Xiaomi Smarter Living Launch 2020 event Highlights: Mi TV 4X 65 inch, Mi Smart Water Purifier, Mi Smart Band 4 announced

Xiaomi announced a new range of Mi TV 4X smart TVs, Mi Smart Water Purifier, Mi Smart Band 4 and the Mi Motion Activated Night Light 2.

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  • 13:36 (IST)

    That was all folks!

    Xiaomi announced several devices including the Mi TV 4X in three display sizes along with the Mi TV 4A. It also unveiled the Mi Smart Water Purifier and Mi Smart Band 4. Finally, the Mi Motion Activated Night Light 2 was also revealed as a crowdfunded sale.

  • 13:18 (IST)

    Mi Motion Activated Night Light 2 announced

    It lights up on motion detection working in low to dark ambient light. There are two brightness settings. It will go on a crowdfunding sale on 18 September at a special price of Rs 500.

  • 13:16 (IST)

    Mi Smart Band 4 pricing and availability

    The Mi Smart Band 4 is priced at Rs 2,299 and it will be available from 19 September.

  • 13:12 (IST)

    Long battery life

    It has a battery life of up to 20 days. There are four different colour variants.

  • 13:10 (IST)

    Customisable watch faces

    The Mi Smart Band 4 has a highly customisable watch face where users can add their own selfies as a watch face.

  • 13:08 (IST)

    Music control on the Mi Smart Band 4

    Music playback can be controlled with the band on your phone and there are multiple watchfaces,

  • 13:07 (IST)

    Mi Smart Band 4 is coming

    The Band 4 comes with a full-colour AMOLED display and a 40 percent larger screen than the previous one. It has five levels of brightness (maximum of 400 nits). There's a new three-axis gyroscope, more exercising modes, and swim-tracking along with swim stats such as total laps, style, stroke rate, etc.

  • 13:02 (IST)

    Mi Smart Water Purifier pricing and availability

    The Mi Smart Water Purifier is priced at Rs 11,999 and it will start selling on 29 September at 12 PM.

  • 12:58 (IST)

    DIY Filter Replacement

    Xiaomi has made it incredibly easy for users to replace the filter cartridges on their own. 

  • 12:55 (IST)

    Real-time monitoring of purity level

    There are two TDS sensors in the entire system, one at the input valve and the other at the output. The Mi Home app gives you real-time TDS levels of the water. It also displays which filter requires replacement and users can also buy new filters right within the app.

  • 12:53 (IST)

    This is how the purification works on the Mi Smart Water Purifier

  • 12:52 (IST)

    Minimalist design with an advanced purification process

    Xiaomi uses a five-stage purification process. There are three cartridges that take care of filtering the water.

  • 12:46 (IST)

    Here's the Mi Smart Water Purifier

  • 12:45 (IST)

    Raghu Reddy on stage to unveil the Mi Smart Water Purifier

    Xiaomi India's Head of Categories, Raghu Reddy will be presenting the Mi Smart Water Purifier.

  • 12:43 (IST)

    Mi TV 4A (40-inch) pricing and availability

    The Mi TV 4A (40-inch) is priced at Rs 17,999 and it will be available from 29 September.

  • 12:41 (IST)

    Mi TV 4X (50-inch) and Mi TV 4X (43-inch) pricing and availability

    The Mi TV 4X (50-inch) is priced at Rs 29,999 and the Mi TV 4X (43-inch) is priced at Rs 24,999. Sales starting from 29 September.

  • 12:39 (IST)

    Mi TV 4X (65-inch) pricing announced

    The Mi TV 4X (65-inch) is priced at a competitive Rs 54,999. It will be available from 29 September.

  • 12:38 (IST)

    Mi Soundbar announced!

    Xiaomi announced the Mi Soundbar including in the black variant. It will be priced at Rs 4,999.

  • 12:36 (IST)

    Three more upcoming smart TVs from Xiaomi

    Mi TV 4X 43-inch, Mi TV 4X 50-inch, and Mi TV 4A 40-inch announced.

