Xiaomi will release the NFC-enabled
version of the Mi Band 4 in Europe in a couple of weeks. Until now, this
version was exclusive to China, but it will soon become available in Russia and
later on in Europe as well. Initially, only Mastercard will be supported. You
will have to add your card in the Mi Fit app and select “Russia” as your
region. Support for Visa, Google Pay and PayPal should be added, but there’s no
time frame for when that will happen.
Besides contactless payments, you will be
able to use Xiaomi Mi Band 4 NFC in public transport. MasterCard’s PayPass
currently supports Russia as well as the Germany, Italy, Poland, Switzerland,
Turkey, the UK and France. To be clear, this is new hardware and not a feature
that can be enabled on the non-NFC version of the band. Look for “NFC” in the
name and the model number MGW4059RU.
The Xiaomi Mi Band 4 NFC will become
available in Russia on June 16 and will cost RUB 4,000, 30% more expensive than
the old version of the band. Note that Xiaomi will unveil the new Mi Band 5 on
the 11th. This model is expected to bring NFC support globally, a larger
display and a microphone for talking to Alexa.
