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 tracker to date, the Xiaomi Band 7 and They have left us bad news when we discovered that its cost will be 59,99 euros. Now, we already know that from the beginning we have had a promotion that has left us at 49,99 for 48 hours, from its release on June 22, but if you did not take advantage of it, the next thing you can do It is to drop those almost 60 euros to have it.
Or at least it seems so to us, accustomed to what we Chinese have been enjoying in recent years with each new generation of Mi Band that came to the 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 then on, things went up progressively with the Mi Band 3, 4, 5 and 6: 29,95, 34,95, 34,95, 44,99 and XNUMX euros, respectively.
If we look at the price of 59,99 euros for 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 that 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 buying 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 right from the previous generation, the Mi Band 6 bracelet. And it is that if we put face to face the two latest 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 design is pretty much the same., they hardly differ so, for this reason, it is not worth the change.
- The screen is different with a AMOLED panel 1,62 inches in the case of the Xiaomi Band 7, a bit bigger than that of last year's model, which was 1,56.
- The resolution also increases with the Xiaomi Band 7 and it goes from 152×486 of last year's model to 192×490 of the new one.
- La battery also improves with the Xiaomi Band 7, which will have a 180 mAh battery. compared to 125 for the Xiaomi Smart Band 6.
- This leads us to increase autonomy from 7 to 9 days of uninterrupted use.
- Lastly, preset sports training modes are also improved since the Xiaomi Band 7 software reaches 120 different types, compared to just 30 for last year's model.
If do not have an activity bracelet or you have a generation prior to 6, things change a lot, 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, then you may also notice a qualitative leap that is worthwhile.