Xiaomi Mi Band 2 - $33

[PedroDaGr8]

GearBest has the Xiaomi MiBand 2 on sale for $33. This is the new version with the OLED screen and heart rate monitoring.

http://www.gearbest.com/smart-watches/pp_362705.html?utm_source=mail_api&utm_medium=mail&utm_campaign=regular.0809&eo=3ddv0nacm35qsidv&email=b2t8ZGV0cmltZW50YWxzY2llbmNlQGdtYWlsLmNvbXw3 Nzk3

This is a great price on a great fitness watch. More importantly, you can find a variety of cases that allow it to be worn as a clip, pendant, etc. It is IP67 water resistant (1meter, 30 min) so you can wear it when swimming if you desire. Overall good reviews and you won't find anything close to this value with these features.

[Darrell KSR]

Very cool looking, too (at least, I think so).

I'm anti-wearing anything on my wrists--I tolerate my watch, and I just bought another Xiaomi Mi band to use mainly as a heart monitor when exercising and when I can tolerate it as a silent alarm, etc.--but I would surely consider getting this baby otherwise. Looks terrific to me.

Love the idea you can just touch the screen and get heart rate, steps, etc.

[PedroDaGr8]

Very cool looking, too (at least, I think so).

I'm anti-wearing anything on my wrists--I tolerate my watch, and I just bought another Xiaomi Mi band to use mainly as a heart monitor when exercising and when I can tolerate it as a silent alarm, etc.--but I would surely consider getting this baby otherwise. Looks terrific to me.

Love the idea you can just touch the screen and get heart rate, steps, etc.

I hate watches myself but this hit the right price point for me. I decided to order one to keep an eye on my heart rate more than anything. I am curious it will be interesting to watch it over time as I run more and more. See if my cardio health is actually getting better. All of the other features are just icing on the cake. We will see if I decide to get a different band for it or not.

Also, I wouldn't be surprised to see it hit around the $20 mark around christmas time.

[PedroDaGr8]

http://www.banggood.com/Original-Xiaomi-Miband-2-Heart-Rate-Monitor-Bluetooth-Smart-Bracelet-p-1057324.html

BangGood now has it for $30 shipped with the coupon code Chollazos.

[Darrell KSR]

It really looks cool, Pedro. I know it will take some time to come in, but when you get it and try it out, be sure and let us know how you like it.

[PedroDaGr8]

Sure will, I expect ot have it next month (I chose free shipping from china which usually takes around 3-4 weeks)

[Darrell KSR]

My replacement for my (temporarily misplaced) original Xiaomi Mi Band (well, the 1S "upgrade" version) was shipped 7/28, via "Netherlands Post surface mail." Shipping estimate was "10 to 25 days."

I internally allotted a month.

[Darrell KSR]

Flash sale for $31.99 at Gearbest now.

http://www.gearbest.com/smart-watches/pp_362705.html?utm_source=Criteo&utm_medium=CPCUS&utm_campaign=Displayads&vip=79076

[Darrell KSR]

Now $30.59 + Free Shipping w/ coupon code GBxiaomigb at Gearbest. (Coupon code reduces the $31.99 to $30.59).

http://www.gearbest.com/smart-watches/pp_362705.html?utm_source=shareasale&utm_medium=shareasale&utm_campaign=shareasale

[PedroDaGr8]

Surprisingly enough it was delivered while I was on my trip. Overall initial impressions are very positive. Touch button is VERY responsive, cycling through the menus basically instantly. It fits reasonably comfortably for someone who HATES watches. The display is very much white, not the green-blue color shown in a lot of images. The vibrate function is strong enough. You can use the MiBand app to customize the items in the menu (add distance and battery life percentage in particular). Overall very nice,i haven't tried any aftermarket apps to see what they add additionally.

EDIT: Charged to 100% today, we will see how many days it lasts on a single charge. Also confirmed the waterproofing by wearing it in the shower this morning.

