Xiaomi has opened preorders in China for the Mijia Portable Coffee Machine, a compact brewer that aims to make espresso-style coffee in the car, on a campsite, or in a hotel room without turning the whole setup into a kitchen science project. It costs from 594 yuan, about $85, with sales starting on June 25 and first deliveries set for July 2.
The portable coffee machine can pull a cup in about 45 seconds, works with both ground coffee and capsules, and can make hot or cold drinks. That puts it in the same increasingly crowded space where Wacaco-style manual brewers and battery-powered rivals try to win travelers who want better coffee than gas-station sludge.
Mijia Portable Coffee Machine price and availability
The machine’s body measures 24.5 cm tall and weighs about 1.05 kg, so this is portable in the ”easy to carry” sense, not ”throw it in a jacket pocket” sense. Xiaomi is positioning it for use at home, in a car, outdoors, or while traveling, which is exactly the sort of broad use case brands love when they want a gadget to sound more essential than it probably is.
- Price: from 594 yuan, about $85
- China sales start: June 25
- First deliveries: July 2
- Height: 24.5 cm
- Weight: about 1.05 kg
Pressure, battery life, and charging speed
Under the hood, Xiaomi says the pump can reach up to 20 bar, which is the kind of number that will please spec-sheet shoppers immediately. Power comes from a battery made up of three 2,500 mAh cells, charged through USB-C at up to 45W; Xiaomi says a charge from 20% to 80% takes about 30 minutes, while a full recharge takes about 80 minutes.
The company also says the machine can be used with an external battery pack via USB-C, which is the smartest part of the whole concept. Many portable coffee gadgets survive by looking clever on paper and annoying in real life; being able to top up from a power bank gives this one a much better shot at being genuinely useful on a trip.
IP55 protection and a 140 ml water tank
There is also IP55 water and dust resistance, plus a detachable design and a 140 ml water tank. That does not make it invincible, but it does make the machine feel less fragile than the average ”portable” appliance that turns out to hate weather, gravel, and common sense.
The real question is whether people want a battery-powered coffee maker that sits between a travel mug and a countertop espresso machine, or whether this ends up as another neat Xiaomi gadget that sells on novelty first and habit second. If Xiaomi gets the balance right, the format could press even harder on the camping and commuter coffee segment, where convenience is often more valuable than perfect crema.