Xiaomi Opens Pre-Orders For Mijia Water Purifier 3 1200G

Xiaomi has opened pre-orders for the Mijia Water Purifier 3 1200G, a home water filtration unit built around a 13-stage system that the company says can remove 145 types of contaminants from tap water. Official sales begin October 30 in China, priced at 1,499 yuan, which works out to roughly $225. There's no word yet on whether the device will reach India or other markets outside China, so anyone hoping for a local price or launch date will have to wait.

The purifier relies entirely on physical filtration, with no scale inhibitors added to the filter media. Xiaomi says the 13 stages filter down to 0.0001 microns, catching everything from residual chlorine and heavy metals to bacteria and viruses across the intake, rinsing and output stages. The unit also carries what Xiaomi describes as mother-and-baby-grade purification certification, and the company says the water that comes out is BPA-free.

One detail aimed at households that don't run the tap constantly: a self-purification cycle flushes out water that's been sitting in the pipes, so the first pour after a period of disuse isn't stale. To tackle the bacterial growth that can build up when a purifier goes unused for a while, Xiaomi has built long-lasting antibacterial material into the outlet pipe's post-filter. The company claims this knocks out more than 99% of E. Coli and Staphylococcus aureus at the point of use, which is the kind of number that matters more to someone who travels often than someone refilling a kettle five times a day.