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[Darrell KSR]

FWIW, I received my 1S on 8/19. Day 10/11 and I'm at 63% battery remaining, if the meter on MI fit is accurate. I'm a heavy user of the vibrating features. I keep my phone on silent, and have it set to vibrate every phone call, text message, and notification I receive. I get "shocked" many times a day lol.

Also I check my pulse multiple times a day. That's the reason I got this instead of the 1.

I have two additional apps - one unnecessary and I wasted 99¢ on it, but the other is a really good notification type app. Also set alarms and reminders more than once a day.

[Darrell KSR]

I love the screen look on the MI Band 2. Your comments just make me think it is even better in person.

[PedroDaGr8]

Honestly, the display looks great. A very nice white that isn't too bright. Bright enough to see, even in the sun, but not so bright that it wastes battery. It appears they are actively updating the MiFit app to make it more usable as well. Most of the updates are targeted at the MiBand 2 due to the increased options the display adds. For example, they just added an option to add date to the time display. They also changed the way certain things in DoNoDisturb behave to make them more customizable including adding the option for DoNotDisturb to auto-turn-on when it detects you are sleeping.




I have two additional apps - one unnecessary and I wasted 99¢ on it, but the other is a really good notification type app. Also set alarms and reminders more than once a day.

Which apps did you get, also I think you can have it send you notifications from the Clock app.

[Darrell KSR]

I have the stock Mi Fit app, the Mi Heart Rate (Pro version) app (which is useless), and my favorite, the Notify and Fitness for Mi Band apps.

[Darrell KSR]

Starting day 19. Battery is at 32% with extremely heavy notification usage and ton of vibration used, and many times checking my pulse rate per day. I may not run it completely to zero, but it looks like it's going to go right at a month, which is tremendous for a promise of only 10 days.

[PedroDaGr8]

Starting day 19. Battery is at 32% with extremely heavy notification usage and ton of vibration used, and many times checking my pulse rate per day. I may not run it completely to zero, but it looks like it's going to go right at a month, which is tremendous for a promise of only 10 days.

Eight days in and I am at 77%. I think I will meet the quoted 20days. Moderate notification amounts and sleep monitoring are turned on. I haven't done any running yet which will likely drain the battery some. I will turn on HR run monitoring today when I go for my first run in three weeks to see how my heat rate varies across my run. This mode turns the HR mode on more or less continuously from what I understand monitoring the HR at very frequent intervals.

[blueboss]

Wow, I only get about three or four days with my FitBit Charge HR. Not that it's a big deal because I've got in the habit of plugging it in everyday when I hit the shower....

Wouldn't work for any of you monthly shower guys😳


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[Darrell KSR]

Xiaomi Mi Band 2 now $29.99 if you're interested.....

http://slickdeals.net/f/9082379-xiaomi-mi-band-2-heart-rate-monitor-smart-wristband-29-99-free-shipping?p=88993399&utm_source=dealalerts&utm_medium=em-i&utm_term=111880&utm_content=u5775167&utm_campaign=tu4&src=da_si_v2_19214123

[Darrell KSR]

I'm sorta getting used to wearing this. I wanted to chart my sleep in advance of going to the doctor, so I'm always wearing it. I don't take it off in the shower, either.


Wow, I only get about three or four days with my FitBit Charge HR. Not that it's a big deal because I've got in the habit of plugging it in everyday when I hit the shower....

Wouldn't work for any of you monthly shower guys��


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[PedroDaGr8]

Just a heads up, I just finally reached 50% battery life and that is 17days after a full charge. For sure, this will blow the 20day rating out of the water.

[Darrell KSR]

Pedro, I saw a deal on it yesterday for $26 with a $5 code, but the reviews on the site were kind of sketchy so I didn't post it.

[Darrell KSR]

I gave up and charged my 1S. My main issue is that I have it set to vibrate for phone calls, messages, and some email. My phone is kept on silent, so I don't disturb the classes I teach or clients with whom I am meeting.

