Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi is also known for its new portfolio of smart watches. And in addition to the three new smartphones from the Xiaomi 12 series At today's press conference, we also saw a new smart watch with an AMOLED display, marked Xiaomi Watch S1.
Xiaomi Watch S1: New smart watch with AMOLED display
Smart watch xiaomi watch s1 they have round processing from high-quality and shiny metal materials (316L steel). There will be a sporty version with a silicone strap that will be cheaper, as well as a more elegant and expensive version with a pair of leather straps in a blue / brown color combination.
If we look at the equipment of this watch, there is a really big and delicate one on the front 1,43 ″ touch AMOLED display with refresh rate 60 Hz and the resulting subtlety at up to 326 ppi (466 x 466 pixels). The display is covered flat and durable sapphire glass. The watch body itself also supports increased resistance to water with certification 5 ATMs.
117 sports activities and up to 24 days on a single charge
The right side then contains two physical buttons that are used to control the watch software. It is developed "in-house" directly from Xiaomi. As expected, watch do not contain Wear OS from Google. Nevertheless, there is support for (mostly Chinese) third-party applications and also an integrated NFC chip (the Chinese version will only support payments via AliPay).
There will be up to 200 different dials and the watch also supports Bluetooth telephony. Premium smart watches should be equipped with a standard set of sensors for monitoring physical activities aa to 117 sports activities (including swimming).
Monitoring of sports activities will also enrich the integrated one GNSS chip, which collects position data from the five most used satellite systems (GPS, Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS and QZSS).
There is no monitoring of heart rate, sleep quality and control of smart products via the XiaoAI intelligent assistant (in Chinese only). The integrated battery ensures the resulting endurance at the level 12 days per charge in standard use resp. up to 24 days in battery saving mode. Charging is solved by a wireless charger, which the manufacturer brings directly in the watch package.
Price and availability of new smart watches: Xiaomi Watch S1
New smart watch named xiaomi watch s1 should start selling on the domestic, Chinese market together with Xiaomi 12 flagship smartphones in a few days, namely December 31, 2021
Their starting selling price is 1099 yuan (silicone strap) / 1199 yuan (leather strap) depending on the version. This is approximately 152 € / 172 USD in cheaper resp. 166 € / 188 USD in a more expensive design.
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Hello,
Will NFC payments also work in Slovakia?
Hello, no, the watch is so far only presented for China, it has not yet been listed for Europe and it is not yet known if it will be at all and what features it will bring.