A
few days ago, Xiaomi launched a new product in its home country China — Mi AI
Touchscreen Speaker Pro 8. The device will now go on sale from today for a
price of 499 yuan (US$ 71) although the regular price of the product
is 599 yuan (US$ 86).
This
new Xiaomi’s Mi AI Touchscreen Speaker Pro 8 seems to be inspired from the
Google Nest Hub/Nest Hub Max and Amazon‘s Echo Show. However, Xiaomi’s own
smart display is not a total copy of Google’s product.
It
comes with an 8-inch display, sitting between the Nest Hub’s 7-inch screen and
the Max’s 10-inch screen. Its base houses the speaker while the power and
volume control buttons are behind the right side of the display while a camera
sits above the screen.
According
to the company, the 8-inch screen offers 36 percent more screen estate compared
to a 7-inch display. The resolution is 1280 x 800 pixels the screen is said to
have a high-image quality and has an oleophobic coating, so you won’t see
fingerprints on it. The
device packs three subwoofers – each of them measuring 50.8 millimeters in size
and featuring Neodymium Iron Boron magnets. The company says that the speakers
are professionally tuned by DTS.
The
Mi AI Touchscreen Pro 8 works with a plethora of smart home products covering
28 different categories and from up to 54 different IoT platforms including
Philips, Viomi, Yellight, Smartmi, Konke, and Roborock. Connecting a device is easy thanks to the
Advanced Bluetooth Mesh Gateway. Xiaomi says it will roll out a feature by
March 31, that allows you to connect new smart home devices to the smart
display just by voice.
Xiaomi
has also partnered with QQ Music for music streaming while iQIYI, Youku,
Bilibili, and TikTok handle video streaming. There are also other audio
streaming platforms they have partnered with for podcasts, storytelling, and
audiobooks. Kids also get custom content and there are security protections in
place to keep your child safe.
The
Mi AI Touchscreen Speaker Pro 8 also doubles as an alarm clock, a digital photo
frame, and a Bluetooth speaker. It is only available in one color variant and
that is Chalk and carries a price tag of 599 yuan, roughly US$ 86.
