I'm on my second charge that I did 9 days ago and I got 40%. My first charge lasted 12 days. I wear it 24/7, with automatic heart rate monitoring & sleep assisting on, and the detection frequency of the heart rate every 1 min. Way more then your 6 days. GPS not very precise on walking/running mode sometimes and the band sometimes doesn't sync automatically with the app when I start a activity on the app... Still pretty happy so far. 😉 👌
@@triparadox.c It works for me since i work, night shift one week, second shift one week and first shift one week. In my night shifts i sleep during the day. And the old bands didn't offer those readings.
@@daqde6bob The previous bands would track your sleep during if you use the APP MI Band Notify then you have the option of tracking sleep all day it worked since the MI Band 1 never understand why the official app did not have the option.
I have the mi band 4 and will get the 5 just to have a larger screen and the additional features. Also gift the mi band 4 to a family member after that, so a win win situation for me 😀
Same plan here. But I'm a bit afraid now from 6 day long battery life... I'm using miband from the 3 one... that was crazy battery life. I don't know, what to do now
@@Kyubatau5408 you know, these features are, which I really need. So that's not the solution for me. But anyway bro, thx, that you tried to help. Maybe I'm gonna turn off other options, like emails to show on the band, or something...
Just the review I really needed. Thank you for great and useful video. I wanted to upgrade my Mi band4, but now I see I don't need to. I charge my Mi band4 once a month which I find very convenient and 'am not willing to accept anything less. :D
Hassan Zakai that’s what i’m really confused about bro .. i get close to 20 days even with active heart rate monitor set to 5 min interval and all other basic things on....also close to 30 days 28 or something when turned off active heart rate monitoring ..i’m confused how mi band 5 do just 6 days ?🙄🙄🙄
This is the best way of reviewing any electronic device. Proper explanation not just bunch of technical stuff. I bought this device 2 days ago. I am very happy.
Im charging my Mi Band 4 about once a MONTH. If they dont significantly improve and add new features, Im not switching until they match this battery life.
I dont think its so bad. He has sleep tracking and heart monitoring constantly on and it says in the app that this will reduce the battery life significantly
the battery life being 6 days for you is because you set it up to always check your heart-rate 24/7. 6 days for that is actually not so bad at all - i remember my Mi Band 3 getting barely 3 days with that setting turned on (Mi Band 3 had very inefficient hardware for some reason). if you disable that setting though you can easily jump up to at least 12 days of battery life but you did sum it up quite right - if you already have a Mi Band 4 than there really isn't much of a reason to upgrade, but if you have a Mi Band 1, 2 or 3 than yeah it is definitely recommended to upgrade, and if you don't have a smart band at all than look no further because Xiaomi makes the best ones in the business for a fraction of what the competition asks for.
Thanks for the review! I am interested in the heart rate monitoring function. I have read that you only get good improvement on the heart rate accuracy with the NFC version, because it includes infrared sensor for it. Which version did you get? Did you check the heart rate tracking accuracy during workout compared to another device? Any comments on this?
i don’t know about the mi band 5 but i’m using a mi band 4 ryt now which is the global version and doesn’t has NFC . the heart rate tracking is very accurate there is a ppg heart rate sensor no problem with that ir sensor doesn’t do anything with heart rate sensor i guess
are you looking at your watch at night? lol u dont need a week just like 3 days is enough considering youre probably not using it at night so i just charge my things like my sony wh1000 xm3 is at 80 or 90 i still charge them at night
For everyone that wants to improve battery life: the vibration motor is a real power monster. So turn off notifications for example and it'll last more than a month even.
I just got this today. And i would say its a great upgrade to my beloved mi band 2. Never had the mi band 3 and 4. I hope the mi band 5 will give me a good run for the next few years. Thanks for the honest review lad.
Thank you for your observations. Still on the fence whether to buy the Chinese version right now (retailers say the language will switch to English upon connecting to Mi Fit anyway) or wait for the global version. I have to admit, I'm a newbie to the smartband game, and I'm in it to track my heart rate, primarily, and to help me train for cycling and running. Good points you've raised though.
@@mohammedmulazada9488 waiting for the Amazfit Band 5 to be available in Asia. It released earlier in the US, but Huami said they'd release elsewhere come October.
6 days with active use of almost all the things you can track is pretty good...I think that 14 days if in ideal situations and if you dont use the sports tracker etc that much. I should get mine soon so can test it and see :)
Hey dude, I’ve had mine for 13 days now and after charging it up to 100% on the first day it still has 27% battery left. I’ve had the sleep tracking active the whole time but didn’t bother activating the message or call notifications. I keep the brightness set to 3 bars during the day & 2 bars at night. Plus I turned off the “Lift wrist to view” at night time. I had a 50% charge when it arrived. I’m pretty happy with it so far. And I don’t have any affiliation with Xiaomi before anyone asks... I just wanted something other than a fitb@t... Thanks for your video dude.!
Thanks for your intensive review of this product. Specially on the part of how accurate the sleep tracker is. No wonder why you look like you just woke-up.
I track everything and have notifications on and had the custom (colorful) watch face. Battery lasted 6 days. I think it's the colorful watch faces that drains the battery. Once I switched back to ones with mostly black background, the battery lasts longer (8-9 days). I also stopped using the lift wrist to view option.
