Xiaomi announced the Mi Watch for global markets at the Mi 10T series launch event. This smartwatch is basically a rebranded Xiaomi Watch Color Sports Edition. A few months after its release, this wearable is receiving a new firmware update with some useful features and improvements.

According to a user on Mi Community (via PiunikaWeb), Xiaomi is rolling out a new system update for the Mi Watch global version. The latest update not only bumps up the firmware version to 1.2.52 and brings new features as well as optimizations.

First and foremost, the new update adds Amazon Alexa voice assistant support. But unfortunately, it is only available in select regions and the changelog does not mention them. Hence, you will have to check it for yourself if you own this smartwatch.

Further, the new firmware brings camera shutter control and two new standby watch faces. However, it is worth noting that the changelog mentions the camera shutter feature to be experimental and therefore, it may be buggy on some smartphones.

Lastly, the latest update also adds an option to turn on and off auto-pause in workout modes, in addition to bringing bug fixes and optimizations for faster waker up.

Xiaomi Mi Watch Firmware v1.2.52 Update Official Changelog

• New features and improvements:
  • Amazon Alexa (not available in all regions).
  • Experimental feature to control your phone’s camera shutter from your watch.
  • Two new standby watch faces.

• Optimizations:
  • Wake up your watch faster
  • Option to turn on and off auto-pause in workout on your watch.
  • Fixed known bugs

In order to install the latest firmware update on your Xiaomi Mi Watch global version, simply update to the latest version of the Xiaomi Wear app available on the Google Play Store, open the application, and tap on ‘Update’ when prompted.

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Xiaomi Mi Watch is on sale via Giztop for the price of $119. The retailer is offering a $20 discount on the smartwatch carrying a round display. It is a limited-time discount and the interested users can head over to Giztop to grab the smartwatch.

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Xiaomi Mi Watch Sports Edition carries a 1.39-inch AMOLED round display featuring 454 x 454 pixels resolution. The beautiful dials and UI elements further boost the overall look of the smartwatch. Moreover, the device offers heart rate monitoring by bringing vital health stats such as SPo2 level, stress-level monitoring, breath training, heart rate monitoring and much more.

It incorporates support for 17 support modes including running, cycling, mountain climbing, swimming, and indoor cycling. It is 5ATM waterproof to keep it safe from sweat and other water sprinkles. Xiaomi Mi Watch Sports Edition houses a built-in GPS, geomagnetic compass, and air pressure and elevation. The device is fueled with 420 mAh battery which supports up to 16 days of long battery life.

Such a beautiful watch with a leather strap is available on sale for $119 in six different colours.

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Xiaomi has announced two new smartwatches for Spain. The Mi Watch and the Mi Watch Lite can now be purchased in the country for €59.99 and €99.99 (limited time) respectively.

Mi Watch

The Mi Watch sold in Spain is not the same Mi Watch sold in China. They only share the same name. Neither is it the Mi Watch Revolve sold in India. Actually, this is the international version of the Mi Watch Color Sports Edition that has a SpO2 sensor. The spec sheet says its model number is XMWTCL02.

The smartwatch has a 1.39-inch AMOLED screen with a 454 x 454 resolution. Users will be able to choose from more than 100 watch faces that match their style or mood for the day.

The Mi Watch has support for 117 sport modes (17 professional training modes and 100 extended training modes). With the FirstBeat algorithm, Xiaomi says the smartwatch can accurately monitor and analyze more than 30 key data points including heart rate, speed, and calories burned. It also has automatic training detection and will stop when you do.

Alongside hear rate monitoring and sleep tracking, the watch also monitors vital signs, stress, and has a built-in breathing training exercise to help you quickly relieve physical and mental stress. Xiaomi has also added a SpO2 sensor that measures your blood oxygen level.

The watch has 5 ATM water-resistance, GPS GLONASS, Galileo, and BDS. Its 420mAh battery will provide 16 days of battery life in typical usage mode, go up to 22 days in basic watch mode, and drop to 50 hours for training mode (GPS turned on).

The Mi Watch comes in Beige, Black, and Navy. It is priced at €129.99 but for a limited (ends in 8 hours as at the time of writing), the watch can be purchased for just €99.99 on the official Xiaomi Spain website.

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Mi Watch Lite

The Mi Watch Lite has an identical appearance to the Redmi Watch sold in China. However, it packs more features and has a higher price tag.

The smartwatch has a 1.4-inch display and more than 120 watch faces. It can track up to 11 sports modes including cricket and hiking and it has built-in GPS and GLONASS for positional tracking. It also has a 5 ATM water resistance rating.

You get heart rate monitoring, sleep monitoring, and a breathing exercise trainer but it misses out on the SpO2 sensor of the Mi Watch. The watch has support for music playback control (when connected to your phone), app notifications (with support for emojis), and it will also alert you if you have been inactive for a while. Its battery will provide up to 9 days of usage in typical mode and 10 hours for training mode (with GPS turned on).

The Mi Watch Lite comes in Beige, Black, and Blue. Unlike its sibling, there is no limited time discount for its €59.90 price tag when you purchase it on the official website.

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Some Xiaomi devices get quite popular due to their stunning features and compelling pricing. Xiaomi Mi Watch is such a useful device featuring 1.39-inch AMOLED display, six high-precision sensors, 420 mAh battery for $139.99. It is limited to the Chinese shores and the international users have to wait for their official hands-on experience. However, the interested users can head over to Giztop to grab Mi Watch global variant for the effective price of $119 upon using  $20 discount coupon code – MWG20.

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Xiaomi Mi Watch global variant is available only in black colour via Giztop. The retailer ships internationally to any country without any premium shipping costs.

On the other hand, Xiaomi Mi Watch global version ships with support for English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Indonesian, Portuguese, Czech, and other popular languages. There’s a 1.39-inch AMOLED circular display with 454 x 454 pixels resolution. The watch supports 24/7 all-day heart rate monitoring.

In total, there are six high-precision sensors which accurately map, steps count, tracks calorie, monitor stress level, breath training, sleep monitor and heart rate, monitor. It can distinguish between 17 different sports modes including indoor and outdoor activities. The Xiaomi Mi Watch global version houses first beat motion algorithms to better analyze different sports and activities. It is 5ATM waterproof smartwatch featuring built-in GPS, geomagnetic compass and air pressure.

It is a golden opportunity to buy the Mi Watch at a discount price of $119.

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Xiaomi Mi Watch global variant is finally made available on Giztop for an international audience for $139. The smartwatch was launched last year with a 1.39-inch AMOLED display, WiFi, GPS and NFC support. It offers six high precision sensors to measure the heart rate, steps, SpO2 level, calorie count and the user’s movement trajectory. The smartwatch is available for the price of $139 from Giztop.

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Xiaomi Mi Watch supports different languages includes English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Russian, Etc. It houses a 1.39-inch AMOLED round display featuring 454px x 454px resolution. There’s a 420 mAh battery capacity which can run for 22 days in long0battery mode. It runs for 50+ hours in Sports mode and GPS.

The Mi Watch Global features Bluetooth 5.0 for seamless connectivity. The smartwatch carries 6 high precision sensors that accurately map complex movements. The watchable to different 17 different sports mode including swimming, indoor cycling, treadmill running, etc. Xiaomi Mi Watch global variant carries Firstbeat Motion algorithms to analyze more than 30 sports data during exercise.

It is 5ATM waterproof device which houses support for built-in GPS, geomagnetic compass, air pressure, and elevation.

