We recently revealed that the next-generation version of the Xioami’s most popular Mi Band series of wearable devices, Mi Band 5, has been officially teased by the company to get launched in China on 11th June.
Now, a new teaser poster of the upcoming Mi Band 5 has been spotted online on the micro-blogging platform Weibo. The image hints at the design of the upcoming wearable device, which seems quite similar to the previous models in the lineup.
The Xiaomi Mi Band 5 will feature the same rectangular display but it seems that there will be two buttons on each side. In terms of design, it is said that this time, users won’t need to remove the device from the strap to charge it as it’ll come with a plug-in charger.
The leak on Weibo also reveals that the fitness tracker will have five new activity modes — yoga, elliptical machine, rowing machine, rope jumping, and indoor cycling. It will also come with a bigger 1.2-inch display and support for a feather allowing users to control the smartphone camera’s shutter.
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Another major feature will come in the form of support for Amazon Alexa smart voice assistant for the global market. In China, the Mi Band already supports the company’s own XiaoAI smart assistant. As for the Alexa support, it’s safe to assume that the device won’t be preloaded with Alexa but will answer the user query through the Alexa app installed on the connected smartphone.
The Mi Band is also being sold in China with NFC support that enabled contactless payments. This time, the NFC model won’t be limited to the Chinese market and thus, it is expected to have support for Google Pay. We expect the company to start sharing details about the device in the coming days.
Coming to the pricing, the Mi Band 5 is rumored to be priced around 180 yuan which is about $26 and is set to be announced on 11th June. We expect the device to soon go on sale after the official announcement.
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