Slight quirk if I miss a call, it vibrates for a good 90 seconds after the call ceases. That may be a setting, or it may be a glitch in the software I use, but it's unnecessary. I get that I missed a call. Really don't need it to vibrate after the call ends at all.

[PedroDaGr8]

Pedro, I saw a deal on it yesterday for $26 with a $5 code, but the reviews on the site were kind of sketchy so I didn't post it.

EDIT: Nevermind found the site. I have no experience with that site but it seems like slow shipping is the cause for most of the negative reviews.


I gave up and charged my 1S. My main issue is that I have it set to vibrate for phone calls, messages, and some email. My phone is kept on silent, so I don't disturb the classes I teach or clients with whom I am meeting.

Slight quirk if I miss a call, it vibrates for a good 90 seconds after the call ceases. That may be a setting, or it may be a glitch in the software I use, but it's unnecessary. I get that I missed a call. Really don't need it to vibrate after the call ends at all.

I do not have that issue. I have mine set to vibrate for most things as well, as it works much better than my phone vibrating while it is sitting on a table. So far I am quite happy with the battery life, it seems top notch.

[Darrell KSR]

Well, I'm not exactly unhappy with the 29 days I actually used it before giving up and recharging at 6%. Considering my device was rated at 10 days, cost $12 (maybe $13?), and I get "shocked" ten gazillion times a day, that company does pretty darn good work lol.

[Darrell KSR]

Found my first one (the original 1). I had misplaced it (I'm still struggling with wearing on my wrist, just not a fan).

Anyway, now have my backup one.

[PedroDaGr8]

So it lasted exactly one month to the day before I had to recharge it! 31 days is pretty damn good for a watch with a display. Even better for a watch with heart rate monitoring and quoted at 20days battery life.

[Darrell KSR]

Wow-- $19.99, free shipping, and it includes a free extra wrist strap (dark green color only--if you want another color, you have to pay $2.99).

I have no need for this, and already have a 1 and a 1S, but for this price?? Wow.

https://www.giztop.com/xiaomi-mi-band-2.html

[Darrell KSR]

Could not resist.

[PedroDaGr8]

Wow-- $19.99, free shipping, and it includes a free extra wrist strap (dark green color only--if you want another color, you have to pay $2.99).

I have no need for this, and already have a 1 and a 1S, but for this price?? Wow.

https://www.giztop.com/xiaomi-mi-band-2.html

Looks like the free wrist-strap option is dead. All are $2.99. That being said, that is a KILLER price, though I don't know this shop at all.

I think you will like this device, they have slowly been adding features to it as time goes on. They recently added CallerID for phone calls and sms messages on the band. Other updates have been in the phone software itself.

[Darrell KSR]

I wasn't going to get it, but I could not resist that price. Heck, just adding the watch was worth it over the 1S.

I am interested to see how the caller ID and sms messaging works. I keep my phone out of sight most of the time, and the ringer/volume off 99% of the time. I am not expecting to get the battery life you've received, but that's ok. Heck, I'm wearing a watch today that is a self-winding watch. It ran down Jan. 6. So if I have to wind that because I don't wear it occasionally (pretty much every week), so what if I have to charge up the band every couple of weeks? Still ahead of the game with that kind of battery power. Now, I don't like the ones you have to charge every couple-three days, but a couple of weeks? No problem. Longer than that, and it's a bonus.

Hope the site isn't a scam, but for a $20 PayPal payment, it was worth the risk.

[Darrell KSR]

Xiaomi MI Band 3... Can't wait to see what they'll do with it.

http:/www.gizchina.com/2017/01/16/xiaomi-mi-band-3-with-new-design/

[Doc]

I'm looking at this one (http://www.gearbest.com/smart-watches/pp_605853.html) since it has all the heart parameter like rate, pressure as well as O2 to go along with sleep monitoring.

