Xiaomi Mi Band - HRX Edition launched in India at Rs 1,299

NEW DELHI: Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has entered into partnership with Indian fitness brand HRX. As part of the partnership, the company has launched Mi Band - HRX Edition in India. Priced at Rs 1,299, the fitness tracker will be available at all the leading online stores in India starting September 18.

The Xiaomi Mi Band features a 0.42-inch OLED display that shows health information along with other stats like a heart rate monitor. other than the heart rate sensor, Mi Band 2 tracks the wearer's sleep and counts the steps taken using the updated pedometer. It sports a hypoallergenic silicone band and is IP67 rated that makes it water resistant as well.

According to the company, Xiaomi Mi Band features a military-grade ADI accelerometer, an anodized 0.05mm button on top of the oval display to move through different menu options, and second-generation Bluetooth v4.0. The new Mi Band will also be showing smartphone notifications on display and will give a vibration alert like its predecessor.

The band weighs 7 gram and will be available in Black, Blue, Green, and Orange colours. It can sync with smartphones running on Android 4.4, iOS 7 and later versions.

Mi Band - HRX Edition is an adaptation of Xiaomi's successful Mi Band 2 for its Indian Mi fans. Mi Band 2 is the world's leading fitness wearable with 3.5 million units being sold globally in Q2, as per IDC. Xiaomi is the #1 wearable vendor worldwide with 13.4 percent as per IDC Q2 report.

Manu Jain, MD Xiaomi India said, "Mi Band 2 was an extremely popular product for Xiaomi in India and with Mi Band - HRX Edition, we decided to invest in the product further to take our vision of innovation for everyone' one step ahead. With Indians becoming more fitness conscious with each passing day, Indian fitness category is at an extremely dynamic stage and we believe the partnership between HRX and Xiaomi for Mi Band - HRX Edition makes it a perfect fitness device for all."