This $50 fitness band made ditching my smartwatch easier than I expected

ZDNET's key takeaways The Xiaomi Smart Band 9 is available now for $55 on Amazon. It's a solid fitness tracker with great battery life that covers the basics in a slim form factor. It might not fit everyone, and the entry-level tracking data lacks the deep, personalized insights you'll find on more expensive devices. View now at Amazon If you want all the features of a smartwatch but can't commit to a big, bulky watch face, you might be interested in a smart band. Xiaomi's ninth-generation popular fitness band has so many new features that it's basically on par with any full-fledged smartwatch, just in a smaller, lighter form factor. The Xiaomi Smart Band 9 features a compact design with a slim watch face and a bright, 1.62-inch AMOLED display that's packed with almost all the health-tracking features you'd find on any other smartwatch, with fantastic battery life to boot. Also: The best Android smartwatches you can buy: Expert tested In fact, Xiaomi advertises this device as hav ... Read full article.