Redmi Watch with GPS Support to Launch on May 13 in India
May. 4, 2021Redmi has teased its first smartwatch launch in India. According to a recent tweet on the company’s official Twitter handle, Redmi will launch the smartwatchalongside Redmi Note 10Sin the country on May 13.
Redmi has set up adedicated event pagefor the product launch. From this page, it’s clear that the upcoming product is indeed the Redmi Watch. Take a look at the announcement tweet below:
Redmi Watch: Specifications
Since Redmi has alreadylaunched the Redmi Watch in Chinalast November, we know the key specifications of the gadget. This smartwatch launched globally as theMi Watch Lite.
To recall, the smartwatch sports a1.4-inch square color LCD touch panelwith 323 PPI. You getover 200 watch facesto customize the look and feel. Health-related features include 30-day heart rate monitoring, sleep tracking, 11 sports modes, and more.
One key difference with the Redmi Watch coming to India is GPS support. Unlike the Chinese variant that lacks built-in GPS, theIndian Redmi Watch variant will offer built-in GPS/GLONASSfor navigation. This way, you don’t have to carry your phone if you’re going for a walk or a cycle ride. This puts the upcoming Redmi Watch closer to the Mi Watch Lite than its Chinese variant.
Since Xiaomi is known to follow an aggressive pricing strategy for Redmi devices, it will be interesting to see how the upcoming wearable is priced in India. The presence of onboard GPS support should make the gadget an appealing choice in the country. We’ll be covering Redmi’s launch event on May 13 as it happens, so stay tuned for more details.
Subin writes about consumer tech, software, and security. He secretly misses the headphone jack while pretending he’s better off with the wireless freedom.