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Xiaomi‘s upcoming smartwatch, dubbed as the Mi Watch Lite, has been in the news for the past few months. The device, which has already passed through the FCC certification process, is expected to be a rebranded model of the Redmi Watch.

Our sources have now revealed that the Mi Watch Lite will get launched tomorrow, i.e. on 10th December. As for the pricing, the smartwatch will be priced under $60 but is likely to be around $50.

In terms of specifications, we expect the company to retain almost the same set of specs as the recently launched Redmi Watch. However, it remains to be seen if the upcoming Mi Watch Lite also supports NFC connectivity.

To recall, the Redmi Watch features a 1.4-inch square display with 2.5D curved glass that offers a pixel density of 323PPI. It comes with support for more than 20 custom dials, including classic simplicity, cool IP, independent design, and more.

There’s also XiaoAI voice assistant but the Mi Watch Lite being a global variant, is unlikely to have support for Xiaomi’s own voice assistant. But the device is rated 5ATM to ensure that it is waterproof.

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As for the health and fitness-related features, the Redmi Watch has a built-in high-precision six-axis sensor with a motion algorithm. It also has features like 24-hr heart rate tracking, sleep tracking, and sedentary monitoring.

While the battery capacity remains unknown, the company has promised a week of usage with a single charge. Reports indicate that the Mi Watch Lite packs a 230mAh battery with support for 5W charging.

The Redmi Watch is priced at 299 yuan in China, which is roughly $45.47. The upcoming Mi Watch Lite should be priced a bit higher and we expect it to go on sale soon after getting launched. To know for sure, we will have to wait for a few more hours.

Check out our hands-on overview of the Redmi Watch by clicking here.

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[Update: 28/09/2020] Mi Band 5 and Mi Watch Revolve Prices tipped:

Tipster Ishan Agarwal has said that MRPs of Xiaomi Mi Band 5, and Mi Watch Revolve will be ₹2,999($41) and ₹10,999($149) respectively. He adds that both the products will hence be sold below the specified MRP and could start at around ₹2,499 for Mi Band 5 and less than ₹9,999 for Mi Watch Revolve.

We are still a week away from the Xiaomi Smarter living 2021 Event that is scheduled to happen on September 29 at 12 PM IST in India. However, the company has been consistently teasing new products every day. That said, let us have a look at what is coming on next Tuesday.

Just like last year, Xiaomi is focussing on bringing more IoT products. It has so far teased Mi Band 5, an AI speaker (rebranded XiaoAI Speaker from China), a Mi SmartWatch, and a Soap Dispenser.

Mi Smart Band 5

Xiaomi launched the Mi Band 5 back in  China back in June and a month later globally. Just like the predecessor, this one is also be rebadged as Mi Smart Band 5 in India. It has a bigger 1.1-inch AMOLED display with 450 nits brightness. Further, it has a six-axis accelerometer, a PPG sensor for heart-rate, and sleep monitoring. It also features a slightly higher 125mAh battery with 14-days of battery life, and supports magnetic charging.

Other features include 11 sport modes with PAI index, 100s of animated watch faces. However, there are chances we might lose the NFC on the Indian variant.

You may want to check out our Mi Band 5 Review here.

Mi Watch Revolve

Back in December, Xiaomi brought a stripped-down version of the Mi Watch dubbed the Mi Watch Color in China with colorful straps. Later, it got rebadged as Mi Watch Revolve elsewhere. And going by the teasers from Xiaomi India, the Mi SmartWatch could indeed be the Mi Watch Revolve. However, the company is teasing the word “Evolve” in its teaser so we aren’t sure about the naming just yet.

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That said, the Mi Watch shares some of its features from Huami’s Amazfit despite being made by Shangai Suo Prime Technology Ltd. It has a 1.39-inch circular dial with a 454×454 resolution. All the essential sensors including Accelerometer, Barometer, Heart-rate sensor along with 5ATM water-resistance is present. It also has a 420mAh battery, 24×7 heart-rate, sleep, and stress monitoring, 10 sport modes, and Wi-Fi, Bluetooth for connectivity.

AI Smart Speaker

Xiaomi announced a smart speaker Art powered by Xiao-AI assistant back in May in China. Teasers from Xiaomi India suggests that this might be heading to India. However, considering the Xiao-AI assistant is sort of limited to China, we can expect the Indian variant to be powered by Google/Amazon’s Alexa but we will have to wait for that.

The AI speaker has a 2.5-inch speaker unit with a DTS sound profile. Featuring a metallic build, the speaker has capacitive touch keys for media controls. Other features include Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi 5 for connectivity, and Stereo 2.0 sound.

Automatic Soap Dispenser

Xiaomi seems to have captured the market’s moment as one of the products at the smarter living event will be an Automatic Soap Dispenser. From the teaser, it looks more like the Mijia Soap Dispenser from 2018. It has a dispenser top with a protruding tip, a 320mm flask of soap enough for 400 hand-washes.

It uses a near-field Infrared Sensor to sense the hand motion and as we bring our hands near to the tip, it spills out the soap required for one hand-wash. The Chinese variant also comes with anti-bacterial and PH-Neutral soap solution in the box. However, it requires 4-AA batteries to run the dispenser. At a time when keeping our hands clean and maintaining social distancing is necessary, this seems like a bang-on product from Xiaomi.

Other products

Xiaomi’s poster for the Smarter living event also includes an image of a Smart Bulb. This could be another variant of the recently launched Smart Bulb. Further, Xiaomi has teased the arrival of new Sneakers in India and this could be a rebadged Mijia Sneakers 3/4 but we aren’t sure about it yet.

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Xiaomi has pushed a new OTA upgrade to the Mi Watch. This happens to be the fifth upgrade the company was pushing to the smartwatch since it was first released in November last year. Each new update brings several interesting and practical features, and continuously improve and fix the problems that users send as feedback during use, so as to provide users with a better experience.

The highlight of this latest OTA upgrade is small habits, including the development of 16 habits such as drinking water frequently, not staying up late, eating breakfast, reading, and calling your aged parents through reminders.

Also, this new OTA update, Mi Watch supports one-click remote control to take pictures. With this function, you don’t need to ask for help to take a group photograph or even selfies. Just set the phone and use the watch as the shutter. 

The update also brings voice and vibration reminders during supporting exercise. It alerts you of distance covered, elapsed time, and heart rate zone changes during exercise. This allows users to understand their exercise status and their physical condition in real-time. After the exercise, you can also customize and share the workout data.

Further, Xiaomi has also added over 100 new watch faces to the Mi Watch. Himalaya is a built-in application when Mi Watch was released, and it is also an application frequently used by users. This time with the OTA update to the latest version, sleep aid decompression content is added, and sleep aid mode duration can be customized. All content in the app can be synchronized with the mobile phone or downloaded to the watch. In addition, this update will also receive a 7-day free membership for a limited time, and 19000+ good books and lessons are free to listen to.

In addition, Tencent Translator has been included on the Mi Watch for the first time . It is a real-time voice dialogue translation software produced by Tencent. It has accurate translation and simple operation. Support live simultaneous interpretation, real-time subtitles, and have 3 languages ​​for mutual translation: Chinese-English, Chinese-Japanese, and Chinese-Korean.

The system is also optimised to support English language, add more usage scenarios, optimizes the boot process, reduces boot time, fixes the problem of automatic deletion of WeChat, and solves the problem of abnormal power consumption caused by third-party applications.

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Smartwatches have become an increasingly popular accessory amongst several people. They not only tell the time but also perform multiple other functions such as tracking physical activities, alerting you of notifications from your phone, tracking your sleep, measuring your heart rate and more.

