Xiaomi's Mi Band series has been one of the most successful wearables in the market. Now the set of real-life images of the Mi Band 4 tipping has been spotted on Weibo. According to a BGR report, the fourth generation of Mi Band series is said to ditch physical capacitive button which means it would have touchscreen support. It is likely to offer a bigger battery in comparison with its predecessor and is integrated to Xiao AI, the personal assistant. It is also been said that the device is tipped to come with an improved “Heart Rate Monitoring” system.

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According to the previous report, the Mi Band 4 is expected to be backed by a 135mAh battery instead of a smaller 110mAh on the Mi Band 3. It may arrive with Bluetooth 5.0 in order to offer better connectivity across multiple devices. The new fitness band is expected to launch in two different versions this year, out of which one could be NFC supported with model number XMSH08HM and a standard non-NFC version with model number XMSH07HM. 

Additionally, As per the rumors, Mi Band 4 fitness band might feature photoplethysmography (PPG) monitor to detect blood volume in the microvascular bed of tissue. 

As far as pricing is concerned, the NFC version of the Mi Band 4 could be priced in China at RMB 499 (approximately Rs 5,000) and the standard version of the Mi Band 4 is expected to be priced between RMB 200-300 (approximately Rs 2,000 – Rs 3,000). So far there is no such information on when the Chinese company is planning to launch the Mi Band 4 in the market.