Do you think there is a chance for Xiaomi to make one of the best power banks on the market even better? Xiaomi seem to have achieved exactly this with a new super sleek 5000mAh Power Bank that will sell at 8USD, or RM26.

The new 5000mAH Power Bank is the complementary product to the large 16000mAH Mi Powerbank that was also recently launched in China. The big difference is that the 5000 MI Power Bank is really incredibly sleek with just 9.9mm, that is less then 50% of the currents 5200 mAH Mi Power Bank thickness.

According to Xiaomi, and if we can believe the pictures, the new Mi Power Bank is so slim that you can easily fit it into your Shirt Pocket. The surface is made from brushed alluminium alloy and according to Xiaomi it gives the same design feeling as a “Macbook Pro”.

Despite having the same Texas Instruments Control Chipset as the other Xiaomi MI Power Banks, Xiaomi achieved to make the new Mi Power Bank 5200 mAH more efficient. It has a 93% energy conversion , that is 8% higher then the conversion rate on the current 5200mAH model. Also the new 5000mAH Power Bank gets a 2.1A output versus the 1.5A output on the older model.

Despite what you think of Xiaomi, it looks like with this new Mi Power Bank for just 8USD they will have another product that will sell like Hot Cakes and help to spread the Xiaomi brand. The product went on Sales today in China for 49 yuan (26RM) and will be sold alongside the current models. So far Xiaomi does not announce yet, if and when they will launch in other global markets.

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