If you are on the search for a smartwatch and have a hard time deciding which to buy, we have put together a list that should help you make a decision.

Huawei Watch GT 2 – For the sports enthusiast

The Huawei Watch GT 2 is Huawei’s latest smartwatch and a successor to the Watch GT released back in 2018. Available in two sizes – 42mm and 47mm – the selling point of this watch is its battery life which is up to 14 days on the larger model.

The watch can track up to 15 different activities including elliptical workout, rowing, and free training. It also has automatic workout detection for six activities and a professional sports trainer. There is support for GPS and GLONASS for accurate positional tracking.

Unlike a lot of other watches on this list, the Watch GT 2 can store up to 500 audio files, so you have something to listen to while working out (only supported on Huawei and Honor phones). It also supports voice calls over Bluetooth (46mm version only). Other features include stress-monitoring, sleep monitoring, oxygen saturation detection (SpO2), and menstrual cycle tracking.

Honorable Mention Watch GT 2e – this is a more sports-oriented version of the Watch GT 2. It boasts the same 2-week battery life and can also track several physical activities with the addition of personalized training modes for activities such as skateboarding, surfing, parkour, and rock climbing. The price is €199.

Amazfit GTR – Best Battery Life

When it comes to smartwatches and fitness trackers, Amazfit has become a sort of household name. The manufacturer (Huami) is not only known for its Amazfit-branded products which also includes earbuds and running shoes but is also known as the contractor for Xiaomi’s Mi Band fitness trackers. 

The Amazfit GTR is the first of a new series of smartwatches from the manufacturer. It has a lot going for it from its Gorilla Glass protected AMOLED display to its aluminum/stainless steel/titanium bezel to its support for 12 different activities including elliptical, swimming, and free training. However, top of it all is its 24-day battery life (up to 74 days in basic watch mode) which puts that of the Huawei Watch GT 2 to shame.

The GTR is available in two sizes – 47mm and 42mm – and also comes in several color variants. It is also pretty affordable with a price tag that starts at ¥799 (~$113). However, it sells for a bit higher from third-party retailers.

Amazfit GTS – An Amazfit GTR in a different body

Don’t like round watches, the Amazfit GTS has got you covered with its Super-Retina-grade square AMOLED display. Even with its minimalist design, the GTS is a stylish watch and packs several of the same features as the GTR. It has GPS, NFC, up to 12 activity tracking, music playback control, a heart rate sensor, and is waterproof up to 50 meters. It also has an amazing battery life – up to 46 days in basic watch mode and 14 days of regular use (NFC, notifications, GPS on for 30 minutes each day, sleep monitoring, and heart rate monitoring on).

The Amazfit GTS launched with a more expensive price tag than the GTR and can be purchased for $160 on Giztop.

OPPO Watch – Premium but familiar design

OPPO joined the smartwatch-makers league this year with the OPPO Watch. The smartwatch’s design is greatly-inspired by Apple’s own watch which might make it unpopular among folks who do not want people calling their smartwatch a clone. Design aside, the OPPO Watch is actually a pretty capable smartwatch.

The 46mm version of the watch has a 1.91-inch flexible hyperboloid AMOLED display. Unlike several of the watches on this list, you can download apps onto the OPPO Watch, thanks to its Android-based ColorOS Watch system.

Alongside all the tracking and measuring you will expect of a smartwatch, the OPPO Watch can also make and receive calls even without being paired to a phone and that is because it has an eSIM and cellular connectivity. You can choose to have a different phone number for the watch or have it share one with your phone.

With respect to battery life, the OPPO Watch can last up to 21 days in power saver mode (or basic watch mode). Smart Mode which is when you use all the features including as a phone and connected to the internet, its battery life is 40 hours. Thankfully, the watch supports Watch VOOC fast charge, allowing you to charge it from empty to 50% in just 17 minutes.

The OPPO Watch starts at ¥1499 (~$212) for the 41mm aluminum version and goes up to ¥2499 (~$354) for the Stainless Steel 46mm version.

Mi Watch – A 4G Smartwatch with a familiar design

The Mi Watch launched before the OPPO Watch above and got its own fair share of  “Apple Watch-clone” remarks. We’ll leave it to you to decide which one is more of a clone. When you finally accept the design, you will realize it actually packs some really interesting features.

This watch has an eSIM, 4G, a Snapdragon Wear 3100 processor, and a custom-version of Wear OS called MIUI for Watch. There is support for app downloads, NFC payments, and a built-in smart assistant (XiaoAI). The Mi Watch also boasts a 2-day battery life.

The Mi Watch has a starting price of ¥1299 (~$185).

Xiaomi Watch Color – A less-expensive Amazfit GTR (47mm) but without the battery life

The Xiaomi Watch Color can be termed as a less-expensive alternative to the Amazfit GTR. It has a similar design and even shares some of its specs but skips on some features such as battery life (2-weeks for normal use and 22 days in basic watch mode ) and the number of activities it can track (down to 10). However, you do get NFC, GPS+GLONASS, heart-rate monitoring, and sleep tracking. One feature it has that the Amazfit GTR doesn’t is a built-in smart assistant (XiaoAI) though one that users outside China will find useless.

The Xiaomi Watch Color has an MSRP of ¥799 (~$113) but sells up north of $130 from 3rd-party retailers.

Haylou Watch Solar – Budget with a big B

You are probably wondering why a watch that is yet to go on sale is on this list. Yes, that is because we have faith in the Haylou Watch Solar based on what its sibling, the Haylou LS01, offers.

The Halou Solar is the cheapest watch on this list with a price tag that is a third of the second-cheapest watch on the list. A low-price tag isn’t the only thing this watch has got to offer. The watch has a 1.28-inch display (TFT not AMOLED) that Haylou claims is bright even under direct sunlight. While they have skipped on the type of display, the rest of the features are great.

You get a metal frame (surprisingly not plastic) and 22mm silicone rubber straps (not sure about the quality of the straps, you can purchase replacement bands made from various other materials).

The Haylou Solar can track a total of 12 physical activities including gymnastics, basketball, soccer, yoga, and rowing. It also has 24-hour heart-rate monitoring, sleep tracking, music playback control, and support for notification alerts. Haylou tops it off with a 30-day battery life in basic watch mode (2 weeks with 24-hour heart rate tracking).

The Haylou Solar has an MSRP of ¥149 (~$21) but expect it to sell for between $30 – $35 when it goes on sale. Even at that, it sure is still one of the cheapest smartwatches you can buy.

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Xiaomi launched its first smartwatch dubbed as Mi Watch in November of 2019. The Mi Watch received its first update in December, followed by another one in January, which brought several new features. Now, once again, Xiaomi is rolling out another update that adds XiaoAI virtual AI assistant related features.

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The Mi Watch featured Xiaomi’s XiaoAI assistant since the launch but it is now getting an overhaul with the new OTA update that is being currently seeded out by the company.

First and foremost, XiaoAI can now speak in three different voices after the update. Users can select from two female voices and a male voice. Further, Xiaomi has enabled quick actions for XiaoAI on Mi Watch. This can be accessed by waking up the assistant and swiping up. Users will be welcomed with three quick actions based on their usage. The more they use their watch, the better the suggestions will get, says the company.

Also, Mi Watch gets a new XiaoAI skills menu with the new update. It can be accessed by swiping up two times after waking the assistant. Users can customize skills as per their choice to ease up their tasks. Last but not least, the update also brings new useful applications to the watch like a compass, barometer, calculator, and others.

