Xiaomi’s long-awaited and oft-leaked update to the popular Mi Band has been officially revealed. The new Mi Band 1S adds an important feature, missing in the predecessor, and that’s a heart-rate monitor.

Making for a more complete activity tracker, the optical heart-rate sensor adds to the already available step counter and sleep monitor. Existing features like vibrating/LED notifications have been retained, naturally. The Mi Band 1S will also still be able to unlock your phone when within range, while others will be prompted for a password.

Measuring a slightly different 37 x 13.6 x 9.9mm, the Mi Band 1S may not fit in the existing bracelets, if you’ve piled up different colors from the old version (36 x 14 x 9mm). The new model also weighs a half a gram more than the 5.0 of the Mi Band. An IP67 rating for dust and water protection has been kept too.

Xiaomi Mi Band 1S

The same 45mAh battery is inside the 1S, and while the previous model carried a 30-day endurance promise, we imagine the heart-rate sensor will take a significant toll on it, if used often enough.

The Mi Band 1S will be available in China starting November 11 for a price of CNY99, or just short of $16. The two models will be sold simultaneously, the original Mi Band priced at CNY 69 ($11).

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Less than a month after HTC launched the highly anticipated One A9 smartphone, a new handset from the company has been leaked online. Dubbed One X9, the rumored device reportedly carries a model number of E56 and will cost RMB 2,999 (around $470).

Specs-wise, from what the leak suggests, the smartphone will be either powered by Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 820 SoC or Mediatek’s deca-core Helio X20 chipset, and sport a 2K display, although size isn’t known yet.

The handset will have 4GB RAM and 64GB/128GB internal memory options, although it could also be launched with 3GB/32GB configuration to bring down the price. In terms of camera, the One X9 will sport a 23MP rear unit and a 4MP front shooter. Featuring a metal body and including dual HTC BoomSound speakers on the front, the device will pack in a 3,500mAh battery.

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Samsung is reportedly offering big discounts on the 32GB and 64GB variants of its Galaxy S6 edge+ and Galaxy Note5 flagships, respectively, in Russia – all you have to do is to trade-in an iPhone 5/5s.

While the discount offered on the former is RUB 10,000 (around $155), the price of the latter gets reduced by RUB 15,000 (around $235).

Those who do not have an iPhone 5 or 5s, but own a Galaxy Note II, Note 3, Note 4, Note Edge, S4, or Galaxy S5 instead, can also avail the offer – the discount offered on the flagships remains the same.

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A new HTC smartphone has been spotted listed on the website of Chinese certification and regulatory authority TENAA. Dubbed A9w, the handset is quite similar to the newly-launched One A9 in both looks as well as specifications.

The listing reveals that the device is powered by an octa-core 1.5GHz processor (should be Snapdragon 617), and sports a 5-inch AMOLED display with 1920×1080 pixels resolution. It comes with 2GB RAM and 16GB expandable internal memory.

In terms of camera, the A9w features a 13MP rear unit and a 4MP front shooter. Weighing in at 143gms and measuring 145.75 × 70.8 × 7.26 (mm), the device runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow out-of-the-box. Connectivity options include Bluetooth, USB, GSM, TD-SCDMA, TD-LTE, LTE FDD, WCDMA, GPS, WLAN, while color options include charcoal gray, silver, gold, garnet color, etching gold, and iron black.

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