Xiaomi’s new Mi Outdoor Bluetooth Speaker is compact, affordable, and promises a lot for the Rs. 1,399 price tag. Find out how good it is in our review.
That Xiaomi makes some of the best value-for-money smartphones you can buy in India is nothing new. However, the company also manufactures a range of audio products, including headphones, earphones, soundbars, and wireless speakers. Like the company’s smartphones, these audio products are affordably priced and appeal to budget users. One of the latest audio products from Xiaomi is the Mi Outdoor Bluetooth Speaker, which was launched in India in February for Rs. 1,399.
The Mi Outdoor Bluetooth Speaker is compact, affordable, and promises a lot for the price, including IPX5 water resistance and connection stability thanks to Bluetooth 5. We’ve reviewed this new affordable speaker from Xiaomi, and here’s what we think.
The Mi Outdoor Bluetooth Speaker has a rubber base with embossed buttons
As the word ‘outdoor’ in the product name suggests, this speaker is meant for use outside. Although going outside wasn’t really possible for us during this review thanks to the nationwide lockdown, we did manage to put the speaker to the test in some simulated outdoor environments. The speaker is IPX5 rated for water resistance, giving it a bit of protection from the elements, real or simulated.
An IPX5 rating suggests that the speaker can survive a sustained low-pressure water jet spray. We tested this safely on our own by lightly splashing water on the speaker and holding it under a running tap. The Mi Outdoor Bluetooth Speaker isn’t rated to be fully submerged in water, so that’s something you should avoid — and be particularly careful about around pools or bathtubs, since accidents can happen.
The fabric cover over the speaker driver did manage to keep water out even under a lightly flowing tap.
