Mi Band 4 NFC hits Ukraine and Belarus as EU availability nears
Xiaomi's Mi Band 4 debuted last year but it's only now that Xiaomi is launching the NFC-enabled version outside of China. It's not a proper global launch, but two more European countries - Belarus and Ukraine are following Russia, which got it in June.
Xiaomi has collaborated with Mastercard to enable contactless payments using the NFC chip so a number of Belarusian and Ukrainian banks now offer the service. You still have to be a Mastercard holder, though.
There's no word on when and if the Mi Band 4 NFC will make it outside those countries but the Mastercard partnership clearly points towards a broader European launch. Hopefully the Mi Band 5 NFC will also be a part of that, instead of leaving its predecessor to take all the glory.
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- Redfern
- 27 Sep 2020
- Leq
Well, Mi band 4 NFC is indeed on sale in Russia from June, however i cant say its big hit. List of banks isnt expanded much since launch day (one added several days after launch because was late with certification and one another added later, thats a...
- Poh
- 25 Sep 2020
- AbH
Not sure about backdoor or spyware. But my Mi Band 3, forces me to give location to allow my bluetooth sync between phone/app and band. Not even for my trail/hiking, just to connect to app to see my sleeping pattern! Anyway, their sleep monitor is br...
- Poh
- 25 Sep 2020
- AbH
Your lucky they even take Mastercard. Normally China product pushes their own payment system which most people can't apply for (Unionpay cards, Alipay e-wallet and WeChat Pay e-wallet). Or if they do take Visa/MC you get conned with a DDC scam o...
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