Following the launch of its newest flagship camera phone, Xiaomi also announced a new batch of Android tablets as well as fitness trackers, rounding up its new product releases. More specifically, the Chinese tech giant announced the newest Xiaomi Smart Band 8, and the Xiaomi Pad 6 series devices – let’s check them out.
Xiaomi Smart Band 8
First up is the Xiaomi Smart Band 8, designed to keep fitness enthusiasts in shape with a set of useful and nifty features. The biggest highlight of the new wearable is the 1.62-inch AMOLED display up front, which comes with support for touch controls as well. This screen serves as the main access point to the Smart Band 8’s built-in fitness tracking functions, workout programs, settings, and user stats. The Smart Band 8 comes with some Xiaomi-exclusive software, in addition to 150 sports modes and swappable watch faces. Other features include heart-rate tracking, blood-oxygen level monitoring, as well as sleep tracking.
The screen is surrounded by what Xiaomi calls a “metal texture” frame, and this design comes with 5 ATM water resistance, meaning it will be safe from splashes and occasional dips in the pool. Xiaomi adds that the battery can last up to 16 days of use, although this is of course subject to individual usage patterns. Furthermore, the Smart Band 8 also features a nifty mechanism that allows users to easily change up the strap on the device, allowing for more customizability and versatility.
In terms of pricing, the The Smart Band 8 is priced at around CNY 239 for the base model, with an NFC-equipped variant available for CNY 279. No word of a global release has been mentioned at the moment, however.
Xiaomi Pad 6 Series
Up next are Xiaomi’s latest tablets, the Xiaomi Pad 6 and 6 Pro. Both tablets come with 11-inch displays with Gorilla Glass protection and a pretty sharp 2.8K resolution, making them ideal for content consumption such as video streaming, web browsing, social media, and even productivity. Both devices also maintain a sleek look thanks to a metal unibody design.
As for performance, Xiaomi has equipped the Xiaomi Pad 6 with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 chipset, up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage, while the Pro version comes with a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, up to 12GB of RAM and 512GB of internal storage. Additionally, the base model comes with a slightly larger 8840 mAh battery with 33W wired charging speeds, versus the Pro’s 8600 mAh battery with 67W charging support. Other differences include a 50MP + 20MP camera combo on the Pro, while the base model comes with a 13MP + 8MP camera setup.
Differences aside, both tablets come with stereo speaker setups and Android 13 with Xiaomi’s MIUI 14 platform. As for pricing, the Xiaomi Pad 6 will come at around EUR 260, while the Pad 6 Pro will be priced at around EUR 330. No global release date has been announced, so the tablets are currently exclusive for Chinese markets.
