POCO Watch and POCO Buds Pro introduced: A POCO ecosystem?

In addition to the POCO F4 GT smartphone, Xiaomi's subsidiary also officially presented a POCO Watch and POCO Buds Pro at the last event. Is the "POCO ecosystem" now complete?

Apparently, they also want to build their own ecosystem and offer users of POCO smartphones a choice of more products from the same company. Let's take a closer look

POCO watch

With the POCO Watch, Xiaomi is launching another wearable product alongside the Mi Watch and Mi Watch Lite. It is designed to accompany customers in their everyday fitness routine, so one of the most important features is over 100 fitness modes that can be tracked.

Otherwise, there are already numerous health functions that have now arrived in the low price range, including the measurement of blood oxygen saturation and 24-hour heart rate and stress level monitoring. An integrated standalone GPS system means that you no longer need your smartphone to record routes, and there is also a gyroscope and electronic compass.

In terms of design, the watch uses a rectangular display, which differs from Xiaomi's premium smartwatches. A large 1,6-inch AMOLED touch display is used on the front, which has a resolution of 320 x 360 at a ppi of 301. With over 100 customizable watchfaces and three color options, there should surely be a preferred version for most.

The battery in the POCO Watch is 225 mAh and can be charged using a magnetic charger. According to official manufacturer information, it lasts two weeks with normal use and the smartwatch is protected against the ingress of water and dust with 5ATM.

POCO Buds Pro (Genshin Impact Edition)

POCO has now prepared a product for fans of the fantasy action video game Genshin Impact, namely the Buds Pro in the Genshin Impact Edition, which is clearly visible in the design of the product. With a red color and elements of the character Klee, players should immediately feel at home. Voice announcements on the headphones were also recorded with her voice.

The POCO Buds Pro have a dynamic 9mm driver for detailed sound. They also have active noise cancellation (ANC) powered by four microphones. There is also a transparency mode, where ambient noise is amplified to make it easier to understand with headphones.

The in-ear headphones are splash-proof according to IPX4 and have wear detection. This means that the music can be automatically paused when the headphones are taken out of the ear. According to official information, the battery lasts for 28 hours with the case if you listen to music without ANC at 50 percent volume. Charging, however, is done via a USB-C port on the bottom, which can fully charge the headphones in around one hour and the case in two and a half hours. They also support wireless charging.