  • 12:27 (IST)

    PatchWall 2.0 revealed

    Mi TV's user-interface over Android TV called PatchWall has been redesigned and it will ship with Android 9 Pie.

  • 12:24 (IST)

    How Xiaomi is driving smart TV growth in India

  • 12:22 (IST)

    Patchwall on the Mi TV 4X

    Patchwall now supports more content partners, including Netflix and Prime Video.

  • 12:20 (IST)

    Sound system on the Mi TV 4X

    There are four drivers in the TV with support for Dolby Audio and DTS Audio.

  • 12:19 (IST)

    Vivid Picture Engine on the Mi TV 4X

    Xiaomi has developed a proprietary picture engine called Vivid Picture Engine. It also comes with a 'Reality Flow Chip' that will scale regular 24 fps content to 60 fps. With a resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels, there's HDR10 support as well.

  • 12:16 (IST)

    Mi TV 4X 65-inch announced

    The first TV to launch today is the Mi TV 4X 65-inch. 

  • 12:14 (IST)

    Four new Mi TVs launching today

    Xiaomi is launching four new Mi TVs today.

  • 12:13 (IST)

    Made in India

    More than 80 percent of Xiaomi TVs are made in India.

  • 12:12 (IST)

    First up is the Mi TV

    Xiaomi says that the company has shipped more than 3 million smart TVs in India.

  • 12:05 (IST)

    Manu Kumar Jain is on stage!

    Xiaomi Global VP and Xiaomi India MD, Manu Kumar Jain will be presenting all the smart products today.

  • 12:00 (IST)

    Multiple Xiaomi launches today

    Xiaomi is planning to launch several products in its Smarter Living 2020 event. Stay tuned for live updates.


Xiaomi hosted an event in India where it unveiled its Smarter Living 2020 products. It included the new Mi TV 4X (65, 50, 43 inches), Mi TV 4A (40 inches), Mi Smart Band 4, Mi Smart Water Purifier, and the Mi Motion Activated Night Light 2.

Xiaomi Mi TV 4X 65-inch with PatchWall 2.0. Image: Twitter/Xiaomi India.

Xiaomi Mi TV 4X 65-inch with PatchWall 2.0. Image: Twitter/Xiaomi India.

Xiaomi India streamed the event online on its official YouTube page. Earlier this week, Xiaomi India tweeted out that Manu Kumar Jain will "unveil the biggest and the best #MiTV in India yet."

The Mi TV 4X range comes with a 4K resolution display with HDR10, Dolby Audio, and DTS Audio support. It also features a redesigned PatchWall 2.0 running on Android 9 Pie that now officially supports Netflix and Prime Video. There are three display sizes in this lineup and all of them will be going on sale on 29 September.

  • Mi TV 4X 65 inch: Rs 54,999
  • Mi TV 4X 50 inch: Rs 29,999
  • Mi TV 4X 43 inch: Rs 24,999

Xiaomi also announced the Mi TV 4A (40 inch) that comes with a full-HD resolution at a price of Rs 17,999.

The Mi Smart Water Purifier was unveiled that comes in a minimalistic design with a five-stage purification process. It comes with Mi Home app support for real-time water purity level monitoring and an easy filter replacement design. Priced at Rs 11,999, the purifier will be available from 29 September.

Xiaomi announced the upgrade to the Mi Band 3 in the form of the Mi Smart Band 4. It now features a full-colour AMOLED display that lets users customise the watch face with any image from their gallery. There's a new 3-axis gyroscope and support for multiple workout modes and swim-tracking.  The Mi Smart Band 4 is priced at Rs 2,299, goes on sale on 19 September and it comes in four colour variants.

Finally, the last product at the event was the Mi Motion Activated Night Light 2 that lights up whenever there's any motion detection. It has a minimalistic design and two brightness level settings. The night light will go on a crowdfunded sale on 18 September for a special price of Rs 500.




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