Redmi’s first smartwatch announced for $ 45

Xiaomi’s budget sub-brand Redmi has never released a smartwatch before, and its first entry turns out to be what you’d expect: a rather boring design at a rather attractive price. The Redmi Watch just launched in China for 299 yuan, or around $ 45.

The watch has a 1.4-inch rectangular display with curved glass and comes in black, white, and blue color variants. The silicone strap is available in black, white, blue, green and pink. There’s a single button on the side of the watch, and everything else is handled by the touchscreen or the Mi Fit app on a paired smartphone.

Other specs include NFC, Bluetooth 5.0, a heart rate monitor, and waterproofing up to 50m. Xiaomi claims that the battery life will be good for up to 7 days, or 12 days if you use a power saving mode. The UI and watch faces make heavy use of black backgrounds, not unlike the Apple Watch, although at this price you can’t expect an OLED display.

The watch will go on sale in China on December 1, but it may reach other markets, including the United States, in a slightly modified form. XDA Developers He recently unearthed an FCC listing for a seemingly nearly identical watch called the Mi Watch Lite, which has yet to be released.