O don't think its a major problem since we're always around electrics unless you dont have asmuch access i just roll with the punches and enjoy all FEATURES 😊
4:53 I got 10 days of battery life with all features at it's max. You should use one of the default wallpapers which is mostly black and thus consumes lesser battery... Other wallpapers light up your whole screen
I ordered mi band 5 yesterday and now when i started watching this video i got a little bit stressed and i was looking for negative points about this band but brother, in the end of the video i am cool with my decision, thank you for this review. 😁
my i charge mi band 3 evry 13/15 days and i have the sleep tracking and i recive a lot of messages and when the globlal version come uot i buy it beacouse the touch on my mi band 3 doesent work correctly
just grab the cn version, you can change the language easily via mi fit app. It's much cheaper...only the manual and box is in Chinese which is super fine. In mi band 4 and 5 cn version u also get alipay which is missing in global version
Thank you so much for this comprehensive review Sir! I already bought Mi Band 4 last December 2019. I will just look for bigger display or better option. More power to your CZcams channel! Sir, it is possible that you can do comparative review between Mi Band 5 vs. Xiaomi IMILAB KW66 watch. Thank you for granting my humble request. God bless!
Actually, it is 2 weeks of battery life. But As you said, If you use its full function. Only for 6 days. It is actually good. If you have an apple watch only for 6 hours battery life. :D
The band can easily last over 14 days but for that extended life the all time heart rate monitor needs to be turned off, if you turn of the bluetooth connection with the phone the band could easily last around 3 weeks... All depends on your amount of usage
You will track with automatic hr that's why you will get 6 days battery life , if you off the automatic hr you will get still more days of battery life.
1. The nap tracking is just a software update, if Xiaomi wish they would have provided that in previous bands via update, but then no one would buy mi band 5. 2. Mi band 3 and 4 already had the feature where it doesn't show the HR stats when you are not wearing it. 3. The battery timing depends on the HR frequency, how frequency the display is turned on, brightness, other features as for. I have a Mi band 4 here and I can get a battery life as low as 7 days with Hr frequency set to 10 minutes and 14 days when hr frequency set to 1 hour and other things. I think that you are reviewing mi band series for the first time. To be honest, this band was a let down in many aspects. I suggest waiting for Honor band 6 and then see which one to buy. I'm staying on mi band 4 which is super fine.
I know it may be a little out of context, but you can try 3rd party app. Mi Band Tools (USD$3.59) Notify for Mi Band (FREE) What can I say? I bought the Mi Band Tools since 1st generation of Mi Band, without screen. And since I bought it, it's free for me. It was probably the best money spent on Android market. First generation Mi Band, I could make it vibrate (with choice of colours on the Mi Band flashing) for different apps, different colours. For eg, wife calls, it's pink, mom call it's red, dad call it's blue, etc. I can even filter which contact inside which app (WhatsApp/WeChat/etc.) are important that it'd vibrate my Mi Band. That's first generation. 2nd generation Mi Band, I bought it, Mi Band 2. This time, better. All the above mentioned things worked, but better. It shows phone numbers/names/etc. instead of colour. I then bought Samsung Galaxy Watch Active (1st generation). Although it's super good, and powerful, what ticked me off was that the battery lasted me only 2 days max. Sleep tracking didn't give me much information, so I decided to subscribe to 3rd party sleep tracker "Sleep As Android", which came with Smart Alarm, and way more detail of my sleep pattern, way more accurate than the original sleep tracking from Samsung's app. But then my battery wouldn't last more than 2 days. I cannot charge my smart watch and sleep 2 nights, it simply won't work. What I had to do is, every morning, before I go to shower and brush my teeth, charge the watch, come out, eat breakfast, then wear the watch, not full charged, usually up to 70%. Then come back upstairs, wear the watch go to work. Come home with 30-40% battery left, charge the watch, go shower, eat dinner, come back up (charged up to 80-90%), wear the watch, then do my thing for the night till I go to sleep. Next day wake up, battery at around 40-50%, same routine again, charge, then brush teeth and shower, put watch back on, go to work. It was super frustrating, and the moment I gave up on it was right before MCO, the battery/charger died, right before MCO, sent in for warranty claim. Bad news, MCO, so I was without my watch. So I went shopping online, and bought the Honor Band 5. As for Mi Band Tools, the same worked for Mi Band 3, but I didn't buy Mi Band 3. I also skipped Mi Band 4, I bought Huawei Honor Band 5. Although it has SpO2, and better tracking (especially for sleeping), it didn't have 3rd party software support. I can't do what I could with my Mi Band(1/2) just because my features available were limited by Huawei's limitations. That made me instantly regret. I just bought Mi Band 5 last week, and I went on Google Play Store, and found that this app is still available and updated. This time, even better, more features. Everything available for Mi Band 1/2/3 that I was used to, all available, with colour texts and more. Best feature implemented is, 3rd party sleep tracker "Sleep As Android". Default