Xiaomi Mi 50W 20000mah Power Bank

 So this was reviewed back in April 2023. Since it was time to get things sorted out and things are a bit tough back then. But this review was a nice way to be able to plan out the future with this.  So this was a bit of a way to work with options and since of the potential chances to video edit in the future. Like a lot better. But for around £50, it has some benefits for sure.,  Xiaomi No longer has it on the website But Amazon still does.  There is no video for this review. 

The Packaging. 

The look at the box 

So this has its Xiaomi Charm of the Apple pure white box and the clear picture of the box and also the description of that item itself, and the small print and codes on the back, but it feels like it's a posh feel for sure.

The front of the box 

The Left side of the box 

The right side of the box 

The bottom of the box 

The top of the box 

The back of the box with all the text 

As it shows most of the back with the text, some will find it a bit of a headache but for what most will need it for, it will be not looked at much either way. So it then leads to being able to unbox the power bank and see what's inside. 

A look inside the box

So this was a bit more simple but still nicely laid out and divided to make sure the bank fits nicely and tight.  There was a small jiffy bag inside and then it was the bank itself taking up most of the box, showing its true size. 

A peek inside the box 

A look at the bottom of the power bank with the bag next to it 

The top of the power bank and the bag next to it

So That and the USB cable were quite short but good ones, so it will give it some charge. Especially as this does not take as quick as other power banks to charge up, from its capacity and the WH usage. 

The USB cable it came with

So then it was time to get it set up and ready to test out.

Well, that's after we look at the power bank which does have a very clear look at the square shape for sure, as well as the engravings on the front and the bottom of the bank itself. which explains the compatible voltages, it does not carry 65W of power which I will find out later on. but it does take over 6 hours to charge from a single 1A USB Charger of 5v, but since of the 20V option for output, it can take in a bit less of just 12V input. 

The right side of the power bank

The left side of the power bank with the power button 

The top of the Powerbank with the sticker removed and the ports showing 

The bottom of the power bank with the sticker on 

Look at the bottom with the labels like the voltages 

The Testing: 

Charging up: 

So this can take up to 8 hours to charge on a 2A USB charger, so this will need a powerful charger like the Ugreen GAN X 65W for example, then it makes sense for it to charge quickly. But then it can show the progress of the charger with the LED indicator. 

The Charger connected to a slow cable 

So for that to be fully charged it was time to then get it to see if it charged devices up. So that means the phone would charge fine (the issue with the Note 7 is having issues with a weaker battery after its 3 years), So that will charge quickly with a quick charge on both ports. But the real test is the laptops 

Laptop #1: Maibenben

This does not charge since its not enough juice for the 20V and 2A when the maibenben needs 3.25A aka 65W so this will not give any power at all. I can tell since the USB Type C to 5.5 x 2.5 mm adapter does not blue led up. 

Laptop #2: Cleveo N141Zu or PC Specialist Laftive 

Now this is the main reason for getting the power bank and Yes it actually chargers up, so this can work on the power bank,and I can say, yes this works fine, and charges from 5% to 70% and use half of the battery on the bank itself. 

The battery charging via the power bank 

The Conclusion: 

This can do a lot of useful tricks and for a #omracersholiday (Not had in 4 years), it will be a tool to be able to get things uploaded much easier than it used to be. But it's been useful for when i need to eat while watching videos and not have a long cable across a kitchen and also when or if I have to edit on a coach if that comes to pass. The normal USB ports mean I can charge a phone possible at the same time. 

omracer's Rating: 7/10

The Good Points: 

• Can charge a laptop via USB C (with the PD adapters) if 45W aka 20V with 2A
• Chargers Phones and normal USB devices 
• Power indicator 
• Reasonable value for money 

The Bad Points: 

• Can charge on older USB or slower Chargers
• Not close to 65W for charging older and more powerful laptops
• Quite heavy so be careful if needing it for defense if attacked 
• Might be hard to source if Amazon sells out

And there we are, more reviews might be after summer on this case, it seems the past is catching up and repeating itself on my end on top of workaholic on top of the consequences of moving via 1-hour leg commute home. 

See you soon

omracer

Xiaomi Mi Body Composition Scale 2

This has been alot longer than I would have liked it to be. But we finally have the last product to review. The Mi Scale, Purchased for £39.99 from Mi Store London and then shocked as I saw it on the Online Mi Store for £24.99 and was annoyed I missed out on a £15 saving, please note this lowers the score for this review. The Video is below:

The Packaging. 

