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00:00One of the most dependable and affordable trackers out there, the Xiaomi Mi Band line has been touted
00:05as the go-to beginner smart band. In this video, we're checking out their newest version,
00:10the Xiaomi Smart Band 8. And yes, you now get even more pretty straps on this thing.
00:20Good day, you beautiful people! Welcome to Issa Does Tech, where we do tech in your life, in style.
00:24Pretty excited because the Xiaomi Mi Band has been one of my favorites. When asked about
00:29which smart band to get, I usually recommend this because of one, how affordable it is,
00:35two, the battery time, and three, I love it because it's been so comfortable on my wrist.
00:40But for the newly released Xiaomi Smart Band 8, what's new and what can we expect? In this video,
00:45we're gonna take our first look at this new wearable. Let's start with what it comes with
00:50in the box.
01:20All right, we've set up the watch and it looks like your typical Mi Band. Sensors on the back,
01:41that's your little charging port, nice bright screen, also very responsive. The case
01:48is now metal. This is the black version, it does look a little black. As far as I'm concerned,
01:55I want the white one better. But yeah, it looks like your typical Mi Band, straight up to the
02:00style of the strap. Here's where it gets interesting though. The straps come out differently this time,
02:07press this button, and it's a quick release strap. So gone are the days of those one-piece
02:14Mi Band straps. And it's quite easy to navigate. Put it back in, feels sturdy enough.
02:24Now there are a couple of things that remain the same on the Xiaomi Smart Band 8. Like for example,
02:29you still get the same look. It's pretty much the same size, it pretty much feels the same on my
02:34wrist. But the Smart Band 8 has this new metallic frame and that should make it more premium and I'd
02:40imagine more durable. Though I will say it's a very subtle change. If they didn't tell me that
02:45it was a new metallic frame, I probably wouldn't notice. Because it still feels nice and lightweight
02:50on my wrist and that's a good thing. You get new strap mechanism now. And with the new strap
02:55mechanism, Xiaomi's now touting new good-looking straps. Like there are leather ones, there are
03:01different colored ones. Unfortunately, we won't be seeing those cool new straps in this video.
03:06I am trying to get these straps that Xiaomi showed off at the event in Berlin. And I did get a couple
03:12of straps from other places. So hopefully, I get those in time for our next Mi Band 8 video. Now
03:18aside from the new metal frame and the new straps, you also get different modes on the Xiaomi Smart
03:25Band 8. You can do a pebble mode, which means you can just attach it to your shoe and it'll track
03:31your activity. And this connects to the new straps. There is now a necklace mode because
03:36there is a necklace strap for this Mi Band. Well, if it's a necklace, it's not a band. So the smart neck
03:43for this Xiaomi Smart Necklace. Aside from that, the same side screen now features a 60 hertz
03:49refresh rate and it's brighter at 600 nits. Right, let's take a closer look at the band and the app.
03:56Right, let's take a quick tour of the watch. Of course, you have that race to wake. Swipe down, you get
04:02notifications from your phone. Swipe up and you get all these different widgets. Of course, under
04:08stats, it'll show you your stats. Calories burned, step count, hours that you're active. Swipe right to
04:18go back. You have all your workout stuff here and if you think that these main workouts are not what
04:27you're looking for, well, let me show you. There is a lot. Like from Ask Crazy to like cardboard games.
04:35I mean, do you burn calories when you play checkers? But you can track it. Under others, you have
04:42equestrian, athletics, auto racing. I swear, you can find the most random like sports activities on
04:50these bands. You have winter sports, ball sports, combat sports, also training. Under stats, you can even
04:58change the settings as well. So you can change your goals, you can do intervals, you can do alerts.
05:06But yeah, let me know if you want me to try working out with this watch. I can try and work out for
05:11you guys. You have activity tracker. Obviously, I've not been working out. Running. What's this?
05:18TATOS. Oh, cool. You have your heart rate tracker. You have your vitality score and this is pretty
05:25interesting because this used to be the PAI score which is basically an overall score your wearable
05:30gives you to sort of gauge your overall fitness. SPO2 tracker is also available here. Let's see.
05:4195%. A quick reminder, these trackers can sort of give you a gauge of your health metrics but
05:48never ever use it to diagnose for stuff like that. Go to your health professional. You also have your
05:54sleep tracking, stress, weather, alarm, and other settings. Let me show you something. Battery. So I have
06:0225% battery remaining and it's telling me that's gonna last me three days still. Now, I have this
06:10fun watch band on but there are so many other options. Look at this cute one. My favorite
06:18though is this because this watch band is also a game. It's literally a watch face that's a game
06:28and I'm dead. Anyway, swipe to the right. You get these styles. So you have sleep, heart rate. Well,
06:36sleep and heart rate. See? Swipe to the right. This is and should be weather. Player and then you have
06:43your quick settings and then back to the watch face. I of course have the watch connected to
06:49the Xiaomi 13T. I have a video on this in the 13T Pro so I'll link it up here and down below. Anyway,
06:55you will be using the Mi Fitness app for this and as you can see I've been looking up even more
07:01watch faces. There are a lot and so this watch can and will work so long as you have the Mi band
07:07app. So this page gives you all your stats. You get your workouts on here. Your device is here. So it
07:17tells me that I need to sync my device and in this area of the app, it gives you the different modes.
07:24So you have band mode right now, pebble mode, and necklace mode. These are new. You have your app
07:29notifications and of course you can customize them. You have incoming calls and from here you
07:35can reply with quick messages. You can also edit these quick messages too. Now that's basically it
07:44here. Now at the bottom here, it gives you your fitness and health settings and you can switch
07:50around your heart monitoring so you have different options as well. Even for blood oxygen tracking
07:58and of course you can rearrange how your watch looks like and what the different apps are in
08:04there. Oh by the way, there is a camera app. So if I pair it, I can now find camera. Where is it? Oh
08:14by the way, under more, did you see that? You get all these other apps. Camera. Okay. So now it tells
08:24me to open camera on my phone. Let's see if it will take that photo. Yes. That's it for today's
08:33video. Let me know what you guys think. Let me know what types of videos you'd want me to do with the
08:39Xiaomi Smart Band 8. If you want me to do a full-on review or if you want me to do like a workout test,
08:44comment down below. Hopefully by the time I make the next video on this band, I'll have the new
08:49strap so I can show it to you guys. I'm honestly excited for that. Initial thoughts on the Mi Band
08:558. Honestly, you can't really compete with the price point and the features that this Mi Band
09:01or any previous Mi Band has offered. So that means I pretty much have high hopes for this device. But
09:07it's also the fact that they're now going on hard into those different and pretty strap options that
09:13get me excited. Because if I'm honest, as it looks now, it looks really really bland to me. I also
09:18really like there is a white and champagne version. But I would like for it to look a little more
09:25cuter. That being said, it's looking like this will still be one of my go-to affordable picks
09:30for people who want a fitness tracker at a great price point. That does a lot. Anyway, that's it
09:36for today. If you want to see how I use my tech on a daily basis, find me online. That's
09:39tisa.doz__ on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. Until next time!