Mi Fit app, I don't know why, it doesn't track when I wake up. Only tells me when I wake up to go to toilet to piss. If I wake up briefly due to my babies crying, the next morning I see, it doesn't track when I woke up. This is where the beauty of "Sleep As Android" works, it manages to track everything, plus more. It even has a smart alarm. By this time, Mi Band 5 already comes with the smart alarm, I don't know how well it works, but I trust SAA (Sleep As Android), because almost everything I wake up super fresh, never drowsy. Worth every penny paid for it. Oh, before I forget, it even add new feature such as "Gestures". You can do double tapping, triple tapping, swiping, etc. to do all kinds of things, like skip songs, play, pause, volume up, down, launch camera, etc. Custom watch face (without needed to see all the ads) Whereas Notify for Mi Band, this app adds even more features not available on Mi Fit and Mi Band Tools. One very super good feature, that I'll definitely use when I travel, is that it has SCREEN MIRRORING. It sends a screenshot from your phone to your Mi Band in set intervals (5 seconds? 10 seconds? etc.) This way, when I travel (which I often did before Covid-19), I always use Google Maps in foreign land, while I do city walking tours. I could leave the phone in my pocket, and look at my watch, rely on it to guide me my way. It can alert you when phone battery is high/low, to remind you to charge/unplug your charger, sync to Google Fit, Maps, Alexa, Google Clock, etc. Oh, did I mention install widgets? Reply to messages on WhatsApp, Telegram, WeChat, etc. These 2 apps will make your Mi Band 5 -into a powerhouse --> easily perform as well as a Fitbit Versa 2 (without the SpO2), maybe Fitbit's sensors maybe a little bit better, but I have nothing to compare to, I don't know which one is accurate which one not, and I assumed Fitbit is a little more accurate. Trust me, I had the Versa 2 for a week, before deciding to sell it, because I hate 3 things about it. 1) I have to pay money monthly to get my sleep data which was collected from me 2) Bigger, although it's comfortable, it's nothing compared to Mi Band and Honor Band 3) Battery lasted only 3.5 days max (slightly better than Samsung Watch Active, but still sucked)
I bought it a week ago as my first tracker. It was very annoying that in the user manual, it says push upwards to take the band off the strap, but in reality it requires downward motion. I was pushing and pushing....... I thought ill damage it...... So far its working :)
I am using this band for a month and with pai mode on it gives 9 day battery backup and in offl9 mode it is giving me 14 days exact battery backup as mi claimed.
I just ordered one from Amazon to use in Spain I didn’t realise it didn’t have GPS until you mentioned it here in your video. The reason I bought it was to track my runs in the morning so as not to take my mobile phone with me
Thank you for the review! I'm really bummed about the battery life though :( My Mi Band 4 lasts easily 20 days and I have 24h heart rate monitoring turned on and I use it for sleep tracking too. Still considering updating to Mi Band 5 though because I love some of its new features.
Hello! Yeah I was also kinda surprised at how the battery was draining so quickly. I would have loved for it to last at least a week but either ways, I'm not complaining too much about it since it charges up fairly quickly :)
Well, I was trying to decide between mi Band 4 and 5. After seeing different videos and knowing that the battery for Mi Band 4 lasts three weeks and 5 for six days. I think I'm gonna go for mi Band 4
I have the mi band 4 and don't see enough of a difference (other than nap logging) to get the 5. Plus I like 3 weeks battery Life on the band 4. 1 week on the band 5 is too short. However the magnetic charger makes it easier to charge the and 5.
yes and it tracks rem sleep. But doing that your sleep score is lower than the mi band 4 which doesn't have rem. Sleep score on that is higher as it only does light and deep sleep.
about 'stress monitoring', i guess the device measuring your heartrate & compare it to your 'baseline heart rate'. if it increased relative to 'baseline heart rate' while there's no major physical activity, the device detects it as stress. since normal human body response to stress (mental & physical); increase heart rate, increase blood pressure, increase respiration, and so on.
last night Lazada have flash sale for this Miband 5 for only RM138 if I not mistaken, but since I already have Miband 4 so it's just like you said it not worth for upgrade yet, so I think I will invest for Amazfit GTS for the next upgrade.
Hi Lim, what's your recommendation for the best all-around budget smartwatch under $50? I'm looking for something that has good notifications and sleep tracking. I am leaning towards the Mi Band 5, but the Haylou's also look good with a bigger screen for notifications.
Great review, as always ^-^. Just one question: is there finally an automatic workout detection for walking or running? I miss this feature a lot on amazfit devices or the Mi Band 4 :(
I hate notifications on my band. I have no band 4 and I use it only for tracking walking, sleeping, heart rate and sports. It lasts me between 20 and 25 days. I am planing to get myself the mi 5 but next year because I like the new features. I am going to either give the mi 4 to my brother or just set it aside
I'm using Mi Band 5 actually I'm already using in my 9 days but still have 55 percent battery life, I'm always walking outside and exercise and going office maybe there's something problem in your battery for just 6 days, thanks for the nice review.
