Xiaomi, known for it’s Chinese Apple MI3 has launched it’s another cheap and awesome smartphone RedMI 1 S in India yesterday.
The company has introduced it at a price of Rs 5999. Notably, the company was planning to launch the phone at price of 6999 but at time of launch they made a change in the price at last moment. Company also said that It will be sold similarly like Xiaomi MI3 on Flipkart an online shopping portal. Flipkart has announced the sale date of this phone, the sale will be open on September 2, 2014 and only registered user will be able to buy the phone on first come first serve bases. The registration for RedMI 1S phone is open at Flipkart.
Xiaomi’s Redmi 1S Review
Xiaomi Redmi 1 S smartphone features are no less than a mid range smartphone. The Performance of this smartphone is tremendous compared to other high end mid range smartphones. It is expected Xiaomi Redmi 1 S will give the tough competition to the other branded smartphones in terms of price and technology. The competitors of Xiaomi Redmi 1 S are Motorola Moto E , Asus Zenfone 4 and Micromax Canvas Fire 2 and many other popular smartphones.
Features of Xiaomi’s Redmi 1 S
Xiaomi Redmi 1 S has 4.7 inch IPS display screen. The phone work on 3G networks and have dual SIM (GSM + GSM). Redmi 1 S has 1.6 Gigahertz Qualcomm Processor, 1 GB Ram for better performance and it has 8 GB internal memory. The phones is loaded with Android 4.3 Jellybean operating system and Miui v5 skinned on top.
Xiaomi Redmi 1 S smartphone has fantastic camera compared to other mid range phones available currently in India. The Company has given 8 megapixel back camera with LED flash. The camera has options like Burst mode, auto focus, zero shutter leg, HDR and real time filter. It has front camera as well which is 1.6 megapixel front facing camera for Video calling and Selfi.
The Xiaomi Redmi 1 S is Extremely affordable with all other features like 3G, GPRS/ EDGE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n with Direct and hotspot functionality, Micro USB, Bluetooth 4.0, FM radio, GPS/ A-GPS, and USB OTG as connectivity options. Along with these features company has given 2000 mAh large battery which lasts for quite a long time.
Price in india Xaiomi’s Redmi 1 S
The company has disclosed the price of phone is INR 5999 + shipping cost Rs 100 the total price of the phone will be 6099
Where to buy Xaiomi’s Redmi 1 S
Xaiomi’s Redmi 1S is only available on flipkart and on 2nd September the sale will be open for registered users.
Xaiomi’s Redmi 1S Specifications
| Release date | 26th August 2014 |
| Form factor | Touchscreen |
| Dimensions (mm) | 137.00 x 69.00 x 9.90 |
| Weight (g) | 158.00 |
| Battery capacity (mAh) | 2000 |
| Removable battery | Yes |
| SAR value | NA |
| Screen size (inches) | 4.70 |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
| Touchscreen type | Capacitive |
| Resolution | 720×1280 pixels |
| Pixels per inch (PPI) | 312 |
| Colours | 16M |
| Processor | 1.6GHz quad-core |
| Processor make | Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228 |
| RAM | 1GB |
| Internal storage | 8GB |
| Expandable storage | Yes |
| Expandable storage type | microSD |
| Expandable storage up to (GB) | 64 |
| Rear camera | 8-megapixel |
| Flash | Yes |
| Front camera | 1.6-megapixel |
| Operating System | Android 4.3 |
| Skin | MIUI version 5 |
| Java support | Yes |
| Browser supports Flash | No |
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standards supported | 802.11 b/ g/ n |
| GPS | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v 4.00 |
| NFC | No |
| Infrared | No |
| DLNA | No |
| Wi-Fi Direct | Yes |
| MHL Out | No |
| HDMI | No |
| Headphones | 3.5mm |
| FM | Yes |
| USB | Micro-USB |
| Charging via Micro-USB | Yes |
| Proprietary charging connector | No |
| Proprietary data connector | No |
| Number of SIMs | 2 |
| SIM 1 | |
| SIM Type | Regular |
| GSM/ CDMA | GSM |
| 3G | Yes |
| SIM 2 | |
| SIM Type | Regular |
| GSM/ CDMA | GSM |
| 3G | No |
| Compass/ Magnetometer | Yes |
| Proximity sensor | Yes |
| Accelerometer | Yes |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| Gyroscope | Yes |
| Barometer | No |
| Temperature sensor | No |