Writing this Xiaomi Smart Band 9 Active review, I wasn’t exactly expecting it to hit our list of the best fitness trackers on the market — it’s startlingly cheap, designed for people who just need the fundamentals of health tracking.

Give me the better display, longer battery life, and Apple Watch-like design on the Xiaomi Smart Band 9 Pro over the Active any day.

The Xiaomi Smart Band 9 Active is a little tricky to find, but you can purchase it through Amazon from various sellers as well as AliExpress. It is typically priced under $50, depending on the seller.

You can pick up the Xiaomi Smart Band 9 Pro for £62.99 / AU$99.99 (roughly $75). That’s a fairly significant price hike, in the UK at least, over the $60 / £24.99 / AU$79.99 ‘standard’ Band 9, though it matches its predecessor the Smart Band 8 Pro.

Xiaomi's most affordable smartband to date. Xiaomi’s Smart Band lineup (formerly Mi Band) is now in its ninth generation, and the Smart Band 9 Active