Xiaomi brings Air Purifier 2 to India

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New Delhi/ 21 September 2016. To improve the air we breathe Xiaomi has brought to India its successful air purifier — the Mi Air Purifier 2.

The Mi Air Purifier is the first product in Xiaomi’s Smart Home Appliance Family to enter into India. The appliance is a second-generation version and has a major improvement over the older variant.

The Mi Air Purifier 2 is a smart appliance and connects to the Internet using your existing Wi-Fi at home or office. Xiaomi claims that the unit can clean the air in a room within 10 minutes provided the room is enclosed and no windows are open.

The all-plastic white frame has perforated holes on the bottom half while the roof has a powerful fan to blow the clean air outwards. The device consists of three parts—the electronics, an air filter and a blower. The electronics comprises of an intelligent circuitry, which incorporates a Wi-Fi module, a couple of sensors and a speed controller. This connects to your smartphone via the Internet (and your existing Wi-Fi) using an app. The bottom half comprises of a triple-layer cylindrical filter, which is replaceable. This filter is a custom filter manufactured by Xiaomi and designed for a full 360-degree air intake and is made of a primary filter to capture larger dust and dirt, a Toray EPA filter for capturing smaller micro dust particles and an activated carbon filter to remove other airborne particles and filter out any odours.

The Xiaomi Mi Air Purifier 2 has a purification capacity of 330 M3 per hour and the recommended area of use is around 400sqft – 500 sqft, enough for a large bedroom or a mid-sized living room.

The Mi Air Purifier 2 is priced at Rs 9,999 and the filter at Rs 2,499 — an average daily expense of a mere Rs 6 to Rs 8 for fresh clean air.