Xiaomi has unveiled its new Mi Band 3, a cheap fitness tracker with some surprisingly good features. Find out its release date, price and specs.
Xiaomi has unveiled the next generation of its activity tracker: the Mi Band 3. It’s better than ever but still incredibly cheap. Here, we talk you through the Mi Band 3’s features and specs, and reveal its price and release date.
The Xiaomi Mi Band 3 was unveiled on 31 May at a special event alongside three new phones ( you can read all about those here), a TV, a VR headset and a new version of its Android OS.
It’s set to become available to buy in China on 5 June, and while it won’t officially on sale in the US or UK, you’ll be able to buy it from the likes of Geekbuying .
We named the Mi Band 2 the best cheap fitness tracker money can buy, and we think its successor will be just as impressive with a price tag of 169 yuan, which is around £20/US$26.
We expect Geekbuying’s price to be very slightly higher than that, probably closer to the £30/$40 mark.
There’s also an NFC model of the Mi Band 3, which has a higher price tag of 199 yuan, which is still only £24/$31.
At that price, we wouldn’t blame you if you’re not expecting much from this activity tracker. However, you might be surprised to hear that it is designed to offer 20 days of battery life, it’s water resistant up to 50 metres.
It has a larger OLED display than the Mi Band 2 did, at 0.78in compared with the 0.42in of its predecessor, and comes in black, orange or blue.
In addition to the usual step tracking features you’d expect, the Mi Band 3 can also show messages, caller ID, the weather forecast, alarms and more. It also offers a heart rate monitor.
