The Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi is set to launch its new fitness band - the Mi Band 4 - on June 11 in China. The news was confirmed by Xiaomi's sub-brand Mijia which posted a launch teaser for the device on its official Weibo page. The Mi Band 4 will be a successor to  Mi Band 3, which, the company claims, sold over a million units since its launch in the Indian market. Mi Band 3 was launched in India back in September. The band is priced at Rs 1,999 in India and in China, it is priced at CNY 199. 

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Xiaomi is expected to maintain the price bracket for the new band as well. According to leaks, the new band is expected to come with a colour display - a first for Mi bands. It is also expected to sport an improved heart rate sensor. In the teaser poster from Weibo, we can see the presence of a coloured display on the device.

Other leaks have also suggested that Mi Band 4 will sport a coloured OLED display comparatively larger than the one found on its predecessor. It should also get a bigger battery to support the new coloured OLED display. Just like the Chinese version of the Mi Band 3, the Mi Band 4 is also expected to sport NFC.

Redmi K20, Redmi 20 Pro to launch in India soon

Xiaomi has also confirmed that it will launch Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro in India within six weeks. Xiaomi India chief Manu Kumar Jain took to Twitter to announce that the freshly-launched Redmi K20 and the Redmi K20 Pro will make it to the Indian market in the next six weeks.

In China, the Redmi K20 Pro costs CNY 2,499 (roughly Rs 25,000) for the 6GB + 64GB variant. The 6GB + 128GB, 8GB + 128GB, and 8GB + 256GB variants will cost buyers CNY 2,599 (roughly Rs 26,000), CNY 2,799 (roughly Rs 28,000), and CNY 2,999 (roughly Rs 30,000) respectively. Meanwhile, the Redmi K20 price starts at CNY 1,999 (roughly Rs 20,000) for the 6GB + 64GB variant. The 6GB + 128GB and 8GB + 256GB variants are priced at CNY 2,099 (roughly Rs 21,000) and CNY 2,599 (roughly Rs 26,000) respectively.