Xiaomi announced two smartwatches last year. There is the Mi Watch with a square/rectangle dial and there is the Xiaomi Watch Color with a round dial. While the former is the more expensive watch, there is an even more expensive model called the Mi Watch Exclusive Edition that is made of more premium materials.
The Mi Watch Exclusive Edition is yet to go on sale since it was announced last November. It was originally scheduled for a December 2019 release but was delayed and Xiaomi had to issue an apology.
Today, the General Manager of Xiaomi’s Ecological Chain, Qu Heng_Xiaomi, announced on Weibo that the watch will now be available for pre-order starting tomorrow. The Mi Watch Exclusive Edition will have a price tag of ¥1999 (~$285) and will be available for pre-order on Mi.com. All pre-orders will include a free pair of Xiaomi wireless Bluetooth headphones worth ¥169 (~$24).
The exclusive edition watch has a curved sapphire glass over its display. It also features a polished stainless steel frame and a stainless steel strap, unlike the standard version that has an aluminum alloy frame and fluoro rubber strap. It also has a bigger battery capacity than the standard. Save for those differences, it shares the same specs as the standard variant.
The watch has a 1.78-inch AMOLED display. It has a crown that can be used to navigate the UI alongside a multi-purpose button. There is a Snapdragon Wear 3100 processor powering the watch paired with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage.
The Xiaomi Watch Exclusive Edition runs MIUI for Watch which is based on WearOS. It has a heart rate sensor, a barometer, GPS, and a geomagnetic sensor. Xiaomi says it can track activities such as indoor and outdoor running, indoor and outdoor cycling, pool and open water swimming, mountain climbing, and free exercise.
The watch connects via Bluetooth 4.2 and 2.4GHz WiFi. It also has NFC and an eSIM. There is a 590mAh battery inside the watch and Xiaomi says it will last up to 36 hours on a single charge.
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