In a new report released today Xiaomi, it is said that since March 2020, about 70% of consumers have reported changes in their habitat due to spending more time at home during a pandemic, and more. more than half (51%) said they purchased at least one smart device during this period. 
The global isolation that has forced millions of people to stay at home has changed the way people interact and live in their homes, forcing people to reconfigure their physical space to meet new functional requirements and bring the workspace closer to home space. Even students had to study from home, and the homes were transformed into a kind of universal functional environment with all the necessary conditions for work, study, exercise and entertainment.
According to the survey, 60% of respondents stated that it was very difficult to enjoy the home due to the forced confluence of their leisure and work. About 63% of respondents were forced to purchase one or more smart home devices, 82% reconfigured some of their homes to work during COVID-19 isolation, and 79% reconfigured one or more rooms.
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Daniel Desyarle, Global Product Marketing Manager for Xiaomi, in his comments on the survey results, stressed that the goal of smart lifestyles has always been to optimize the physical space to provide intelligent solutions to problems and new realities, using technology as a vehicle for such change, which has accelerated global pandemic.
Going further, Desjarlet said connected homes, automated systems and new technologies are now catalyzing the creation of new ecosystems within the home to address the new challenges and challenges of staying at home for a longer period of time.
The survey results showed that time spacing was widespread across all age groups, with 66% of respondents saying they had to adapt their homes to include temporary office space in response to their more frequent stay at home during the pandemic. This was more noticeable among Gen Z and Millennials - 91% of Gen Z consumers and 80% of Millennials indicated they had to.
Demand for smart home devices, which was reflected in the number of purchases as a result of respondents' perception that these devices offer solutions to some of the reported home problems. During the blocking period, respondents bought an average of two smart home devices, while the Gen-Z segment purchased an average of three devices.
The survey also showed that the majority of respondents who have purchased smart home devices plan to continue using such devices after the pandemic era and would be willing to upgrade such devices if a new lockdown occurs in 2021.
The adoption and integration of smart home solutions will be the prevailing trend as consumers turn to smart devices for efficiency and support.
Smart devices, from sports watches to smart speakers, enable you to meet the new standards of leisure and fitness, as you can enjoy your favorite exercises at home and watch movies with the many smart devices available. Smart ecosystems also help automate mundane day-to-day tasks, thereby increasing productivity and efficiency. Consequently, smart home devices will continue to grow after the pandemic era.
Xiaomi is rapidly becoming the global leader in smart devices and continues to expand its lineup to various segments of the smart device market.
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