Xiaomi Redmi 1S Goes on Sale Today on Flipkart
Xiaomi's Redmi 1S smartphone goes on sale today on Flipkart. For the 40,000 Xiaomi's Redmi 1S smartphones on offer, more than 2 lakh buyers have registered on Flipkart.
During the previous round of sale on Flipkart, 40,000 units of Xiaomi's Redmi 1S were sold out in 4.2 seconds, disappointing many buyers.
The sale opens at 2 p.m. today on Flipkart and buyers who had registered earlier can only buy it.
Chinese handset maker Xiaomi is following the same flash sale strategy for its new handset after successfully doing it with an earlier model Mi3.
Xiaomi is estimated to have sold 90,000 units of Mi3 smartphone.
Priced at Rs 5,999, the dual-SIM Redmi 1S features a 4.7-inch display, 1.6 GHz quad-core processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory (expandable up to 64 GB), 8MP rear camera and 1.6MP front camera.
Touted as the 'Apple' of China, Xiaomi is one of the latest entrants in the multi-billion Indian smartphone market, following other Chinese firms like Oppo and Gionee. India is among the fastest growing smartphone market globally. According to IDC data, the smartphone market in India grew 84 per cent in the April-June 2014 quarter to 18.42 million units from 10.02 million units in the year-ago period. (With Agency Inputs)
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