Xiaomi's new smartwatch won't win any originality contests — it's a dead-ringer for Apple Watch. But it beats the Apple Watch in two key regards,???? ??????? and by a massive margin.
The Xiaomi Mi Watch Lite, as it's called, is a rectangular smartwatch with a 1.4-inch LCD display, with 320x320 pixel resolution. It supports phone notifications, music controls, fitness tracking with 11 sports modes, heart-rate monitoring, and sleep monitoring.
Advertised battery life is pretty good: 9 days. Credit: xiaomi The watch is water resistant with a 5 ATM rating, and has a built-in GPS/GLONASS positioning chip, as well as a barometer and an accelerometer.
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And while the Mi Watch Lite doesn't have all the advanced features of Apple Watch, such as precise blood oxygen level measurement, it wins on one very important feature: battery life. According to Xiaomi, the Mi Watch Lite will last up to 9 days, in contrast to Apple Watch's 18 hours of advertised battery life.
The Xiaomi Mi Watch Lite has a 1.4-inch LCD display with curvy sides. Credit: xiaomi The battery life on the Mi Watch Lite shrinks to just 10 hours if you turn on GPS in a sports mode, however.
SEE ALSO: Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro review: A powerful 5G phone, but not exactly a bargainThe Xiaomi Mi Watch Lite is also incredibly cheap for what it offers. According to Android Central, it will cost just 50 euros ($61) in Europe when it launches on Dec. 22. Xiaomi Mi Watch Lite won't be available in the U.S.
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