In November 2019, Xiaomi launched its first smartwatch named Mi Watch which looks quite similar to the Apple Watch series. Later, on 3rd December, the company rolled out first OTA update for the device with some of the features and bug fixes.
Now, the company is all set to roll out yet another over-the-air (OTA) update for the Xiaomi Mi Watch. The company has announced that the rollout will begin on 17th January and every use will get it by 22nd January.
The official memo from the company reveals that the new update will bring a new feature of body energy and pressure monitoring. Further, the company will also be optimizing the message notification feature to be bright and will be automatically displayed.
The official changelog from the company includes following:
- Added body energy monitoring function
- Added pressure monitoring function
- Added breathing training function
- When the message is received, the screen is automatically turned on and the message content is displayed
The Xiaomi Mi Watch comes with a square touchscreen display protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It features a 1.78-inch AMOLED curved display with 326 PPI pixel density and the back of the watch is made out of ceramic.
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There’s a crown on the right that can be used to navigate through the watch UI. Apart from the crown, there’s a multi-purpose button as well as a microphone on the right side. On the left, you have another microphone hole along with a speaker vent.
It comes powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 4G chipset featuring four Cortex A7 cores clocked at 1.2GHz. The watch features one of the biggest batteries ever seen on a smartwatch featuring 570mAh in capacity which the company claims can last up to 36 hours or up to two days on a single charge.
The wearable devices comes loaded with features such as NFC, Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi (n), GPS, an independent vibration motor, and a pretty large speaker. It also supports eSIM, which ensures you can connect to the internet via cellular network as well as make and receive calls independently.
Xiaomi has adopted Google’s WearOS platform for its new smartwatch. However, like its smartphones, the WearOS running on the Xiaomi watch will be customized with its own MIUI for Watch skin. It comes integrated with the company’s own XiaoAI smart assistant.
You can check out our review of the Xiaomi Mi Watch here.
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