Xiaomi Redmi 4 launched: Price, specifications, availability and more

NEW DELHI: Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi on Tuesday launched Redmi 4, successor to the much-acclaimed Redmi 3S,  at a starting price of Rs 6,999 for the 2GB RAM and 16GB memory version. Redmi 4 is a 5-inch smartphone with a metal body and a fingerprint sensor. It sports a beautiful symmetric design, with a 2.5D curved glass that makes the phone comfortable to hold. Powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 Octa-core processor and an Adreno 505 GPU, Redmi 4 also claims to offer high performance gaming and multitasking.  Redmi 4 is powered by a 4100mAh battery. The device has a 13MP rear camera with PDAF (phase detection autofocus) for faster focusing, and supports 1080P full HD video recording. Redmi 4 possesses a 5MP, f/2.0 aperture front facing camera as well. The smartphone comes in three variants - 2GB RAM + 16GB ROM, 3GB + 32GB, and 4GB + 64GB, and is expandable up to 128GB with a microSD card. It supports 4G LTE and VoLTE out of the box, covering all India LTE bands.  Redmi 4 runs on Android 6.0.1 with MIUI 8 and will be upgraded to Android N very soon. It comes in gold and matte black metal colour variants. Redmi 4 will be available on 23^rd May 2017 at 12 noon on Mi.com and Amazon.in. The 2GB RAM + 16GB ROM variant is priced at INR 6,999 and 3GB + 32GB variant will be available for INR 8,999. The 4GB + 64GB variant will be launched at INR 10,999 by June end. Xiaomi Vice President and India Managing Director, Manu Jain said, “Redmi 3S was one of the most popular smartphones last year. We sold more than 4 million units of Redmi 3S during the life cycle of the product. Today we are thrilled to announce Redmi 4, which is an upgrade to Redmi 3S. Each of our Redmi devices have redefined the affordable smartphone segment in India, and we believe Redmi 4 too will meet the expectations of Mi Fans users who want high quality devices at an affordable price.  Bangalore consumers can also buy Redmi 4 from Xiaomi’s first Mi Home in India situated at Phoenix Market City, Bangalore starting 20^th May 2017. They can also pre-book a device from Mi.com between 16th and 19th May by paying a small token advance of Rs. 1,000 and pick it up from Mi Home on 20th May. Key features of Redmi 4:

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 Octa-core processor and an Adreno 505 GPU
• 4100mAh (typ) battery that can last for 2 days under regular usage
• 13MP PDAF (phase detection autofocus) camera, 5MP, f/2.0 front with Beautify mode
• 5-inch HD display
• Metal body with fingerprint sensor. 2.5D curved glass
• Dual SIM (3-choose-2 hybrid SIM tray)
• LTE and VoLTE support
• Three variants: 2GB RAM + 16GB Flash, 3GB + 32GB, and 4GB + 64GB
• Up to 128GB microSD expandable storage
• Available in Black and Gold colours
• MIUI 8 based on Android 6.0

  Mi Router 3C Xiaomi also launched Mi Router 3C, its first smart router in India.  Mi Router 3C has 64 MB of RAM and offers a wireless speed of 300mbps. It can connect up to 64 devices including 20 computing devices and 44 IoT devices. It is optimised for ease of use, speed and range and easily accessed by a smart Mi Wi-Fi app on smartphones. Mi Router 3C will also make its debut in India on 20^th May at Mi Home and will be available for purchase on Mi.com on 23^rdMay 2017 and on Flipkart.com and Amazon.in starting 8^th June 2017 at INR 1,199