Xiaomi has been making smart watches for many years, however, for various reasons, it has never been able to become a prominent manufacturer, most likely due to the fact that it almost always focuses on products based on its own software, and Of course, in terms of quality and price.
But, that has been changing! Xiaomi already has a very good Wear OS watch in the form of the Xiaomi Watch Pro 2, and now it also has another slightly cheaper Wear OS alternative in the form of the Xiaomi Watch 2. If you want something even cheaper but still competent, you can always look at the Watch S3, and of course, the Smart Band 8 Pro.
Xiaomi also has new watches. All interesting!
Therefore, in addition to the Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Ultra, the Chinese giant also took advantage of MWC 2024 to present 3 new watches!
The aforementioned Xiaomi Watch 2, Watch S3 and Smart Band 8 Pro.
Well, you probably think that the most interesting watch of the lot is the Watch 2, a slightly cheaper version of the Watch 2 Pro that we already had the opportunity to review, which arrives with extremely similar technical specifications, and only with some slight compromises in terms of design side (€199). In addition to Wear OS, it is worth noting that this watch is equipped with a Snapdragon W5+ Gen1 SoC, a 495mAh battery (65 hours of autonomy), 32GB of storage, and a 1.43” AMOLED screen.
Watch 2 left side // Watch S3 right side
But no, the most interesting of the lot is probably the Watch S3, which features a customizable crown, as well as many smart features in a beautiful and even wallet-friendly package (€149). This is an extremely health-focused watch, which does not feature Wear OS, but appears with HyperOS. It is a simpler watch, but still ready to meet the needs of demanding users. It's worth noting that we have a watch here similar to the Watch 2, with an aluminum body, and a very similar AMOLED screen. The battery lasts 15 days.
Watch Band 8
However, in addition to these two watches, we also have a new Pro version of the old but always incredible “Mi Band”, nowadays known as the Smart Band. We are talking about the Smart Band 8 Pro! We have a square screen (1.47” // 60Hz // 336*480), without buttons, in a body weighing just 22g, and a thickness of 9.99m. It is a “band” equipped with an extremely fast bracelet exchange system. Which in turn means support for any type of bracelet on the market, with more than 200 pre-installed faces, and of course, more than 150 sports to monitor. The battery continues to be a strong point, guaranteeing around 2 weeks of autonomy. The price is €69.99.
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