The boom in the wearables market isn’t expected to come to a standstill anytime soon. Apple may be sitting at the top in the smartwatch segment, but Xiaomi has now been leading the fitness bands segment for quite some time now. The Mi Band 3 was surely Xiaomi’s biggest-selling fitness tracker, thanks to the addition of a touchscreen and its affordable price tag.
Like always, we would love for you to first check out the specs sheet of Mi Band 4 and Honor Band 5 next to each other:
Honor Band 5 vs Mi Band 4: Design
Not much has changed on the design front when you compare the fitness bands we’re talking about here with their predecessors. Mi Band 4 brings the same rounded design we’re acquainted with but the recessed home button is now replaced with a simple flat round button. This makes it easier to produce screen protectors for the Mi Band 4.
The Honor Band 5, on the other hand, is an ‘exact replica’ of the Band 4 and it’s really difficult to tell them apart. The company has kept its flat rectangular aesthetic for the tracker intact, but it’s something I find more appealing than the Mi Band 4. The round design looks dated and like any other fitness band out there.
Basically, both of these budget fitness bands feature the same display. It’s a 0.95-inch AMOLED screen with a 240×120 pixels resolution. There’s a home button which is known to underscore the display and enable interaction on these devices. Also, both of these bands use a 2.5D tempered glass to protect the fitness bands against fingerprints and scratches.
Coming to one of the most important aspects of choosing a fitness tracker, the overall experience and fitness features packed into each of them. I would like to start off with Honor Band 5 as it has had a colored display for a longer duration, thus, I expect it to provide a more refined user experience as compared to Mi Band 4’s first attempt at a newer UI.
Both the Mi Band 4 and Honor Band 5 feature 6 activity sensor for improved tracking. There’s a chance that it’s another section where the Honor Band 5 probably has the Mi Band 4 beat is support for tracking a larger number of activities. While the former supports up to ten different types of activities, like outdoor running, swimming, cycling, hula-hooping, walking, and more, the Mi Band 4 only supports 6 activities. The features here are really important for some users as they can track all of their activity, including steps count, distance traveled, and calories burned.
The battery life is one of the most crucial features that one looks at before buying any smart accessory. Xiaomi’s Mi Band has offered excellent battery backup time and time again, and well, the same seems to be the case with this iteration as well.
Though the Mi Band 4 and Honor Band 5 NFC variants as well, we’re solely going to talk about the standard variants as they are usually the ones that launch globally.
