Xiaomi Redmi 1s , priced at Rs 5,999 Flipkart Registration begins today

Xiaomi's Redmi 1S launched for Rs 5,999

Xiaomi has unveiled its next smartphone Redmi 1s for Rs 5,999 at an event in Delhi. The all new Redmi 1s will go on sale on September 2 and the registrations for the phone will begin at 6PM today. Looks like, Xiaomi along with Flipkart will follow the same flash sale strategy.

In July, Xiaomi had announced that the Redmi 1s will be sold at Rs 6,999 for the Indian market. However, the price has been dropped to 5,999 to further intensify the competition in the budget mobile segment in India. Despite the affordable price tag, the Redmi 1s comes with high-end specifications such a jaw-dropping quad-core 1.6GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228 processor, 1GB RAM and an Adreno 305 GPU.

The Redmi 1S sports a 4.7-inch 720p IPS display. It comes with 16GB of onboard storage and a microSD card slot that further expands 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 rear shooter and a 1.6MP front camera.

Compared with smartphones in the similar price range, the Redmi 1S sports a larger and sharper 312 ppi display thanks to the HD resolution. In terms of processing speed, it should offer a tad better performance than the Moto E and Asus Zenfone 4. Take a look at how it stacks up against the Moto E and Zenfone 4.

At the event, Xiaomi’s Hugo Barra has also announced four exclusive service centres to be set up in Chennai, Gurgaon, Mumbai and Hyderabad.

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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini to be available in India exclusively through Flipkart

It appears that the Galaxy S5 Mini would be available in India exclusively through Flipkart. The Indian e-retail giant broke this news by posting an image of the Galaxy S5 Mini on its official Facebook page with a message “expect something small from a big name in smartphones” and termed it as a ‘Flipkart Exclusive’. This means that the Galaxy S5 Mini could go on sale in India in the coming days.

Flipkart already has exclusive rights to sell smartphones from Motorola, Xiaomi, and some smartphones from Asus, though, this is the first occasion where they have managed to bag exclusive rights to sell a smartphone from Samsung. This would be a great deal for Flipkart as Samsung is the largest smartphone vendor in India.

Just to remind you, the Galaxy S5 Mini is a mid-range smartphone which features a 4.5-inch Super AMOLED display, Android 4.4 KitKat, 1.4GHz quad-core Exynos 3 Quad 3470 processor, Mali-400MP4 GPU, 1.5GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage space which could be further expanded using a microSD card slot. It is equipped with an 8MP primary camera with LED flash and a 2.1MP secondary camera, both of which could record full HD 1080p videos. Just like the Galaxy S5, the Galaxy S5 Mini features a fingerprint sensor under its home button and is also IP67 certified for dust and water resistance.

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Flipkart launches its 1st tablet Digiflip Pro XT712 at 9,999

Indian e-retail giant Flipkart on Thursday unveiled its first Android tablet under the Digiflip brand in the country. Priced at INR 9,999, the tablet is targeted to the entry-level buyers.

Dubbed as Digiflip Pro XT712, the tablet sports a 7-inch 1280x800p IPS HD display and is powered by 1.3GHz MediaTek quad-core processor. It also features 1GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, microSD card slot, 5MP rear camera, 2MP front camera, 3G connectivity and dual-SIM support.

According to Flipkart, the Digiflip Pro XT712 runs on Android 4.2.2 and it will be getting Android updates in future but the company has not specified any timelines.

“We are the first e-commerce marketplace in India to launch our own device through Digiflip Pro. With this, we have taken another step in our goal towards building an entire e-commerce ecosystem in India. With one of the largest user-bases in the country, we have access to unparalleled data that allows us to predict what kind of products and services will work well in the market. And this has helped us come out with a tablet like Digiflip Pro XT712 that offers high-end specifications at unheard of price-point in India thus delivering great value to our customers,” said Michael Adnani, CP- Retail & Head – Brand Alliances, Flipkart.

Pricing and Availability : Digiflip Pro XT712 has been priced at INR 9,999 and will go on sale beginning today at Flipkart in Black colour option. The White version will arrive on a later date.

Bundled offers : Flipkart is offering the Digiflip Pro buyers with INR 2000 worth of e-books for free as well savings worth INR 5,000 while shopping from the Flipkart app pre-installed on the device.

In addition, the e-retailers has announced several launch-day offers, which will be available to the consumers who buy the tablet on June 26, like free Bluetooth headset, 50 percent discount on the tablet covers and one-month subscription to Flipkart First service.

After-sales Service : The after sales service for Digiflip Pro tablets will be handled through a network of over 120 service centres in 100+ cities. Additionally, customers in 13 cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata and Hyderabad can avail of priority 24-hour service by visiting any of the 22 priority centres.

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