxygen meter or heart rate sensor, and includes more than 150 sports and training modes.

New Xiaomi bracelet compatible with both iOS and Android, And while its operating system doesn’t allow you to download third-party apps, it does have integration between your smartphone and watch, which allows you to view notifications or record activity tracking through the app, among other things.

Price and availability of the new Xiaomi bracelet

The Xiaomi Smart Band 9 has now been announced in China, where it is priced at 249 yuan for the most basic variant, meaning about 30 euros per shiftIt will soon appear on the world market.