Exactly on 5. November / October at a press conference in China, Xiaomi unveiled its first smartwatches with an open operating system, Wear OS by Google. We’re talking about Mi Watch, which started selling massively almost immediately after the presentation.
Sales are breaking records
According to company representatives, in the first 9 hours of sales, Mi Watch worth 100 million yuan was sold, which is about 13 million euros / 332 million Czech crowns. Approximately 80,000 units were sold. These are absolutely unbelievable numbers that break records.
However, with many sold devices, users also started sharing a lot of feedback pointing out some shortcomings of the smartwatches. Qu Heng, CEO of Xiaomi’s environmental supply chain, confirmed that the company received feedback from users and added that it will help them improve user comfort.
It looks like it will happen soon, because on 3. December / prosince a first major over-the-air (OTA) update for the watch software has been announced. With it, the company will optimize several features, including first pairing, the app menu, dialer function, notifications, interactions of input methods, and location determination.
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The update will also bring an iOS app
Together with the new update for Mi Watch users, on 3. December the company will also launch the Xiaomi Wearable App on the market. This app improves the user experience for Apple iOS device users.
Qu Heng also added that Xiaomi will continue to prepare new improvements for the Mi Watch in the form of updates, which will be created also based on user comments.
The Xiaomi Mi Watch is equipped with a large 1.78″ AMOLED display with a very crisp resolution. Pixel density tops out at 326 ppi. The watch face has a diagonal of 44 mm. In terms of technical specifications, the watch definitely doesn’t have to be ashamed.
In its equipment, it offers a powerful processor Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 4G with four Cortex A7 cores clocked at 1.2 GHz. It also has standalone GPS modules, NFC, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth.
The Mi Watch also comes with eSIM technology, thanks to which it supports independent calls and internet connectivity. In terms of battery life, the watches offer a large 570 mAh battery, while the manufacturer declares a 36-hour battery life.
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