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We all have been patiently waiting for the next generation Mi Band 2 from Xiaomi. Earlier rumours had revealed that the new wearable was going to be announced alongside the Xiaomi Max phablet on May 10. Well, that didn’t happen, which brought up questions about the release date of the device among fans. Xiaomi CEO, Lei Jun had earlier showed off the new band at the event, but revealed no details about its release. However, considering the concern about the progress of the Mi Band 2, he confirmed today that the new wearable will be announced early June. If you remember, when Huami CEO had revealed that the Mi Band 2 was facing mass production issues, Lei Jun had said that it would take around a month for everything to stabilise. So, this time frame is in line with the CEO’s previous comments. While he didn’t reveal any features of the device, thanks to an earlier leak, we already know how the new Mi Band 2 will look in real life. There will be a display on board the device

Along with its new Xiaomi Mi4i smartphone, the chinese smartphone manufacturing company has also launched Mi Band in the Indian market. While it is the original Mi Band, but it comes with a budget friendly price tag of just Rs. 999.  Xiaomi says that this band will be on sale starting April 28 on company’s mi.com website. And to promote it, the company says the first 1,000 units of this smartband will be available for just Re. 1. To remind you, Xiaomi Mi Band is a fitness tracker which can be easily paired with your Android or iOS device via Bluetooth 4.0 LE connection. The battery backup is of 30-days and it is also IP-67 certified, which means it is water and dust resistant.