Yesterday, Xiaomi was granted permission from the Delhi High Court, to sell it’s Qualcomm powered phones in India.
The Court gave the company until January 8th to sell their phones, following which a new order could be issued.
While that is uncertain, we do have some concrete news about the Redmi phones, more specifically, when the next sale would be held. Hugo Barra, Xiaomi’s VP, has announced in a letter to Mi India’s fans, that the Redmi 1S would be on sale in India next Tuesday, December 23rd. The registrations for the sale would open soon.
He also said that the Redmi Note 4G would be making it’s debut in India shortly.
Redmi Note 4G Technical Specifications:
| Operating System | Android 4.4 optimized with MIUI version 5 |
| Display | 5.5-inch 720p HD IPS (1280x720p) |
| Processor | 1.6 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 |
| GPU | Adreno 305 |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 8 GB Internal Storage, Micro SD card up to 64 GB |
| Cameras | 13MP rear with f2.2 aperture, 28mm wide angle lens, and LED flash, 5MP front camera |
| Connectivity | Single SIM, 4G LTE, 3G (WCDMA), Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi, GPS + GLONASS, AGPS |
| Battery | 3100 mAh Lithium-ion |
| Sensors | Gyroscope, Light sensor, Accelerometer, Proximity sensor, Electronic compass, |
| Dimensions | 154×78.7×9.5mm |
| Weight | 185 grams |
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 powered Note 4G, will retail at Rs. 9,999 in India, which is Rs. 1,000 expensive than the MediaTek powered Redmi Note, which is banned in the Country.
At the time of writing this post, neither the Mi India website, nor the Flipkart landing page for the company’s products are advertising the phones. It should be updated soon.
