Sleep breathing quality tracking added to Mi Band 6 via new OTA update

The Mi Band 6 features a 1.56-inch full-screen AMOLED touch display, 50% more screen space than its predecessor, with 326PPI crystal-clear resolution and customizable band faces. The band is water-resistant up to 50 meters.

The newly-launched Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 6, aka Mi Band 6, has got a new feature called sleep breathing quality monitoring via a new OTA update. The latest update - version 5.0.0 - is arriving on the Mi Fit app, the official app for Mi wearables.

The update changelog includes:

• Supports access from the new Mi Smart Band 6
• Adds the feature of monitoring the sleep quality breathing
• Improves user experience and fixes known bugs

Xiaomi Mi Band 6: Specs and features

The Xiaomi Mi Band 6 features a 1.56-inch full-screen AMOLED touch display, 50% more screen space than its predecessor, with 326PPI crystal-clear resolution and customizable band faces. The band is water-resistant up to 50 meters and comes with a removable silicone strap. The straps are available in Black, Green, Blue, White, Brown, Orange, Silver, and Yellow colour options.

Health tracking features onboard the fitness band include SpO2 (blood oxygen level) measurement, 24/7 heart rate monitoring, sleep tracking, female health-tracking, stress monitoring, deep breathing guidance. Additionally, it has a PAI health assessment system that creates a customized health evaluation system for each user based on their unique health data.

The fitness tracker supports 30 sports modes - indoor training like stretching and HIIT, fun activities such as Zumba and street dancing and pro sports like gymnastics. It also auto-detects six fitness activities.

The Xiaomi Mi Band 6 is equipped with a 125mAh battery that is claimed to provide 14 days of battery life on a single charge and supports magnetic charging. Other smart functions include- app notifications, remote camera and music control, weather updates, alarm, among others.

The Mi Band 6 is priced at EUR45 in Europe while in China there is an NFC edition too that costs CNY280 (approx. Rs 3,130). It is expected to be priced around Rs 2,500 in India.