You might be aware that Xiaomi makes smartphones that sell like hot cakes but the company does more than that. It makes a plethora of products, everything from action cameras to smart rice cookers, so when it does come out with a completely new product it doesn’t exactly feel out of the ordinary. The company today launched a big air purifier as well as a portable air quality monitor in China.
The new Mi Air Purifier Pro comes with an OLED display which display’s the air quality monitor’s reading as well as other metrics like temperature and humidity. Since it’s quite big, the new purifier actually has double the capacity of its predecessor. The Mi Air Purifier Pro promises air purification at an air delivery rate (CADR) value of 500 cubic meters an hour.
The display features a LED ring around it which automatically changes color from green to red based on the air quality around it. This makes it very easy to get information about the air quality in a particular room at a glance since users previously had to open the smartphone app to get this information.
Xiaomi also launched the Mi PM2.5 Detector in China today, it’s a portable handheld device that features an OLED display and shows real-time updates about air quality. The Mi Air Purifier Pro costs $1,499 yuan or $220 while the portable air quality detector costs 399 yuan or $60. Both of these devices will be available for purchase in China starting November 11th.