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Mi Smart Band 6 or Mi Band 6 has officially been launched in India. This affordable smart fitness band from Xiaomi, brings sizeable upgrades over its predecessor, Mi Band 5 which was already quite a feature-packed product in its class. The Mi Band 6 packs more screen real estate, new fitness smarts including blood oxygen level or SpO2 tracking while retaining its predecessor’s 14-day battery life promise. We will talk in depth about it in our full review coming soon, for now, here’s a quick look at the Mi Band 6, its design, specs, features, and other details. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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The biggest highlight of the Mi Band 6 is its 1.56-inch colour OLED display that stretches all the way to the edges resulting in an almost 50 percent bump in screen real estate over the Mi Band 5. It is all touch-screen. The screen has a resolution of 152×486 pixels and can cap 450 nits. Brightness is also adjustable in the Mi Band 6 (though there is no ambient light sensor for automatic adjustment). (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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The top of the screen is protected by 2.5D scratch-resistant glass. It also has an anti-fingerprint coating. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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You can customise the display in the Mi Band 6 with over 60 watch faces, including animated ones. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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The Mi Band 6 has a PPG heart rate sensor, 3-axis accelerometer and 3-axis gyroscope sensor. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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The Mi Band 6 can monitor your heart rate and sleep quality index in addition to recognising your swimming strokes — the band is 5ATM-certified which makes it swim-proof. It can monitor your blood oxygen level. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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It also supports 30 professional modes. It can auto detect 6 activities including walking, treadmill, cycling, rowing machine and elliptical. A Personal Activity Intelligence score meanwhile can give you insights into your workouts. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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The Mi Band 6 features guided breathing and can give you idle alerts. It also supports female health tracking. It is compatible with Mi Fit App and Xiaomi Wear App and supports health data syncing with third-party health apps including Strava, Google Fit and Apple Health. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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Fuelling the package is a 125mAh battery which is rated to deliver up to 14-day battery life on single charge. The fitness band charges through a magnetic dock so you don’t need to take off the band to charge the device. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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The Mi Band 6 India price is Rs 3,499. It will be available across Mi.com, Mi Homes, Amazon and retail stores starting August 30. Watch this space for our full review of the Mi Band 6 in the days to come. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)