Xiaomi teases a new Mi Band is coming

Xiaomi has been doing pretty well in the wearable business thanks to its affordable Mi Band. In 2017, they have shipped 15.7 million devices making them the #2 wearable brand worldwide behind Apple.

With shipments starting to slow down, the Chinese company will be releasing a new one and they have just posted a teaser of what could be the Mi Band 3.

The current Mi Band 2 is almost 2 years old and it comes with an OLED display and a capacitive button. From the tweet above, the upcoming Mi Band looks slimmer and it appears to have a thinner frame around the display. The Mi Band 3 had passed Bluetooth certification and it supports Bluetooth 4.2 BLE.

During the launch of the Black Shark, Xiaomi’s CEO, Lei Jun, was spotted wearing a very different fitness band. The glossy part of the display is larger and it flows down to the sides of the band. It isn’t clear if this is a Mi Band 3 or it could be a different wearable from Huami.

There isn’t much info on the Mi Band 3 hardware but we expect it to come with a built-in heart rate sensor, water resistance and a battery that could last for weeks on a single charge. You can expect the Mi Band 3 to carry an affordable price tag like its predecessors.

The current Mi Band 2 is officially priced at RM129 and it comes with a 1 year warranty. You could get it for less than RM100 but take note that they are likely to be imported sets.

UPDATE: Turns out the teaser is actually a Mi Band 2.