Hello Lim. I really love your channel coz you discussed the products that I am interested with and that I am looking to purchase my first ever smartwatch in a certain budget. Hope you can help a lot of people on their purchase decisions. By the way I’m into biking
For battery life, my Mi band 5 it last long for 10 days. I've been using it whole days including sleep time & activities for 10 days. Day 10, my battery life still at 42%. So I guess it depends... Hm
Guys don’t worry about the battery life against Samsung fit 2 I’ve just got mine and it too also last only 6 days if you use sleep tracking and continuous heart rate 10 days with no sleep tracking and continuous heart rate And around 12 with none of those
I'm still waiting my Mi band 5 Global, I live in Ireland and Ingles is my language choice. Shoul I choose the Chinese NFC version or wait the Global one? Thx for the great revview
Wait for the Global one mate, the NFC only works in China, India and I think Russia and will not come in the global version, in the global version instead, you get the spO2 tracker! Hope I was helpful!
@@ZabicaPcelicaMaja Yeah, unfortunately no NFC and no spO2, no reason to upgrade from Mi Band 4... but if you don't have any band, the Mi Band 5 it's great and nop, the chinese version doesn't have spO2.
Thank you so much for the review Im late since Im new in the smart watch/bands community and wanted a cheaper and accurate tracker since Im getting into fitness since everyone has been at home
If the global version gets NFC and you can do payments with it and use it in public transit, then for 30 Euros it would actually be worth the upgrade in my opinion.
Uh...you've been taking naps to test the accuracy of the sleep tracking. That's dedication.
🤣💀
But everyone take naps
At least no bs
😂😂
@@antoniusdaivap7759 some people just can't sleep at day we all have different cycles that let us sleep at different times
1 week battery life is long enough. you may forget where the charger is if the battery life is too long.
Good point! 😊
yea the biggest problem with the mi band 4 is that i forget my charger so when it got to 15% i was running up and down to find the charger
😂
😂😂🙏
This is the review that the world needs. Thank you!
Aww thanks for being so kind.
That's an over enthusiastic review. This watch is not so accurate, the way Lim explained
I'm on my second charge that I did 9 days ago and I got 40%. My first charge lasted 12 days. I wear it 24/7, with automatic heart rate monitoring & sleep assisting on, and the detection frequency of the heart rate every 1 min. Way more then your 6 days. GPS not very precise on walking/running mode sometimes and the band sometimes doesn't sync automatically with the app when I start a activity on the app... Still pretty happy so far. 😉 👌
Finally, it can track our sleep in daytime
I see someone right here whose sleep cycle is fucked already.
@@triparadox.c It works for me since i work, night shift one week, second shift one week and first shift one week. In my night shifts i sleep during the day. And the old bands didn't offer those readings.
@@daqde6bob The previous bands would track your sleep during if you use the APP MI Band Notify then you have the option of tracking sleep all day it worked since the MI Band 1 never understand why the official app did not have the option.
Will miband 4 also track sleep time?
I use "Notify & Fitness" for tracking sleep in the daytime on my mi band 3.
I have the mi band 4 and will get the 5 just to have a larger screen and the additional features. Also gift the mi band 4 to a family member after that, so a win win situation for me 😀
yoskard too much is less info bro
Same plan here. But I'm a bit afraid now from 6 day long battery life... I'm using miband from the 3 one... that was crazy battery life. I don't know, what to do now
Miband 4 has also less battery life, than the earlier one
@@dosapeti23 bro just turn off automatic heart rate monitoring and sleep assistant
Then your mi band 5 will last 10 to 11 days
@@Kyubatau5408 you know, these features are, which I really need. So that's not the solution for me. But anyway bro, thx, that you tried to help. Maybe I'm gonna turn off other options, like emails to show on the band, or something...
so glad you actually reviewed accuracy , most ppl just talk about the functions.
Just the review I really needed. Thank you for great and useful video. I wanted to upgrade my Mi band4, but now I see I don't need to. I charge my Mi band4 once a month which I find very convenient and 'am not willing to accept anything less. :D
Glad I could help! 😊
Thanks for the review. Used it as one of the best decision makers when I was deciding whether to buy it or not (I did lol).
Thanks man, real helpful
This channel has become my new destination for a True Review (Keep it up, review more products, we support you 😁😁)
The review's method is commendable. 😁❤️
i got the mi band 4 & the battery life is incredible. i'm on day 19 with 32% left. was looking forward to upgrading but only 6 days!? not worth it
Hassan Zakai
that’s what i’m really confused about bro .. i get close to 20 days even with active heart rate monitor set to 5 min interval and all other basic things on....also close to 30 days 28 or something when turned off active heart rate monitoring ..i’m confused how mi band 5 do just 6 days ?🙄🙄🙄
This is the best way of reviewing any electronic device. Proper explanation not just bunch of technical stuff. I bought this device 2 days ago. I am very happy.
Glad you found this helpful buddy.
Didnt know about the stress thing. good to know. waiting for mine to kome in, upgrading from 3 to 5.
Im charging my Mi Band 4 about once a MONTH. If they dont significantly improve and add new features, Im not switching until they match this battery life.
I think the battery life is worse for 5 with NFC
Same but I have a mi band 3 (and probably will get the 5)
yes me too 25-30 days
I dont think its so bad. He has sleep tracking and heart monitoring constantly on and it says in the app that this will reduce the battery life significantly
@@super_spacko6608 i have this too...
the battery life being 6 days for you is because you set it up to always check your heart-rate 24/7.
