Friendly, unisex design ; Excellent battery life ; Accurate GPS tracking

Mixed HR accuracy ; Mi Fitness lags behind rivals ; No side button hampers navigation

The Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro is a solid and budget-friendly tracker offering a comprehensive set of features within a sleek, unisex design. Xiaomi’s Mi Fitness platform still lacks crucial context and fumbles advanced metrics, but the value on offer...

Looks great ; AMOLED display is bright and sharp ; Great price

Cumbersome setup ; No native audio support

One of the best cheap fitness trackers around, the Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro has a big display, and plenty of sensors, and marks a great first step into the market for newcomers to fitness tech.

Large, bright color display ; Useful on-device widgets ; Built-in GPS

Smartphone app is a little basic ; Can't listen to music without your phone

The Band 8 Pro is a great, simple fitness tracker with a big, bright display and straightforward software. It would be a good buy if you want a tracker with a larger display, but don’t mistake this for a proper smartwatch .

Great value for the price ; Large, vibrant display ; Comfortable, customizable design ; Accurate heart rate sensor ; Long battery life

Occasional GPS inconsistencies ; Bland companion app design ; No NFC (outside of China)

The Xiaomi Band 8 Pro is currently available in select countries. In Europe, it retails for around 65 euros, making it one of the most affordable fitness trackers with built-in GPS. This, combined with its large display, comfortable design, solid...

Very fair price ; Attractive design ; Large display ; GPS/GNSS ; Decent battery life

Too little innovation ; No NFC ; AOD drains a lot of battery

Honestly? After the first one or two days of reviewing the device, I was actually in a bit of a bad mood and was already considering whether I should choose something like "Xiaomi—we put the pro in problematic" as the headline for my review. The...

Sehr fairer Preis ; Ansprechendes Design ; Großes Display ; GPS/GNSS ; Ordentliche Akkulaufzeit

Zu wenig Innovation ; Kein NFC ; AOD zieht ordentlich Akku

Ganz ehrlich? Ich war nach den ersten ein, zwei Testtagen eigentlich ein wenig mies gelaunt und überlegte schon, ob ich als Überschrift für meinen Test sowas wie "Xiaomi – we put the pro in problematic" wählen sollte. Der Grund? Ich vermisse einfach...