[PedroDaGr8]

I'm looking at this one (http://www.gearbest.com/smart-watches/pp_605853.html) since it has all the heart parameter like rate, pressure as well as O2 to go along with sleep monitoring.

The problem with many of these is that they don't work nearly as well as they claim. Xiaomi has fought a hard road to get their bands accepted by over delivering on their claims and demonstrating that they not only work well but they are adding features to them. With smaller companies and lesser reputations, it becomes more of a crap shoot.

[Darrell KSR]

Number: LT720770231CN
Package Status: In Transit
Destination Country: United States
2017-01-17 05:57 ISC NEW YORK NY(USPS), Processed Through Facility, Your item has been processed through our facility in ISC NEW YORK NY(USPS) at 5:57 am on January 17, 2017.
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[PedroDaGr8]

Number: LT720770231CN
Package Status: In Transit
Destination Country: United States
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2017-01-13 10:11 CHINA, SHENZHEN EMS, Processed Through Facility
2017-01-12 18:32 Origin Post is Preparing Shipment
2017-01-12 18:32 CHINA, Acceptance
Origin Country: China
2017-01-12 18:32 深圳市, 深圳市大冲速递营销已收件（揽投员姓名：张培艺,联系电话:13602628171）
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Not bad, you should have your device within a week.

[Darrell KSR]

I'm very pleased with that progress. I know there's a lot of luck with it when you order there, but I'm fine with whatever time it takes anyway.

[Darrell KSR]

Got it Saturday at the office, but was out yesterday so just opened it today. Love the instructions ;).

[PedroDaGr8]

Got it Saturday at the office, but was out yesterday so just opened it today. Love the instructions ;).

I don't think I even read the instructions. :653: I don't remember them anyways. That being said, let me know how you like the band after wearing it a few weeks.

[Darrell KSR]

Instructions are completely in Chinese. At least, I think that's the language.

Easy to set up. Unpaired the 1S, had to clear the cache and data and reboot the phone, but then an easy set up with the Mi Fit app. Have to run now so I can't set it up for any specific things, but looking forward to seeing what all it can do.

[Darrell KSR]

Pedro, I have MI Fit app, but from Play Store. Am I missing something by not having the app from Xiaomi? Do you have a link, if I need it?

[PedroDaGr8]

Pedro, I have MI Fit app, but from Play Store. Am I missing something by not having the app from Xiaomi? Do you have a link, if I need it?

Initially, there was a big issue with the Play Store version HEAVILY lagging behind the Xiaomi version by months. This is when I switched to the Xiaomi version. As the MiBand 2 has become more popular in the USA, they have gotten much better about it. Now, the Play Store version usually lags the Xiaomi version by a couple of weeks at the most. The only other issue is that you don't get EVERY single update. For example, the Xiaomi version might go from 2.1.10 to 2.1.16 in steps, but on the play store you might only get 2.1.10, 2.1.14, and 2.1.16. This isn't a huge deal though, because often times the ones they skip are the ones they release a new feature and are working on getting the bugs out. The BIGGEST issue, and it is pro-Play Store Version, is that the Chinese version doesn't have Google Fit syncing, instead it has syncing with Chinese services (QQ, Weibo, WeChat). Because the updates are mostly on par with each other, I have considered moving back to the Play Store version. Checking on the playstore, the current version is 2.2.12, which is the same as the most recent version released by Xiaomi.

[Darrell KSR]

Thanks, Pedro. I'm never an early adopter on anything, as you know, and would prefer to play it safe anyhow.

I am enjoying it. It seems a little more comfortable than the other band as well. I'm not sure why. I may take them side by side and look a little more closely.

So far the early thoughts:

• I like the time. I didn't think I would, but I like having a "watch" on both hands, or the ability to see the time quickly.