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If you are using a Xiaomi Mi Watch, then head over to Settings -> System -> About -> System Update on the watch to download and install the new OTA update. Make sure to have more than 50% battery for a seamless installation process.

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Xiaomi has just announced that it has officially partnered up with NIO, the automobile manufacturer. In the new collaboration, the Chinese tech giant will launch a special application that is capable of performing certain functions in the car from the partner brand at any time.

One would only require the special app on the Xiaomi Mi Watch smartwatch to remotely activate certain functions. This essentially makes the Mi Watch a remote control of sorts. According to official notes, users can display the vehicle nicknames (as set by owners) on the NIO app through the smartwatch. It even displays other information regarding the vehicle like current driving status, power levels, remaining battery life and more.

Users can even visually discern the vehicle doors closing or opening, windows and trunks being raised or lowered. In other words, an in depth schematics is laid out through the NIO app. This is even useful in many other ways as well, since the car can send certain prompt notifications through the Mi Watch. A great example of this would be the uneven or abnormally low pressure in the tires of the car.

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In terms of functions that can be remotely operated, one can open the doors through the app, turn on the air conditioning, can lock or unlock the door, and even raise or lower the window. Notably, the app even allows for easy car location function if the owner can not find where the car has been parked. Through the NIO app, one can simply trigger various whistle alarms and flashing lights which will act as a beacon and notify the users.

Reportedly, every NIO car model will be supported in the Xiaomi Mi Watch NIO app. Furthermore, features like NFC will also be supported in the future. Xiaomi is currently one of the largest wearables makers in the world, and this cooperation only seeks to grow its ecosystem and its usefulness.

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As we reported yesterday, Xiaomi has now started rolling out second over-the-air (OTA) update for the Mi Watch in China. The company has also announced new features that have been introduced with this update.

Xiaomi says that it has added algorithmic body energy function and pressure detection feature which is powered by Firstbeat. Along with that, it has also added breathing training function to get relaxed, new dial designs, and fully-featured XiaoAI with functions like one-step voice taxi, among others.

The company had recently revealed that the new OTA rollout for the smartwatch will begin on 17th January and every user will get it by 22nd January.

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.

It has 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 side, you have another microphone hole along with a speaker vent.

The device 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.

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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.

In a related news, the company has also launched a new application named Xiaomi Wear on the Apple App Store. However, the app currently supports only one wearable device from the company — Xiaomi Watch Color.

You can check out our review of the Xiaomi Mi Watch here.

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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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Xiaomi Mi Watch was announced last month in China with a large battery and eSIM support. However, at the time of launch, the company mentioned that users will have to wait for a few weeks to get access to eSIM services from Chinese telecom carriers. Now, it looks like at least one of the carriers, namely China Telecom, has started testing eSIM services in the country, activating calling and data services for the new Xiaomi smartwatch.

China Telecom is reportedly testing its eSIM service in 7 pilot cities in China. They are as follows:

• Shanghai
• Guangzhou
• Nanjing
• Chengdu
• Shenzhen
• Wuhan
• Hangzhou

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There are two types of eSIM services available on China Telecom right now: Dual terminal eSIM and independent eSIM. In dual terminal eSIM service, you can share your existing mobile number with the eSIM, essentially sharing a single number on two devices. So when you get a call on your smartphone, your Xiaomi Mi Watch with the eSIM will also receive the call. You can accept the call either on your watch or on your phone. In the case of the independent eSIM service, you have a separate phone number for your eSIM. So your contacts can directly call on your Mi Watch using this independent number. The pricing naturally differs according to the eSIM service you select.

If you recall, Motorola had delayed its plans to release the Motorola Razr clamshell foldable in China because the carriers didn’t yet support eSIM service. However, with China Telecom piloting its service in the major cities in China, we may see the wide-scale launch of the eSIM service in the coming weeks. This should further pave the way for the Razr launch in China.

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Mi Watch: a new beginning

Xiaomi eventually released its first watch product, the Xiaomi Mi Watch. Thanks to the Mi Band series, Xiaomi has dominated the market share of smart wearables. But the Mi Band is more targeting at the budget market. Though it has a great shipping volume of the whole market, it’s not able to help Xiaomi build up a good reputation in the market and cover different market segments. As Xiaomi calls, the market positioning of the Mi Watch is a ‘small phone on your wrist’. So Mi Watch probably is considered as a new beginning to practice Xiaomi’s ambition in Xiaomi ecological chain.

Let’s start with the design. Well, it’s not new to us. And I think it’s hard for Xiaomi to deny the design imitation here. Xiaomi has suffered quite a dispute with plagiarism. We love to see Xiaomi bringing us good products at affordable prices, but at the same time, we also hope that Xiaomi should pay more attention to develop their own design language. However, I still want to remind you, the Mi Watch is less than half the price of its Apple counterpart.

Design

The watch in my hand is a premium version. Compared to the standard version, the main difference is the surface protection. The Premium version is covered by Sapphire crystal glass rather than the Corning Gorilla Glass 3 on the standard one. The frame of the premium version is made with stainless steel while the material of the standard’s frame is Aluminum alloy. They both have a ceramic back. Thanks to such scratched protection, the Mi Watch hasn’t been scratched during my daily uses. The Mi Watch features a 1.78-inch AMOLED screen with a PPI of 326, which provides a pretty good viewing experience. Meanwhile, it also supports a feature of the always-on display, which will lead to shorter battery endurance.

A crown and a power button are arranged on its right side, and a microphone is placed between these two mechanisms. Combining with the touch screen, the operation experience is pretty good. Rotate the crown to scroll up or down the content; short press the crown to enter the application list or return to the previous layer; long-press the crown to wake up the voice assistant.

On the left edge, it features a single speaker, which allows you to play music or have a conversation without earphones. Inside the watch, Xiaomi equipped a Qualcomm snapdragon 3100 processor, which was based on Qualcomm’s 2013 snapdragon 400 mobile processor. So compared to the latest mobile phones, it’s not a surprising option. But we’ve seen it drive some other smartwatch running the Wear OS in 2019, like the watches from Fossil and Misfit. And it also gets 1GB ram and 8GB storage with a 570mAh battery. So, there is no need to worry about its performance on running these apps. But please, please forget gaming. You definitely won’t play games on a watch.

Software

Well, I just mentioned Wear OS. The Xiaomi Watch layers MIUI For Watch on the interface of Wear OS. It’s the first watch to run a custom interface on Google’s smartwatch operating system. You can install over 40 apps from the Watch App store, including lighter versions of MIUI apps like Recorder, Notes, Mi home and a few third party’s popular apps like Sogo maps and so on. The app store now is accessible to third-party developers, so there should be more options for users in the near future. But pay attention here. The Mi watch now is mainly available in China. Most of the conversation apps you can install are from china. Because it’s more targeting in China market rather than in consideration of global users’ habits.

Connectivity

Another reason why Xiaomi defined the Mi watch as a small phone is wireless connectivity. The Mi Watch supports Bluetooth, Wifi, GPS, and NFC connections, and meanwhile, the Snapdragon 3100 platform supports 4G e-sim connectivity, which in true allows you to take the watch as a small phone for standalone calls, music streaming and other basic functions. So when you want to enjoy outdoors for a while such as running, swimming or just having a cup of coffee, there is no need to carry on your phone but just make sure you wear the Wrist phone, the Mi Watch.