6 days for that is actually not so bad at all - i remember my Mi Band 3 getting barely 3 days with that setting turned on (Mi Band 3 had very inefficient hardware for some reason).
if you disable that setting though you can easily jump up to at least 12 days of battery life
but you did sum it up quite right - if you already have a Mi Band 4 than there really isn't much of a reason to upgrade, but if you have a Mi Band 1, 2 or 3 than yeah it is definitely recommended to upgrade, and if you don't have a smart band at all than look no further because Xiaomi makes the best ones in the business for a fraction of what the competition asks for.
Which is the better choice, what do you think?
Mi band 4 for 25$ from a local store, or
Mi band 5 for 40+shipping from banggod, aliexpress etc. ?
Thanks for the review!
I am interested in the heart rate monitoring function. I have read that you only get good improvement on the heart rate accuracy with the NFC version, because it includes infrared sensor for it.
Which version did you get? Did you check the heart rate tracking accuracy during workout compared to another device? Any comments on this?
Good question
i don’t know about the mi band 5 but i’m using a mi band 4 ryt now which is the global version and doesn’t has NFC . the heart rate tracking is very accurate there is a ppg heart rate sensor no problem with that ir sensor doesn’t do anything with heart rate sensor i guess
NFC cannot function in Malaysia
I bought one and compared it with my Apple Watch and it was accurate, same heart rate readings !
My Xiaomi Mi Band 4 battery last me 3 weeks or so. The Mi Band 5 sounds like a down grade as far as battery life goes.
Mi band 5 con is battery life no more cons
are you looking at your watch at night? lol u dont need a week just like 3 days is enough considering youre probably not using it at night so i just charge my things like my sony wh1000 xm3 is at 80 or 90 i still charge them at night
@@impurityK How are those?
Have you tried xm-4?
For everyone that wants to improve battery life: the vibration motor is a real power monster. So turn off notifications for example and it'll last more than a month even.
I just got this today. And i would say its a great upgrade to my beloved mi band 2. Never had the mi band 3 and 4. I hope the mi band 5 will give me a good run for the next few years. Thanks for the honest review lad.
this channel needs more recpgnition!!!!! your amazing fan from east africa
Thank you for your observations. Still on the fence whether to buy the Chinese version right now (retailers say the language will switch to English upon connecting to Mi Fit anyway) or wait for the global version.
I have to admit, I'm a newbie to the smartband game, and I'm in it to track my heart rate, primarily, and to help me train for cycling and running. Good points you've raised though.
Hey! What did you end up doing?
@@mohammedmulazada9488 waiting for the Amazfit Band 5 to be available in Asia. It released earlier in the US, but Huami said they'd release elsewhere come October.
@@ZeroSeriesMMX you got it?
@@aishwardhan6478 waiting for further announcements from Amazfit, here in SEA. Otherwise, I may buy a Mi Band 5 before October ends.
6 days with active use of almost all the things you can track is pretty good...I think that 14 days if in ideal situations and if you dont use the sports tracker etc that much. I should get mine soon so can test it and see :)
Hey dude, I’ve had mine for 13 days now and after charging it up to 100% on the first day it still has 27% battery left. I’ve had the sleep tracking active the whole time but didn’t bother activating the message or call notifications. I keep the brightness set to 3 bars during the day & 2 bars at night. Plus I turned off the “Lift wrist to view” at night time. I had a 50% charge when it arrived. I’m pretty happy with it so far. And I don’t have any affiliation with Xiaomi before anyone asks... I just wanted something other than a fitb@t... Thanks for your video dude.!
Came to thank you for taking those naps for us 😂♥️
Hahahaha
I use mi band 3 to track my sleep and exercise. And it last around 7 days but the battery is probably degrade by now compared to your.
Thanks for your intensive review of this product. Specially on the part of how accurate the sleep tracker is. No wonder why you look like you just woke-up.
hahahah Glad it was helpful!
Stress sensor is not available in global version...
Edit: I bought the smartband and it can measure my stress level. I am confused a little.
Is it accurate
I track everything and have notifications on and had the custom (colorful) watch face. Battery lasted 6 days. I think it's the colorful watch faces that drains the battery. Once I switched back to ones with mostly black background, the battery lasts longer (8-9 days). I also stopped using the lift wrist to view option.
O don't think its a major problem since we're always around electrics unless you dont have asmuch access i just roll with the punches and enjoy all FEATURES 😊
4:53 I got 10 days of battery life with all features at it's max. You should use one of the default wallpapers which is mostly black and thus consumes lesser battery... Other wallpapers light up your whole screen
Thanks for the tip!
Great review!
Edit-Nice Hairstyle!
hi, thnx for the fine review. was this one with NFC?
I ordered mi band 5 yesterday and now when i started watching this video i got a little bit stressed and i was looking for negative points about this band but brother, in the end of the video i am cool with my decision, thank you for this review. 😁
my i charge mi band 3 evry 13/15 days
and i have the sleep tracking and i recive a lot of messages
and when the globlal version come uot i buy it beacouse the touch on my mi band 3 doesent work correctly
Why not just buy the China version?
just grab the cn version, you can change the language easily via mi fit app. It's much cheaper...only the manual and box is in Chinese which is super fine. In mi band 4 and 5 cn version u also get alipay which is missing in global version
Great video Lim! You edited it well so don't feel stressed up about it haha (stress test (
Hahah well all I can say is I hope you enjoyed the video! :D
Been looking for this! Thank you! ♥️
Thank you so much for this comprehensive review Sir! I already bought Mi Band 4 last December 2019. I will just look for bigger display or better option. More power to your CZcams channel!
