features, price and technical sheet

A couple of years ago Xiaomi launched the Xiaomi Watch 2one of its first forays into watches with Wear OS. We liked it a lot and the truth is that for 200 euros it was a highly recommended device. Today. Within the framework of MWC 2026, the Chinese firm has announced its successor, the Xiaomi Watch 5a device that draws on the best watches we have seen to date and takes the leap to be more powerful, more premium and, following the strategy of premiumization of the company, also more expensive.

And it is that he Xiaomi Watch 5 It costs 299.99 euros, but in exchange it offers one of the largest batteries we have seen in its segment thanks to carbon silicon, the most updated version of Wear OS and a fairly complete set of functions. With the introductions made, let’s get to know him better.

Xiaomi Watch 5 technical sheet

Solving the problem of watches with Wear OS

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Xiaomi has worked on its watch to give it a more refined look, with a huge 1.54 inch AMOLED panel that expands to practically the edge of the box. This one, in fact, is not much bigger than the previous model. It is more or less the same, with slight differences in thickness, but there is one detail that makes the difference: the frames.

The Chinese firm has managed to reduce them to just 2.6 millimeters, which has allowed it to increase the diameter of the screen without the device growing in size. Minipoint for the company, which now mounts a 1.54-inch panel with 480 x 480 pixel resolution. However, the most appreciated thing will not be the size, but the maximum brightness, which is more than double that of the Xiaomi Watch 2: from 600 nits to 1,500 nits from HBM.

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Notable changes also in the engine, which now, following the trail marked by OnePlus, OPPO and Mobvoihas a dual processor architecture. The heavyweight is still the Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 and it is the one that will be in charge of the most intensive processes. A low-power BES2800 chip will take care of the rest of the light tasks and stand-by functions. It’s a smart strategy that, historically, has worked very well.

But the key to everything, what surely makes the difference, is the silicon-carbon battery. We have already seen this technology on mobile phones and some watches like the Huawei Watch GT 6 Proand the result is outstanding. Where before there was 495 mAh, now Xiaomi has managed to put a battery of 930mAh with which it promises up to six days of autonomy in smart mode, 18 if we use low consumption mode. It is, by far, one of the highest figures on the market, at least for now.

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The operating system is Wear OS 6 and, therefore, it has Google Gemini, Google Wallet and access to the Google Play Store aka Spotify apps, Google Maps, Youtube Music, etc. On the other hand, the notable sensors are the PPG, the IMU and the EMG. These last two sensors are used to detect special actions on the hands and wrists, such as pinching, rubbing two fingers, snapping, etc., so we can do things like reject calls or control the camera by making basic gestures.

Versions and price of the Xiaomi Watch 5

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He Xiaomi Watch 5 It can be purchased in black and green, the former having a dark-colored box and the latter having a silver finish. Its price does not change: 299.99 euros in both cases.

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