Xiaomi has mentioned numerous times in the past that it is not a smartphone company, but a “technology company.” Well, Xiaomi’s latest product, the Mi Pen, is definitely…an interesting piece of technology. For one, it doesn’t seem like a product that the company would release.
The Xiaomi Mi Pen is launched under the company’s Mijia brand, which literally translates to “Mi Home.” Back when Xiaomi introduced it’s own smart rice cooker (the first product carrying the Mijia branding), the company mentioned that Mijia products are essentially items produced under the “Mi Ecosystem.”
As the Mi Pen carries the Mijia branding, one would guess that it’s some sort of smart pen, which would be wrong. Surprisingly enough, it’s…just a regular pen without any smart functionalities. The Mi Pen is, however, a very affordable pen, especially when compared to similar Swiss PREMEC pens.
Retailing at only 19 Chinese yuan (about $3), it is a refillable pen that is said to use Swiss Premec refills, which have long lasting mikuni ink as their bases. What this means is that the pen’s ink refills have a much longer shelf life compared to your standard pen, the ink is nicer, doesn’t fade quickly and writing will be much more comfortable.
Twisting the 9.5mm barrel will reveal the pen’s 0.5mm tungsten ball tip, which makes the Mi Pen a ballpoint pen. Not surprisingly, the Mi Pen is well built and comes in two standard colors, those being black and white. Nothing too surprising here.
While the pen does look very nice and I can’t wait to give it a try (especially since it uses Swiss PREMEC refills), the Mijia branding probably means it won’t leave China anytime soon, and I do wonder whether it can challenge well established gel pens like the Pentel Energel or Pilot G2.
What do you guys think about Xiaomi launching stationary products? Is the Mi Pen the most significant Xiaomi product in their history? Can the Mi Notebook possibly hope to live up to the standards of the Mi Pen? Tell us in the comments.
not particularly cheap for a ball pen, but if it’s a good one, why not. Not sure if I need the Xiaomi brand though…
It doesn’t even come with an android app which delivers notification when level of ink is below 10%…
I think the notification is delivered to your Mi Band 2 LOL.
How much ram?
The reports say 8.
Sweets means it can store 80000000000 pages worth of bullshit!
Meizu y-day was teasing a watch and today a backpack.
That’s great, but clearly inferior.
It would be if they had a pink version lol.
What a …
Waiting for Elephone to sell their own trash can, so their customers can throw their Elephones into their Eletrashcan.
Nah. They’ll make the Elerecycling can so you can recycle your Elewater bottles and Elecola cans into Elenewproducts.
How long is battery life?
Longer than the Apple Pencil.
Awesome!
Micro sd? IR? Removable battery?
not particularly cheap for a ball pen, but if it’s a good one, why not. Not sure if I need the Xiaomi brand though…
It doesn’t even come with an android app which delivers notification when level of ink is below 10%…
I think the notification is delivered to your Mi Band 2 LOL.
How much ram?
The reports say 8.
Sweets means it can store 80000000000 pages worth of bullshit!
Meizu y-day was teasing a watch and today a backpack.
That’s great, but clearly inferior.
It would be if they had a pink version lol.
So…..it;s a pen?
This thing better score at least 50,000,000 on Antutu or I won’t buy it!
Reports show 50,000,001. You’re in luck!
What a …
Waiting for Elephone to sell their own trash can, so their customers can throw their Elephones into their Eletrashcan.
Nah. They’ll make the Elerecycling can so you can recycle your Elewater bottles and Elecola cans into Elenewproducts.
How long is battery life?
Longer than the Apple Pencil.
Awesome!
Micro sd? IR? Removable battery?
So…..it;s a pen?
This thing better score at least 50,000,000 on Antutu or I won’t buy it!
Reports show 50,000,001. You’re in luck!
When in India?
Lol lol lol
Why no Bluetooth ? Everything is better with Bluetooth
Is it april 1st already?
When in India?
Lol lol lol
Why no Bluetooth ? Everything is better with Bluetooth
Is it april 1st already?
I guess Xiaomi answered priminister’s challenge. But the question is, is it made with Gree’s machine tools.
http://www.marketplace.org/2015/12/10/world/why-cant-china-make-good-ballpoint-pen
I guess Xiaomi answered prime minister’s challenge. But the question is, is it made with Gree’s machine tools.
http://www.marketplace.org/2015/12/10/world/why-cant-china-make-good-ballpoint-pen