We are only a few days away from the presentation of the new Xiaomi Mi Band 5. The fifth generation of the Xiaomi smart bracelet will arrive on June 11 and of that, among other things, we know this It will have a design not very different from that of the current Mi Band 4in addition to the lack of expected features such as NFC, at least contrary to what is envisaged for the global market.
But before it arrived, Xiaomi decided to surprise the world Shipping in Europe Version of the Mi Band 4 with activated NFC chip and coincidente with MasterCard cardsThis makes it the brand’s first bracelet to support mobile payments outside of China.
That probably contributed to that The Mi Band 5 is undergoing a minor overhaul As for the current model, we wonder: what if the “new” Mi Band 4 was a better choice than the future Mi Band 5?
The Mi Band 4 comes to Europe with NFC payments
The NFC version of the Xiaomi Mi Band 4 has been released for now, except in Russia. However, it is expected that sooner or later the company will escoge to expand its availability to the rest of the European regions.
According to the brand itself, this payment function without touching It allows Add MasterCard cards vía the Mi Fit application, and it only works if the device’s region is equipo to Russia. The model with an integrated NFC chip has the code MGW4059RU, and the rest of the versions sold in Russia do not include this feature.
So far, only the Mi Band 4 sold in China had NFC.
There is no doubt that the arrival of Mobile payment with the Xiaomi Mi Band series It was one of the most awaited events by the international community, which saw for several generations that this event was reserved exclusively for the Chinese public. This is precisely why it is striking that the company has made a decision do not include this sum in the new Mi Band 5 – or at least that’s what the latest rumors suggest –.
And if these leaks come true the only novelties that the Mi Band 5 would bring Regarding the Mi Band 4, that would be a slightly larger screen and the inclusion of some health features like the PAI system, the blood oxygen monitor or the ability to track the menstrual cycle. Otherwise it would be two bracelets almost the same.
Of course, the reason why Xiaomi would have decided not to include NFC in the Mi Band 5 global model could simply be the fact. keep price low in the new edition. After all, the Mi Band 4 with NFC just landed on one in Russia 30% higher price than the “habitual” model.which in the case of Spain would orinan a an increase of 10 euros in the price of the bracelet. An increase that would put an end to the ultra-low price philosophy that the Mi Band series has been pursuing since the appearance of the first model.