Which bracelet is better “on paper”?
Xiaomi has already taken care of many price or product revolutions in the field of smart electronics. One piece of evidence can be very inexpensive, relatively capable, and therefore extremely popular bracelet Mi Band. Currently, its fifth generation is available on the market (we have reviewed it in detail), which, like its predecessor, many more competitors are trying to take down from the position of the most popular bracelet. They do not always succeed, especially due to the classic price vs. value ratio. performance. A few days ago, a more serious competitor from the workshop of another Chinese company, OnePlus, discovered it. So many users or people interested in bracelets certainly thought: How’s the OnePlus Band doing? compared to Xiaomi Mi Band 5? Let’s see what the official specifications say…
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Xiaomi Mi Band 5 vs. Parameter Comparison OnePlus Band
Design and basic parameters
Both bracelets have exactly the same displays, so logically they should not differ much in terms of overall shapes and dimensions. At first glance, however, you can easily tell them apart. Mi Band from Xiaomi bets on a round round, Band from OnePlus on hearlier and a little more robust. The second named bracelet has two-colored straps from the production. In terms of hardware, the OnePlus model is a bit better. It manages to measure the oxygenation of blood and officially has the 5ATM standard IP68 certification resilience.
| Xiaomi Mi Band 5 | OnePlus Band | |
|---|---|---|
| dimensions (without strap) | 46.95 x 18.15 x 12.45 mm | 40.4 x 17.6 x 11.95 mm |
| mass | 11.9 g | 10.3 g |
| display | 1.1 AMOLED | 1.1 AMOLED |
| distinction | 126 x 294 px | 126 x 294 px |
| automatic brightness | year | year |
| gyroscope | year | year |
| accelerometer | year | year |
| SpO2 | – | year |
| IP68 | – | year |
| material | plastic | plastic |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 BLE | 5.0 BLE |
Health and fitness functions
Thanks to the mentioned sensor, the OnePlus bracelet is also capable measure blood oxygenationwhich is definitely a big advantage. On the other hand, it cannot, for example, analyze stress or provide information related to PAI. Xiaomi Mi Band has a total of 11 sports modes, ie two less than the competitor. But the basic ones are the same.
| Xiaomi Mi Band 5 | OnePlus Band | |
|---|---|---|
| sports fashion | 11 | 13 |
| heart rate monitoring | 24/7 | 24/7 |
| sleep analysis | year | year |
| stress analysis | – | year |
| breathing exercises | year | year |
| daily goals | year | year |
| pedometer | year | year |
| blood oxygenation | – | year |
| idle alert | year | – |
| DAD | – | year |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 BLE | 5.0 BLE |
other functions
In advanced gadgets, the bracelets are almost the same. Both provide popular features such as controlling music or camera shutter, alarm clock, stopwatch, weather forecast, or receiving notifications about messages or calls. The only big difference is the fact that the OnePlus Band is more closed selection of dials. Unfortunately, not a single bracelet has the ability to pay through NFC.
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| Xiaomi Mi Band 5 | OnePlus Band | |
|---|---|---|
| call notification | year | year |
| message notifications | year | year |
| weather | year | year |
| alarm clock | year | year |
| stopwatch | year | year |
| music control | year | year |
| camera control | year | year |
| phone search | year | year |
| dials | unrestricted | limited |
| application | Mi Fit | OnePlus Health |
| Android support | from version 5.0 | from version 6.0 |
Batteries and charging
Although the Xiaomi Mi Band 5 has a larger battery capacity compared to the OnePlus Band, both bracelets have the same endurance in normal use. It’s about 14 days. However, we find a significant difference in the method of charging. While the Xiaomi bracelet after several generations finally came with magnetically clipped connector, a competitor from OnePlus needs to be pulled out of the strap and snapped into the “tray”.
- Xiaomi Mi Band 5 charger
- OnePlus Band charger (source: BGR.in)
Price comparison for Mi Band 5 and OnePlus Band
The values of bracelets are in a way floating depending on the market in which you decide to buy them. So far, only Mi Band 5 is officially in the Czech Republic, at prices of around seven to eight hundred crowns. Based on the current price settings in India, we can assume that the OnePlus Band should not cost much more. We can probably do bracelets at the moment considered equally expensive and it is therefore all the more interesting to compare their parameters.