Fitness Tracking

Thanks to the success of Mi band series, Xiaomi continues its typical features of fitness tracking. The Mi Watch can track 10 physical activities, including walking, running, swimming, climbing and other workout trackings. Besides, it also supports heart-rate monitoring. It enables users to track their heart-rate every 30mins or turn on real-time monitoring. But the real-time monitoring would cut down the battery endurance of the watch. As a result, I suggest to turn it on only when you are exercising.

Battery

A warm detail here is that when the battery is completely discharged, the Mi Watch will turn on the watch mode to display time only. And it just turns into a watch only. According to the official specifications, the watch can last for 36 hours. But in our test of daily use, it’s safe to say that it could last for the whole day when turning on some connectivity or functions like wifi, Bluetooth, always-on-display and real-time heart-rate monitoring.

Watch Faces

Compared to a traditional watch, one of the greatest pleasures of a smartwatch is the switchable dial theme. The Mi Watch has a large number of dial themes for you. You can even replace the picture in the watch album as the background of the watch face, just like changing the wallpaper on your phone.

WaterProofness

We received a lot of concerns about its waterproofness. After our simple test, well it did have waterproofness to a certain extent. And even we can say that there is no problem that you want to swim with it. But Xiaomi doesn’t release its certificated waterproof level, and they claimed that the Mi Watch supports swimming in shallow water but doesn’t apply to a hot shower, steam bath, or diving. And the waterproofness will be weakened as time goes by. And the water damage won’t be included in the Mi Watch warranty. So just pay attention to the risk you take.

Conclusion

If you were a fan of the Xiaomi device and own a lot of Xiaomi smart home devices, the Mi Watch would be one of the Xiaomi products that you won’t miss. The Mi Watch can become a central processor to control all these devices. But the problem is that the Mi Home app has only supported the Chinese language so far.

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Xiaomi announced its first smartwatch, the Mi Watch a couple of weeks back. Being a relatively new product category for Xiaomi, users had a couple of questions or rather issues with regards to the watch. Today, Xiaomi’s ecological chain (MIJIA) product director Cheng Liang answered the two major questions about the Mi Watch.

One of the big issues regarding the new Mi Watch was the slow charging speeds. Users were worried whether this was a permanent problem. However, Cheng Liang said that the charging issue on the Mi Watch will be fixed via an OTA update around early December. So, it looks like an issue in the software rather than the hardware.

Unfortunately, we can’t confirm whether this fix will be bundled with the December 3 OTA update. The first OTA update for Mi Watch will reportedly optimize several features, including first pairing, application market, dial market, notification prompts, input method interaction, and weather positioning.

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Another big question was about Mi Watch’s eSIM. If you recall, we had reported that carriers like China Telecom haven’t yet configured eSIM networks in China. So you couldn’t use eSIM services in the country, which was one big reason why the new Motorola Razr 2019 foldable didn’t launch in the Chinese market. However, Liang said that eSIM services are expected to be opened by Chinese carriers around mid-December. Once it’s available, Xiaomi will enable eSIM support for the Mi Watch via an OTA update. So users won’t have to do anything from their end to activate the services.

The Xiaomi Mi Watch runs on Google’s WearOS platform with its own MIUI skin on top. It’s almost a mini smartphone coming with the ability to make and receive calls (via eSIM), connect to the internet, and even run apps like WeChat and DiDi.

Despite its stark resemblance to the Apple Watch, the Mi Watch tries to carve out its own identity via its software and features. You can read more about the watch from our Mi watch hands-on article.

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Earlier this month, Xiaomi launched its first smartwatch powered by Google’s Android-based WearOS, dubbed Mi Watch. During the Double Eleven sale in China, the company managed to sell the smartwatches worth 100 million in just nine hours.

With these many devices sold in China, users also started giving feedbacks and making comments related to the smartwatch. Qu Heng, General Manager of Xiaomi Ecological Chain confirmed that the company has received feedback from the users and added that the company is thankful as it will help them improve the user experience.

Now, it is being believed that Xiaomi is all set to release the first over-the-air (OTA) update for the Mi Watch in China on 3rd December. With this new update, the company will be optimizing several features, including first pairing, application market, dial market, notification prompts, input method interaction, and weather positioning.

Along with the new update for the Mi Watch users, the company will also be launching the Xiaomi Wearable App on 3rd December, further enhancing the user experience for the iOS users. Qu Heng has also added that the company will classify, schedule, and continuously improve the product experience through OTA updates.

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.

The Mi Watch features an aluminum alloy body with a matte finish, but it has sharper curves than the Apple Watch. At the bottom, you’ll see the pins for the charging dock and the heart rate monitor.

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.

As we mentioned earlier, 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.

Xiaomi smartwatch supports heart rate monitoring, blood oxygen VO2 max sensor, sleep monitoring, and body energy monitoring. It is priced at 1299 yuan (approx. $185) in China and is now available for purchase in China.

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Full specifications:

Mi Watch Standard (aluminum frame, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 display)
Mi Watch Premium (stainless steel frame, Sapphire crystal glass display)

Design

Xiaomi Mi Watch draws a lot of design inspiration from the immensely popular Apple Watch Series 5. Both of them equip a 1.78-inch square-shaped display with a ceramic back. Another similar design is the crown on the right. It can be used to navigate through the watch UI.

Down by the crown, a multi-purpose button is provided to fast open a sport mode. On the left, you will find a speaker vent, with which you can play music on the Mi Watch. At the bottom, you’ll see the pins for the charging dock and the heart rate monitor. Compared to Apple Watch, the Mi Watch’s body is a bit thicker.

MIUI For Watch OS (Based on Google Wear OS)

Xiaomi customized a watch version of their MIUI OS for the latest Mi Watch, which is based on Google Wear OS. It allows you to download over 40 customized apps to spread the watch functions, like Sogo Maps, QQ Music, Wechat and so on. But the China version in our hands, those apps are more likely to meet the Chinese users’ demands.

Besides, the Xiaomi voice assistant, Xiao Ai is also available for achieving some basic commands. If you have Xiaomi’s smart-home devices, it would be a great feature to make the watch become a remote control. We will keep watching and bring you the latest news about its international version.

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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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Xiaomi yesterday unveiled the Mi Watch alongside the Mi CC9 Pro and Mi TV 5 in China. As usual, not all details would be disclosed during the event especially as three high-powered products were outed. So, there were many questions about the Mi Watch that was left off by fans. Xiaomi has now come out to answer some of the questions.

The response comes from Xiaoheng, the general manager of Xiaomi Ecological Chain via a Weibo post. One of the areas he talked on was the eSIM feature onboard the MI Watch. A number of fans were curious to know the cities in China where the eSIM feature could work. He disclosed that China Unicom users can use the e-SIM in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Zhengzhou, Changsha, Wuhan. On the other hand, China Mobile users in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Hangzhou, Nanjing, and Chengdu can use the e-SIM. Finally, China Telecom users can assess e-SIM service in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Chengdu, and Wuhan.

Next, he spoke on the Mi Watch battery life, revealing that the watch can be used for 36 hours under normal usage. Compared to other competing products that use the Wear OS operating system, the Mi Watch battery life is significantly improved.

How about the waterproof level? Xiaoheng disclosed that the Mi Watch can be used in the swimming pool and other shallow waters.

In addition, the smartwatch can be used to control other smart home products as well as order a taxi, set reminders, read the live encyclopedia, listen to songs and listen to more than 100 kinds of smart voice scenes.

He also reiterated that the watch comes with support for several sports modes like outdoor running, outdoor walking, cross-country, mountaineering, indoor running, outdoor cycling, indoor cycling, swimming pool, open water swimming, free sports.

