Xiaomi Smarter Living Event Highlights: Mi LED TV 4, Mi Band 3, Mi Air Purifier 2S and more launched

Mi TV 4C Pro in 32-inches will cost Rs 14,999. This will go on sale on October 9 on Amazon India and Mi.com. 

Xiaomi Mi TV 4 Pro in 55-inches will cost Rs 49,999. Sale from October 10 on Flipkart and Mi.com. Coming to the 49-inches version of Mi LED TV 4A Pro, it will cost Rs 29,999. This will go on sale on 9 October on Mi.com and Amazon India. 

Xiaomi has confirmed it will roll out the new features to the older Mi LED TVs starting with the 43 and 32-inches. Updates will come later next year. The new Mi LED TVs come in the following options: Mi LED TV 4 Pro in 49 and 55-inches. There's also a Mi LED TV 4C Pro in 32-inches.  

Users will also get Android TV on the new Mi LED TVs. There's also Chromecast built-in. The TV also runs Patchwall OS from Xiaomi, which is now on Android Oreo. Google Play Store will also be part of the Mi LED Tvs, which are compatible. 

Mi LED TVs are next on the list of products. Xiaomi is launching three new television sets. The company has confirmed that Amazon Prime video will be coming soon. The Mi LED TVs will come with voice search as well. The company is adding support for Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa as well in the new Mi LED Smart TVs. The voice button on the remote will work with Google Assistant as well. The phones will runs Patchwall operating system and have Google's Android TV option as well.  

Mi Home Security Camera 360-degree comes with dual-motor, infrared red night vision, and AI-powered motion sensor. It can move up horizontally and lets users record videos in full HD, and allows up to 2X zoom. It comes with a microSD slot with 64GB support.  Price is Rs 2,699. Sale from 10 October on Mi.com, Amazon India and Flipkart.com 

The Mi Suitcase has been launched in India as well. The company claims it has a scratch-resistant design, TSA approved lock and a sturdier design. It comes with shock-absorbant wheels with 360-degree rotation.  It will come in 20-inch and 24-inch sizes.  The 20-inch luggage will cost Rs 2,999. The 24-inch at Rs 4,299. 

The Mi Air Purifier 2S will cost Rs 8,999 when it goes on sale. This is lower than the Rs 9,999 price of the original Mi Air Purifier 2. It will go on sale tomorrow at 12 noon on Mi.com and Amazon India.  

So now users will be able to control the Air Purifier via these voice assistants from Amazon and Google. The Mi Home app is also there to control the device. 

The Mi A2 Purifier 2S comes with an OLED display, which will show the real-time quality of the Air in your room, along with humidity, etc. The Mi Air Purifier 2S also comes with improved filteration. Also has a higher precision laser sensor to detect smaller and more harmful particles. Xiaomi claims it will remove 2.5 micron particles as well as bacteria. It also removes odour.  

Xiaomi is also launching Mi Air Purifier 2S has been launched in India. Looks very much like the original Mi Air Purifier 2. 

Xiaomi Mi Band 3's price announced is Rs 1,999. First sale on September 28, at 12 noon on Mi.com and Amazon India. 

Mi Band 3 has a stopwatch feature, find your device feature, idle alert and alarm as well.   

Mi Band 3 has a 20 day battery life with 110 mAh battery size. Larger than Mi Band 2.  

Mi Band 3 has a 0.78-inch display which has 193 ppi resolution. The Mi Band 3 receives notifications as well. Users can read up to 5 WhatsApp messages on the Mi Band 3. It also has a three day weather focus, which will be shown on the screen. Mi Band 3 comes with a 2.5D curved glass design. It has a touch button inside the touch panel. The touch button will let users activate different functions and go back to the main menu. Users can also press it to silence calls. Orange and Blue straps will also be sold separately, though it comes with a standard black strap. 

Mi Band 3 can be taken for a swim as well. The band has 5 ATM rating. 

Xiaomi claims its Mi Band series has 45 per cent market share in India, and claims it is the market leader. The company is launching Mi Band 3 in India today.

Manu Jain confirms that the company will launch a total of 7 products in India. Xiaomi India's Raghu Reddy on stage, he is head of All Categories. The first product is around fitness and health, which is the Mi Band 3. 

Xiaomi will focus on Smart TVs, and IoT devices today. Xiaomi is also expected to showcase a Mi Suitcase in India as well. Xiaomi only builds phones, TVs, and routers. Everything else is built by Xiaomi's ecosystem companies. "We are the world's largest incubator company. We have 115 million devices across the world connected to the Internet, " explains Manu Kumar Jain. 

One product around which there will be a lot of interest is the Mi Band 3. Converting the China price brings to Rs 1,800 in India. But what do you think it will cost in India? Previously the Mi Bands have started at Rs 999 in India. 

Xiaomi's India head Manu Kumar Jain is on stage to open the Smart Living Event. 

The Mi Smart Living event has started. Xiaomi is hosting the livestream on its YouTube channel as well.

Xiaomi is also going to launch a new Mi Suitcase. Now there's no smart angle to this, but it will join other products in the Xiaomi portfolio like the Mi backpack, bags, etc. The cheapest Mi Suitcase costs Yuan 269 in China which is Rs 2,844.  Take a look at the picture of the Mi Suitcase from the Xiaomi China website. 

Xiaomi is also expected to launch new LED TVs at the event. It is unclear if the new range will replace the current set of Xiaomi's Mi TV 4A  in India. However, what is known is that the new Mi LED TVs will come with support for voice-control, a feature  that was missing in the previous line of TVs. 

Xiaomi Mi Band 3 comes with a heart-rate sensor as well, which is good to see, considering this is a budget device. Keep in mind that while the device is swim-proof till 500 metres, it cannot track your swimming exercise. The band has a 20 day battery life. 

Xiaomi's Mi Band 3 is priced at 169 Yuan in China, which is around Rs 1,700 on conversion. Dimensions of the Mi Band 3 are 17.9 x 46.9 x 12mm and it has a total length of 247mm for the wrist strap. The Wrist strap adjustable length is 155 - 216mm. The device has a 110mAh battery with 20 days battery life. The band weighs about 20g (including wristband) and is made of plastic.

It has a waterproof rating of 5ATM, which means it can be submerged up to 50 metres in water. The screen size is 0.78 inches with a display resolution of 128 x 80. It has an acceleration sensor, PPG heart rate sensor and comes with Bluetooth 4.2 BLE version. It is compatible with Android 4.4 or iOS 9.0 and above that support Bluetooth 4.0. The unlock function supports models that support MIUI systems based on Android 4.4 or higher, or Android 5.0 or higher.