Xiaomi in an event today launched the Redmi 4 in India. The device is priced aggressively and is somewhat the successor to the Redmi 3S. Almost a month ago Xiaomi did launch the 4A with a price tag of Rs.5999 which came with a Snapdragon 425 SOC and had most impressive specs for a device under Rs.6K. The Redmi 4 is priced at Rs.6999 and comes with a more powerful Snapdragon 435 SOC.
The specs are:
Redmi 4 in Black colour |
The specs are:
- 5 inch 720p display with 2D curved glass
- Snapdragon 435 SOC with 8 cores clocked at 1.4gHz and adreno 505 GPU
- 2/3/4 GB RAM with 16/32/64GB storage
- 4000/4100 mAh battery
- 13MP f/2.0 aperture rear camera and 5MP f/2.0 front facing camera. Video recording upto 1080p at 30FPS
- Dual WiFi band support , Bluetooth 4.2, GPS
- Hybrid sim slot with micro SD card support upto 128GB
- Sensors: gyroscope, accelerometer, ambient light, proximity
- IR blaster, fingerprint sensor
The 2GB RAM variant is available for Rs.6999, 3GB RAM variant is available for Rs.8999 and 4GB variant for Rs.10999. The device will be sold via Amazon and MI.com on 23rd May at 12pm. The redmi 4 is available in 2 colours i.e gold and black.
The Redmi note 4 with much better specs is priced at Rs.9999 for 2Gb RAM model and Rs.10999 for 3GB RAM variant. It comes with Snapdragon 625 SOC and has 1080p display resolution. The sole purpose of redmi 4 will be a compact form factor and more storage for lesser price. However performance will never be an issue as the 3S with Snapdragon 430 had awesome day to day performance and 435 is just a minor upgrade from the 430.
Along with the Redmi 4 , Xiaomi also launched the Mi router 3C. The router is priced at Rs.1199.
Mi router 3C with 4 antennas |
The router has 4 antennas which for the price point is one of its kind as other brands in this category provide only 2 antennas thus increasing the range. It supports only 2.4gHz band with speeds upto 300mbps. Xiaomi claims to provide software updates and it comes with 64MB RAM.
It has 2 LAN ports, 1 RJ-45 connector port, power port, reset button and has an LED indicator. Although it has 4 antennas, the number of LAN port seems less as tplink routers do provide upto 4 LAN ports.
This router will also go on sale on 23rd May at 12 pm via Mi.com