Chinese company Xiaomi offers in its portfolio the latest generation of air purifiers with the designation Xiaomi Mi Air Purifier 3H. In this generation, it offers several types of replaceable filters, as well as an OLED display for controlling all programs and functions. If you are hesitant about whether this product will pay off, we believe that the just-beginning review will help you.
Xiaomi Mi Air Purifier 3H: Where to buy?
We ordered the Xiaomi Mi Air Purifier 3H air purifier from a DHgate dealer from a Polish warehouse, and delivery took 8 days. Currently, you can have it for a good price thanks to the coupon.
Xiaomi Mi Air Purifier 3H
Packaging is basic
The large packaging, which will surprise almost every courier, is simple and the cardboard box contains the product name, basic technical specifications and there is also an emphasis on the connection with the Amazon Alexa intelligent assistant or Google Assistant.
After unpacking, there is a paper manual for use in several languages at the top. Below are thick polystyrene blocks that serve to protect the product. They already contain the Xiaomi Mi Air Purifier 3H cleaner itself, which is still wrapped in a protective foil. Precise protective packaging is a guarantee of safe delivery.
You may be looking for accessories. In this case, it is necessary to look at the back of the cleaner, which contains an opening. After opening it, a basic filter for filtering PM2.5 particles is already installed directly in the purifier, and in these places there is also a power cable with a local terminal.
Minimalist design
The processing of this product itself is plastic, which, however, is not harmful at lunch. The Xiaomi Mi Air Purifier 3H air purifier offers dimensions of 240 × 240 × 520 mm and the weight has stopped at 4,8 kilograms. However, given the size of the device, this is a reasonable value.
The traditional minimalist design of the brand is based on the previous generation of Mi Air Purifier 2S. However, the novelty brings several design and functional improvements. Progress is already visible on the front, which offers a control OLED touch panel with backlight according to the appropriate air quality.
On the front side, as well as on the sides, there are also vents for sucking air into the purifier itself. The back then contains a high-quality laser sensor, a sensor for monitoring the ambient temperature as well as humidity. The data from this sensor is then shown on the front display together with the Wi-Fi connection.
There is also no space on the back for the filter. The basic filter is relatively large, it is replaceable and it is possible to replace it with another type of filter, e.g. for antibacterial. The end of the filter life is announced by the purifier via a mobile application. There is also a button on this page to adjust the brightness of the display and a connector for the power cord.
At the top are the vents of an updated centrifuge fan that blows filtered and relatively cool air into the room. At higher power, it even resembles air vents from the air conditioning. Its grille is also plastic and contains the manufacturer's logo. The underside contains rubber anti-slip feet, which ensure good stability of the device.
Mobile application: Mi Home
The air purifier is connected to a Wi-Fi network just like other smart gadgets in the home. You can also control it via a mobile phone, via the Mi Home application (the global version requires a European region, we used the “Germany” region).
The well-known mobile application brings together a really large number of intelligent products from Xiaomi's ecosystem. It only takes a moment to connect the air purifier, just find the appropriate device and enter the data to your home Wi-Fi network.
After connecting the menu in the application, it displays the current value of air pollution, the purifier can display up to PM2.5 filtering, while the level of pollution is indicated by green, orange and red both in the application and on the touch OLED panel.
The application also allows you to choose between three filtering speeds, there is no lack of setting a favorite mode, but also an automatic mode that adjusts the speed to the level of pollution. You will also be pleased with the information displayed on the temperature and humidity of the air in the home.
There is no information about the effectiveness of the filter with a warning to replace it (in our case, the new filter indicates an application for 145 days of use). There is also an adjustment of the brightness of the display, as well as an adjustment of sound notifications. The cleaner also receives software updates.
PM2.5 filter cleaning: Up to 48 square meters
The new generation of household air purifier called Mi Air Purifier 3H offers cleaning of up to 99,85% of impurities in the room. The manufacturer claims that the purifier offers an output of up to 400 cubic meters per hour, which is an improvement over the previous generation Mi Air Purifier 2H, which offered only 260 cubic meters.
Thanks to the significantly stronger performance, the value of the room area that the reader can cover has also been increased. Specifically, it is a range of 32 - 48 square meters. The previous generation offered only 18 - 31 square meters. According to the manufacturer, up to 6660 liters of clean air are available every minute.