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The Xiaomi exec clarified that the Mi Watch strap can be replaced but it has to be with a matching strap of the same size. He advised against using unofficial metal straps or other types of straps, as other features of the watch (communication, GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi) may malfunction due to mismatch.

Finally, on support for iOS, he disclosed that iOS users can temporarily download the WearOS app binding device through the App Store. However, functions such as NFC, which is dependent on Xiaomi’s app, and management of sports health data won’t be available for now. Apparently, they are still working on making all the features work.

You can read our launch article to know more about the Mi Watch.

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The Mi Watch launched today as Xiaomi’s very first Mi-branded smartwatch. It has a rectangular dial and runs a custom version of WearOS called MIUI for Watch. While the design of the watch no doubt resembles that of the Apple Watch, there isn’t anything we can do about that. Xiaomi has released a special post on Weibo explaining why it settled for a rectangular dial.

Better Space Utilization

There is no disputing that a rectangular screen that has the same area has a circular display can display more information than the round display. There is a reason why several of the electronics we have with a display have rectangular screens. Unlike circular displays, text or images aren’t cut off.

Better for reading

Our eyes have grown accustomed to reading from a rectangle. From books to screens, to billboards, a rectangle is better to display text.

Better Navigation

Xiaomi adds that a rectangular display is better for navigation. With a rectangular display, the screen can be navigated sideways, upwards, or downwards, and MIUI for Watch has been designed to work this way. However, they claim it isn’t so easy when it comes to a circular display.

It has been reported that Xiaomi will launch a Mi Watch Pro in a few months that comes with a circular display which sounds ironical considering that they are championing a rectangular display as being better for smartwatches.

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Xiaomi has officially announced the Mi Watch today at an event in Beijing, China. This marks the first true smartwatch from the company, after launching four successive generations of the fitness-centric Mi Band series since 2014. Xiaomi’s first real smartwatch is special not just because it’s feature-rich, but also because the company has a reputation of shaking-up every industry that it enters.

Xiaomi Mi Watch Is A Cheaper Apple Watch

Xiaomi has shamelessly copied the Apple Watch for the Mi Watch’s design and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Apple Watch is one of the best smartwatches available in the market today and taking inspiration from the best is always a good sign. But I just wish it wasn’t an exact replica of the Apple Watch, especially since Xiaomi has released a number of original designs in the past, including the Mi Mix Alpha and the original Mi Mix.

Now that we have established that the Mi Watch design isn’t original, let’s take a closer look at its body. The smartwatch comes with a square touchscreen display protected by sapphire Corning gorilla glass 3. The watch features a 1.78-inch AMOLED curved display with 326 PPI. The back of the watch is made out of ceramic.

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. The Mi Watch features an aluminum alloy body with a matte finish, but it has sharper curves than the Apple Watch. At the bottom, you’ll see the pins for the charging dock and the heart rate monitor.

Coming to the strap, Xiaomi is offering removable straps made out of fluoro rubber which is skin-friendly and anti-allergic. There are multiple color options including white, blue, silver, and black. Note that the strap buckle comes with the MI branding in a metallic black shade.

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Xiaomi Mi Watch is the first to use the SD3100 4G chip

Inside, the Xiaomi Mi Watch comes with the Snapdragon Wear 3100 4G chipset featuring four Cortex A7 cores clocked at 1.2GHz. The company is calling it the first wearable with Snapdragon 3100 4G, probably because the Fossil Gen 5 watches with Snapdragon 3100 didn’t have cellular connectivity.

One of the highlights of the Mi Smartwatch is its battery. The watch features one of the biggest batteries ever seen on a smartwatch featuring 570mAh in capacity. In comparison, watches like the 46mm Huawei Watch GT 2, the Galaxy Watch Active 2 (44mm), or even the Apple Watch 5 come with just 455mAh, 340mAh, and 296mAh batteries respectively. The company claims the Mi Watch can last up to 36 hours or up to two days on a single charge.

The Xiaomi smartwatch will be loaded with features such as NFC, Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi (n), GPS, an independent vibration motor, and a pretty large speaker. Just like the top-end smartwatches of 2019, the Mi Watch also supports eSIM, which ensures you can connect to the internet via cellular network as well as make and receive calls independently.

Mi Watch is Powered By Google’s WearOS

In a surprise move, Xiaomi is adopting 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. The company will offer a number of interesting watch faces for the watch. It also, unsurprisingly, comes integrated with Xiaomi’s own XiaoAI assistant.

Apart from the usual fitness-centric features found on a wearable, Xiaomi smartwatch supports heart rate monitoring, blood oxygen VO2 max sensor, sleep monitoring, and body energy monitoring. In one of the marketing videos, Xiaomi confirmed that the Mi Watch is safe for swimming as well.

Powered by the WearOS platform, the Xiaomi Mi watch comes with its own in-built app store that will offer 40+ optimized apps for the new watch. This includes popular Chinese apps like QQ, WeChat, and Keep (fitness). Thanks to NFC, the Mi Watch can also be used to make payments in China.

The Mi Watch is also capable of connecting to and controlling smart home appliances at your home.

Xiaomi Mi Watch Is Priced Aggressively

The Xiaomi Mi Watch is priced at 1299 yuan ($185 or Rs. 13,116) in China. The watch is up for reservations from 5 PM today (November 5) and will go on sale at 12 AM sharp on November 11th in China.

Just like the Mi CC9 Pro, there’s an exclusive edition that features a sapphire glass display with a polished stainless steel body and a stainless steel strap. The exclusive edition looks a lot more premium than the regular one and will retail for 1999 yuan ($285 or Rs. 20,184). The exclusive edition will go on sale in December 2019.

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Today, Xiaomi will be holding a launch event in China to announce the Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro smartphone that will come equipped with 108-megapixel penta-lens camera system. The Chinese manufacturer will be also unleashing its first Mi Watch and the same event will be used to unveil Xiaomi Mi TV 5 series. The launch event will be livestreamed so that Xiaomi fans across the globe can view it.

The unveil event will kick off from 2 PM (local time) in China. The event will be livestreamed on Mi.com and the company’s official Weibo page. The launch event will be in Chinese language. GizmoChina will be covering the launch stories of all the Xiaomi devices that will be made official today.

Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro

The Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro has a 6.47-inch curved OLED full HD+ display with waterdrop notch and under-display fingerprint reader. The Snapdragon 730G is present under the hood of the device. It may come with up to 12 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of native storage. It has a 108-megapixel penta-lens camera system that supports up to 5x optical zoom and 50x digital zoom. It has a front camera of 32-megapixel. The 5,260mAh battery of the device supports 30W fast charging.

Xiaomi Mi Watch

The Xiaomi Watch (or Mi Watch) will be sporting a design similar to Apple Watch. It will have a squared-shaped display with 3D curved sapphire glass, a circular crown on its right side and it will carry support for e-SIM. It will be powered by Snapdragon Wear 3100 and it will run on the customized version of MIUI. The other features of the smartwatch include large-sized battery, GPS, NFC and Wi-Fi.

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Xiaomi Mi TV 5 series

The Xiaomi Mi TV 5 series will be equipped with 4K Quantum Dot screen that will carry support for 108 percent NTSC, HDR10+ and MEMC. It is said to be 47 percent thinner than the Mi TV 4. The Amlogic T972 processor will be powering it along with 4 GB of RAM. It will offer a big internal storage of 64 GB. For immersive audio experience, the Mi TV 5 will come with quad speakers powered with Dolby and DTS audio. Also, it will feature 9th-gen image quality engine and 8K video decoding support.

