What is the difference between Xiaomi Mi Band 3 and Xiaomi Amazfit Bip?

Both the Mi Band 3 and the Amazfit Bip are wearables from the Chinese brand Xiaomi and absolute sales success. That's because both are very complete, when compared to their competitors, and both can be purchased at prices much lower than other products that fulfill their functions. But when choosing, many people are in doubt about which one to take.

And this is not an easy comparison, after all, one is a smartband and the other is a smartwatch. But the truth is that they have very similar functions and stand out for several things.

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Difference between smartband and smartwatch

To understand the difference between the two Xiaomi wearables, it is essential that we understand the differences between a smartband and a smartwatch.

What are smartwatches?

Smartwatches have the look and feel of a regular watch but with smart features. These devices are paired with a smartphone to perform their main functions.

Smartwatch has a display that simulates a real watch. But thanks to its touchscreen, many other features are possible, such as reading notifications, interacting with them, using the apps installed on the smartwatch itself or choosing an alternative watch model that suits your own style.

What is a smartband?

Nowadays, people are becoming more and more aware of the need to take care of their health. In addition to a healthy diet, we all know that physical exercise has many health benefits. And monitoring your physical activities is essential to take control of your own health. That's where the smartband comes in.

The smartband is a bracelet to track physical activities and sleep quality. It has specific functions, and is used to measure walking steps, distances covered, heart rate, sleep patterns, etc.

The smartband transfers your user data to an application, installed on your smartphone. The data, in turn, is used to monitor the ups and downs of health, and gain a better understanding of the user's physical well-being. It is very useful for identifying health-related problems.

After all, what's the difference?

As you can see, both have a lot in common, but their end goal is different.

A smartwatch is a multipurpose device, while the smartband is used specifically for health and fitness tracking. Smartwatches are designed to use technology for various purposes such as entertainment and connectivity. Smartbands are designed to help people monitor their health and well-being.

However, Xiaomi's smartwatch also fulfills the purpose of a smartband as it also has features like heart rate monitoring.

Another crucial difference is that smartwatches are more expensive than smartbands, because they have more features. It is common for younger people to opt for a smartwatch, for the sake of connectivity to social networks, while a smartband usually fulfills all the needs of older people.

Xiaomi Mi Band 3

Xiaomi Mi Band 3 is a smartband designed to be worn at all times. Synced with your smartphone via a Bluetooth connection, it has a great battery life, lasting about 20 days.

Regarding its characteristics, we should highlight some important ones:

• AMOLED screen single color, which allows you to see notifications, time, take a pulse, see who is calling, etc. All this, but in a limited way.
• Tracking sleep, pulse, calories, physical activity, etc. But, unlike the smartwatch, the smartband does not have GPS, so it is necessary to carry the smartphone with you.
• Submersible 50 meters. Although you will not be able to measure your activity while swimming, you will be able to comfortably wear your smartband as it is resistant to diving.
• Design light and modern, and it is possible to change bracelets.

É 100% in spanish and like the Amazfit Bip, it syncs with Xiaomi's Mi Fit app and displays all your sleep and health data.

• R$ 107,91 Xiaomi Smartband Mi Band 3 See offer
• R$ 107,91 Xiaomi Smartband Mi Band 3 See offer
• R$ 107,91 Xiaomi Smartband Mi Band 3 See offer

Xiaomi Amazfit Bip

The Amazfit Bip is a smartwatch with smartband functions. The difference here is that by paying a little more, you get a lot of extra features.

• GPS - You can control runs, bike rides and other exercises very precisely thanks to the GPS (no need to carry your smartphone with you). This is an important resource for athletes.
• More colors and screen space - Thanks to its color screen, you can change the screen interface (watchface) in addition to being able to access applications through the watch.
• But autonomy: With 45 days of real autonomy, you'll even forget that you need to charge the battery.

If you need GPS, Amazfit Bip is the right option for you. In case you don't need GPS, the Mi Band 3 can be more comfortable, and it practically has the same functions, and it also has an integrated heart rate sensor. The Amazfit Bip is also 100% in Spanish, and it syncs with the Mi Fit. It has IP68 water resistance, but is not submersible to 50 meters like the Mi Band 3.

The only downside is that a smartwatch is bigger than a smartband. If that's not a problem for you, it might be worth it, as it has more features and isn't much more expensive.

• R$ 405,00 Xiaomi Amazfit Bip A1608 Original Band Watch View offer
• R$ 414,00 Smartwatch Amazfit Bip A1608 Connection/Social Networks with Bluetooth/GPS Wifi - Black View offer
• R$ 446,90 Smartwatch Amazfit Bip A1608 Connection/Social Networks with Bluetooth/GPS Wifi - Black View offer

Comparative: Xiaomi Mi Band 3 vs Xiaomi Amazfit Bip