Xiaomi Redmi 4 to be Amazon exclusive, launch on May 16

Loknath Das

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After the Redmi 4A and the Redmi Note 4, Xiaomi is all set to launch the Redmi 4 in India on May 16. Now Amazon India, through a teaser on their website, has announced that the upcoming Redmi smartphone will be sold exclusively on their platform.

Interested users can register on Amazon India for updates about the upcoming smartphone. The Redmi 4 is set to be yet another budget device in Xiaomi’s line-up and will slot in between the Redmi 4A and the Redmi Note 4.

Xiaomi India VP and Managing Director, Manu Kumar Jain recently shared a tweet on his official Twitter handle teasing the launch of the upcoming smartphone. The tweet reads – “Announcing the launch of a new Redmi phone! This will be the 2nd BIG announcement of the month. Coming soon. Stay tuned #PowerInYourHand.”

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The Xiaomi Redmi 4 is set to come with a 5-inch 720p display, the Snapdragon 420 processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage and a 4,100mAh battery.

On the imaging front, the device is expected to come with a 13MP rear camera and a 5MP front shooter for selfies. Alongside the Redmi 4, Xiaomi is also expected to launch the Redmi 4 Prime in India.

The Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime on the other hand is set to come with a Snapdragon 625 processor, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage expandable via a microSD card, with all other specifications remaining the same as the Redmi 4.

On the software front, both smartphones run on MIUI 8 running atop Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The Redmi 4 and Redmi 4 Prime were launched in China in November last year for CNY 699 (approximately Rs 6,900) and CNY 899 (approximately Rs 8,900) respectively. While Indian pricing is unknown at the moment, it is expected to be more or less the same as the Chinese pricing.

[Source”timesofindia”]