The Xiaomi Watch Color will be available for purchase tomorrow, and while we already know quite a lot about the watch, there are still some unknown details. Thanks to a pre-order page on Mi.com and the Youpin store, we now know all the details of the smartwatch.
Design
The Xiaomi Watch Color has a circular dial and will be available in Elegant Black and Fashion Silver. Both color variants have appeared in the live photos we have seen in the last few days. Unfortunately, there is no way to choose the strap you want at checkout but the page said owners will be able to purchase different straps later. Xiaomi also said the watch will ship with silicone straps and advises not to purchase third-party straps as they may cause allergies.
The page also explains the 1540 designs we have seen in the promotional images. Of course, we do not expect that there will be more than a few options to choose from. However, Xiaomi says you can actually have up to 1540 different combinations and the math is that there are 2 color options, 110 different dials to choose from, and seven different straps (six silicone and one alligator leather strap) to choose from. So if you mix any of these, you can get a total of 1540 different combinations. There will also be more dials in the future, so the number of combinations will increase.
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Specifications and Features
The Xiaomi Watch Color has a 1.39-inch AMOLED display with a 454 x 454 resolution enclosed in a stainless steel frame. It has a dial size of 46.2 millimeters (46.2 x 53.3 x 11.4mm) but there are rumors there will be a 42mm version too. It connects via Bluetooth 5.0 LE, has GPS and GLONASS, and is water-resistant up to 50 meters.
The watch also has NFC and supports bus-card payments in several cities across China. The product page says it has an ambient light sensor, a gyroscope, a geomagnetic sensor, an accelerometer, and a barometer.
[envira-gallery id=”298577″]The battery capacity is 420mAh which Xiaomi claims will last up to 14 days in typical watch mode, 22 days in basic mode, and 22 hours in outdoor sports mode. The watch ships with a circular charger that attaches to the base via magnets.
The smartwatch can track a total of 10 activities. They are outdoor running, indoor running (treadmill), trail running, climbing, outdoor cycling, elliptical training, walking, free training, indoor swimming, and open water swimming. Xiaomi said tracking for indoor and open water swimming will be available via an OTA update.
The watch can also measure VO2Max and uses FIRSTBEAT™ to analyze your physical activity and provide professional training guidance. It measures your heart rate (24-hour monitoring), stress level, and tracks your sleep too. The watch also monitors in real-time what it calls energy level and will tell you to take a break when you have engaged in energy-draining tasks.
The Xiaomi Watch Color has Xiaomi’s XiaoAI Assistant built-in, so you can use it to control your smart home products or ask it questions. However, the watch only has a microphone but doesn’t have a speaker, so responses will be displayed on the screen.
The Xiaomi Watch Color does not run MIUI for Watch but has a similar user interface. It also does not have built-in storage for storing songs.
Price
The Xiaomi Watch Color will sell for ¥799 (~$115) but will sell for more on third-party reseller sites. If there is a 42mm version, we presume it may sell for ¥699 (~$100) or even less. You can pre-order the watch here or here.
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