Sir, it is possible that you can do comparative review between Mi Band 5 vs. Xiaomi IMILAB KW66 watch. Thank you for granting my humble request. God bless!
I really love your content, your reviews! Not redundant or the same from the others!
Appreciate the kind words Lenard!
@@LimReviews 😉
Tq Lim. I see that you do the sincere review on this. That what I want to see. Keep it up.
I agree
Exactly..6 days and 4hrs..
Need to charge
Honest review sir.. thumbs up,👍
My Mi band 5 just arrive earlier . Thanks to 11:11 sale . 😂
And I want some tips and reviews about it 😊 Im happy i found your channel
Actually, it is 2 weeks of battery life. But As you said, If you use its full function. Only for 6 days. It is actually good. If you have an apple watch only for 6 hours battery life. :D
It tells you how stressful you are?? No need, my girlfriends tracks that for me hahaha!
What would you recommend. Mi band 5 or honor band 5?
I've tried em both if you need spo2 then go for honor band 5 if without it you can manage mi band 5 will never disappoint you.
The band can easily last over 14 days but for that extended life the all time heart rate monitor needs to be turned off, if you turn of the bluetooth connection with the phone the band could easily last around 3 weeks... All depends on your amount of usage
Very helpful iam a new mi band 5 user the information I got from your review helped me alot, thank you! And keep up the good work
You will track with automatic hr that's why you will get 6 days battery life , if you off the automatic hr you will get still more days of battery life.
Great review! Very helpful for us outside China still waiting for the product to be available locally.
Its good watch BUT
I prefer samsung fit 2 because of user interface
thank you so much! cause its battery life, i will wait for the mi band 6, im using mi band 4
1. The nap tracking is just a software update, if Xiaomi wish they would have provided that in previous bands via update, but then no one would buy mi band 5.
2. Mi band 3 and 4 already had the feature where it doesn't show the HR stats when you are not wearing it.
3. The battery timing depends on the HR frequency, how frequency the display is turned on, brightness, other features as for. I have a Mi band 4 here and I can get a battery life as low as 7 days with Hr frequency set to 10 minutes and 14 days when hr frequency set to 1 hour and other things.
I think that you are reviewing mi band series for the first time.
To be honest, this band was a let down in many aspects. I suggest waiting for Honor band 6 and then see which one to buy. I'm staying on mi band 4 which is super fine.
Not much an upgrade from the mi band 4. It almost priced as huawei band 4 pro which have a built in gps.
Hi. may i know, is it important to have built in gps? I never have smart banr before
Thanks for this amazing and detailed review. It was really helpful.
Thanks for the review. Gonna buy one today
Can you make comparison between haylou solar , xiaomi band 5, and realme watch 😅
Hmm, interesting comparison. I'll try to get some time in to make that comparison if possible.
@@LimReviews yes, please. Will be looking forward if you'll make this video. :)
I know it may be a little out of context, but you can try 3rd party app.
Mi Band Tools (USD$3.59)
Notify for Mi Band (FREE)
What can I say? I bought the Mi Band Tools since 1st generation of Mi Band, without screen. And since I bought it, it's free for me. It was probably the best money spent on Android market. First generation Mi Band, I could make it vibrate (with choice of colours on the Mi Band flashing) for different apps, different colours. For eg, wife calls, it's pink, mom call it's red, dad call it's blue, etc. I can even filter which contact inside which app (WhatsApp/WeChat/etc.) are important that it'd vibrate my Mi Band. That's first generation.
2nd generation Mi Band, I bought it, Mi Band 2. This time, better. All the above mentioned things worked, but better. It shows phone numbers/names/etc. instead of colour.
I then bought Samsung Galaxy Watch Active (1st generation). Although it's super good, and powerful, what ticked me off was that the battery lasted me only 2 days max. Sleep tracking didn't give me much information, so I decided to subscribe to 3rd party sleep tracker "Sleep As Android", which came with Smart Alarm, and way more detail of my sleep pattern, way more accurate than the original sleep tracking from Samsung's app. But then my battery wouldn't last more than 2 days. I cannot charge my smart watch and sleep 2 nights, it simply won't work. What I had to do is, every morning, before I go to shower and brush my teeth, charge the watch, come out, eat breakfast, then wear the watch, not full charged, usually up to 70%. Then come back upstairs, wear the watch go to work. Come home with 30-40% battery left, charge the watch, go shower, eat dinner, come back up (charged up to 80-90%), wear the watch, then do my thing for the night till I go to sleep. Next day wake up, battery at around 40-50%, same routine again, charge, then brush teeth and shower, put watch back on, go to work. It was super frustrating, and the moment I gave up on it was right before MCO, the battery/charger died, right before MCO, sent in for warranty claim. Bad news, MCO, so I was without my watch. So I went shopping online, and bought the Honor Band 5.
