Xiaomi · Watches & Wearables · Reviewed by Nikolay Tanev · Published 2026-05-28
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The reviewer highly praises the Xiaomi Watch S5 for its excellent build quality, premium design, and bright AMOLED display, though he expresses a desire for quick reply options for messages. He was also significantly impressed by the Xiaomi Sound Play's compact size, powerful sound quality, appealing design, ambient lighting effects, and solid battery life, concluding that both products offer great value for money.
This review provides an in-depth look at the new Xiaomi Watch S5 smartwatch and the Xiaomi Sound Play Bluetooth speaker. It covers their design, features, performance, and battery life, including hands-on demonstrations and a sound quality test for the speaker.
The Xiaomi Watch S5 is a highly recommended upgrade for its excellent build quality and feature set. It boasts a super bright 1.48-inch AMOLED display with 2,500 nits peak brightness, making it perfectly visible outdoors, and offers an impressive two to three weeks of battery life, even with always-on display enabled. Its primary drawback is the absence of quick reply options for messages, which can be inconvenient for daily communication. If you prioritize long battery life, a stunning display, and accurate health tracking in a premium design, this smartwatch is an exceptional value. However, if message quick replies are a deal-breaker for your smartwatch experience, you may need to consider other options.
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The reviewer states that the Xiaomi Watch S5 is advertised to have up to 3 weeks of battery life.
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The Xiaomi Watch S5 features a super bright 1.48-inch AMOLED display.
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The watch includes upgraded sensors for even more accurate health and fitness tracking.
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The reviewer praises the Watch S5's design, noting it is thin, lightweight, beautifully crafted with premium materials, and looks and feels great on the wrist.
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The reviewer states he has been using the Xiaomi Watch S5 for about a week to evaluate its real-world performance.
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The watch is described as surprisingly light and slim, measuring 10.9 mm thin and weighing only 46 grams, contributing to its comfortable wear.
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The Watch S5 is a 46-mm watch, providing a nice presence on the wrist without feeling too bulky.
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The Watch S5 now supports Wi-Fi, enabling faster transfer of music files and offline maps.
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The reviewer notes that the Watch S5's GPS connection is super fast, connecting to satellites within just a few seconds.
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The Watch S5 utilizes the same high-precision heart rate sensor as the flagship Xiaomi Watch 5, offering up to 98.4% accuracy for reliable measurements.
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The Watch S5 comes with 2 GB of storage for music files and has a surprisingly good built-in speaker that is loud and clear for calls and notifications.
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The watch supports automatic brightness adjustment and reaches up to 2,500 nits peak brightness, ensuring excellent visibility outdoors even under direct sunlight.
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The reviewer observes that the Watch S5's interface, including animations, scrolling, and transitions, feels buttery smooth, making for a fast and enjoyable interaction.
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The reviewer found that even with the always-on display enabled, the Watch S5 can comfortably achieve around two weeks of battery life.
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The compact Sound Play speaker delivers surprisingly powerful sound with its 18W speaker setup and includes cool built-in ambient lighting effects.
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The reviewer states that the Xiaomi Watch S5 offers an impressive battery life of up to 3 weeks. Based on his real-world usage, even with power-intensive features like the always-on display enabled, users can comfortably expect around two weeks of battery life.
The Xiaomi Watch S5 features a super bright 1.48-inch AMOLED display with automatic brightness adjustment. It is capable of reaching up to 2,500 nits peak brightness, which ensures excellent visibility outdoors even under direct sunlight, making it highly functional in various lighting conditions.
The reviewer highlights the Watch S5's premium and well-built feel, noting its surprisingly light and slim construction despite featuring stainless steel. It measures just 10.9mm thin and weighs only 46g, contributing to a clean, modern look that feels very comfortable throughout the day and even while sleeping.
Health tracking on the Watch S5 has been improved, utilizing upgraded sensors for more accurate data. Specifically, it employs the same high-precision heart rate sensor found in the flagship Xiaomi Watch 5, which boasts up to 98.4% accuracy for more reliable measurements.
The Watch S5 runs the latest Xiaomi HyperOS 3, which is noted for being more refined, smoother, and easier to navigate. Key new additions include Wi-Fi support for faster music file transfers and offline maps. It also features a new cycling mode that transforms a smartphone into a cycling computer, super fast GPS, 2GB of storage for direct music downloads, and a surprisingly clear built-in speaker for calls and notifications.
The reviewer confirms that despite its compact size, the Xiaomi Sound Play delivers surprisingly powerful sound from its 18W speaker setup. He found the sound quality to be very impressive, with clear and stable audio, surprisingly strong bass, and very little distortion even at maximum volume, as demonstrated in a sound test.
The Xiaomi Sound Play speaker is designed for durability with an IP68 rating, making it highly resistant to both water and dust, which is a significant bonus for outdoor use. It also boasts a long battery life, capable of delivering up to 14 hours of playback at approximately 40% volume.
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This video features a comprehensive review of Xiaomi's latest global market releases: the Watch S5 and the Sound Play Bluetooth speaker. The Xiaomi Watch S5 receives significant upgrades, including up to 3 weeks of battery life, a super bright 1.48-inch AMOLED display, and improved health tracking with HyperOS 3 features like Wi-Fi and offline maps. The Xiaomi Sound Play is a compact 18W speaker with ambient lighting, 14-hour battery life, and IP68 water resistance. The reviewer covers unboxing, design, specific features, real-world performance, and conducts a sound test for the speaker, highlighting both products' value.
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