[Exclusive] Xiaomi Watch S1 Active smartwatch’s design revealed; Xiaomi 12 series gets new renders too

Published On: March 4, 2022

Highlights

The Xiaomi Watch S1 Active render reveals the complete design, including the circular dial and silicone strap.
Xiaomi Watch S1 Active seems to be a variant of the standard Watch S1 that debuted in China in December.
The new Xiaomi 12 series renders show off the smartphones’ design from all angles.

The Xiaomi Watch S1 had debuted in China back in December 2021, and now the company appears to be working on a new version dubbed as the Watch S1 Active. 91mobiles, in association with industry insider Ishan Agarwal, exclusively brings you the render of the Watch S1 Active render, showing off the smartwatch’s design in full glory. The upcoming smartwatch will probably arrive in the global market alongside the Xiaomi 12 series. Like the Watch S1, the Active model has a circular dial with a silicone sports band. In addition to the Watch S1 Active, we have managed to get our hands on new renders of the Xiaomi 12, 12 Pro, and 12X global variant as well.

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Xiaomi Watch S1 Active design

The Xiaomi Watch S1 Active has a familiar design. It has a circular dial and the strap seems to be made of silicone. The smartwatch has two hardware buttons on the dial, with Home, Sport, Outdoor, and Active text engraved on it. Like with most smartwatches, the Xiaomi Watch S1 Active will be able to track steps, outdoor sports, and much more. It will have support for multiple watch faces as well. The renders show it will come in Black, Blue, and White colour options.

Unfortunately, no other details about the Watch S1 Active are available at the moment. Nonetheless, we can speculate the upcoming Active model will build on the standard Watch S1 in terms of specifications and other features. The Watch S1 has a 1.43-inch AMOLED display, 5ATM water-resistant rating, 117 sports modes, and a GNSS location for outdoor movement tracking. There is a 470mAh battery that is claimed to last up to 12 days on a single charge. There is a microphone and speaker to take calls, blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) tracker, and heart rate monitoring.

Xiaomi 12 series new renders

Xiaomi 12 series

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The Xiaomi 12 series had already debuted in China and is gearing to debut globally soon. The new renders shared with us by Agarwal show the rear design of the upcoming phones and are similar to the original, but there is a new ‘5G’ branding on the back panel. The Xiaomi 12, 12 Pro, and 12X can be seen in Black, Blue, and Purple colour options. The phones have triple cameras on the back with LED flash. We can speculate the hardware specifications to be similar to the China variants.

Model	Variants	Starting price
Xiaomi 12X	8GB+128GB 8GB+256GB	Between €600 (around Rs 50,400) and €700 (approx Rs 58,800)
Xiaomi 12	8GB+128GB 8GB+256GB	€899 (approx Rs 75,450)
Xiaomi 12 Pro	8GB+256GB 12GB+256GB	€1,099 (approx Rs 92,450)

Previously, a PriceBaba report revealed the alleged pricing of the Xiaomi 12 series. The base variant of the Xiaomi 12 reportedly will be priced at €899 (approx Rs 75,450), with the smartphone claimed to come in 8GB RAM + 128GB and 8GB RAM + 256GB variants. Similarly, the Xiaomi 12 Pro price is said to start at €1,099 (approx Rs 92,450), with the smartphone being available in 8GB RAM + 256GB and 12GB RAM + 256GB configurations. Lastly, the Xiaomi 12X is said to come in 8GB RAM + 128GB and 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variants and is said to be priced between €600 (around Rs 50,400) and €700 (approx Rs 58,800).

Xiaomi 12, 12 Pro and 12X specifications

The Xiaomi 12 series share some common specifications. The phones come with an AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, centre-positioned punch-hole cutout, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, and HDR10+. While the Xiaomi 12 and 12X have an FHD+ panel, the Pro model gets a 2K screen. The Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro are powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 chipset with Adreno GPU for graphics. They run on the latest MIUI 13 custom skin out of the box. A 50MP triple camera layout on the back will handle the optics.

The Xiaomi 12X comes with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 chipset, a 6.28-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, and a 4,500mAh battery that supports 67W fast charging.

We should know the complete details when the phones launch globally at the rumoured event on March 15th.