The purifier offers PM2.5 microparticle filtering, which will be appreciated not only by allergy sufferers to dust, pollen or mites, but also by ordinary users of the currently spreading coronavirus. This device can improve the cleanliness of the air both in a family house and in a block of flats, it only depends on its location.
Due to the relatively low weight of the device, which is less than 5 kilograms, the purifier is easily portable between rooms in which it would need to improve air quality. The current generation with the 3H designation offers noise levels of 32 - 64 dB depending on the program.
While a standard Level 1 program is almost inaudible, maximum power already makes a louder sound at least at the standard fan level. The question thus remains the use at night, which is dealt with in the following chapter.
Night mode
Dusty environments or pollen can cause allergies, but also healthy users, complications during sleep. The Xiaomi Mi Air Purifier 3H air purifier is designed for use at night and even has a separate mode for this functionality.
While the second and third stages of cleaning are noticeable, the first stage of the purifier is almost quiet and has minimal noise. The automatic mode works on a combination of these modes and their selection according to the current state of pollution. Absolutely the lowest and almost negligible noise has the so-called night mode.
This mode can be activated by a touch button on the OLED display, but also in the application. Night mode focuses on minimal noise, but still sufficiently filters the air to provide a comfortable space for your sleep.
The noise level of this regime is so minimal that we perceived it literally only by applying the head to the exhaust of the purifier itself. However, the minimal decibels that the cleaner emits in this mode can disturb some of you individually during sleep.
We recommend placing the cleaner one to two meters from the head or. side of the bed where you usually lie.
Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant
A big advantage is also voice control. In addition to manual control via the OLED panel and control via the Mi Home mobile application, there is also the option of control via the Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant intelligent assistants.
We've connected the air purifier to Google Now. The connection was fast, it was enough to search again for products connected via the Mi Home application. The assistant recognized the reader and then offered to name or place it in the room.
The downside of this feature is that you can only turn the device on or off by voice using the “Turn on Air Purifier” or “Turn off Air Purifier” commands. Other functions and measured values must be changed on the OLED display or in the mobile application.
Replaceable filters
Caring for clean air requires ongoing service. We can compare this to the care of a robotic vacuum cleaner, which also occasionally asks you to change filters and brushes. In this case, it is necessary to change the air filter located under the cover on the back of the purifier.
These filters are replaceable and, according to the manufacturer, should last 2 - 6 months depending on use and air pollution. According to the data in the application, our filter, which is the original one from the package, should last us for 145 days. Filters can be changed and the manufacturer Xiaomi offers several types.
A purple antibacterial filter is installed at the factory. However, there is also a gray HEPA filter and other filters, for example with coconut fiber, which are also color-coded.
The filter is also compatible with the previous generation and its price in Slovakia is around 30-35 € respectively 35-42 USD. When importing from China, you can still save some euros.
From the allergy's point of view: Improved quality of life
If you are allergic, an air purifier can significantly improve your quality of life. We tried it directly at home and we can say that the cleanliness of the air has not only improved "on paper" or according to the data in the application, but also real. Let's try to look at the situation through the eyes of a traditional allergy sufferer with mild symptoms of dust, pollen and mites.
If we should summarize the traditional problems of an allergy sufferer who ventilates in the room in the summer, later sneezes, or has swollen eyelids and wakes up with a full nose of dirt, the purifier just turned on, whether in economy, but especially powerful mode, can significantly help. The proof is not only our testing in practice, but also the number of positive reviews from users.
However, it can also improve the quality of life for a healthy person, the household contains less dust and it can be said that it is also a suitable accessory for your robotic vacuum cleaner. The vacuum cleaner can remove dirt from your floor and the rest of the work resp. viruses and impurities in the air are then filtered by Mi Air Purifier 3H.
Final rating: Xiaomi Mi Air Purifier 3H
Air purifier with marking Xiaomi Mi Air Purifier 3H she pleasantly surprised us. As an intelligent home product, it can really improve the quality of life by filtering the air around you.
From the point of view of an allergy sufferer, but also of a healthy person, the purchase of this product makes sense, even if you live in a family house or a block of flats. A nice bonus is the possibility of control via a mobile application, but also voice control via intelligent assistants Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant.
Xiaomi Mi Air Purifier 3H
The advantage is also the quick availability of replacement filters in Slovak e-shops and at international retailers. We can definitely recommend the purchase of this Xiaomi product.
