You should have seen my surprise when I saw that the new Xiaomi Smart Band 10 was released last week. I think it was the most unexpected release of a Xiaomi fitness tracker.
You know, the previous Xiaomi Smart Band 9 was launched in September 2024, so I was waiting for the Xiaomi Smart Band 10 in September 2025.
However, it is only June, and here is the latest fitness bracelet from Xiaomi.
Today we will do an unboxing and full review of the Xiaomi Smart Band 10 and talk about its main changes compared to the Band 9. Unfortunately, I don’t have the Smart Band 9 anymore, so I will not be able to compare it side-by-side with the new Xiaomi Smart Band 10.
However, you can check out our videos about Xiaomi Smart Band 9, Band 9 Pro and Band 9 Active on our channel Tech Brothers.
By the way, I have the Huawei Band 10, and we will compare it to the new Xiaomi Smart Band 10 in one of the next videos. Subscribe to our channel so you don’t miss out.
OK, let’s finally start the review of the new Xiaomi smart band.
Buy Xiaomi Smart Band 10:
What’s Inside the Box?
You know, if it didn’t say Xiaomi Smart Band 10 on the box, I would have thought it was Xiaomi Smart Band 9. The design of the box and even the image looks exactly the same.
By the way, I have a global version of the smart band, so we can read its main features in English on the sides. We will talk about all of them later in this video.
The package contents have not changed either and include the fitness bracelet itself, a magnetic charging cable, and a user manual.
The First Thing You’ll Notice About the Design
So, looking at the new Xiaomi Smart Band 10, I can see that it has a bigger screen. This is actually one of its main upgrades. We will talk about display a little bit later.
All the Colors and Materials You Can Choose From
I have the Smart Band 10 in Midnight Black color, and it comes with a black metal frame and black TPU strap. If you choose the bracelet in silver or gold color, it will have a silver or gold frame and strap.
The white version of the new Xiaomi Smart Band 10 has significant changes, because it has a ceramic frame and even a strap made of a different material, namely Fluororubber. However, it is also more expensive, so I am not sure if it is worth buying.
Everything You Need to Know About the Straps
Just like the previous Xiaomi smart bands, the new one supports many different straps, which differ not only in color but also in materials, such as silk knitted, leather, metal, magnetic, fluororubber multi-color, and others. You can even buy a Pearl-chain Pendant version of the Xiaomi Smart Band 10.
Xiaomi fitness bracelets are famous for their variety of straps, and there are even more with the new Xiaomi Smart Band 10.
Size and Weight Comparison: Is There a Big Difference?
You are probably interested to know if the straps from Xiaomi Smart Band 10 and Smart Band 9 are compatible, I think not, because they have different sizes. They have the same body thickness of 10.95 mm, but the new smart band has become a little bigger because of the larger display – 46.57 x 22.54 mm. The ceramic version of the Xiaomi Smart Band 10 is even bigger – 47.74 x 23.94 mm.
In addition, the ceramic version is much heavier than the aluminum version – 23 grams and 15.95 grams, respectively. This is just the weight of the fitness tracker without the strap.
By the way, the health tracking sensors on the back of the Xiaomi Smart Band 10 look the same to the Xiaomi Smart Band 9, but the manufacturer promises significant improvements in measurements, especially sleep. We will come back to that later.
How Waterproof Is the Xiaomi Smart Band 10?
The Chinese company also claims an improved swimming mode, but the water resistance rating remains unchanged at 5 ATM. You can swim or wash your hands in fresh water without any problems.
The Xiaomi Smart Band 10 still doesn’t have any physical buttons, so it is controlled via the touch screen.
Display Upgrade: Bigger, Brighter, Better
Talking about the display, this is the next major upgrade in the new Xiaomi Smart Band 10. It has a bigger size of 1.72 inches, which is 0.1 inches larger than the Xiaomi Smart Band 9 display.
By the way, the Xiaomi Smart Band 10 is even closer to the Pro version because the Smart Band 9 Pro has a 1.74-inch screen. It is almost the same size as the Xiaomi Smart Band 10, but in a different shape. I wonder what screen diagonal the upcoming Xiaomi Smart Band 10 Pro will have.
In addition, the bezels around the screen of the new Smart Band 10 are thinner – only 2mm, and they are symmetrical on all sides. The screen-to-body ratio has increased from 63% to 73%.
Since the display is bigger, it has a higher resolution of 212 x 520 pixels.
Another improvement in the screen of the Xiaomi Smart Band 10 is the higher brightness of 1500 nits. I want to remind you that the Smart Band 9 had a screen brightness of 1200 nits. Higher brightness is always good because you can see the screen better in all conditions, including sunny weather.
The Xiaomi Smart Band 10 still has ambient light sensor and automatic screen brightness adjustment, as well as Always-on Display thanks to the AMOLED panel.
In my opinion, Xiaomi Smart Band 10 is the best fitness bracelet on the market when it comes to screen quality.
What Are the New Functions of the Xiaomi Smart Band 10?
Now we can talk about the functions of the new Xiaomi smart band. As you may remember, the Xiaomi Smart Band 9 was the first Xiaomi fitness bracelet running on Xiaomi HyperOS.
The new Xiaomi Smart Band 10 also has the HyperOS operating system, but now it is version 2.0.
