Xiaomi Event: Mi Band 5, Mi TV Stick and more presented

Xiaomi showed its new line-up of global products at an event today. These include the Mi Band 5, the Mi TV Stick, several e-scooters, new smartphones and also a gaming monitor.

Mi Band 5

In this paragraph I will only deal with the differences to the Chinese version. These aren't many, but they still make a difference. If you want all general information about the fitness tracker, you should read David's article take a look.

The Mi Band 5 is available for an RRP of 39 euros. (Image: Xiaomi)

Unfortunately, the global version of the Mi Band 5 will not support NFC, but this could come with a possible "Pro version". Personally, I think this is very unlikely. There is also no "Amazon Echo" support.

The Mi Band 5 will be available in Germany at an RRP of 39,99 euros.

My TV Stick

The Mi TV Stick is a stripped-down version of the Xiaomi Mi Box, only as a "stick". In contrast to the Mi Box S, it only has one instead of two GB of RAM and only supports 1080P media. The 8 GB of memory are identical. Nevertheless, it has a Chromecast built in, comes with a remote control and runs with the latest Android TV 9. The Mi TV Stick will be available from around mid-August at an RRP of 39,99 euros.

The Mi TV Stick is a stripped-down version of the Mi Box S. (Image: Xiaomi)

My True Wireless Earphones 2 Basic

The Mi TWS 2 Basic is also a cheaper version of an existing product, namely the Xiaomi Mi Air 2. However, the "basic version" should still support some features. On Xiaomi smartphones, there will be a familiar "pop-up animation" for connecting and a type of noise canceling should filter out ambient noise.

The Mi TWS 2 Basic should offer "Premium TWS" for little money. (Image: Xiaomi)

The battery life will be limited to 5 hours for the headphones directly and 2o hours for the case. In-ear detection is also supposed to stop the music when you take out headphones. The Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 Basic will be available in Germany from around the end of July at an RRP of 39,99 euros.

Mi Curved Gaming Monitor 34 inches

Another exciting product is the Xiaomi gaming monitor. This is a 34-inch UWQHD monitor with 144 Hz in a 21:9 ratio. The response time is 4ms and there are enough connections: 2 x HDMI 2.0, 2 x DisplayPort 1.4 and 1 x 3,5 mm audio output.

The Mi Gaming Monitor should offer a lot for its price. (Image: Xiaomi)

The Mi Curved Gaming Monitor 34 '' will be available from around the end of August at an RRP of 499 euros. At the press conference a price of 399 euros was mentioned, for Germany the price seems to have increased by 100 euros.

E-Scooter

Xiaomi also presented two new e-scooters at their event: the Mi Electric Scooter Pro 2 and the Mi Electric Scooter 1S.

Both will comply with the maximum 20 km/h required by law in Germany. The Pro 2 will be able to travel a maximum distance of 45 kilometers, the 1S only 30 kilometers. Both now have a "reliable double braking system plus pneumatic tires" and a built-in display.

The Mi Electric Scooter Pro 2 is now available at a recommended retail price of 549 euros. The 1S version is also available, but for 399 euros.

Smartphones

But what would Xiaomi be if they didn't bring out new smartphones right away? Two new smartphones are coming onto the German market. The Redmi 9 and Redmi 9A.

redmi 9

The Redmi 9 comes with a 6,53 inch Full HD+ display, four cameras and a 5.020 mAh battery. The 4-fold camera system consists of 13 MP wide angle, 8 MP ultra wide angle, 5 MP macro and 2 MP depth information. An 8 MP front camera is also installed. The processor used here is the MediaTek Helio G80 with 3 or 4 GB RAM and 32/64 GB storage. The 5020 mAh battery is recharged via 18W. Android 10, NFC and Bluetooth 5.0 are also installed.

The Redmi 9 is available in the three color variants Carbon Gray, Ocean Green and Sunset Purple in the 3GB + 32GB variant for the RRP of 159,90 euros. The RRP for the 4GB + 64GB variant is 179,90 euros.

From July 16, 2020 at midnight, both variants will be available for 0 hours at the "early bird price" of EUR 00 and EUR 24 respectively mi.com/de .

Redmi 9A

The cheaper Redmi 9A only has an HD + display, with the MediaTek Helio G25, 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of storage. It also only has the one 13MP main sensor from Redmi 9. The 5.000mAh battery is recharged with 10W. The device is delivered with Android 10 / MIUI 11 and does not support NFC, but Bluetooth 5.

The Redmi 9A will be available from us at a price of 119 euros.

From July 16, 2020 at 0:00 a.m., the Redmi 9A 2 GB + 32 GB for 24 hours will also be available at the early bird price of 99,90 euros mi.com/de can be pre-ordered and will be delivered around the end of July.