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Xiaomi is expected to go ballistic once again with its product launch as it releases the Mi CC9 Pro, Mi TV 5 and it’s first WearOS-powered smartwatch dubbed Mi Watch. Ahead of the launch event, the price of the Mi Watch has appeared on the website of Xiaomi’s official store on Taobao. Although we couldn’t find the link to the store, the screenshot shared by ITHomes shows the smartwatch will likely retail for 1499 yuan ($213) for 11.11 while the price is 1699 yuan ($241).

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The price looks expensive but then, considering the topnotch features that are expected on board, it is reasonable. Besides, the design of the Mi Watch is heavily inspired by the immensely popular Apple Watch which costs twice as much.

In terms of the specs, the Mi Watch comes with a premium build and sturdy hardware. It features a curved sapphire glass which protects the square-shaped touchscreen display and sports a side-mounted crown which can be used to navigate through the UI. It is powered by the Snapdragon 3100 chipset and Adreno 304 GPU. The Mi Watch will support NFC, Bluetooth 4.2 and low power 802.11n Wi-Fi and GPS. You also get e-SIM support in addition to the regulars like a built-in fitness tracker/activity tracker which can be used to track things like sleep, calories burned, different sports activity modes and the number of steps taken. For more details, read our detailed pre-launch post on the Mi Watch from here.

Even though the Mi Watch will be launched tomorrow, the listing shows the smartwatch will be going on sale on November 11 during the 11.11 shopping festival.

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On the 5th of November, Xiaomi will hold a launch event in China where it will lift covers from the Mi CC9 Pro, Mi TV 5 and it’s first WearOS powered smartwatch which is simply called the Mi Watch. The company has been sharing teasers of the smartwatch for weeks based upon which we have formed this article. If you are interested in its features or you are planning to buy one, continue reading.

Design, Display and Build

To begin with, the design of the Mi Watch is heavily inspired by the immensely popular Apple Watch. It features a curved sapphire glass which protects the square-shaped touchscreen display and sports a side-mounted crown which can be used to navigate through the UI.

The body/housing of the Mi Watch is made out of polished stainless steel which gives it a premium overall look. Apart from the crown, its right side features a microphone pinhole and a rectangular-shaped multi-purpose button. In comparison, the left side fo the smartwatch harbours the loudspeaker vent and a secondary microphone pinhole.

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The rear of the smart wearable seems to be made out of plastic and it makes room for the charging dock and what seems like an HRM (heart rate monitor).

Moving ahead, the Xiaomi Mi Watch will come with a high-quality fluoro rubber strap which can easily be swapped accrediting to its quick-release mechanism. It has already been confirmed that these rubber straps will be offered in four colour options which include Blue, White, Grey, and Black.

Chipset, Battery and Connectivity Options

Under the hood, the Mi Watch will be kitted with the Snapdragon 3100 chipset revealed a previously shared official teaser. The chipset consists of a 4x ARM Cortex A7, 32 bit Quad-core CPU which is clocked at 1.2 GHz and Adreno 304 GPU.

While Xiaomi is yet to reveal the exact battery capacity of the upcoming smartwatch, it is said to have “pretty large” battery.

The company had already confirmed the Mi Watch will support NFC, the chipset’s spec sheet reveals it is equipped with Bluetooth 4.2 and low power 802.11n Wi-Fi and GPS which are presumed to make their way on the upcoming wearable.

Key Features

Now that we have discussed the design and hardware aspects of Xiaomi’s upcoming wearable, let’s see what kind of features it will bring to the table.

Staple to almost every smartwatch out there, the Mi Watch will have have a built-in fitness tracker/activity tracker which can be used to track things like sleep, calories burned, different sports activity modes and the number of steps taken.

It will be able to display notifications from user’s smartphones which include text messages, emails, calendar alerts and app alerts. The smartwatch is also expected to support alarm clock functionality.

Xiaomi has already confirmed that the Mi Watch with built-in NFC will be capable of supporting AliPay. Likewise, in other countries, this might support Google Pay which is a globally accepted mode of digital payment.

It is also reported to support WeChat and we are excited to see how will its text input function work. Whether it will have an onscreen keyboard, will accept voice to text translation or both, is yet to be confirmed.

Xiaomi has also confirmed that the Mi Watch can store & play music independently which sounds like a praiseworthy feature. Therefore, users can leave their smartphone behind when going for a hike or while working out in a gym.

The smartwatch will supposedly be compatible with both Android OS and iOS, similar to what has been observed with Xiaomi’s previously launched wearables including the Mi Band 4. The device will run on a forked version of MIUI and it will also be capable of remotely controlling smart home appliances like Air Purifier, smart bulb or IoT devices.

Similar to the Apple Watch, it will also support e-sim which will allow it to make and receive phone calls and have access to the internet. Last but not the least, a senior Xiaomi official had shared a short clip of the Mi Watch which revealed that the device will also be capable of playing live TV via supported Apps.

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Expected Price

The official price of Xiaomi’s latest wearable will only be unveiled at its official launch event which is scheduled for the 5th of November i.e tomorrow. However, a recently uploaded listing on Xiaomi’s TaoBao store suggests that it will carry a price tag of 1499 Yuan ($ 213).

What do you think should be the right price for the Mi Watch? Let us know in the comments below.

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Xiaomi is one of the leading brands when it comes to wearable devices, thanks to the company’s Mi Band fitness trackers. Now, the company is all set to launch its first smartwatch — Mi Watch at a launch event on 5th November in China.

Today, just a day ahead of the official launch of the Mi Watch, the company has now shared a few more renders of the device. It shows the product from almost all angles, giving us a better look at its design.

As already known from the earlier released render, the Mi Watch comes with square-shaped dial and a single crown on the right side along with a single button. The design looks quite similar to the Apple Watch.

The Xiaomi Mi Watch will be running a customized version of Google’s Android Wear operating system out-of-the-box which could be named “Mi Wear” OS. It is confirmed to come powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 3100 processor. It will also come with support for eSIM, NFC, GPS, WiFi, and Bluetooth.

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A couple of days ago, the company confirmed that the upcoming Mi Watch can independently play music and the user will have an option to even download the music files to its storage. The Mi Watch will also, unsurprisingly, come with a heart rate sensor and smart home controls.

Apart from the Mi Band fitness tracker, it has a line of smartwatches under Amazfit branding but none of them are running Android Wear OS. The upcoming smartwatch will be the first to come with company’s own branding.

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Another day and yet another Mi Watch feature confirmed. Xiaomi revealed a few hours back that the Mi Watch can independently play music with the option to even download it to its storage. So you don’t have to rely on your smartphone to stream music. This can come in really handy when you don’t have your phone around, like when you are out for your morning jogs. And it looks like you can even play your music via its speakers.

Independent music playback isn’t new on smartwatches. Even Amazfit’s Pace lineup offers this particular feature and personally, I find it very useful as I don’t have to carry my smartphone around for music. However, the Mi Watch could make things even more interesting as it features an eSIM which means you can ditch your phone most of the time.

The Mi Watch will also, unsurprisingly, come with a heart rate sensor and smart home controls. You also get a replaceable fluororubber strap in multiple color options.

The Mi Watch will come with an MIUI for Watch OS. You will be able to install a number of different apps on the watch. As for the hardware, the Mi Watch will come feature Snapdragon Wear 3100 processor with connectivity options such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, GPS, and even an eSIM. The watch is confirmed to feature speakers which means you should be able to make and receive calls on the watch, just like a smartphone.

