Xiaomi has announced its most awaited Mi Band 2 as promised. The Mi Band 2 was expected to be launched on 7th June but the company made official confirmation this morning on weibo. Xiaomi had teased the launch of Mi Band 2 last month, but the launch was delayed due to some production issues. Xiaomi CEO hinted about the launch of next generation Mi Band during the Mi Drone launch event and got some people fairly excited about it. Xiaomi’s Mi Band 2 comes with a custom OLED display which can display a lot more information. So, you can check the heart rate, time, distance, calories, remaining power, etc directly on the screen.
The new Mi Band 2 comes with 0.42 inches OLED display and 70mAH battery. It also comes with a new hardware platform that supports a new sports pedometer algorithm with effective filtering of high frequency activity in the absence of motion, greatly improving the accuracy of counting steps, so that every number of steps measured is more accurate.
It is also built using an ADI motion sensor which can accurately read the heart rate, in time for the movement of the heart rate monitor and tips to make your free time and motion planning exercise heart rate according to the situation. An incoming call or text message notification, micro letters App, can be displayed on Mi Band 2. The company now have increased the battery capacity inside by 55 percent, by which you can still use the wearable up to 20 days on a single charge. That alone makes it a formidable accessory for those who demand more than a day usage out of their wearables, but also want more than just a step counter latched to their wrist all the time.
The Xiaomi Mi Band 2 comes in black color with colorful wrist bands in black, blue, green, orange and other colors and is priced at 149 yuan ($22). It is now available for order and will go on sale starting from June 7th through Mi.com and JD.com. No details about the global roll out yet.
