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Date : Thu Mar 02 2023 15:30:03

Xiaomi could finally be making a true rival to the Galaxy Watch and Pixel 
Watch

Date:
Thu, 02 Mar 2023 15:27:06 +0000

Description:
The Chinese tech giant appears to be lining up a wearable that runs Googles 
Wear OS 3 and that could be a great combo.

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Thewearable wars could be about to take an interesting turn, with news that 
Xiaomi may be about tolaunch a smartwatch running on Googles Wear OS 3. 

The Chinese manufacturer has been a major playing in the wearable market, but 
has so far opted to use its own operating systems for its smartwatches, with 
its Xiaomi Watch S1 and the recently unveiled Xiaomi Watch S1 Pro running on 
its MIUI Watch OS  a heavily modified version of Android. 

However, a report from 9to5Google claims that the company now looks set to 
change tact, with the tech giant readying an all-new device for later this 
year which will run on full Wear OS 3 . 

That means that unlike current Xiaomi wearables, the new watch will feature 
full support for Google Play apps and services, in turn making it a direct 
competitorto the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and Google Pixel Watch . 

The report goes on to claim that the new device will stillbe synced and 
managed by the sameMi Fitnessapp thatXiaomis wearables currently use today. 
Analysis: a potential battery boost for Wear OS (Image credit: Future) 

As well offering some much needed choice and competition to those pondering a 
smartwatch purchase, a potentialXiaomiWear OS 3 watch could bring some much 
needed juice to Googles wearable platform. 

The key criticism of smartwatches using Wear OS has been their staying power, 
with flagship devices like the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 struggling to last a 
day on moderate usage after a full charge. 

While they may not boast the same sort of compelling feature sets as Samsung 
or Google Pixel smartwatches, Xiaomi wearables lead the way for battery life 
by some margin, with devices like the Xiaomi Watch S1 Pro able to last up to 
an astonishing two weeks on a single chargedepending on your usage. 

The next generation of Samsung watches are reported to feature higher 
capacity425mAh batteries which may help future Galaxy wearables. Butif the 
Xiaomi can integrate Wear OS 3 while also maintaining its super long-life 
performance, we may have a new table-topper for our best smartwatch guide.



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/xiaomi-could-finally-be-making-a-true-rival-to-
the-galaxy-watch-and-pixel-watch


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