The Mi Band series, launched in 2014, is very popular in the smartwatch market, mainly thanks to its excellent value for money, with the latest Mi Band 4 at around 10 thousand forints. Available from In Hungary.
Based on the experience of the past few years, Xiaomi will release the next member of the Mi Band series around May or June, so it's about time for the Mi Band 5 to debut. A few weeks ago published on photos of an edition with a leaky display, but this was considered false by several sources.
The other day in Weibo-new pictures have been published claiming to be of the new device. In these pictures, we no longer see the odd perforated design, but a more traditional design similar to the Mi Band 4.
The first thing you may notice is the charge. One of the new features of the Mi Band 4 was the cradle-like charger, but from the picture it seems that this didn't work for Xiaomi, because the charger in the picture looks similar to the older charger.
This is really interesting because in the description of the image, the author talks about a plug-in charger, which many have inferred means that unlike previous Mi Bands, you will be able to charge the device without having to take it out of the strap. The author also talks about a longer battery life, although the current bracelet is not shy of 20-30 days of battery life.
According to some rumours, Mi Band 5 will come with Amazon Alexa support. This is Amazon's virtual assistant, like Google Assistant. This could mean that the device will have a microphone and speaker, but it is more likely that the Mi Band will only communicate with the smartphone app and you will not be able to talk to Alexa on the activity tracker.
It was previously reported that the Mi Band 5, as well as some versions of its predecessor, will support NFC, but it is increasingly likely that, unlike its predecessor, it will be able to be used not only in China, but also in other countries, hopefully Hungary, so it will be able to make mobile payments.
Two other very useful features were mentioned. One is to monitor the menstrual cycle and the other is to monitor blood oxygen levels. The latter can help predict cardiovascular problems.
The sports to watch include yoga and elliptical trainer, rowing bench, skipping rope and exercise on an indoor bike.
According to information published on Baidu, one of China's largest technology companies, the Mi Band 5 will have a 1.2-inch display, slightly larger than the previous 0.95-inch size of the Mi Band 4.
The Weibo user writes a Chinese price of 200 yuan, which is about 8400 Ft. The Mi Band 4 price in China is 169 yuan (then ~7000 Ft, now ~7500 Ft), so you can expect a price increase of 30 yuan, or roughly 1300 Ft.
