The finest budget fitness tracker around. Long battery life, waterproof, and phone notifications make this a bargain for those with basic fitness tracking needs.

After my Mi Band 2 review , I came to the conclusion that Android Wear cannot justify its price tag. I'm referring specifically to LG Urbane, which, as nice as it was back then at £279, falls short compared with a sports tracker you can get for less than 10% of that.

Xiaomi seemed to have a sleeper hit on their hands with the Mi Band 2; a smartwatch/fitness tracker that lacked several high-end features, but was offered at a price (about $20 US) low enough to tempt a whole lot of people to give it a try.

There are downsides to the Mi Band 3. The temperamental heart rate tracker and distance tracking don't make this a viable alternative to a good GPS-toting running watch. Only buy this if you just want basic stats like your step count and sleep tracking; you shouldn't be looking to get the Xiaomi Mi...

Very cheap; Slimline design; Heart rate monitor

No GPS; Poor screen visibility in daylight; Temperamental heart rate tracker

Good value for money i believe, however, i was disappointed that the app that goes with it is quite poor and has all sort of issues. Also, been using it for two weeks and it just does not record sleep correctly, i mean they are way off, i can only trust the deep sleep score because i don't know any...

As far as fitness bands go, Xiaomi's line up of Mi Bands has been one of the best selling in the world. Ever since the company launched the (admittedly pretty basic) original Mi Band, it has caught the eye of a mass audience thanks to the aggressive pricing strategy by the company.

Excellent design; Touchscreen OLED display; Automatic heart rate tracking; Good battery life; Sharp 193 ppi display

Difficult to pop-out of the band; Easy to bump into walls and furniture (kind of like your little toe

The Mi Bands are a range of affordable fitness bands from Xiaomi and this is the third generation of the Mi Band. The Mi Band 3 offers a whole lot of features in it like the heart rate sensor, calories burned, step counter, and it's IP67 water resistant up to 50m and it is currently priced at 169...

The Xiaomi Mi Band 3 fitness tracker only has one truly unique selling point: its price. For around $25, you can get a fitness tracker capable of pretty much everything a casual user could need.

Incredible value Improved design Light and comfortable Excellent battery life Great heart rate monitoring Accurate tracking

No option to manually start sleep No option to start activities from wrist Limited activity profiles Software could use some work

Getting yourself an accurate fitness tracker a few years back from an established brand meant shelling out nothing shy of 8-10 thousand rupees or say 150 USD, and that can be a huge deal especially in a price sensitive market like India.

The Mi Band has been an important Xiaomi product for the Indian market in the recent history. It has single-handedly added a considerable boost to the wearables market without making consumers' pocket bleed money.