It's actually very simplistic and very Apple Esque in its packaging, an image of the scale on the front, some symbols on the site and also the detailed info on the back like the model and the info on hows its made and the different languages it supports.

The top of the box 

The front of the box 

The only images on the sides of the box

a look at the back of the box 

We open it up and its a really nice touch on how to actually remove the scale, it's covered up like a pair of jigsaw puzzles which is a cool touch to remove, then inside its the scale first, then a small box underneath with the manual and warranty guide. 

The jigsaw cover

The top of the scale

Underneath the scale

The box that was hidden if the scale was still there 

Inside the box were these two booklets

The scale and the box of the scale, side by side 

Then it was time to get it setup

Time to Insert and Pair

Well, this felt easy and actually, after finding 2 pairs of batteries, I got it turned on, went to Mi Fit and then all I had to do was to step on the scale and it would pair it, sounds simple/.  

NOPE.

Well, actually I had to put it on the hard surface in the bathroom for it to pair it properly. So with bare feet on the scale in the bathroom, it paired and it worked.

The results, 

It showed me info about where my fat is and muscle and all that which is quite incredible and rare and never shown about that before, of course, this is aimed at a slimmer population so I won't get off easy on my weight but well thats for a different thing aside. 

Also, it let you pair with different phones so I linked mine to it and my mums to it so she can weigh in for her diet, and I can weigh to see if exercise can help with it all instead of a diet as per. say. a Phone reboot was needed but it all worked fine after. 

Weight of items 

If you step on the scale with one foot, then it will let you weigh items and it let me weight a bottle of lemonade which was only about 3.7lbs. So that feature is useful. 

Conclusion, 

Well this is an amazing concept and It got the weakness of the value for it, I wanted it so badly I kicked common sense and could have saved £10 to £15 on it, But Xiaomi didnt put it on their own online store until a week before Christmas, that was annoying. But as a scale, it does a fantastic job for what you get, The annoying part is that there is no built-in battery to charge, but just uses AAA which are not included and I even got some Panasonic Batteries from work to use it will last me a while. 

omracer's Rating: 6/10

The Good Points: 

• Works with the Mi Fit App so no separate needed for something like just being happy with a saved route without leaving the battery life to di with the screen on all the time. 
• It weights me nice and accurately when on a hard floor like I used to with old scales but no remember the number then forgetting it like 20 minutes later. 
• It can weigh objects

The Bad Points:

• It was expensive when I got it but kicking myself 
• No Batteries are included

There we are, the Xiaomi Trilogy is done, now this was alot longer than I liked it to be but its all done and a nicer lifestyle might be ahead but we shall seem 

More reviews coming up maybe in summer 

omracer 

Xiaomi Smart Band 4 / Mi Band 4

Well, after delays and alot of personal stuff (including issues with Paypal of all things) as well as work to make way for maybe more reviews this year and also to build up things. But the Trilogy of this review is just middle on this one. Enjoy a video on the Mi Band 4. Costing £34,99 from the Mi Store in London, it was close to getting it free with the Redmi note 8 (since i paid £149 for the Redmi Note 7 Plus 34.99 for the phone.

The Packaging. 

Actually the design is pretty much the vibe of the Band, with Black and white and it has the vibes of those features very well, It brings everything clear but there is some racist language on the back packaging. This causes it to be a bit of a problem if you notice it.

The Front of the Box 

The one side of the box 

The other side of the Box 

The back of the Box 

Then we open the box and inside is nicely laid out with 3 sections, the Charger, the Box and the band itself. It brings a chance of things.

The contants of the box 

The charger 

The manual 

Then we have to look at the band itself 

The band 

The band 

The bottom of the band with the sensors 

That was actually a nice way to see how it looks and its good how I learned on the way it works, such as having to wash the strap itself with Water, Not to use it in saunas either. But It was an easy way to remove the band from the strap of the pulling of the strap. Which then can dock in the charger easily.

The Band in the charger

Its charging from a powerbank 

Then it was time to Pair the band and make Mi Fit. 

The Setup. 

It was a case of installing Mi Fit and then making sure it has the permissions added in . Then I logged in and paired the band. It was actually easier than I thought. But in 10 minutes I was setup and ready to go. 

