Redmi Smart Band 2 Review: Key Specifications

The Xiaomi Redmi Smart Band 2 is ideal for anyone with an active lifestyle. The band features the latest technologies to enhance your active routine. With the Smart Band 2, you can track daily activities and intense workouts, keeping you always informed of your performance.

With the Redmi Smart Band 2, you can monitor heart rate, distance, steps, calorie burn, and sleep quality. It offers up to 30 sport modes, including running, cycling, fitness, and yoga.

Redmi Smart Band 2 Review: Design and Screen

Xiaomi aimed to keep the Redmi Smart Band 2 price low while retaining functionality, and they’ve succeeded. The Smart Band 2 is slightly wider than the Xiaomi Band, a competitor within the same price range from the Xiaomi family.

The Redmi Smart Band 2 measures 42.81 mm x 25.42 mm x 9.99 mm, with a screen featuring rounded edges that extend slightly over the sides. On the back, you’ll find sensors and two magnetic pins for charging.

Weighing just 14.9 grams, it feels very light on your wrist. Even with one of our Redmi straps, this smartwatch remains unobtrusive. During daily activities or workouts, you barely notice you’re wearing it.

Redmi Smart Band 2 Review: Performance

With the Smart Band 2, you can track daily activities and intense workouts. Activity tracking can be started directly on the Band 2 or via the app on your phone. If you have large fingers, navigating the watch might be tricky, so starting tracking via the app is recommended. Your daily movement data is accurately recorded and displayed on the Smart Band 2 screen.

Health Tracking

With a Redmi Smart Band 2 strap, you can monitor your heart rate rhythm and detect stress levels with the blood oxygen measurement. For more accurate data, wear the Smart Band 2 snugly on your wrist. Besides heart rate rhythm and blood oxygen levels, you can also track your sleep, as the Band 2 monitors your body’s activity during rest, providing data for your own conclusions.

Mi Fitness App

The Mi Fitness app is free and compatible with Android and iOS. It’s fully customisable, letting you adjust the theme to your preference, and it’s ad-free, enhancing usability.

The app is user-friendly and works well. Connecting to your phone is quick—you can use your camera to scan a QR code for fast setup. Sport and health statistics are collected and presented in clear graphs.

You get a detailed sleep routine report, offering insights into sleep quality and areas for improvement. You can also set personal goals, like aiming for 14,000 steps in a day, with motivating notifications to keep you on track.

Smart Features

Beyond health tracking, the Band 2 can display incoming messages. However, this feature isn’t optimal due to the small screen, which may require you to bring your wrist closer to your face to read messages.

You’ll see notifications for messages and calls but can’t respond directly from the Smart Band 2. Responses must be handled via your phone.

Connectivity

The Smart Band 2 connects via Bluetooth 5.1 and is compatible with iOS and Android.

Unfortunately, it can’t connect to a Wi-Fi network, and it lacks an NFC chip, so contactless payments aren’t possible.

Redmi Smart Band 2 Review: Battery Life

The Xiaomi Redmi Smart Band 2 has a 210 mAh battery, providing up to 14 days of normal use. With intensive use, it might last only 6 days. It recharges fully in about two hours via the magnetic pins on the back with a charging cable, though wireless charging isn’t an option.

Redmi Smart Band 2 Review: Features

• The Xiaomi Redmi Smart Band 2 is available from £29.99.
• You can view messages and incoming calls on the Redmi Smart Band 2.
• The Smart Band 2 includes a find-my-phone feature.
• You can set personal goals with update notifications.
• The Mi Fitness app lets you track water and calorie intake.
• The Redmi Smart Band 2 has a silent alarm that wakes you with vibrations.
• The battery recharges fully in about 2 hours.
• The Band 2 is compatible with iOS and Android.

Redmi Smart Band 2 Review: Conclusion

The Smart Band 2 is available from £29.99. For the quality you get at this price, it’s hard to argue it’s not worth it. Outside of Xiaomi, few options in this price range can compete.

The Band 2 doesn’t have the best screen or notification interaction, but its sport and health features are solid for the price. If you’re looking for a simple fitness tracker to monitor daily activities on a budget, the Redmi Smart Band 2 is perfect.

Frequently Asked Questions

What App for Mi Band 2?

Search for the Mi Fit app in the App Store or Play Store and download it to view your daily activity measurements in clear graphs.

How Does the Mi Fit App Work?

• Create an account or log in and grant the Mi Fit app access to your movement and fitness activity by clicking OK.
• Click on ‘Add Device’ or tap the ‘+’ in the top right corner of the app.
• Select your wearable and follow the on-screen steps.

Can a Mi Band 2 Handle Water?

The Band 2 has a water resistance rating of 5 ATM (50-meter depth). You can wear it in a pool, while swimming along the coast, or during other shallow-water activities.

What Does ‘Mi’ Stand for in Xiaomi?

‘Mi’ is the name under which products are sold to the public, standing for "Mobile Internet."