When comparing Xiaomi Mi Band vs Garmin Vivoactive HR, the Slant community recommends Garmin Vivoactive HR for most people. In the question“What are the best fitness trackers?” Garmin Vivoactive HR is ranked 19th while Xiaomi Mi Band is ranked 27th. The most important reason people chose Garmin Vivoactive HR is:
The fitness tracker has a large backlit full-color touch-display that's sunlight-readable and responsive.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Price
One of the cheapest - if not the cheapest - option with its feature set.
Pro Good display
The fitness tracker has a large backlit full-color touch-display that's sunlight-readable and responsive.
Pro Easy to use
The fitness tracker has two buttons, a back button that also locks the device and a start button that also enters settings, and an intuitive touch interface that is controlled with swipes and taps. The learning curve is close to nonexistant.
Pro Step, stairs, heart monitoring
Cons
Con Does not track naps
If you take naps, Xiaomi Band is not a good option for you. For example, if you take a short nap it will not keep any data, it will only register data related to longer sessions of sleep.
Con HR monitoring does not work during swimming
The fitness tracker's heart rate monitoring gets turned off during swimming.