As for Mi Band Tools, the same worked for Mi Band 3, but I didn't buy Mi Band 3. I also skipped Mi Band 4, I bought Huawei Honor Band 5. Although it has SpO2, and better tracking (especially for sleeping), it didn't have 3rd party software support. I can't do what I could with my Mi Band(1/2) just because my features available were limited by Huawei's limitations. That made me instantly regret.
I just bought Mi Band 5 last week, and I went on Google Play Store, and found that this app is still available and updated. This time, even better, more features. Everything available for Mi Band 1/2/3 that I was used to, all available, with colour texts and more. Best feature implemented is, 3rd party sleep tracker "Sleep As Android". Default Mi Fit app, I don't know why, it doesn't track when I wake up. Only tells me when I wake up to go to toilet to piss. If I wake up briefly due to my babies crying, the next morning I see, it doesn't track when I woke up. This is where the beauty of "Sleep As Android" works, it manages to track everything, plus more. It even has a smart alarm. By this time, Mi Band 5 already comes with the smart alarm, I don't know how well it works, but I trust SAA (Sleep As Android), because almost everything I wake up super fresh, never drowsy. Worth every penny paid for it. Oh, before I forget, it even add new feature such as "Gestures". You can do double tapping, triple tapping, swiping, etc. to do all kinds of things, like skip songs, play, pause, volume up, down, launch camera, etc. Custom watch face (without needed to see all the ads)
Whereas Notify for Mi Band, this app adds even more features not available on Mi Fit and Mi Band Tools. One very super good feature, that I'll definitely use when I travel, is that it has SCREEN MIRRORING. It sends a screenshot from your phone to your Mi Band in set intervals (5 seconds? 10 seconds? etc.) This way, when I travel (which I often did before Covid-19), I always use Google Maps in foreign land, while I do city walking tours. I could leave the phone in my pocket, and look at my watch, rely on it to guide me my way. It can alert you when phone battery is high/low, to remind you to charge/unplug your charger, sync to Google Fit, Maps, Alexa, Google Clock, etc. Oh, did I mention install widgets? Reply to messages on WhatsApp, Telegram, WeChat, etc.
These 2 apps will make your Mi Band 5 -into a powerhouse --> easily perform as well as a Fitbit Versa 2 (without the SpO2), maybe Fitbit's sensors maybe a little bit better, but I have nothing to compare to, I don't know which one is accurate which one not, and I assumed Fitbit is a little more accurate. Trust me, I had the Versa 2 for a week, before deciding to sell it, because I hate 3 things about it. 1) I have to pay money monthly to get my sleep data which was collected from me 2) Bigger, although it's comfortable, it's nothing compared to Mi Band and Honor Band 3) Battery lasted only 3.5 days max (slightly better than Samsung Watch Active, but still sucked)
I recently bought mi band 5 simply awesome product from mi ..❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I bought it a week ago as my first tracker. It was very annoying that in the user manual, it says push upwards to take the band off the strap, but in reality it requires downward motion. I was pushing and pushing....... I thought ill damage it...... So far its working :)
Thanks for the review! Thinking should i upgrade to mi band 5, since I'm still wearing my mi band 2 now 🤔
Go for it. However if you want to have long lasting battery life, go for the Mi Band 4
Noiiice thanks for the review! I'm contemplating between the Honor Band 5 and this one but most likely will get this one because it can track yoga 😌
I love how detailed you explained!!! Thank you so much
You are so welcome!
I am using this band for a month and with pai mode on it gives 9 day battery backup and in offl9 mode it is giving me 14 days exact battery backup as mi claimed.
I just ordered one from Amazon to use in Spain I didn’t realise it didn’t have GPS until you mentioned it here in your video. The reason I bought it was to track my runs in the morning so as not to take my mobile phone with me
ahahhaha give it to mee😂 jk
Thanks for miband 5 review. A must item for runner to monitor Heart rate.
not the reviewer that we deserve. but the reviewer we need
Thank you for the review! I'm really bummed about the battery life though :(
My Mi Band 4 lasts easily 20 days and I have 24h heart rate monitoring turned on and I use it for sleep tracking too. Still considering updating to Mi Band 5 though because I love some of its new features.
Hello! Yeah I was also kinda surprised at how the battery was draining so quickly. I would have loved for it to last at least a week but either ways, I'm not complaining too much about it since it charges up fairly quickly :)
Probably global variant will come with a bigger battery.
Well, I was trying to decide between mi Band 4 and 5. After seeing different videos and knowing that the battery for Mi Band 4 lasts three weeks and 5 for six days. I think I'm gonna go for mi Band 4
I have the mi band 4 and don't see enough of a difference (other than nap logging) to get the 5. Plus I like 3 weeks battery Life on the band 4. 1 week on the band 5 is too short. However the magnetic charger makes it easier to charge the and 5.
yes and it tracks rem sleep. But doing that your sleep score is lower than the mi band 4 which doesn't have rem. Sleep score on that is higher as it only does light and deep sleep.
