How to Choose a Smartwatch (GUIDE)
Our regularly updated smartwatch guide will help you choose the right smartwatch and tell you everything you need to know.

The premium Xiaomi Watch 5 smartwatch offers an elegant design, high-quality materials, advanced features and the modern Google Wear OS. All your information is perfectly legible on the large 1.54-inch AMOLED display with high definition and 480 × 480px resolution. To record your athletic performance, there are more than 150 sports modes available. Dual-band GPS and an upgraded PPG sensor provide precise data, measuring your heart rate, stress levels, blood oxygen, ECG and EMG. With NFC technology, you can make contactless payments via Mi Pay. The smartwatch lasts for up to 6 days on a single charge.
Everything is perfectly visible on the Xiaomi watch's 1.54" display, and thanks to AMOLED technology, you can look forward to a more colourful and smoother picture. The Xiaomi Watch also excels with its excellent readability in direct sunlight, so you won't miss any incoming notifications. The watch display has a resolution of 480 × 480px. You can easily customise the look of your watch by choosing from a huge number of watch faces, including new ones featuring endangered animals, plants and landscapes. The smartwatch has an impressive screen-to-body ratio of 78.28%. The display is protected by premium sapphire glass, and the watch body is made of 316L stainless steel.
Thanks to NFC technology, you can use contactless payments and pay with your Xiaomi watch via Mi Pay. In addition, the smartwatch supports more than 200 popular third-party apps, which can be downloaded and installed from Google Play. With the Wear OS by Google operating system, you can also look forward to some pre-installed apps that run smoothly.
The Xiaomi Watch 5 performs 24-hour heart rate monitoring and can monitor your blood oxygen level (SpO₂). The PPG biosensor with upgraded hardware and algorithms ensures more accurate heart rate measurement during low and very high-intensity activities. If you are feeling stressed, the Xiaomi Watch 5 can offer breathing exercises to help you calm down. You can adjust the blood oxygen measurement interval—keep it on all day or set your preferred interval. The watch can also measure ECG and EMG. The Xiaomi Watch 5 more accurately records your nightly sleep, including all its phases, and also captures occasional short naps during the day. With the Xiaomi watch, you can identify your sleep patterns and improve your sleep habits.
Don't be afraid to get active and start exercising or doing other activities. The Xiaomi Watch 5 accurately measures your performance parameters—heart rate, average heat, or calories burned. You can choose from more than 150 sports modes. With the Xiaomi Watch 5, you can record the duration, distance and average speed of every ski/snowboard run. You can then find more detailed information in the app on the results page, where you can also see a map of your ski trail. The smartwatch is equipped with its own dual-band GNSS supporting five satellite systems: BeiDou, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and QZSS. This enables it to accurately determine your position during your workout, so you can rely on precise distance and speed tracking. You can now view your outdoor activity records (running, cycling) in the Mi Fitness app, where you will see every step of your route. What's more, Google Maps is pre-installed on the smartwatch, so you can get voice navigation instructions directly from the watch. The smartwatch has a 5 ATM water-resistant design, so you can go swimming without worry and measure your swimming performance. Not to mention rain or sweat—neither will harm the Xiaomi Watch 5.
One of the main advantages of the Xiaomi smartwatch is its long battery life. With a capacity of 930mAh, you can look forward to up to 6 days of operation in smart mode and up to 18 days in power-saving mode. Modern Bluetooth 5.4 connectivity and convenient gesture control are a matter of course. With the Wear OS by Google operating system, you get access to a wide range of apps, watch faces and smart features. This makes the Xiaomi Watch 5 not only a sports and health assistant but also a practical extension of your smartphone.
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