Xiaomi launched the Redmi 4 smartphone in India last month[1], and now 30 days later, the company has announced[2] that it has managed to sell as many as one million units of the Redmi 4 through flash sales and pre-orders. This is a huge milestone for the company, which has been breaking records ever since it started its journey in the country.
The Xiaomi Redmi 4[3] price in India starts at Rs. 6,999 for the variant with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage. The models with 3GB RAM and 32GB built-in storage is priced at Rs. 8,999, whereas the Redmi 4 variant with 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage costs Rs. 10,999. The smartphone was sold on Amazon India and Mi.com via flash sales and pre-orders every week since its launch in May.
At the launch of the Redmi 4, Xiaomi had confirmed[4] that it had managed to sell over 40 lakh units (4 million) of the Redmi 3S[5] variants in India ever since their launch last year. This apparently made the Xiaomi Redmi 3S "highest selling smartphones online" in India, collectively. Furthermore, CEO Lei Jun had also confirmed[6] last month that Xiaomi had managed to sell as many as 3 million units of the Xiaomi Mi Max[7] ever since launch in China.
Xiaomi Redmi 4 Specifications
Coming to the Redmi 4, the dual-SIM (Micro+Nano) device runs on MIUI 8 based on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. It sports an all-metal body and a fingerprint sensor on the rear panel. It bears a 5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) 2.5D curved glass display, and is powered by a 1.4GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 SoC coupled with 2GB/ 3GB/...