Xiaomi Smart Band 11 Active leaks at €40 — great battery, but LCD is a tough sell in 2026
Xiaomi's next budget fitness tracker has surfaced ahead of any official announcement. The Smart Band 11 Active — the first model in the 11th-generation Band lineup — leaked through European retailer catalogues, with WinFuture publishing official renders and full specs. The headline number is €40 (roughly $45), which is about $14 less than the Samsung Galaxy Fit 3 and broadly in line with what the older Band 10 cost at launch in 2025.
The specs
The Band 11 Active carries a 1.47-inch LCD screen at 320×172 pixels — touch-operated, with a physical side button for navigation. The body measures 10.2mm thick and weighs 16.5g, which is genuinely light. Water resistance is rated at 5 ATM (ISO 22810), so swimming is fine.
Battery life is the main selling point. Xiaomi claims 14 days on a single charge with the always-on display off, or 9 days with it enabled. A full recharge takes around two hours. The 300mAh battery capacity comes from retailer listing data, not a verified Xiaomi spec sheet, so treat those figures as indicative rather than final.
Xiaomi Smart Band 11 Active — official renders leaked via European retailer catalogues.
Health tracking covers the basics: heart rate, blood oxygen (SpO2), step counting, sleep quality, and stress monitoring. Over 50 sports modes are included. What's missing is GPS and NFC — both cut deliberately, per Notebookcheck, to keep the price at €40.
The trade-off
The price is competitive, but the screen technology isn't. In 2026, AMOLED is standard at this price bracket. The Samsung Galaxy Fit 3 at €59 has it. So does the Amazfit Band 7, which undercuts the Band 11 Active at around €39 — and still ships with AMOLED. The Amazfit Active 2 (~£45) adds GPS on top of that.
If you're coming from an older Band or stepping away from Fitbit after the Charge 6's price jump to £139, the Band 11 Active makes sense as a pure step-and-sleep tracker. But if screen quality matters at all, the competition offers more for similar or only slightly higher money.
Availability
No official launch date has been confirmed by Xiaomi. Based on European retailer listings appearing in May and the WinFuture leak published in late July 2026, a launch within weeks is the working assumption. The Band 11 Active is expected in at least four colors: black, white, grey, and Pomelo Pink.