Amazfit Band 5 Smart Band Fitness Tracker with Alexa Built-in, 15-Day Battery Life, Blood Oxygen, Heart Rate, Sleep and Stress Monitor, 5 ATM Waterproof, 11 Sports Modes, Black

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While the Amazfit Band 5 does a fine impersonation of the Mi Band 5, and shares many of the same features, the former offers a more complete package for only a marginally increased cost. There’s no built-in GPS, but you do have the option to use your phone’s GPS signal to map outdoor activities.

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If you don't care about Alexa, we'd say go for the Mi Band 5, which matches the Band 5 in pretty much every other way.They're sporty in style and while not as sleek-looking as trackers from Samsung or Fitbit, they're looks most will be happy to don. Similar support was introduced on the Fitbit Versa 2 and now appears on its Versa 3 and Sense watches. We found the readings to be reasonably accurate, and certainly more stable than what we experienced with the Samsung Galaxy Fit. You can't view sleep data on the Band, so it's over to the app to see how well or badly you've slept. They might not be as rich as some of the other sports modes, but it's nice to see that indoor activities can be better tracked.

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Huami says the score can be improved by sleeping on your side, making sure not to drink alcohol before sleep, by losing weight and exercising more.

The Mi Band 6 fared well I our testing recognising sleep time and offering similar sleep stage durations – although we did find sleep scores to be a little over-generous. The Amazfit Band 5 does make room for some sports tracking features and there's a fair amount to play with here.