At first glance, it looks the same as the first version, but I think there will be differences. Let’s take a look.
So, Xiaomi Smart Band 10 has a new watch face. It is similar to the previous one, but the time digits are much larger. There are eight watch faces out of the box, but hundreds or even thousands of others are available in the app.
You can still read new notifications on the new smart band that come to your connected smartphone.
By swiping left or right, you can switch widgets, such as daily activity, heart rate, weather forecast, sleep and quick settings menu. You can customize these widgets, specifically remove or add new ones, in the Settings and Home Screen.
However, you cannot customize the Quick settings menu, and you only have Do Not Disturb mode, Find Phone, Flashlight and Settings here.
By swiping up from the main watch face, you can open the menu with all the functions. I want to list them all, to see if there is anything new here: Stats, Workout, Activity, Running Courses, Training State, Heart Rate, Vitality, spO2, Sleep, Stress, Weather, Calendar, Alarm, Settings and More.
In the More menu you will find Events, Tasks, Breathing, Stopwatch, Music, Find Phone, World Clock, Camera, Timer, Flashlight, Focus, and Compass.
I watched our previous video about the Xiaomi Smart Band 9 and compared the set of functions. You know, Xiaomi Smart Band 10 has only one new function, namely a compass. Previously, only the Xiaomi Smart Band 9 Pro had a compass, but not the Smart Band 9. Now it is available in the Smart Band 10.
Changes in Settings: What You Need to Know
When I go to Settings, I see that icons have appeared here. You can still select a Running Mode, such as Pebble and Neckless. By the way, I haven’t seen Pebble accessory for Xiaomi Smart Band 10 on the official website, but this mode is still supported.
In the Home Screen, we can see Band Display and Widgets settings.
The Display Settings have Brightness, Auto Lock, Raise to Wake, Screen on for, Always-on Display, and Cover to Sleep.
An important update in Xiaomi Smart Band 10 is the upgraded linear motor with more vibration settings. Now, you can select the vibration intensity, custom vibration and system vibration.
Do Not Disturb Settings, Notifications and Auto Detect remained the same.
A new feature in Xiaomi Smart Band 10 is Share HR. Now you can share heart rate information with a third-party device. Unfortunately, I don’t have such a device at the moment, but I will try to test this function later.
Other options in the settings include PIN, Battery, System and About.
So, the Xiaomi Smart Band 10 has the new vibration settings and Share HR.
Getting to Know the Mi Fitness App for Xiaomi Smart Band 10
I will not dwell too long on the Mi Fitness app, because I didn’t find any updates here compared to the previous fitness tracker.
You still have notifications and calls settings, Fitness and Health settings, such as Heart Rate, Sleep, Blood Oxygen, Stress, Standing, Stats and Vitality Score.
The Apps Menu include Alarm, Sync Events, Task reminders, Weather and World Clock.
The System Settings menu has Sort apps, Vibration and Find Device.
Among Security options is only PIN.
The Additional settings have Firmware Updates, Help Center, About Device and Connect new phone.
The New Games Make Xiaomi Smart Band 10 Even More Fun
You know, I noticed on the official website that Xiaomi Smart Band 10 supports games. I also played games on the Xiaomi Smart Band 9, but only Chinese version. As far as I know, the global version had no games. But now the Xiaomi Smart Band 10 in global version have them.
To find and download games on the Xiaomi Smart Band 10, you need to go to the Watch Faces Store in the app and select the Fresh and Fun section.
Here we have six games. They are the same as I played on the Chinese Xiaomi Smart Band 9, but now available on the global Xiaomi Smart band 10.
Same Great Battery Life as Before
You know, despite the bigger screen and slightly larger size overall, battery capacity of the Xiaomi Smart Band 10 is the same as the Smart Band 9, namely 233mAh.
The battery life is also unchanged, such as 21 days in typical usage mode, 9 days in Always-On Display mode, and 8 days in heavy usage mode.
But I think it is good that the battery life is the same, even though the screen is bigger.
All the Upgrades in Xiaomi Smart Band 10
You know, I have only been using the Xiaomi Smart Band 10 for 2 days, and these are all the new things I have noticed about this fitness tracker. Let’s recall them.
Xiaomi Smart Band 10 is now available in a new white ceramic version. There are also many new straps available in different materials, and even pearl necklace.
The Xiaomi Smart Band 10 has a bigger screen with 1.72 inches screen diagonal, higher resolution of 212 x 520 pixels and even higher brightness of 1500 NIT.
Next, the new Xiaomi fitness tracker received an upgraded linear motor with more vibration settings.
Although the Xiaomi Smart Band 10 has the new HyperOS 2.0 version, I didn’t notice much difference from the previous one. Among the new functions is only Compass.
In addition, games have become available for the global version of the Xiaomi Smart Band 10.
I think that’s all the upgrades.
You know, I didn’t touch on the health and sports features in this video because I have only been using the smart band for only 2 days. However, the manufacturer promises some improvements here, such as Enhanced sports-related algorithms with nine-axis motion sensor, Enhanced swimming mode, Heart rate broadcast, and Advanced sleep intelligence with sleep Trend report and Sleep Improvement Plan.
Maybe I will check out these features in one of the next videos, but we will definitely do a comparison of Xiaomi Smart Band 10 and Huawei Band 10.