Xiaomi is bringing the Mi Band 5 and wireless headphones like AirPods to Europe
- Xiaomi’s new international gadget line-up includes the rumoured Mi TV Stick, electric scooters, a curved gaming monitor and AirPods-like earphones
- Half of the company’s first quarter revenue came from overseas, the company said
One of China’s biggest smartphone makers is bringing more gadgets to consumers outside the country. In a live stream on Tuesday, the company showed off international versions of the Mi Band 5, the Xiaomi Mi TV Stick and the AirPods-like Mi True Wireless Earphones 2.
The Mi Band 5 is already out in China, but it’s being tweaked for an international release. Xiaomi has introduced several improvements, including a slightly larger 1.1-inch AMOLED display.
But some features of the Chinese version are conspicuously missing from the one launched in Europe. In China, people can pick up a Mi Band 5 either with or without NFC. But European buyers aren’t getting NFC at all. The international version also doesn’t have a voice assistant or blood oxygen tracker. It will go on sale for around US$46.
The TV dongle is a new product for Xiaomi. Similar to Amazon’s Fire TV Stick, the US$46 Mi TV Stick plugs directly into a TV HDMI port, giving users access to various apps and streaming platforms. But unlike the Fire TV Stick, which runs on Amazon’s custom version of Android, the Mi TV Stick runs on Google’s own Android TV.