Thank you for the very useful info and taking your time :)
about 'stress monitoring', i guess the device measuring your heartrate & compare it to your 'baseline heart rate'. if it increased relative to 'baseline heart rate' while there's no major physical activity, the device detects it as stress.
since normal human body response to stress (mental & physical); increase heart rate, increase blood pressure, increase respiration, and so on.
last night Lazada have flash sale for this Miband 5 for only RM138 if I not mistaken, but since I already have Miband 4 so it's just like you said it not worth for upgrade yet, so I think I will invest for Amazfit GTS for the next upgrade.
I had the mi band, then the BIP, now the GTS and am very satisfied
Wow you've got a lot of smartwatches. Haha
Haha yeah if you already have the 4 there's not much point in upgrading. But for those who are new to smartbands, the Mi Band 5 is a good entry point.
Hi Lim, what's your recommendation for the best all-around budget smartwatch under $50? I'm looking for something that has good notifications and sleep tracking. I am leaning towards the Mi Band 5, but the Haylou's also look good with a bigger screen for notifications.
You said it all...
Thanks, love your work
Great review, as always ^-^. Just one question: is there finally an automatic workout detection for walking or running? I miss this feature a lot on amazfit devices or the Mi Band 4 :(
Hey there. I don’t see this feature but I could be looking at the wrong place. If it was on Mi Band 4 I would assume it’d be in Mi Band 5 as well.
I'm sure it would have it as its an app thing. I believe it would fall under the heart rate and sleep monitoring tab
I hate notifications on my band. I have no band 4 and I use it only for tracking walking, sleeping, heart rate and sports. It lasts me between 20 and 25 days. I am planing to get myself the mi 5 but next year because I like the new features. I am going to either give the mi 4 to my brother or just set it aside
All correct 6 days battery life. But good band and video shows real things.
Nice review and very good sum up. This is my opinion too. It doesn't deserve that I upgrade my miband 4
Thanks buddy! Appreciate the support :)
I'm using Mi Band 5 actually I'm already using in my 9 days but still have 55 percent battery life, I'm always walking outside and exercise and going office maybe there's something problem in your battery for just 6 days, thanks for the nice review.
It kinda depends on the notifications you receive too. I also set reminders on the band. I can go max 1 week in terms of battery life.
We Indians are boycotting every chinese product unless it is "Made/manufactured in India"
Chal chutiye
@@zub3770 abe pakistan ke naali mein kud jaa
Hi, do you need to bring phone along during jogging for the watch to work?
Because of this video, I've decided to buy a mifit band for myself
Hello Lim. I really love your channel coz you discussed the products that I am interested with and that I am looking to purchase my first ever smartwatch in a certain budget. Hope you can help a lot of people on their purchase decisions. By the way I’m into biking
Glad you love the content!
For battery life, my Mi band 5 it last long for 10 days. I've been using it whole days including sleep time & activities for 10 days. Day 10, my battery life still at 42%. So I guess it depends... Hm
What would you suggest ???
Mi band 5 or Amazefit verge lite ???
Thanks for these great informations. I’d ilke to ask you about the level of brightness of mib5 in this 1 week period ? Thanks in advance...
No the battery is excellent like for 10days after a full charge and i have been use it for a month with full facilities available in it
I've decided to buy this after watching your video 😄😄😄
i love my mi band 5 and mi air 2 se. really convenient/useful and inexpensive accessories that go well with my poco f2 pro.
Does it really last for only 6 days?
Guys don’t worry about the battery life against Samsung fit 2
I’ve just got mine and it too also last only 6 days if you use sleep tracking and continuous heart rate
10 days with no sleep tracking and continuous heart rate
And around 12 with none of those
Good video👍
Does Xiaomi mi band 5 have wake up program or upp? I know it tracks sleep, but does it wake you up through vibration? Thamks. Best regarts
The 4 had it so I'm sure the 5 would to
hey! could you recommend me a wearable that has GPS and can play offline music? thanks!
Amazefit pace👍
I'm still waiting my Mi band 5 Global, I live in Ireland and Ingles is my language choice. Shoul I choose the Chinese NFC version or wait the Global one? Thx for the great revview
Wait for the Global one mate, the NFC only works in China, India and I think Russia and will not come in the global version, in the global version instead, you get the spO2 tracker! Hope I was helpful!
@@idnbaby now is the global version out, I don't think it has spo2 sensor.... The chinese version does. Or?
@@ZabicaPcelicaMaja Yeah, unfortunately no NFC and no spO2, no reason to upgrade from Mi Band 4... but if you don't have any band, the Mi Band 5 it's great and nop, the chinese version doesn't have spO2.
Doogee cr1 is the best budget smart watch in 2021
Thank you so much for the review Im late since Im new in the smart watch/bands community and wanted a cheaper and accurate tracker since Im getting into fitness since everyone has been at home
my take, my miband 5 step tracker was off but usuallly that's the case. surprise to see the outdoor running was off by 3KM!
Best review on MI Band 5 ever :) Subscribed ✔
How to get back original display after change😅
Disappointing upgrade from the band 4. Will wait for band 6, or look for an alternative with bigger screen.
If the global version gets NFC and you can do payments with it and use it in public transit, then for 30 Euros it would actually be worth the upgrade in my opinion.
My sleep tracking on mi band 5 work for the first nite after tat it did not work well any more for the next few days . have u encounter that issues?
I had this same problems also.