- A leak reveals the characteristics of the Mi Band 5, and one of the most outstanding is that it will offer support for Alexa.
- As a negative point, he points out that the global version will come once again without NFC.
- It is expected to debut in China in early July and hit the western market a few months later.
Without a doubt, the Xiaomi bracelet is the most popular on the market, so each new model generates a lot of expectations. We already know that the Mi Band 5 is on the way, and now a leak has revealed some of the news that we can find in the new generation of this wearable.
The TizenHelp portal today released a report that lists many of the alleged features of the Xiaomi Mi Band 5. Among them, one of the most outstanding is that it will have support for Alexa, Amazon’s voice assistant.
Until now, Xiaomi only integrated the voice assistant in the Chinese version of the Mi Band, which came with a built-in microphone to use the Xiao AI assistant. According to the new report, this feature will also reach the international version, but the voice assistant will be Alexa.
Of course, keep in mind that, although the Mi Band 5 will allow instructions to be given to the Amazon assistant since it does not have a speaker, the responses from Alexa will be shown in writing on the screen.
The Personal Activity Intelligence (PAI) function is another novelty that we will find in the new generation of the Xiaomi smart band. This is a metric that converts heart rate data into a unique, personal score that shows the user the activity they need to stay healthy and fit.
On the other hand, the report details that the Mi Band 5 will have a SpO2 sensor to measure the level of oxygen saturation in the blood and will allow monitoring of the menstrual cycle.
Of course, if you were waiting for the global version of the bracelet to finally receive support for NFC, we have bad news: contradicting previous rumors, the source of this leak indicates that, once again, this feature will remain in China.
Huami, the Xiaomi ecosystem company that makes this device, has already confirmed that the launch of the Mi Band 5 will take place in the second half of this year. TizenHelp notes that although the presentation was originally slated to take place in the first week of June, the brand has delayed its plans for the last week of June or the first week of July as it has yet to pass Bluetooth SIG certification.
After its launch in China, as it has been happening with previous models, a few months later Xiaomi will put the Mi Band 5 on sale in other markets, including the European one.