Xiaomi Door and Window Sensor 3 goes up for crowdfunding with three-year battery life

What happened

Xiaomi has launched the Door and Window Sensor 3 in China through a crowdfunding campaign on its Xiaomi Youpin platform. The campaign opened today and runs until October 19 where you can grab the sensor for 44 yuan (~ $6). Xiaomi is a home appliance and consumer electronics company based in Beijing.

It’s a successor to the Sensor 2 that Xiaomi launched back in 2020, and the […] The post Xiaomi Door and Window Sensor 3 goes up for crowdfunding with three-year battery life appeared first on Gizmochina . It’s a successor to the Sensor 2 that Xiaomi launched back in 2020, and the new sensor operates with a CR2032 button battery rated to last up to three years, compared with one year for the previous Door and Window Sensor 2.

Xiaomi has replaced the Hall sensor in the previous model with a tunnel magnetoresistive sensor. The Xiaomi Home app also sends a reminder when the battery is running low, so you can replace it before the sensor stops working.

Key facts

• It’s a successor to the Sensor 2 that Xiaomi launched back in 2020, and the new sensor — uses: a CR2032 button battery rated to last up to three years, compared with one year for the previous Door and Window Sensor 2