There’s notification handling here, so you can see messages from your phone from certain apps, although you can’t respond from the watch. You also have to set up your phone just right from the app, by enabling the right permissions and settings, otherwise notifications won’t get pulled through – we can see less-tech-savvy people having issues with this.

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The straps are long, made of thermoplastic polyurethane (which feels like a mix between rubber and plastic), and have plenty of holes for the strap, which also helps with breathability. There are two keepers to hold the excess strap in place, and overall the straps feel nice and secure. We were surprised by how fluid motion on the screen felt, for example when scrolling through menus or post-workout breakdowns, and Xiaomi hasn’t revealed the display refresh rate we’d guess it’s higher than on most smartwatches. A responsive-feeling screen like this can be a joy to use, especially if you haven’t experienced it before. Sure, some of the workout modes aren’t as in-depth as running, which is arguably the most popular one, but then factors like altitude or location aren’t especially useful for sports like Tai Chi. And we did find lots of the information was fairly accurate, although distance sometimes felt a tiny bit off.

We found that dust built up a little bit between the lugs and the ends of the straps, but this was easy to clean off if we removed the straps. The Xiaomi Mi Watch runs on Xiaomi’s own smartwatch operating system, which is apparently based on its smartphone OS, MIUI. You can get more information via the Xiaomi Wear app, such as a plot of your route on a map, as well as kilometer-by-kilometer breakdowns, and you’ll need to make good use of the app to get the most out of the Xiaomi Mi Watch.

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refers to the maximum number of possible combinations, based on 120+ personalized watch faces that can be combined with three different colored watch cases and different colored straps. Let’s not forget the idleness reminder – a feature many smartwatches have– which is supposed to encourage you to get up and stretch your legs if you’ve been sedentary for too long. The Mi Watch sometimes thought we were being lazy when we actually weren’t wearing the watch, and on occasion it told us to get active when we already were. Customized watch face functions: Some watch faces support customized display content, so that you can choose to display your favorite or most frequently used functions on the watch according to your needs.The 50m water resistance is based on standard GB/T 30106-2013 and has been tested by the China National Horological Quality Supervision and Testing Center. Water resistance report numbers: Mi Watch Lite: QT2009041. The water resistance rating is 5 ATM (equivalent to a depth of 50m under water), allowing the device to be worn while showering and swimming, but not in saunas or when diving. The Xiaomi Mi Watch uses the Xiaomi Wear app on your phone, mainly for setting up the device and permissions, but it also lets you access more in-depth fitness information than you can see on the watch. It’s not exactly a comprehensive app, not compared to Fitbit or Huawei’s alternatives, but it’s fine. The Xiaomi Mi Watch display is 1.39 inches across, and it’s fairly bright, making it easy to see in direct sunlight. It uses AMOLED tech, so it’s super-colorful, which is useful as it makes it easy to see info when you glance at it while working out. The device currently only supports long night's sleep monitoring, and does not support monitoring of short naps of daytime sleeping. Long night's sleep refers to sleep that lasts for more than two hours after falling asleep during the night period. The standard night period lasts from 21:00 to 9:00 the next day. Long night's sleep that meets one of the following conditions can be monitored: 1) The sleep duration is entirely within the night period; 2) The sleep starts earlier than 21:00, or ends later than 9:00, but over 50% of the sleep duration occurred within the night period.