Smart and Good-looking

A water purifier is an essential kitchen appliance, but not many companies have thought of making it smart and sleek.

- Nidhi Singal

Xiaomi is an exception, though. It has come up with a connected gadget that works smart and looks flaunt-worthy in matte white. But given the oil-based cooking done in most Indian kitchens, it is likely to get dirty very quickly.

As for efficiency, it is quite thorough in its job and follows a multilevel purification process. To start with, the PPC (polypropylene cotton and activated carbon) filter intercepts all large particles such as residual chlorine. The second one is the reverse osmosis (RO) filter, taking out heavy metals and nanoparticles such as bacteria and viruses. The third one, a post-activated carbon (PAC) filter, absorbs odour and other organic substances. The water purifier has be