We are going to know everything that should change in the Mi Band 7 with respect to previous generations to catch up with the most advanced smart watches. This entails an increase in the price, but without a doubt it would make the most popular bracelet of all time reinvent itself and offer users all that they miss on a daily basis.
Needs a big redesign
Something that Xiaomi has practically not modified since the Mi Band exists, beyond the integration on the screen with the Mi Band 2 or the increase in size in the Mi Band 6 is the design. Perhaps the time has come for that to change and we stop seeing all the Mi Band with the naked eye as the same, thereby causing a change of direction in the world of smart bracelets.
To compete with smartwatches it would have to behave as such and why not think of a Mi Band 7 square or circular. Its cost would not be much higher and it is something that the giant Xiaomi could amortize. This increase in size will allow greater customization in the spheres, something that everyone likes and also offers greater comfort when it comes to viewing the time, date and of course notifications.
Although Xiaomi has worked on improving the reading of alerts on the bracelet, we must admit that it is still an ordeal to read WhatsApp messages from a tiny screen. Comparing it with other watches, the notifications would mark a before and after.
And various extras …
If the Mi Band wants to be something more, you should also take into account that the most advanced smartwatches have options such as GPS. That extra that makes the difference between being able to go out to do sports with or without a mobile phone, since the Xiaomi bracelet still lacks it and is one of the main uses. In addition to the integration of the ability to answer calls from the bracelet, with microphone and speaker for keep up with smart watches most premium on the market.
Other aspects are based directly on the software, where Xiaomi would have a lot to polish. Among the most desired would undoubtedly be a system of options where the touch screen becomes relevant, beyond the basic gestures that we have in current bracelets. Accessing notifications in a simpler way, being able to execute quick actions with touches on the screen or even offering options to, for example, always keep the screen active through an always on display mode.
The ideal would also be to be able to install applications that are combined with our mobile. Perhaps we are closer to this than we think and that is why the Mi Band 6 with NFC is already a reality although we do not know for now how the payment system works.