Xiaomi Smart Band 9 Pro in for review | Infinium-tech

The Xiaomi Smart Band 9 Pro, which was announced in October and recently arrived globally, is here for review.

It comes with a proprietary magnetic charger and a silicone strap for €80.

You can buy a number of official accessories like this €15 leather strap. The good thing about it is that it adds lugs to the Xiaomi Smart Band 9 Pro, which you can use to attach standard bands.

Leather band adds lugs to the band

Xiaomi’s Pro model adds a GPS to the smart band, which is important for runners. The Band 9 Pro, like its predecessor the 8 Pro, supports BeiDou, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and QZSS systems.

So what’s different compared to the older model? The biggest change is in the battery – at 350mAh, it’s now about 18% larger than before. The added mAh allows the 9 Pro to claim up to 21 days of light usage compared to 14 days of the older model.

The OLED display feels the same at 1.74-inch 336x480px, but at 1200 nits, it’s twice as bright. The top glass is also 2.5D curved at the ends compared to the flat glass of the older model.

The new band also has a linear vibration motor for better haptics.

Finally, Xiaomi has changed the heart rate tracking hardware downwards, making it better at collecting and transmitting signals, and by extension, more accurate.

Stay tuned for our test of the Smart Band 9 Pro!