Xiaomi has today launched its next-generation router — Mi Router
4. The router has been priced at 199 Yuan, which roughly converts to US$ 31. In
terms of design, the newly launched Mi Router 4 is quite similar to the Mi
Router 3. It comes with 4 omnidirectional antennae and uses a large area of
aluminum-magnesium alloy heat sink and a high thermal conductivity thermal
paste.
On the rear side, there are cooling holes as well as
bottom shell opening, aimed at improving the effectivity and efficiency of the
overall cooling system. As of the internals, the router comes with 128MB of RAM
and 128GB of flash storage, similar to its predecessor. However, the company
has opted for an upgrade for the CPU, and thus, the Mi Router 4 packs MT7621A
chipset which can provide connectivity to up to 128 devices.
As for the port availability, there’s one WAN port
and two LAN ports on the back side. On the top side, there’s Mi branding in the
center and LED lights for indicating connectivity. We are expecting the router
to have a USB port just like its predecessor, but it isn’t confirmed yet.
The Mi Router 3, which was launched last year, comes
with MT7620A processor. It was operating on MiWiFi OS, which is based on
OpenWRT and we are assuming that this newly launched Mi Router 4 is also using
the same operating system. The router can be configured through a web interface
as well as through its mobile application which is available for Android as
well as iOS.
The Mi Router 4 uses Gigabit WAN/LAN+2.4G/5G
dual-band Wi-Fi and supports MiNET to quickly connect smart devices with a
click of single button. To connect, users will just have to press the MiNET
button and will quickly connect smart devices to the router without passwords.
In terms of wireless security, it supports
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK encryption, wireless access control (blacklisting and
whitelisting), SSID hiding, intrusion detection, DoS protection, access control
manager, and SSID isolation.
The Xiaomi Mi Router 4 is priced at 199 Yuan
(US$ 31), which is 50 Yuan more than the Mi Router 3. It will go on
sale in China from 25th May through Xiaomi Mall, Youpin, Tmall, Jingdong, and
Suning. Further, the devices will be available to purchase from Mi Home Stores
as well.
