Xiaomi has traditionally been the brand that many of us have associated with technological products that reach the market with a relationship unbeatable price-quality: very capable devices, with a careful design and that, however, remained light years ahead of the premium competition that we have always considered to be Apple, Samsung, etc. Now, With the launch of the Xiaomi Band 7 that myth seems to fall. What happened?
One more step, but more expensive
The Chinese have made official the launch of their best activity bracelet to date, the Xiaomi Band 7 and They have left us bad news by discovering that its cost will be 59.99 euros. Now, we know that from the beginning we had a promotion that has left us at 49.99 for 48 hours, from its sale on June 22, but if you did not take advantage of it, the next thing you can do is to drop those almost 60 euros to have it.
Or at least it seems that way to us, accustomed to what the Chinese have been enjoying in recent years with each new generation of Mi Band that came to market. Remember that the first generation barely had a price of 20 euros, which was also maintained with the Xiaomi Mi Band 2, but from there, the thing was progressively rising with the Mi Band 3, 4, 5 and 6: 29, 95, 34.95, 34.95 and 44.99 euros, respectively.
If we look at the price of 59.99 euros of this Xiaomi Band 7, we actually realize that continues that ascending line of recent years And, if we add to that the current panorama of inflation runaway, we can find some Explanation to those 15 euros more than we are going to find in stores. Although, of course, the Asian brand is no longer a reference as an affordable product for all budgets.
So with this panorama, it is obvious that the answer arises by itself: Is it worth acquiring this new model if we have the previous one?
Xiaomi Mi Band 7 vs. Mi Band 6
The truth is that from one model to another things change slightly, but perhaps not enough to jump just from the previous generation, the Mi Band 6 bracelet. Face to face the last two models of Xiaomi smart bracelets, we find differences, but perhaps not so pronounced as to justify that we launch ourselves for it. These are:
- The layout is pretty much the same.they hardly differ so, for this reason, it is not worth the change.
- The screen itself is different with a AMOLED panel of 1.62 inches in the case of the Xiaomi Band 7, a little larger than last year’s model which was 1.56.
- The resolution is also increased with the Xiaomi Band 7 and goes from 152 × 486 of last year’s model to 192 × 490 of the new one.
- The battery also improves with the Xiaomi Band 7, which will have a 180 mAh battery. compared to 125 of the Xiaomi Smart Band 6.
- That leads us to autonomy increasing from 7 to 9 days of uninterrupted use.
- Finally, default sports training modes also improve since the software of the Xiaomi Band 7 reaches 120 different types, compared to just 30 of last year’s model.
If do not have an activity bracelet or you have a generation prior to 6, things change quite a bit, since in the first case, we do continue to recommend its purchase 100% (it is more expensive, yes, but it is still an unbeatable price compared to the competition) and in the second, possibly then you will also notice a qualitative leap that is worthwhile.
