\tXiaomi made its first foray into the smartwatch market, unveiling the Mi Watch, featuring a strikingly similar design to rival Apple\u2019s offering in the segment.<\/p>\n
Two versions of Mi Watch will be launched: an aluminium-bodied unit costing CNY1,299 ($185) and a stainless-steel version priced CNY1,999. Both will initially only be on sale in China, with the lower-priced version available on 11 November and the stainless-steel option from next month.<\/p>\n
The Verge reported the devices will run on Xiaomi’s homegrown MIUI software, based on Google’s Wear OS. The watch features a 1.78-inch AMOLED display, 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage, with two microphones for recording audio and making voice calls.<\/p>\n
It is powered by Qualcomm\u2019s Snapdragon Wear 3100 4G chipset.<\/p>\n
[1]Several media outlets noted the similarities with the Apple Watch (pictured left), with Xiaomi\u2019s new device also sporting a square body that includes a crown and a button.<\/p>\n
Although Mi Watch is Xiaomi’s first smartwatch, it already competes in the wearables market with a range of low-price fitness bands which are popular across Asia.<\/p>\n[1] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/MWL2019_APple_Watch_WWDC-e1559648355725.jpg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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