This is our own Redmi Watch 6 Lite unit, out of the box and on the wrist in our studio. We put it through its sports modes, its swim sensor and its health dashboard over a day of wear, on camera.
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RM249 at Xiaomi's own Malaysia store
Xiaomi's Malaysia store (mi.com) lists the Redmi Watch 6 Lite at RM249, discounted from a RM299 regular price, as of today. For scale, that is RM1,150 less than the HUAWEI Watch GT 7 Pro we reviewed at its RM1,399 promo price, so this sits firmly in budget territory rather than competing with flagship wearables.
150+ sports modes, run from the wrist
On wrist, the workout menu scrolls through outdoor running, walking, freestyle and well over a hundred other activities, matching Xiaomi's own claim of 150+ sports modes. It is more than most people will ever start on purpose, but it means the watch rarely makes you scroll to find the one you actually want.
A 9-axis sensor built for the pool
Scrolling further into the sports list surfaces a dedicated water-sports section: sailing, paddleboarding, water polo, open-water and pool swimming. Xiaomi backs that list with a 9-axis sensor it says improves swim-tracking accuracy, alongside a professional swim mode, which is a feature budget smartwatches often skip entirely.
All-day tracking, minus one thing
Day to day, the watch logs steps against a daily goal, calories, heart rate, blood oxygen, stress, sleep and breathing, plus a BMI reading, all from a single wrist-raise. What it leaves out next to pricier watches like the GT 7 Pro is ECG: Xiaomi has kept that sensor off this model, which is the one real health-feature gap at this price.
Fit and battery
The silicone band sits snug and stayed in place through our wear, and Xiaomi rates the Watch 6 Lite for up to 6 days on a charge at 28 grams on the wrist, light enough to wear overnight for sleep tracking without it feeling like a second phone strapped on.
The takeaway
At RM249, the Redmi Watch 6 Lite covers more sports and health tracking than its price suggests it should, and the swim sensor in particular is a genuine step up from what most watches this cheap offer. The missing ECG is the one trade-off against something like the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 we compared head to head, both of which cost many times more. Would you want to see this one tested properly at a real sports event? That is the question we are chasing next.
