Xiaomi Watch S5 41mm officially launch globally. They boast a huge battery and Google Pay payments

The smaller version of the Watch S5 is officially launching globally. Last week, we were the first to report that the Xiaomi Watch S5 41mm are coming to Europe, and now the watch has received its own product page on the manufacturer’s global website. It confirms a large battery, a display with 3,000 nits brightness, and NFC. Xiaomi is keeping the price to itself for now.

Xiaomi also showed a ceramic variant

We wrote exclusively about the global version at the beginning of November, and the dimensions, display, battery, and NFC match the official page. However, the global website does not yet mention the Czech Republic or the price. The stainless steel case has a diameter of 41.4 mm and a thickness of only 9.9 mm; without the strap, the watch weighs 36 grams.

There will be a choice of black and light blue versions with a fluoro-rubber strap. The global website also shows a white edition with a ceramic bezel and a leather strap. The front features a 1.32-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 466 × 466 pixels. However, according to the manufacturer’s notes, the peak 3,000 nits can only be achieved by a part of the display; the entire area lights up to a maximum of 1,500 nits.

Battery lasts up to two weeks

The battery has a capacity of 590 mAh, which is 84% more than the previous Watch S4 41mm. Xiaomi promises eight days of typical use and up to 14 days in power-saving mode, where the watch measures heart rate only once every ten minutes and does not monitor stress or blood oxygen saturation. With the always-on display, the manufacturer expects five days.

Health monitoring is handled by an improved heart rate and blood oxygen sensor with four LED diodes and skin temperature measurement accurate to a tenth of a degree, which helps predict the menstrual cycle. Also included are five-system satellite navigation, offline maps, 5 ATM water resistance, and over 150 sports modes.

Payments via Google Pay and Xiaomi Pay

When we first wrote about the watch, we only inferred an NFC chip from the manual. Whether it could also be used for payments was unclear. The global website now states contactless payments via Google Pay and Xiaomi Pay, using Visa and Mastercard cards. The Google Wallet could potentially be available as a standalone app, even though the watch does not run Wear OS. This is suggested by a screenshot taken in the Mi Fitness app, which Xiaomi itself published.

We’ll have to wait for the price

Xiaomi will likely reveal the price at the global launch of the Xiaomi 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max phones, which will take place on November 17. We remind you that, according to our information from one source, which we cannot yet independently verify, the smaller Watch S5 could cost 5,469 Kč here. This would be more than the 3,999 Kč at which the larger model launched.

Those who don’t want to wait can opt for the larger Xiaomi Watch S5 46mm, which have been sold in the Czech Republic since May. They feature a 1.48-inch display and promise up to 21 days of operation.

Will you go for the smaller Xiaomi Watch S5, or does the larger model suit you better?

Source: Xiaomi