Xiaomi recently launched its first WearOS-powered smartphone, dubbed as Mi Watch. Now, it seems that its newly separated entity Redmi is also gearing up to launch its own smartphone which could be named Redmi Watch.
Lu Weibing, General Manager of the Redmi brand, has taken to microblogging platform Weibo to hint that the Redmi Watch could be coming soon. He wrote on the social media platform: “How do you feel about the first Redmi Watch? Looking forward to the Redmi Watch?” While this isn’t a confirmation, it looks like a credible hint that the smartwatch from the brand is coming soon.
If you look at the pattern, this makes the sensor. Redmi has been launching a slightly cheaper product of every major product that Xiaomi launches. So far, Redmi has done the same with the laptops and Smart TVs and smartwatches could be next.
Currently, nothing is known about the Redmi Watch but if it is indeed coming, we expect it to come with a similar design to that of Mi Watch. It could be a watered-down variant of the Mi Watch to offer it at an aggressive price point.
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If the Redmi Watch is coming, expect it to get stripped of eSIM support and pack smaller capacity battery to cut down the pricing. However, we expect it to be running the same software as the Mi Watch — MIUI for Watch which is based on Android WearOS.
The Xiaomi Mi Watch comes with a 1.78-inch AMOLED display with a 44mm frame and is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 4G chipset. It is fuelled by a 510mAh battery which the company claims can offer up to 36 hours or two days of battery life on a single charge.
As per the report, a Pro variant of the Mi Watch is also in works which will reportedly feature a round dial. The launch date of Xiaomi’s Mi Watch Pro variant is also not confirmed but if it is coming, we expect it to get launched by the end of this year. The recently announced Mi Watch is all set to go on sale on November 11th in China.
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