Xiaomi Redmi Watch 5 Active, Black

The Redmi Watch 5 Active in black. Xiaomi's budget smartwatch, and the one to pick if you want a big, easy-to-read screen and a battery you can forget about.

The 2-inch display is the largest of the Xiaomi wearables we carry, which makes notifications, messages and workout numbers genuinely readable at a glance rather than something you squint at. The 470mAh battery is also the biggest, and Xiaomi rates it at 18 days of typical use, or 12 if you are training hard and leaving the screen on.

It covers the everyday things properly: heart rate, blood oxygen, step and activity tracking, sleep, and it exports to Strava and Apple Health rather than locking your data inside Xiaomi's app. The software borrows the HyperOS look from Xiaomi phones, with lockscreen-style watch faces, calendar reminders, notes that sync across, over 50 widgets, and the usual conveniences: torch, camera shutter, find-my-phone, alarm, stopwatch, timer, theatre mode, and a water-clearing mode that vibrates moisture out of the speaker.

Compatibility goes back further than most: Android 6.0 and iOS 12. If you are pairing it with an older handset, this is the safe choice.

Specifications

• Display: 2-inch LCD, 320 x 385 pixels, up to 500 nits, adjustable
• Sensors: heart rate, blood oxygen (SpO2), accelerometer
• Water resistance: IPX8
• Battery: 470mAh, 18 days typical use, 12 days heavy use
• Charging: magnetic cable
• Connectivity: Bluetooth 5.3
• Built-in GPS: no
• Fits wrists: 135-200 mm
• Dimensions: 49.1 x 40.4 x 11.4 mm
• Weight: 40 g
• Works with: Android 6.0 or iOS 12 and above, via the Mi Fitness app
• Also syncs with: Strava, Apple Health
• Warranty: 1 year

Which one should you buy?

We carry four Xiaomi wearables. In short:

• Smart Band 9 Active - UGX 200,000. The entry point. A 1.47" TFT screen, heart rate but no blood oxygen, 50 sports modes. Does the basics well and costs the least.
• Smart Band 10 - UGX 280,000. Steps up to a bright 1.72" AMOLED at 1500 nits, adds blood oxygen and stress tracking, and 150+ sports modes.
• Redmi Watch 5 Active - UGX 300,000. The biggest screen at 2 inches and the biggest battery, but an LCD panel at 500 nits, so it is dimmer outdoors than the AMOLED bands.
• Smart Band 10 Pro - UGX 550,000. The only one with built-in GPS, so it tracks runs without your phone. Brightest screen at 2000 nits. The one for runners.

None of the four except the Pro has its own GPS.

Not a medical device. The heart rate, blood oxygen and sleep features are for general fitness and wellbeing. They are not designed to predict, diagnose, prevent or treat any condition, and should not be used in place of medical advice.

Water resistance notes. IPX8 covers immersion in fresh water. It does not cover hot showers, saunas, seawater or diving, and water resistance reduces over time.

Ships from abroad. This item is dispatched from our international store, so allow 10 to 21 working days from the day you pay.