The Mi Band 4 is connected. 

But then we deal with a new app, The MiBand 4 Watch Face.  This will make it nice to look at so I went for  a Teletext style one. 

its weird how this works since you have to tap one of these to get the custom ones from that app into the Band. 

This I had to tap on a different icon to apply it but it then worked a treat.

The new Watch Face

Which then I could just swipe down and then tap to start a workout, which it tells me if the GPS is working, a nice bonus, Its a shame this does ot have built-in GPS so I can save battery life since its still 2% a run of 10 minutes for Running with like say Google Fit. 

The Tests: 

In Water: 

I tried it when having a bath and its really cool that do stop the touch screen the second it touches water.  So that makes it easier, Maybe one day I will try swimming in a river with it. 

Running: 

Well now it was another day and time for my first try with it, lets be honest. It was a time to really see how it Performed. So for a run down to a bus stop. It was quite good and accurate, but other times if I use the app and it records but use the band and it hardly records distance. 

Sometimes it does record

and sometimes it hardly records

Sleeping: 

Well, this is not bad but then again its the earliest night i've been in bed except one other time this year but with friend problems on my mind, sleeping early was not going to be easy, let alone with a needy dog. 

The sleep stats in Mi Fit 

Google Fit is a bit easier to understand. 

Walking: 

Well, its the same aspect, as running, the Mi fit app does still stay if i say take a camera pic but over time if it's a long walk it can just disappear, which means the band stops connecting and does not keep the walk or activity intact. 

Conclusion: 

For that plan of a budget smart band, it really brings a few things to consider and really adds some perzang to it with the changing the looks and the extra features such as the stopwatch and alarm from before. There is a bit less reliance on the mi fit app but also it relies on it with the GPS which for the Redmi note 7. it wasn't going to plan as much as I liked. 

omracer's Rating: 8/10

The Good Points:

• Colour screen
• Good value for money
• Extra features
• Easy to setup
• Easy to set workouts
• 20-day battery life
• Works in the bath and in low water

The Bad Points: 

• The GPS can be hard for it to say for a long period of time
• It struggles for the Band to stay with the Mi fit app (part of the issue above) 
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Well, thats 2 done out of the trilogy of reviews. Will things happen with the scale, I'll find out soon

omracer

Xiaomi Mi Bluetooth headset basic

Well, it is finally time to review one or the purchases I had from The last Holiday I was on.  A cheap but actually decent Bluetooth headset. We get to finally try these on and if they are worth it or not. Enjoy the video.

The headset from the Mi Store 

The Headset and the Bag 

The Packaging. 

It's actually a simple clear box with the Mi logo and also the back showing the specs, no fuss, no long descriptions, a clear view of the product. 

The front of the box 

The back of the box 

The inside is pretty easy, the manual is inside the box, the cable is short but has nice lightning on it, the manual is clearly printed and you get extra earbuds as well. But it makes things easy to look at and get unwrapped. 

The headset

Looking at the charge port

The side of the headset

The  button at the top of it 

The Cable 

The Manuals

The other side of that 

This was then time to get it fitted. 

The time of fitting. 

Well, it fitted nicely, it was somewhat an odd fit how the rubber goes into the inner ear. 

it fits

Another view

The other view

one last time. 

The screenshot of me 

It's easy to charge.

Charging the headset

The Test. 

Well, I got on the bike, cycled to my first visit and had no issue at all, Mi-Fit was working, talking to me about the events that went on and also I was lucky enough to NOT get phone calls I have little issue with using it, But I did notice that it was sliding out a tiny bit but it did not actually fall out.

When it was nearly out

It fits 

Then the first part of the work was done and I cycled in the rain No damage happened and I was cycling to another visit and it worked. No problems and the call quality was good too.

Using it with a helmet

This was finally done and it was a good day. so, in the end, it might be better than you expect for the value. 

The Conclusion. 

Its gots its value in the brand and the features it gives can really spell a nice tone, it might not look easy to wear but it can be a tight fit which is good. 

omracer's Rating: 8/10

The Good Points: 

• Amazing Value
• Nice Design
• Easy to set up. 
• No issue on battery life 

The Bad Points: 

• This can be VERY HARD to find unless you travel to Mi Store London. 
• Doesn't look like it will fit around the ear

More Reviews will come soon. 

omracer