Mijia Air Conditioner GentleAir 2.6 kW

The Mijia Air Conditioner GentleAir 2.6 kW is a mid-range wall-mounted split air conditioner from Xiaomi’s Mijia smart-home brand. It heats as well as cools. The indoor unit is 295 x 795 x 205 mm and the outdoor unit is 465 x 690 x 311 mm. This is the smallest of four GentleAir sizes (2.6, 3.5, 5.2 and 7.0 kW), meant for rooms of 10 to 20 m². Xiaomi showed the line at an event in Vienna as a global-market product. The outlet flaps are perforated with micro-holes to spread the airflow, and there are three air modes: Halo Flow, Canopy Flow and Carpet Flow.

Rated cooling capacity is 2800 W and heating capacity is 3700 W. The unit draws 809 W when cooling and 916 W when heating, and the ratings are A++ and A+. The compressor is a full DC inverter. Xiaomi says its AI mode cuts energy use by up to 24.4%, but it does not say compared with what. Other manufacturer figures: cooling in 30 seconds, heating in 60 seconds, and normal cooling up to 52°C outdoors. Connectivity is 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi only, with the Xiaomi Home app and Google Assistant for control. Self-cleaning, a sleep mode and auto restart after a power cut are included.

In Spain the 2.6 kW model starts at €569, and the 7.0 kW model tops the range at €1,199. I found no official prices for other regions. It suits a bedroom or a small living room, for someone who wants an inverter unit they can run from a phone. Within Mijia’s own lineup it sits under the GentleAir 3.5 kW (15–25 m²) and the GentleAir 5.2 kW (40–55 m²). Rivals in the 2.5–2.6 kW smart inverter class include the Midea Xtreme Save and the Samsung WindFree Comfort, and the Samsung WindFree Comfort 2.5 kW is the closest match for a head-to-head comparison.

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