Review Hey+ SmartBand VS Mi Band 3
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Hey - new to the forum. I don't own a smart band or watch at all. I am planning to buy the Hey+. I live in Canada, so the NFC on this device will not work here for Google Pay at present.
However ... if I buy the band, I *THINK* it is technically possible that it COULD be upgraded (through a firmware and/or software update) so eventually it COULD support Google Pay here.
If that's impossible, or if it's possible but highly unlikely, then I might just buy the Mi Band 3 for half the price.
I am curious what you guys think:
Thanks. Great site/forum. Just starting to discover how cool Xiaomi is! (I think).
However ... if I buy the band, I *THINK* it is technically possible that it COULD be upgraded (through a firmware and/or software update) so eventually it COULD support Google Pay here.
If that's impossible, or if it's possible but highly unlikely, then I might just buy the Mi Band 3 for half the price.
I am curious what you guys think:
- Is it technically possible? (I think Xiaomi support told me Yes).
- Do you they it's likely to happen?
Thanks. Great site/forum. Just starting to discover how cool Xiaomi is! (I think).
Just FYI the NFC function DOES work but only for access cards that operate in specific frequencies. I use it daily and it is the main reason i purchased the Hey+. Only the Mi band 3 (NFC version) offers this as well as far as i know.
What you suggested about modifying the firmware to support Google Pay is unlikely since it would require a lot of work by skilled programmers and i don't think it will have that many sales to get them involved. Maybe after an international version is out and IF is becomes a huge success.
htheod Thanks for the feedback !
You're probably right. The international version is out (I received mine today), so we'll see if it's worth their effort to add that functionality. As a programmer myself, it seems strange to me that it would take a lot of extra (or difficult) programming to add the ability to deal with other frequencies. But then I don't know much about either the hardware or software implementation of NFC, so I could be WAYYyyyy wrong
No big loss - it would be (really) nice to have Google Pay on my wrist, but there's a few nice things on the Hey+ vs Mi Band 3, and I may be able to still use the NFC to play around with NFC tags. The programmer in me is curious.
You're probably right. The international version is out (I received mine today), so we'll see if it's worth their effort to add that functionality. As a programmer myself, it seems strange to me that it would take a lot of extra (or difficult) programming to add the ability to deal with other frequencies. But then I don't know much about either the hardware or software implementation of NFC, so I could be WAYYyyyy wrong
No big loss - it would be (really) nice to have Google Pay on my wrist, but there's a few nice things on the Hey+ vs Mi Band 3, and I may be able to still use the NFC to play around with NFC tags. The programmer in me is curious.
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