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Getting Started With Xiaomi Smart Home Devices – Your Guide to the Best Xiaomi Smart Tech for Building an Affordable Smart Home

Xiaomi’s recent entry into the international smart home mainstream saw the Chinese brand launch a lineup of affordable smart devices ranging from smart lighting systems to smart plugs.

With availability through major retailers such as Amazon, one of the major benefits of the Xiaomi range of smart devices is undoubtedly the price point which is perhaps unsurprisingly, highly competitive against some of the more established players in the smart tech market.

Offering functionality such as voice control compatibility with system’s such as Alexa, the latest Xiaomi smart devices are looking to provide an alternative to some of the more well known smart brands.

In this guide, we’ve put together some of the best Xiaomi smart home tech covering a number of use cases for different tasks and rooms throughout your home with a focus on functionality and compatibility with other devices.

If you’re looking to get started with Xiaomi smart devices but don’t know where to start, then this guide is here to help.

The Best Xiaomi Smart Home Devices

While Xiaomi smart tech has been available from Chinese retailers such as Gearbest for some time, it’s only relatively recently that the brand has branched out to western retailers with some of its range of smart home devices.

With this in mind, while the overall range of Xiaomi smart home products is impressive, you may need to look beyond the usual online stores such as Amazon and to some of the native

The good news here is that these alternate retailers offer highly competitive prices, often provide free shipping world wide, and many have dispatch warehouses in both the US and across Europe meaning no import fees.

However with that being said, the range of smart products from the brand which are available on platforms such as Amazon now covers an increasingly wide remit of areas from lighting to smart home security and this is only likely to grow as the market continues to expand and Xiaomi becomes a more established player on the smart home scene.

 

Xiaomi Mi Home Smart Camera

A good smart camera needs to do a couple of things well to make it into the top flight of smart image and video capture devices and the Mi Home from Xiaomi ticks all of the boxes at a highly attractive price point.

The ability to record at 1080p HD alongside a 130° ultra-wide angle lens mean that the visual quality and performance of this smart camera is going to make it a good choice whether you’re looking for an internal smart security camera or a device which can be used to monitor children or pets.

Wireless connectivity is obviously an essential element of any smart home camera and the Mi Home utilizes a WiFi connection as well as Bluetooth.

Similarly, the ability to utilize the camera’s built-in two way voice communication is another staple for a smart camera system as is the ability to automatically detect motion – both of these make the Mi Home a good candidate as a smart camera for use in a nursery environment or for monitoring pets when you’re away from home.

Infrared functionality allows for effective night vision up to 10 meters and an ‘auto hibernate’ feature is a nice addition, turning the camera off when it detects your phone in the vicinity.

Learn More About the Xiaomi Mi Home Smart Camera Here

 

Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner Robot

The Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner is one of the best on the market and delivers a ton of high-tech automated cleaning features to take the stress out of maintaining a regular floor cleaning routine.

Powered by a 5200mAH long life lithium-ion battery, the Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner is capable of cleaning areas up 20 square meters while a 96mm height profile means it’s slim enough to fit under even the narrowest of spaces like beds, cabinets, and couches.

The Mi utilizes laser navigation to find its way around the home while cleaning and the autonomous functionality of this smart robot vacuum cleaner includes anti-collision detection and edge detection so you can safely let it do it’s thin even when there are steps or ledges along the way.

Remote control is possible via thr companion Mi Smart Home app and the device is able to operate under four suction modes – Eco, Balanced, Turbo, and Max – depending on the level of clean you want the bot to carry out.

Learn More About the Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner Here

 

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