• Pedometer...meh. Same as the old, though. Not accurate, but that's ok, I don't really care. I have tested and tested and tested the Fitbit zip I use, and it is very accurate. I have walked, jogged, treadmill, outdoor, etc. and it is good. Now, when I say "very accurate," heck, it might be 5% off, which is a lot. But I don't care, that's close enough for me. This one, like the other, is 30% off. Big deal, it's still a little indicator anyway. Glad I have it.

• The notification services are working fine. Caller ID for telephone calls has been excellent. SMS, not so much--mostly a "fail" so far. Maybe it'll get better. Rare that it identifies the contact or number that is sending. But that may be some setting I haven't done correctly. This is one of the big reasons I like the Xiaomi bands, so I keep my phone off all the time.

• I like seeing the heart rate/pulse on the wrist, as opposed to having to do it "with" my phone. Little thing like that I didn't think about.

I have to admit, I got nervous not taking it off when I took a shower, and I'm still not "all in" with it, but I've had two showers, and it has survived both.

If I could get the SMS "caller ID" function working well, and if beggars could be choosers, I'd like to see the caller ID function work a little more quickly (shows a ringing phone for a couple of seconds, then the caller ID starts to function. So I'm staring at it for 2-3 seconds at that point --EDIT--it's really more like 6 seconds. It's a long time. I just had a call, about 20 feet away from my phone. Did not get up, and started at the band. Took a long time before the Caller ID identified the call, which was one of my contacts. It worked, just took awhile). Oh, and I'd love to be able to tell if it is a "Reminder" that I set with a "G" google sign, rather than just the standard message screen for SMS or any other notification. But I ask a lot for a $20-30 item. It is phenomenal for the price point, and I do think it looks attractive.

I should add one more thing. You didn't miss out by not getting the "free" wrist band. It's an aquamarine, or light green color (seafoam?). Not my favorite (but the price was right).

[Darrell KSR]

One other quick note--has been about two full days, and I'm at 92% battery power. If I get 4-5% loss per day, I'll be thrilled. 20-25 days would be outstanding with as much as it vibrates from the notifications, with the screen coming on as well.

[PedroDaGr8]

Thanks, Pedro. I'm never an early adopter on anything, as you know, and would prefer to play it safe anyhow.

I am enjoying it. It seems a little more comfortable than the other band as well. I'm not sure why. I may take them side by side and look a little more closely.

So far the early thoughts:

• I like the time. I didn't think I would, but I like having a "watch" on both hands, or the ability to see the time quickly.

• Pedometer...meh. Same as the old, though. Not accurate, but that's ok, I don't really care. I have tested and tested and tested the Fitbit zip I use, and it is very accurate. I have walked, jogged, treadmill, outdoor, etc. and it is good. Now, when I say "very accurate," heck, it might be 5% off, which is a lot. But I don't care, that's close enough for me. This one, like the other, is 30% off. Big deal, it's still a little indicator anyway. Glad I have it.

• The notification services are working fine. Caller ID for telephone calls has been excellent. SMS, not so much--mostly a "fail" so far. Maybe it'll get better. Rare that it identifies the contact or number that is sending. But that may be some setting I haven't done correctly. This is one of the big reasons I like the Xiaomi bands, so I keep my phone off all the time.

• I like seeing the heart rate/pulse on the wrist, as opposed to having to do it "with" my phone. Little thing like that I didn't think about.

I have to admit, I got nervous not taking it off when I took a shower, and I'm still not "all in" with it, but I've had two showers, and it has survived both.

If I could get the SMS "caller ID" function working well, and if beggars could be choosers, I'd like to see the caller ID function work a little more quickly (shows a ringing phone for a couple of seconds, then the caller ID starts to function. So I'm staring at it for 2-3 seconds at that point --EDIT--it's really more like 6 seconds. It's a long time. I just had a call, about 20 feet away from my phone. Did not get up, and started at the band. Took a long time before the Caller ID identified the call, which was one of my contacts. It worked, just took awhile). Oh, and I'd love to be able to tell if it is a "Reminder" that I set with a "G" google sign, rather than just the standard message screen for SMS or any other notification. But I ask a lot for a $20-30 item. It is phenomenal for the price point, and I do think it looks attractive.

