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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. [caption id=“attachment_7354851” align=“alignnone” width=“1280”]
Xiaomi Mi TV 4X 65-inch with PatchWall 2.0. Image: Twitter/Xiaomi India.[/caption] 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.