Redmi Watch 5 Active debuts with Bluetooth calling and up to 18-days of battery life
Redmi announced its latest smartwatch in India today with the Redmi Watch 5 Active. The wearable features Bluetooth calling with clear+ noise cancellation, a 2-inch IPS LCD touchscreen, and up to 18 days of battery endurance.
Redmi Watch 5 Active gets a square 2-inch LCD with 320 x 385px resolution and 500 nits of brightness. The watch features a metallic body crafted with zinc alloy. The watch boots Xiaomi HyperOS and pairs over Bluetooth 5.3 with any Android 6.0+ or iOS 12+ device with the Mi Fitness companion app.
You get 200+ customizable watch faces, and tracking for 140+ sports and workout modes with automatic workout detection. Redmi Watch 5 Active also does your standard 24/7 health monitoring with support for heart rate tracking, blood oxygen saturation, sleep, and stress monitoring.
It supports onboard Amazon Alexa, quick replies for messages, up to ten favorite contacts, and a dedicated keypad dialer. Redmi Watch 5 Active is IPX8-rated against water submersion up to 1m. It features a 470mAh battery which Redmi claims should last you 12 days with heavy usage and up to 18 days with less demanding use case.
Redmi Watch 5 Active comes in Midnight Black and Matte Silver colors. Pricing starts at INR 2,799 ($33). Open sales start on September 3 from Xiaomi online and retail stores, Amazon India, and other partnering retailers.