I should add one more thing. You didn't miss out by not getting the "free" wrist band. It's an aquamarine, or light green color (seafoam?). Not my favorite (but the price was right).

Pedometer seems reasonably OK for me, though I have heard it is really dependent on how much you move your arms. If you don't move them much (such as carrying stuff), then they can get a bit off.

I shower with it is pretty much daily and zero problems after many months. It is surprisingly just as waterproof as they claimed.

Mine has been pretty good at always receiving the name or number of the SMS received. Call's do have around a 3 second delay until you can see the number (based on my stopwatch).

The app "Notify & FItness for Mi Band" has a lot of custom stuff that you can do when it comes to reminders and notifications. For someone like you, that uses that function extensively I think that might be a must have app. One of the custom features is that you can select the icons that are used based on the app sending them. They don't have the G for google, but there are a bunch of icons which are chinese service focused which you can use instead for you reminders. It also allows you to snooze reminders and things like that.


One other quick note--has been about two full days, and I'm at 92% battery power. If I get 4-5% loss per day, I'll be thrilled. 20-25 days would be outstanding with as much as it vibrates from the notifications, with the screen coming on as well.

Mine runs around 3% a day, but I must not get as many notifications as you.

[Darrell KSR]

I'm into my 11th day, and at 47%. As I said, I'm very pleased with that. It vibrates a lot with calls and notifications. I also check time with it (have it set to auto-time when I raise my arm--which will sometimes turn it on when I don't "need" it), check pulse rate a little, etc. Getting 20 days out of it, which is what it looks like I'll get, is terrific. Amazing battery power.

I have that Mi Fit & Notify App, Pedro, and use it with the official Mi Fit app. I'm probably cross-setting it somehow, someway, though. I do get a notification that says, "APP" when it's something like a Google Alert, as opposed to a text message. And the caller ID function is working pretty well (I was just on the phone with someone, and it vibrated with another call. I looked down at my wrist since I didn't want to take the phone away from my ear, and saw who was calling, as one of my contacts. That was pretty cool).

[Darrell KSR]

Day 15, and I'm at 19%, so roughly 5+% a day still. Maybe 19 days, maybe 20, whatever. Excellent.

I will charge it up at any time that I think about it--maybe tonight or tomorrow night. I hate having it run out and not be able to use it, so I'd rather charge it a little quicker, unless that hurts the battery power. Can't imagine it would much, even if at all. At this price, big deal if it does, right?

[Darrell KSR]

Dropped all the way to 10% tonight, so getting charged. I have no problem with that. If I had to charge it daily, or even every few days, that's too much hassle. But half a month? Even I am OK with that.

[PedroDaGr8]

By the way:

Charging cable for Xiaomi MiBand2 fo $0.35 with free shipping using coupon code: GB3RDCABLE A nice deal to get a backup cable or two.

http://www.gearbest.com/watch-accessories/pp_451181.html?wid=21

[Darrell KSR]

By the way:

Charging cable for Xiaomi MiBand2 fo $0.35 with free shipping using coupon code: GB3RDCABLE A nice deal to get a backup cable or two.

http://www.gearbest.com/watch-accessories/pp_451181.html?wid=21

I have another one for the Mi Fit 1S, but I'm not sure if it's the same. Regardless, for $0.33, what's to lose?

In for one. I'll bring it to the office and leave it just in case I am incredibly low for some reason there.

[PedroDaGr8]

I have another one for the Mi Fit 1S, but I'm not sure if it's the same. Regardless, for $0.33, what's to lose?

In for one. I'll bring it to the office and leave it just in case I am incredibly low for some reason there.

That's exactly what I am doing as well. Also ordered a new band because I pulled off damaging my band recently.