We have tested the Xiaomi Mi Smart Standing Fan 1C, a smart fan that you can connect to your home Wi-Fi network and control it remotely, both from your mobile phone and through Alexa or Google Assistant. And that may be its greatest virtue along with a very attractive price and design. So, we tell you the experience.
Xiaomi Mi Fan 1C, video analysis
Minimalist and functional design
One of the most striking features of most Xiaomi connected devices is undoubtedly their design. The brand, together with the rest of the manufacturers with which it collaborates in each of these proposals, have always stood out for offering products with a rather minimalist and functional.
This smart fan was not going to be less and compared to other options on the market that is one of its main virtues. Because regardless of the decoration of each house, it turns out to be a product that fits quite well.
The Mi Fan 1C is manufactured in metal and plastic, all white. The only elements that give it a bit of color are the LEDs on the button panel. They are all also white in color to the power button which can toggle between blue and orange to indicate things like you are connected to WiFi or not. Regarding the keypad, it is quite well integrated into the fan itself.
With two sections, the fan can reach two different heights. It may be that for some, with the second section on, it is still a very low product, but due to the type of base and its own stability, it is very easy to place it on a chair and thus increase the height. However, the fan also offers the possibility of tilting it up or down to better direct the air flow.
As a criticism of the design section, the only thing we can blame is that they have not considered the possibility that the cable went inside the tubes and came out through the base. Thus, on an aesthetic level it would be even more attractive, but it is not that it is a big problem.
Connectivity and functionality
Turning to the issue of connectivity and options offered, both physically with the integrated keypad or through the Mi Home app or with Alexa and Google Assistant The Xiaomi fan is one of the most complete models we have tested. And with a price that is undoubtedly one of its great attractions as well.
Through the physical keypad you can control the following aspects:
- On and off
- Fan speed (three levels)
- Oscillation
- Timer (three levels)
When you access control of it through the Mi Home application the options increase. Thus, for example, you gain more options when it comes to determining the automatic shutdown after a certain type or being able to adjust parameters that affect the LED indicators of the fan itself (ideal to turn them off if you use it while you sleep), notification sound when it change any setting or lock so that children cannot control it.
However, the most interesting thing is to be able to use it with voice commands. In our case with Alexa. To do this, once you have configured it with the Mi Home application on your mobile phone, all you have to do is install skilk xiaomi home (you can download it here). Once you have done it and given access, the application will search for new devices and find the fan. from that moment It will already be accessible to control it by voice.
The only thing you have to know is that from Alexa you don't have as much control as with Mi Home. That is, you can turn it on and off, you can also vary settings such as the speed of the fan, but little else.
The positive part is that you can integrate it with other routines or automations that you have and that will give you a lot of play. For example, so that it activates according to the temperature of the room, a time that you specify, etc. As always, the issue of routines and how they are used depends on each one's own imagination.
Quiet and with good refresh capacity
El xiaomi smart fan It is, without a doubt, one of the best purchases you can make if you are hot and cannot or do not want to install an air conditioner. Also, as portable solution to take it wherever you need it always offers more advantages.
This model in question also adds that extra Wi-Fi connectivity that gives it a lot of value. Being able to control it through the mobile allows you to change aspects such as the speed of rotation, the oscillation or the automatic shutdown without having to get up from the sofa, chair or the camera itself.
In addition, using it also via voice commands is very interesting if you have gradually been automating your home to be controlled via Alexa (also through Google Assistant after adding it to Google Home).
So considering that its price ranges from 65 eurosAccording to possible offers that you can find, as a solution to better cope with these hot months, the Mi Fan 1C is a highly recommended device that we do not think you will regret buying.
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