Xiaomi's Wear OS SmartWatch "Mi Watch" to Launch next Week

Xiaomi is doing well in the wearable market, thanks to its fitness bands. Concluding calendar month, we heard that the Chinese smartphone giant is reportedly working on a smartwatch powered by WearOS and now, an official teaser image posted on Weibo confirms that this declared smartwatch would be unveiled next week.

The teaser epitome hints that Xiaomi'southward upcoming smartwatch would possibly come with a rectangular design with rounded corners, like to Apple tree Picket's design. Even the sentry crown is placed similar to the position of Apple Lookout man'due south crown as you can meet in the teaser prototype below.

Xiaomi's WearOS Smartwatch

9to5Google'southward APK teardown of WearOS two.28 companion app hints that Xiaomi would name its new smartwatch every bit "Mi Watch". We volition get an official confirmation regarding the same once Xiaomi officially launches information technology on November 5.

According to IDC, Xiaomi stands second in the global vesture marketplace with a 12.half dozen% market share. If this Mi Watch is priced right, it could compete against the likes of Apple tree Watch considering the number of Android smartphones in the market, at least in Asian countries like China and India.

It is worth noting that this is not Xiaomi'due south first attempt in making Apple Sentry resembling smartwatches. The company has been doing operations through Huami, a Xiaomi backed Chinese watchmaker. Still, we volition accept to wait to witness what touch this could make in the clothing market now that Xiaomi is directly involved in the smartwatch business.

Also, if this smartwatch gets a massive interest amidst the public, information technology could significantly boost the engagement of WearOS, particularly at present that Google is trying to larn Fitbit in the hopes of making WearOS stand up out every bit a potential smartwatch Bone.

So, are you excited for the Mi Scout? Tell us in the comments.