In November 2019, Xiaomi unveiled the Xiaomi Mi Watch in China with a price tag of 1,299 Yuan (~$190). It appears that the company is now planning to launch a more affordable version of Mi Watch as a device named Xiaomi Mi Watch Lite has bagged a vital certification.

As can be seen in the screenshot, the UL (Demko) authority has approved the Xiaomi Mi Watch Lite. The listing reveals that the model number of the device is REDMIWT02 and it carries support for 5Vdc and 0.4A charging.

Yesterday, the REDMIWT01 had received approval from the MIIT authority of China. A reliable Chinese tipster had claimed that the REDMIWT01 will be debuting as Redmi Watch in China soon. The REDMIWT02 that has been approved by UL (Demnko) seems to be a variant of the REDMIWT01. Hence, it appears that the Redmi Watch could be rebranded version as the Xiaomi Mi Watch Lite in some markets. At present, there is no word on the specifications of the Mi Watch Lite.

Xiaomi Mi Watch specifications

The Xiaomi Mi Watch has a 1.78-inch S-AMOLED display that offers 360 x 448 pixels. The Snapdragon Wear 3100 chipset is present under the hood of the device. It comes with 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of internal storage. The smartwatch is backed by a 570mAh battery and it offers connectivity features such as NFC, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, and Bluetooth 4.2. It carries support for wireless charging.