Xiaomi has planned to unveil the fifth-gen Mi Band 5 on June 11 in China. So far, we know many functions and the changes in the next tracker. We have also learned that the Mi Band 5 will get Amazon Alexa, SpO2, Camera controller, & Menstrual cycle functions. Now, we have received some exclusive images and information about the upcoming Mi Band 5. To make the fitness band more advanced, the company has also added stress & breathing management, a custom DND option, and, as we revealed earlier, global NFC functions.
We have some exclusive images of the NFC function for the global version, Mi Smart Band 5. Outside China, it will support Mastercard. This week, Xiaomi announced Mi Band 4 NFC in Russia that gets Mastercard support to pay at many places. The same treatment will arrive for Mi Band 5 in other countries. You can use the NFC feature to pay at public transport, shopping centers, supermarkets, gas stations, and many other places. Once you connect a Mastercard to the Mi Fit app, you can use it.
From the information we gathered, users still can’t receive phone calls on Band 5. There are only options to reject the calls & silence the phone call. Maybe next time, users will be able to accept calls from the band. The custom DND will allow users to add a limited time as per their need, like 30 minutes, 1 hour, or 2 hours. The custom Do Not Disturb will help users to get daytime naps.
For the Avengers fan, Xiaomi has added one new Avenger watch face. There may be more watch faces that users can download from Band Display Settings in future updates. We have previously unveiled four pre-installed watch faces, and these two new faces show that users will get more watch faces on the band itself.
Now here are the leaked images of the next Mi Band 5 with the default watch face. The images show Mi Band 5 will carry a larger screen than Mi Band 4. As per the previous report, the tracker has a 1.2-inch colored touchscreen. The next tracker will also be capable of measuring stress & breathing. The descriptions in the source code state that the band will be able to quantify our stress, and it will guide users to control the breath. We have to wait to see how these two functions will work.
Mi Band 5 will unveil next week, and it will first go on sale in China on June 18. If these all features packed into Band 5, then in the market, it will be one of the most advanced fitness trackers. I guess Xiaomi will not release all the features at once. Some features will be released via future updates.
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