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Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro

Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro

By Xiaomi · Fitness Trackers · Phones & Computers · More from Xiaomi

  • 1.74 inch AMOLED display
  • 289 mAh battery
  • up to 14 days battery life
  • 5 ATM water resistance
  • Bluetooth 5.3

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Problems, parts and running costs

Summary

A budget fitness tracker with a bright 1.74-inch AMOLED display, built-in GPS and a multi-day battery, built for casual fitness tracking rather than precise training data. Check the sensors before you buy: workout heart rate typically reads about 5 BPM below a chest strap, and the global edition has no NFC, speaker or message replies.

Strengths

  • Real-world battery life of 5–10 days, and one owner reports 10 days with their settings.
  • Light at 22.5 g without the strap, comfortable enough for 24/7 wear including sleep tracking.
  • Notifications arrive reliably and on time, per owners and GSMArena.
  • The quick-release strap is easy to swap, with many aftermarket options.

Weaknesses

  • Workout heart rate is the weak point: about 5 BPM below a Garmin chest strap in Wareable’s test, with noticeable lag.
  • GPS struggles in built-up areas, where Notebookcheck’s recorded track did not match actual paths, and GSMArena saw sidewalk and water errors.
  • The 14-day battery claim requires disabling sleep, breathing and stress monitoring; with everything on, expect 5–10 days, and one owner reports 2 days.
  • No physical button: navigation is touchscreen-only, a nuisance deep in menus and for ending workouts.
  • Advanced metrics are unreliable — Wareable’s recovery suggestions of 80–100 hours were nonsensical, and VO2 max read well below other wearables.
  • The global edition has no NFC, no speaker, no message replies and no third-party apps; Alexa is pre-installed but non-functional.

Verified specifications

ModelXiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro, global edition, model BHR8017GL.
Display1.74-inch AMOLED, 336 × 480 pixels, 336 PPI, 60 Hz, up to 600 nits, 16.7 million colors, Gorilla Glass 3.
Battery289 mAh lithium-polymer; Xiaomi claims up to 14 days typical, 6 days with AOD.
Chargingmagnetic USB-A cable, about 70–90 minutes for a full charge.
Water resistance5 ATM (50 m), tested per ISO 22810.
ConnectivityBluetooth 5.3; built-in GNSS with BeiDou, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and QZSS; NFC on the China variant only.
Sports modes150+.
Sensors4-channel PPG heart rate, 3-axis accelerometer, gyroscope, ambient light sensor, barometer, pulse oximeter.
Health trackingall-day heart rate, SpO2, sleep, stress, breathing exercises, menstrual cycle.
CompatibilityAndroid 8.0+ / iOS 12.0+; Mi Fitness app required for setup.
Microphonepresent; no speaker on the global edition, so no voice calls.
Voice assistantAmazon Alexa pre-installed, but it did not work in Notebookcheck’s testing.
Weight22.5 g without the strap, 37–38 g with it.
Dimensions46 × 33.35 × 9.99 mm.
Strapantimicrobial TPU, 22 mm quick-release, fits 130–205 mm wrists.
Watch facesup to 14 stored on the device.
Built-in apps23; no third-party apps.
In the boxband body, TPU strap, magnetic USB-A charging puck, quick start guide, warranty leaflet; no power supply.
Full research notes and sources

Display and build

The 1.74-inch 60 Hz AMOLED display is the band’s strongest feature. Reviewers and owners call it bright, crisp and easy to read.

The body is plastic with a metal lip that gives a more premium impression, and the glass is flat rather than curved. At 22.5 g without the strap it is light enough for 24/7 wear, sleep tracking included. There is no physical button or crown — navigation is touchscreen-only, which owners describe as a nuisance deep in menus and for ending workouts. The antimicrobial TPU strap uses a quick-release mechanism Xiaomi says is sturdier than the Band 7 Pro’s attachment points, which had durability issues; no long-term reliability data exists yet. One GSMArena reader notes the wrist wrap is too short for larger wrists.

Heart rate, GPS and sleep tracking

Heart rate is the weakest sensor. During workouts the band typically underreports: Wareable measured about 5 BPM below a Garmin HRM-Pro Plus with significant lag, while GSMArena saw overreporting of up to 10 BPM against a Xiaomi Watch S3. SpO2 deviation was 2.7% against a Braun pulse oximeter.

GPS is environment-dependent.

Sleep tracking does not record awake time, which Wareable flags as a red flag for sleep-stage accuracy. GSMArena’s band falsely detected a nap during a haircut, and Tech Advisor found it struggles to differentiate lying down from sleeping. Advanced metrics go further: Wareable’s recovery suggestions of 80–100 hours were nonsensical, and VO2 max read well below other wearables.

Battery life and charging

Xiaomi’s 14-day claim comes from internal lab tests with high-precision sleep monitoring, in-sleep breathing and stress monitoring turned off and 30-minute heart rate monitoring on.

Owners split the same way. One reports 10 days with their settings, another 7–10 days with 2–4 hours of training a day and 14+ days when the band was new, while a third reports the band lasting only 2 days and losing 5% in half an hour. Nobody has published a failure rate, so treat the drain reports as unit-to-unit variability or firmware issues rather than a known defect. One PDF manual sourced from an Amazon listing claims up to 20 days of typical use; that figure appears to be a listing error, and Xiaomi’s own claim is 14 days.

The battery is not user-replaceable and there is no official spare-parts catalog; the strap is the one user-swappable part.

Is it worth it?

The Mi Fitness app is required for setup and is the band’s soft spot: Wareable describes it as miles behind rivals, it lacks imperial units, and it offers no actionable insights or trends. There are no running costs — no subscription is required — and the only extras are replacement straps from Xiaomi or third parties. The battery is not user-replaceable, so end-of-life means replacement. Xiaomi no longer sells the band directly in the US, and TechAdvisor’s 2026 guide says it can be picked up with quite a significant discount elsewhere.

TechAdvisor listed it at £59.99/€79.99 in the UK and EU in March 2024, and Notebookcheck lists a 70 euro RRP in the EU. Under $65 it is strong value; $66–$80 is still good; $81–$100 is fair; above $100 the case for it weakens. At that end of the range, compare the Fitbit Charge 6, Huawei Band 8/9 or newer Xiaomi models with better accuracy and app ecosystems.

Which model this is

This page covers the Xiaomi Smart Band 8 Pro global edition, model BHR8017GL, in black or light grey. The global edition omits the NFC contactless payments of the China variant, and it has a microphone but no speaker. Indian Express called it a hybrid between a smartwatch and a fitness band for the entry-level market. The band launched in China in 2023, with the global edition announced in February 2024. Do not confuse it with the standard Smart Band 8, which has no built-in GPS, a smaller 1.62-inch screen and a pill-shaped case, or with the Band 8 Active, Band 9 Pro and Band 10 Pro.

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