The Mi Smart Band 7 Pro has GPS, an always-on display, and a more watch-like design

Mi Smart Band: It was an open secret after its initial company teaser, but also the logical evolution of Xiaomi and its strategy with smartwatches. The company has leaped and has turned its already mythical bracelet into the Mi Smart Band 7 Pro along with the Xiaomi 12S, Xiaomi 12S Pro, and Xiaomi 12S Ultra. It makes the leap from physical activity monitoring bracelets to the watch format with new features thanks to its new design.

It is not about replacing the current format, which by the way is the best-selling physical monitoring bracelet on the market, but about going one step further. And, under the wing of the Mi Smart Band 7 Pro, offers a new design and new features for users who want to go one step further, both in aesthetics and in possibilities. In this sense, the most important section that changes in the Mi Smart Band 7 Pro compared to the traditional bracelet is the format. Xiaomi leaves behind in this model the elongated and stylized design to embrace the square format of its Amazfit, the secondary brand of smartwatches with which Xioami has been promoting that market for some time.

Mi Smart Band 7 Pro is closer to the timepiece, but it takes its design cues from the more common bracelet

As Xiaomi had anticipated, the Mi Smart Band 7 Pro comes with GPS support and will include an always-on display (AOD) that shows the most relevant data and time information always available.

Features and cost comparison for the Mi SmartBand 7 Pro

Two main dishes that allow you to be a little more independent of the mobile in terms of the use of training and measurement of physical activity, and the advantage of having the screen always available without giving up (excessively) the autonomy for which it is famous:

Screen	AMOLED 1.64″ 326 PPI 280 x 456 pixels
connectivity	Bluetooth 5.2. GPS / GLONASS / Galileo / Beidou / QZSS. NFC.
active technologies	3-axis accelerometer with a gyroscope. Sensors: geomagnetic, barometric pressure, optical heart rate, capacitance, and photoluminic.
water and dust	Submersible to 50 meters.
Drums	Battery: 235 mAh with magnetic charging.

The change to the clock format is not the traditional one. Xiaomi maintains the inspiration of the usual bracelets, with an elongated but stylized smartwatch, which allows users who are looking for the best of both worlds to have a reference model. It is similar to the Huawei Fit but somewhat wider at first glance. Again, more like a smartwatch, but inspired by the Mi Smart Band that we all know.

In addition, the new design also includes a very interesting change in the strap system concerning the bracelet: it now allows quick change of the straps in a very simple way. The idea, as in the rest of smartwatches focused on lifestyle, is to adapt its colors and design to the time of day, with a wide range of available straps. Xiaomi Smart Band 7 Pro will be available for a  price close to €60 at the exchange rate, although it will not leave China at the moment. Perhaps we will see an international version later, there is no confirmation. It will arrive, yes, in 6 available colors.