Xiaomi 17 Ultra went official in China yesterday. Along with this, the company also announced new products including Watch 5. The new smartwatch from Xiaomi offers a circular AMOLED display, a dual-chip architecture, and is claimed to offer up to 6 days of battery life.
Xiaomi’s Watch 5 has a stainless steel case with a 1.54-inch circular AMOLED display with a 60Hz refresh rate, 480×480-pixel resolution, and 1,500-nit brightness.
The smartwatch has synthetic sapphire crystal glass on the front (display) and back. Its weight without strap is 56 grams and its thickness is 12.3 mm. The Watch 5 offers 5ATM water resistance and runs Xiaomi HyperOS 3.
It has a dual-chip architecture, consisting of a Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 SoC coupled with Hengxuan 2800 low-power chipset.
For fitness and health tracking, the smartwatch supports continuous heart rate tracking, ECG, SpO2, stress monitoring, sleep tracking, and over 150 sports modes. You also get full-color offline maps and other features to play.
The Watch 5 packs a 930mAh battery and is claimed to deliver up to 6 days of battery life with normal usage. It is said to last up to 18 days when used in power-saving mode.
The ECG sensor present in the smartwatch can also be used for navigation. It can detect hand muscle signals and perform tasks like answering calls, dismissing alarms, taking photos remotely, controlling music playback, etc.
In terms of connectivity, the Xiaomi Watch 5 offers Bluetooth 5.4, Wi-Fi, NFC, GPS, and even eSIM support.
The Watch 5 is available in silver or black case colors with multiple strap options. You can choose between a rubber strap, a leather band, or a 3D-printed titanium strap made from TC4 titanium alloy.
Talking about the price, the smartwatch with rubber strap is priced at CNY 1,999 ($285). The leather straps are only available on the eSIM variant of the Watch 5, which is priced at CNY 2,299 ($330). Meanwhile, the 3D-printed titanium strap is priced at CNY 799 ($110) and is sold in black and silver colors to match the watch case.
