Xiaomi launches Redmi 1S at Rs 5,999, exclusively on Flipkart

Chinese smartphone creator Xiaomi on Tuesday published its second phone in the Indian market, the Redmi 1s. Went for the budget section, the phone has been priced at an exceptionally aggressive Rs 5,999 and will be accessible just on Flipkart.

Flipkart will at the end of the day has a glimmer sale model for its new phone, however Xiaomi's Vice President worldwide Hugo Barra said they would have a significant stock set up when the phones go available to be purchased on Sept 2. Prebooking for the gadgets begin at 6pm on Tuesday (August 26).

In July, Xiaomi had declared that the Redmi 1s will be sold at Rs 6,999 for the Indian market. In any case, the price has been dropped to 5,999 to further heighten the opposition in the budget portable section in India.

With a 4.7-inch HD screen portected by Dragontrail and backed by solid 1.6 Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Msm8228 processor, 1gb RAM and an Adreno 305 GPU, the phone will posture genuine rivalry to gadgets like the Moto E and the Lumia 530. Barra asserted the Redmi 1s was better in specs and performance than another phone accessible in adjacent price focuses.

The dual-SIM phone likewise emphasizes a 8mp back camera and accompanies ƒ/2.2 aperture, 28mm wide point lens, and 1080p video recording. The Redmi 1s games a 4.7-inch 720p IPS display. It accompanies 16gb of locally available storage and a microSd card space that further grows it up to 64gb. It is fuelled by a 2000mah battery and runs Android 4.3 Jelly Bean with Xiaomi's MIUI layer on top. There's a 8mp back shooter and a 1.6mp front camera.

Barra said this phone was propelling with the full suite of embellishments, which incorporates a SIM card convertor to let individuals with micro-Sims utilize the phones scaled down SIM space. The all new Redmi 1s will go on sale on September 2 and the enlistments for the phone will start at 6pm today. Looks like, Xiaomi alongside Flipkart will take after the same glimmer sale technique.