A long term review would be interesting. I've tried 2 xiaomi devices and since the new app they regularly fail to sync and discard all data even when failing which means to big gaps. Sometimes only a factory reset of the band and a repair helps.
I steer clear of xiaomi devices for this reason now which is sad cause I actually like most of their hardware.
Latest band tested was the mi band 8, it has one of these drop outs almost every week, destroying sometimes 2 - 3 days of data.
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