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Xiaomi Mi Watch will come with a high-quality fluoro rubber strap which will be anti-allergic, sweatproof, and easily replaceable. The strap will feature a quick-release button, which should be similar to what we’ve seen on Huami’s Amazfit smartwatch lineup. This new information was revealed by Xiaomi’s VP, Heng Qu, who also revealed four different strap color options for the device.

The Mi Watch will come with at least four different strap color options at launch. There’ll be a Blue, White, Grey, and a Black one. We can also see that the buckle will feature the ‘MI’ branding.

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The company also confirmed that the Mi Watch will come with the XiaoAI smart assistant. Huami’s smartwatches from the Amazfit series have featured XiaoAI, so this is not a surprising move. However, what’s interesting is that Xiaomi will offer three methods to activate the XiaoAI assistant on the watch. You can either long-press the crown or access the XiaoAI button from the screen or even activate it via voice (you’ll have to raise your wrist to turn on the screen first).

The Mi Watch will come with an MIUI for Watch OS. Given that Xiaomi is investing in a dedicated Watch OS along with its own app store, we can expect more smartwatches in the future. Inside, the Mi Watch will come with Snapdragon Wear 3100 processor with connectivity options such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, GPS, and even an eSIM. The watch is confirmed to feature speakers which means you should be able to make and receive calls on the watch, just like a smartphone.

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When it comes to smart wearables, Xiaomi is one of the first names that run across our mind. Back in the year 2014, the company launched the first-gen Mi Band which due to its inexpensive price tag quickly became a hot seller. Even though Xiaomi has observed worthwhile success with newer generations of the fitness band, it has still not tapped into devices running Wear Os, however, this might change soon.

For readers that are unaware, Wear OS is a version of Google’s Android operating system designed for smartwatches and other wearables.

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According to fresh discoveries by APK insight, a project by 9to5Google, the latest version of Wear OS that is version 2.28 consists of code which clearly suggests that Xiaomi is about to launch a smart wearable running this OS. For reference, the lines of code have been listed below.

Wear OS 2.28

<string name=”xiaomi_companion_name”>Mi Wear</string>

As the code suggests, the upcoming smart wearable lineup from Xiaomi could carry the ‘Mi Wear’ branding. Furthermore, the decompiled OS also includes the keyword ‘Mi Watch’ which could be the name of the first Wear OS running smartwatch from Xiaomi.

Besides, the previous variant of Wear OS which is version 2.26 included the following line of code.

<string name=”baiji_companion_name”>Baiji Companion</string>

The word ‘Baiji’ is used to refer to a species of Chinese dolphin that has now gone extinct. The inclusion of this code gave an impression that Xiaomi would launch a smartwatch with Wear OS in the future and previously highlighted code in the latest version of Wear OS strengthens the claim.

While details about the features or design of the alleged ‘Mi Watch’ are currently unavailable, Xiaomi is expected to maintain its pricing strategy and mark the device at a lucrative price tag.

All in all, the possibility of Xiaomi launching a smartwatch with Wear OS are quite high, though we will have to wait until a company official releases a statement about it.

What features do you feel, Xiaomi should include if it eventually leads such a device? Let us know in the comments below.

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Soon to be listed on Hong Kong stock exchange, Xiaomi has become one of the most important hi-tech companies in the world. That is why we always expect very innovative technological products by this Chinese giant and this week wasn’t any different as the company has just announced a new watch, but it is not an innovative smartwatch with tons of features like the wonderful Amazfit series, neither an advanced fitness tracker like the Xiaomi Mi Band 3.

This time, Xiaomi has announced a simple I8 quartz watch which is focused on style and elegance, and it does not boast any smart features. Xiaomi’s I8 quartz watch has a minimalist design and a 6.2-mm thin body with a circular case. The straps are made of steel and, to be accurate, they have been forged from high-tech Vintage Milanese steel. This will make the Xiaomi I8 quartz watch tearproof. The watch also boasts a sapphire glass mirror which is scratch-resistant and scratch-proof.

The watch has a 2.28 mm Citizen Citroën quartz movement; you can even put it underwater as it is waterproof up to 50 m depth. Unlike smartwatches, it does not feature a rechargeable battery but a normal circular battery which can last up to 5 years. It has been launched in China in two versions (41 and 36 mm) with a price tag of 399 Yuan which roughly translates into $63.

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We were one of the first ones to report that Meizu kind of said that they were working on a smartwatch. However, that wasn’t a confirmation. But soon after this report, the company’s official account released a new teaser which kind of hinted that the company was all set to launch a brand new smartwatch. Well, there were pictures of watches all over the image, with plastic and metal straps. So, it was almost confirmed that a smartwatch from the company was coming.

Now, a Chinese photographer seems to have received a mystery box from an anonymous source. The box is black in color and we can clearly see the Meizu logo on top. Usually, we would have said that this is probably a new Meizu smartphone, however, considering that the box is square and not rectangular in shape, it is been said that inside, we could see something related to the company’s first smartwatch.

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Given the timing of the teaser and the popping up of this new box, it looks like the company is definitely preparing a brand new smartwatch.

But would Meizu release its watch before Xiaomi? It’s almost confirmed that Xiaomi will release a new smartwatch sometime later this year, so it would be interesting to see whether Meizu beats Xiaomi to the launch of its first watch.

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We have repeatedly heard from multiple sources that Xiaomi is working on its first smartwatch. The release date is said to be around September this year, which is just a couple of months away. Earlier, we heard from a Xiaomi’s executive about the upcoming smartwatch but now, it looks like the company is preparing its website for the release of the Mi smartwatch as the official website seems to have already listed smartwatch category in the smart devices section. While this doesn’t reveal anything about the upcoming watch, it kind of confirms again that there’s a smartwatch in the making.

We had previously heard from the CEO of Huami, which is the company that manufactures the Mi Band wearable that Xiaomi Mi smartwatch will meet us in the second half of the year. Given that Huami is directly involved with the production of the wearable, it was a kind of our first confirmation.

Thanks to a recent leak, we already have the basic render of the device. The Mi smartwatch is said to come with a standard round watch design with the Mi logo on top. We can also see two physical buttons on the right side. Also, the smartwatch looks quite thick as well. But what really took our attention was the black bar at the bottom of the display. It seems like Xiaomi’s new smartwatch could have an ugly black bar on the display, just like the first generation Moto 360, which would be really disappointing. But this is just a render, so we will have to wait for some pictures of the new Mi watch in action to really confirm this design.READ MORE:

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The release is said to be in September, so expect more details soon.

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Xiaomi’s new Mi Band 2 wearable just went on sale earlier this month. The band was yet another successful product from the company, featuring a power efficient OLED display and heart rate sensor for a cheap price tag. However, this year, the new Mi Band isn’t the only wearable that’s coming from the company. It’s almost confirmed that there’s a Xiaomi smartwatch in the making and the product should soon be announced, according to an analyst.

While we still haven’t seen the new Xiaomi smartwatch in pictures, today a new sketch of the watch was leaked, which gives us a basic idea about the possible design of the new wearable. According to the image, the Xiaomi smartwatch should come with a regular design similar to other round watches in the market. We can see the Mi logo on the front as well as two buttons on the right side. The watch looks quite thick as well.

One of the interesting things revealed by this sketch is the bar at the bottom of the display. It could be hinting at a Moto 360 like design, which had a black bar on the display, ruining the true round watch experience. We hope that’s not going to be the case here.

As for the release, it is said that the new Xiaomi smartwatch should be announced sometime in September this year. So, there’s still a couple of months for the release, which means more information about the device should be leaked in the coming weeks.

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