During a Parisian event, it was possible to learn about the new hardware information that Xiaomi has in store for Italy, including, in addition to the Mi Band 7, the new A2 Series TVs and the first Book S 12.4 “convertible.
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One month after the presentation in China, Xiaomi announced the arrival in Italy of the Mi Band 7 (available from 22 June on Amazon, mi.com, Xiaomi Store Italia at the price of 59.99 euros, after 48 hours of promo launch , on Amazon and mi.com, at 49.99 euros), brought to the Bel Paese together with other products, including the brand’s first convertible, the Xiaomi Book S 12.4 ″, and the A2 Series TV.
Presented during the Parisian event “Discover Xiaomi 2022 – Future living, now”, the convertible Xiaomi Book S 12.4 “(294 x 197 x 8.95 mm, for 720 grams), under a Gorilla Glass, has a 12.4-inch LCD display according to an aspect ratio at 16:10, with a resolution of 2560 × 1600 pixels (translated into 244 PPI), 500 nits of brightness, 100% coverage on the sRGB color space, 60 Hz refresh rate. The front camera reaches 5 megapixels, against 13 of the rear one to immortalize third parties: the audio is entrusted to two 2W speakers each.
If the energy is drawn from a 4,920 mAh battery that can be quickly charged at 65W, the performance of the 12.4 “Book S comes from the octacore processor, 7 nanometers, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx (from 2.84 GHz maximum) with Adreno 680 GPU: l he only structure expected in our market is 8 (RAM) + 256 GB (storage). The connectivity section includes Bluetooth 5.1 and dual band WiFi ac, but in the same way the 3.5 mm mini-jack and microUSB Type-C also for charging.
Compatible with the stylus and Xiaomi Smart Pen (99.99 euros), the ad hoc cover (29.99 euros) and the Xiaomi Book S 12.4 ″ Keyboard (149.99 euros), animated by Windows 11, the Xiaomi Book S 12.4 ” it is priced at 699.99 euros from June 30 on mi.com, Xiaomi Store Italia, and on Amazon. The promo launch of the first 48 hours, only on mi.com, for 699.99 euros also offers the Xiaomi 65W GaN charger (Type-A / Type-C) and the keyboard.
The Xiaomi TV Serie A2 series, cadenced in the diagonals of 32 (249.9 euros), 43 (449.9 euros), 50 (499.9 euros) and 55 inches (549.9 euros), has a unibody structure in black metal with very narrow frames and, in the larger model, a single support in place of the two spaced and forked feet. The panel, with 178 ° viewing angles (horizontally and vertically) for excellent visual quality even in peripheral position, is resolved in 4K UltraHD (3840 × 2160 pixels) on cuts from 43 to 55 inches, also shared by HDR10 , from Dolby Vision, 60 Hz refresh rate and 90% DCI-P3: the little one of the series differs, always with 60 Hz, but resolute in HD (HD 1366 × 768 pixels).
The audio is, throughout the series, united by the two 12W speakers benefiting from DTS-HD and Dolby Audio: it should be noted as the 43 “model, which also boasts a visual option in FullHD, in addition to Dolby Audio, also have DTS-X and DTS Virtual: X. The beating heart of the Xiaomi Mi TV A2 Series is a processor with four Cortex-A55 cores and a Mali G52 MP2 graphics card: the combination of RAM and storage is always 2 + 16 GB, except in the small 32 “model, integrated with 1.5 + 8 GB.
The connectivity of the Xiaomi TV Series A2 includes Bluetooth 5.0, dual band Wi-Fi, while the ports include the AV input, the digital optical audio output (the 3.5 mm jack), the RJ45 for Ethernet, a pair of USB 2.0 and three HDMI 2.0: the contents are accessible, as well as from HDMI, from USB, from composite video, via Miracast, from decoders for digital terrestrial and satellite, as well as from the CI slot for pay TV. Obviously, there is no lack of streaming via apps that can be downloaded from the Play Store, as the Android TV operating system is provided (always 10, except for the 11 expected for 32 “) which also brings Chromecast for mirroring and management via Assistant (however Bluetooth remote control present). To report the promo launch which, in this case, for the first 48 hours from the start of sales (June 28), in the price of the models from 43 to 55 “will include as a gift, on mi.com, Xiaomi Store Italia and Amazon, also the Xiaomi Soundbar 3.1ch usually priced at 279 euros.