In a major development for Xiaomi users, the company has quietly rolled out detailed battery health stats on its devices, starting with the recently launched POCO X7 Pro. This is a first for a Xiaomi smartphone that will finally help users get an in-depth look at the battery health of their device.
New Battery Health Feature
The POCO X7 Pro, which launched a few days ago, brings extensive battery information available through the settings via a menu option called Battery Protection. Now you can see:
- Battery health percentage
- Current battery capacity percentage
- Battery manufacturing date
- First use date
A departure from previous models
This development marks quite an improvement on Xiaomi’s traditional approach to providing battery health information. Xiaomi’s MIUI 12 devices have so far been limited to displaying generalized words like ‘good’, ‘bad’, or sometimes ‘exceptional’; a very unscientific distribution of what one would expect and need to know about their battery.
Market impact and user feedback
The detailed battery stats are a strategic addition from Xiaomi, considering how much iPhone users like to monitor their battery health. In fact, displaying battery health stats has long been one of the most used features in the Apple ecosystem, with many users regularly checking their device’s battery health to see how much it has degraded over time.
Silent implementation
Curiously, Xiaomi didn’t announce this feature enhancement, but users discovered it while playing with their new POCO X7 Pro, and it subsequently created a buzz within the Xiaomi community. Such a silent release could indicate that the company is testing the waters before rolling out the feature to other models.
More detailed statistics on battery health show that Xiaomi is trying to provide its users with more transparency, at least when it comes to performance and longevity. Such updates could change users' purchasing decisions based on longer battery life on smartphones or at least taking more care of battery health on smartphones.