The two Chinese giants are once again competing against each other to provide the best fitness Band. Xiaomi launched its Mi Band 6 a few months ago with some decent upgrades over the Mi Band 5.
Similarly, Huawei introduced several new changes and launched the Huawei Band 6 last week. Both the fitness bands offer similar functionality and features, but they differ in some aspects.
In our comparison of Huawei Band 6 and Xiaomi Mi Band 6, we will shed some light on those differences.
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Huawei Band 6 vs Mi Band 6: In-depth Comparison
| Features and Specs | Huawei Band 6 | Mi Band 6 |
| Display | 1. Size: 1.47-inch2. Type: AMOLED Touchscreen3. Resolution: 194 x 368 pixels4. Dimension: 43mm×25.4mm×11.45mm | 1. Size: 1.56 “2. Display Type: AMOLED Touchscreen 3. Dimension: 47.4×18.6×12.7mm 4. Resolution: 152 x 486 pixels |
| Features | 1. Heart Rate2. Irregular Heart Rate Detection3. Blood Oxygen SpO24. Stress Tracking5. Sleep Tracking6 Female Health Tracking7. 96 professional sports modes8. Automatic Activity Detection | 1. Heart Rate Monitor 2. Blood Oxygen (SpO2) 3. Sleep Tracking (Deep, Light, REM) 4. Stress Tracking 5. Female Health Tracking6. 30 Sport Modes 7. Automatic Activity Detection (walking, running, cycling, treadmill, rowing, and cross trainer) |
| Water Resistance | 5 ATM | 5 ATM |
| Battery | 14 Days | 14 Days |
| Compatibility | Android 6.0 above and iOS 12.0 and above | Android 5.0 and above iOS 10 and above |
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Design and Display
Huawei Band 6 comes with a bigger and broader AMOLED display of 1.47-inch having 194 x 368 pixels resolution. Meanwhile, the Mi Band 6 houses a pill-shaped 1.56-inch AMOLED display sporting 152 x 486 pixels resolution. However, the pixel density of Mi Band 6 stands at 326PPI and Huawei Band 6 gets a bit blurred with 282 Pixel Density.
It’s up to the user’s preference whether they like broader displays or are comfortable with the pill-shaped displays. The pixel density hardly matters in real-time usage.
Huawei Band 6 measures 43 x 25.4 x 10.99mm. In size and measures 25 grams in weight. Whereas the Mi Band 6 measures 47.4 x 18.6 x 12.7mm in size and weighs 13 grams. Huawei Band 6 is available in three different colors: Amber Sunrise, Forest Green, and Graphite Black. On the other hand, the I Band 6 is available in several color options: Black, White, Orange, Brown, Blue, Green, Yellow, and Silver.
Activity Tracking
Xiaomi Mi Band 6 and Huawei Band 6 both carry similar features. But some minimal features may affect your buying decision.
Huawei Band 6 comes with a 6-axis IMU sensor consisting of both the accelerometer and gyroscope for an efficient step counter. It houses an optical heart rate sensor, a SpO2 sensor and supports up to 96 sports modes.
It can precisely monitor blood oxygen level monitoring, menstrual cycle tracking and houses Huawei TruSeen 4.0, which allows monitoring your heart health in a better way.
Other trademarked Huawei features include Huawei TruSleep 2.0 and Huawei TruRelax 2.0 for better sleep and stress monitoring.
However, the Huawei and 6 support basic smart band features like music playback, weather, app notifications, call alerts, weather, camera shutter control, etc. Moreover, its NFC variant can further allow you to pay wireless payments via different supported networks.
On the other hand, Xiaomi Mi Band 6supports up to 30 exercise modes with the ability to auto-detect outdoor running, walking, outdoor cycling, rowing, treadmill running, and elliptical training.
It further houses a 24 x 7 heart rate sensor and SpO2 blood oxygen monitor to provide accurate measurements for the respective health metrics. Xiaomi Mi Band 6 also supports PAI – Personal Activity Intelligence for customized health evaluation as it preserves and analyses an individual’s data.
Moreover, it offers Stress monitoring, Female health tracking, and Breath Exercise mode to enhance your well-being. A separate sleep monitoring program is also present to keep you informed about sleep quality.
Xiaomi Mi Band 6 also comes in an NFC variant for tap-to-pay on the go feature. I CHina, the Mi Band 6, ships with Xiao AI assistant, but sans in global variant.
Customization
Xiaomi is actively advertising and pushing users for custom watch faces. It even offers around 130+ watch faces for the Mi Band 6. Meanwhile, around 60+ Mi Band 6 watches can be used by a global audience. However, Huawei Band 6 also supports custom watch faces and has a dedicated Face Store.
Sensors and Ratings
Huawei Band 6 comes with an Optical heart sensor, SpO2 monitor, an accelerometer, gyroscope, Bluetooth 5.0, and NFC (in NFC variant). The Xiaomi Mi Band ships with a 3-axis gyroscope, 3-axis accelerometer, Bluetooth 5.0, NFCPPG Heart Rate Monitor, and Sp)2 Blood Oxygen level.
Battery
Both the smart bands are pretty energy-efficient and can sustain for several days upon a single full charge. To be precise, both the smart bands offer up to 14 days of standby and support magnetic charging. Huawei band 6 can work for a couple of days with just 5 minutes of charging.
Price
Huawei Band 6 comes with a price tag of 216 Yuan, which equals $33. It is currently available only in China as a global launch is awaited. The Xiaomi Mi Band 6 standard edition retails for the price of RMB229, which roughly translates to $35. However, the Mi Band 6 NFC variant costs around RMB279 (~$42).
Considering the availability and easy accessibility of features, both the smart bands fare well compared to Huawei Band 6 vs Xiaomi Mi Band 6.
