Xiaomi Bluetooth Receiver
Xiaomi Bluetooth Receiver is a nice little gadget that lets you “convert” any existing wired headphone, earphone or wired portable speaker to a wireless device. Following Xiaomi tradition in designing cool affordable products, This little toy is very simple to operate by simply connecting the audio device through a simple audio jack, and enabling the Bluetooth feature by pressing the on/off button for the pairing it with any enabled Bluetooth device, for example, a mobile phone.
The Bluetooth unit is very lightweight to carry and can simply mount with clothes using an attachment simple clip. The receiver supports Bluetooth V4.2 connectivity, equipped with a built-in rechargeable battery with a capacity of 970mAh. if you are asking what is the practical usage of this type of product, this type of product is more relevant to users that bought expensive high-fidelity wired headphones and would like to start using them wirelessly for indoors and outdoors activities.
Xiaomi Bluetooth Receiver
Xiaomi Bluetooth Receiver
Xiaomi Bluetooth Receiver Focus:
- Product introduction
- specifications & Highlights
- Video: Unboxing & Quick Hands-on
- Package
- Unboxing
- Package Content
- Design
- Build Quality
- Operation
- Review summary
Xiaomi Bluetooth Receiver Highlights:
- Brand: Xiaomi
- One button to power on / off, pair with Bluetooth devices
- Supports connecting to 2 Bluetooth devices simultaneously
- Bluetooth V4.2 connection – signal transmission speed is more stable and faster
- Built-in 97mAh Li-ion battery, lasts 4 – 5 hours playing time
- Charging Interface: USB Cable
- Metal clip-on design – Ideal for sports activities
- Standard 3.5mm audio port, compatible with a variety of earphones or headphones
- Processed Precise tuning, delivers high SNR low distortion signal, returns natural and original sound
Dimension and Weight:
- Product weight: 0.0100 kg
- Package weight: 0.0600 kg
- Product size (L x W x H): 5.90 x 1.35 x 1.30 cm / 2.32 x 0.53 x 0.51 inches
- Package size (L x W x H): 10.70 x 8.00 x 3.10 cm / 4.21 x 3.15 x 1.22 inches
Package Content:
- 1x User guide
- 1x Audio Cable
- 1x Bluetooth receiver
Package
Unboxing All Items
Design
The Bluetooth dongle comes in white color and clean design as expected from Xiaomi It’s very compact in size and lightweight weighing only 10 gr. To feel more comfortable carrying the dongle, for example when doing sports activities like running you can use the clip and attach it easily to trousers or a shirt. As for interfaces, you have two. One hole on top for the Headphone Jack, and in the bottom a Micro USB port for charging the device built-in 97mAh battery via PC or 5V 1A charger. That said, Also important to mention that Xiaomi didn’t provide a USB Cable with the package, but you can use any standard mobile phone cable in hand.
Xiaomi Audio Receiver| Full view
Build Quality
Looked very high quality. The main body/shell of the dongle is made from metal with two plastic enclosures on the sides for the interfaces.
Operation
The Bluetooth receiver dongle is very simple to operate. Although this product was designed for the Chinese market, there is no need to use the provided user guide in the Chinese language. When the battery is low or there is a disconnection problem between the dongle and the paired device, for example, an Android set-top box or phone you will get voice prompts in the Chinese language.
To connect it with a phone or other devices you will need to first enable the Bluetooth function. Press on the dongle on/off button. In this state, the LED light will start blinking randomly in pink and orange colors. Once the device is recognized as ‘Mi Bluetooth Audio Receiver‘ and selected on the phone, the light blinking will stop and both devices will be paired.
Xiaomi included a short 3.5mm Male to Male Stereo Audio Aux Cable that can be used to connect the dongle to other appliances, such as speakers that don’t have built-in Bluetooth support. If you are planning on using the dongle with a wired headphone or an earphone this cable will not be needed.
Reception Range
Bluetooth technology is limited when used in closed places where there are walls or other objects that can easily interfere with signal reception. According to my few tests, the receiver device worked well and tested in an open space environment in a distance up to 10M.
Charging
When the dongle battery is out of power (discharged) and needs charging via USB port it will flash in pink and orange colors until a voice prompt Chinese language is heard following a complete automatic shut down. Once you connect it to a USB port for charging, the lights will start flashing again. In this state, the light will continue to flash until they completely stop, indicating the battery is fully charged. Based on my personal test, it took approximately 2hr:30 min to fully charge the unit.
Xiaomi Bluetooth Receiver Charging
Review summary
An excellent mobile accessory with great sound quality that will be very handy for users that already have existing High-Fidelity headphones or headphones, and want to use them wirelessly. The bottom line, It’s defiantly another great Xiaomi product worth buying.