Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has already launched Redmi Y2 in an event held in Delhi, India. The two variants of the smartphone are going to start selling in India starting from the 12th of June exclusively in Amazon India and Mi Online Store India.

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Mi Y2 Price in India

1. Rs. 9,999 for the 32GB storage variant, 3 GB RAM
2. Rs. 12,999 for the 64GB storage variant, 4 GB RAM

Mi Y2 Specifications, Features

• Display – 5.99-inch IPS LCD with HD resolution
• Primary Camera – 12MP + 5MP, phase-detection auto focus, dual-tone dual-LED flash, Full HD video recording
• Secondary Camera – 16MP, LED flash, HDR, Full HD video recording
• Processor – Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
• RAM – Available in 3GB and 4GB option
• Storage – Available in 32GB and 64GB option
• Operating System – Android 8.1 Oreo, MIUI 9.5 customization
• Battery – 3080mAh
• Connectivity – Dual-SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.2, Infrared port, GPS, 3.5mm audio jack, microUSB port
• Security – Fingerprint scanner, face unlock

Xiaomi’s Redmi Y2 comes with 5.99-inch 1440 x 720 HD+ resolution display with an 18:9 aspect ratio. It is an IPS LCD screen. The performance of the smartphone will come with from the 14nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 SoC.

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Oppo has launched Realme 1 smartphone, an Oppo’s sub-brand called Realme, which is said to give ‘real products at real price‘ in India. According to the company, the handset is a #makeinIndia concept.

Price of the Realme 1

1. 3GB RAM version at Rs 8,990
2. 6GB RAM version at Rs 13,990
3. 4GB+64GB version will be priced at Rs 10,990 (expected to be launched in June)

As of now, the Realme 1 comes in Solar Red and Diamond Black colour options. There will be a Moonlight Silver variant also that will be coming in June. The smartphone will compete against the Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1, Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro and Honor 7X.

Beginning of sale

The handset will go on sale by May 25 at 12 noon on Amazon India website. Buyers will get Reliance Jio benefits of up to Rs 4,850. There will be added 5% cashback offers for SBI card holders.

Specifications of the Realme 1

1. Features a 6-inch full HD+ screen 2160X1080p resolution with 84.75% screen-to-body ratio
2. Features the diamond cut design on the back
3. Made of 12-layer of nanotech giving it a bright and polished frame
4. Powered by MediaTek’s 12nm octa-core Helio P60 processor, which is claimed to improve the speed by 50% and also assist in temperature controlling of the device
5. Storage versions — 3GB+32GB variant and 6GB+128GB internal storage
6. Android Oreo 8.1 based on Oppo’s Colour OS
7. 3410 mAh battery with AI support that is said to help the device’s performances by analyzing the users’ usage pattern
8. 13 MP rear camera and an 8 MP front facing camera. The cameras are capable of supporting AR stickers within the app and offer Bokeh and Vivid mode
9. Equipped with Oppo’s AI Beauty 2.0 Technology, which is said to recognize 296 facial spots in the users’ face to enhance selfies
10. Device is capable to endure extreme weather conditions viz. -15 degrees to 55-degree Celsius, both for a period of up to 7 days

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Chinese smartphone maker, Xiaomi, is all set to launch a new smartphone for the Indian and Chinese market in its Redmi series of budget Android smartphones the Redmi S2.

Redmi S2 will be launched today in China and later on in coming days it will be launched in India as well though there is no official word from Xiaomi about the India launch of the Redmi S2.

Redmi S2 Price

1. 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage is expected to be priced at CNY 1,000, which roughly translates to Rs 10,500
2. 3GB RAM + 32GB storage is expected to cost under Rs 12,000
3. 4GB RAM and 64GB storage version – no price specifications found anywhere but expected to be priced under Rs 15,000

Redmi S2 Specifications

As per Chinese certification agency TENAA and the Chinese e-commerce major AliExpress-

1. 5.99-inch HD+ display with 18:9 aspect ratio
2. Resolution of 720 x 1440 pixels
3. Android 8.1 Oreo-powered MIUI 9 interface
4. Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor and Adreno 506 GPU
5. 16MP front camera with portrait mode
6. Dual-lens camera setup with a 12MP primary sensor and a 5MP secondary sensor as the rear camera
7. 3,080 mAh battery
8. Weigh 170 grams
9. Rose Gold, Pink, Red, White, Black and Silver color options

Xiaomi India’s Mi Home Experience Store in Delhi

In an expansion drive and to lure customers for its future products, Xiaomi India has opened its Mi Home Experience Stores. After launching one in Chennai and Mumbai each, the company has launched one in Delhi as well.

The aim to open these Home Experience Stores to displays a variety of smart products available in the international market along with the offerings launched in the country to the customers.

These Home Experience store displays smartphones, TV, router and accessories along with Mi Laptops, Mi Cycle, Mi Robot, Mi Home Thermostat Electric Kettle, Mi Electric Scooter, Mi Rice Cooker, Mi Smart Shoes, Ninebot Mini, and many others.

Such stores help Xiaomi to get the feedback from the customers that again helps the company to understand consumer interest and plan future launches accordingly.

Manu Jain, Vice President, Xiaomi and Managing Director, Xiaomi India, says, “We are delighted to open the first experience store for all our Mi Fans in the national capital of New Delhi. Mi Home Experience Store is an opportunity for us to provide our Mi Fans with the best that we have to offer and in return gain their valuable feedback to continue to delight them with our offerings. We have always given a lot of significance to the feedback that we have received from our users and this is another step towards that direction.”

Apart from the Home Experience stores in Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi, the company has offline presence through 36 Mi Home stores across India and it is planning to open 100 Mi Home stores in 2018.

Most recently, Xiaomi has launched internet-based services Mi Music and Mi Video in India as the pre-installed audio and video apps respectively.

Recently, smartphone maker Xiaomi announced 3 smartphone manufacturing plants in India and also to invest 6000 to 7000 crores in 100 Indian startups in next 5 years.

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Smartphones now a days equipped with all the features, software and applications which are in-built, pre-installed and if needed then there are thousands of applications for different purposes which can be downloaded as per the need of the users so calling Smartphones a mini-computer is not an exaggeration. Many of us do most of our work on this gadget. The smartphones’ growing processing power like 6GB RAM, 2TB storage (expandable though), hecta-core processors and more too are turning them into an actual powerhouses.

We’ve listed some of the best smartphones based on price, performance and top-notch specifications available in the Indian market and they are as below-

iPhone X Price and Specifications

INR 1,02,000/- is the price tag, this smartphone is the tenth-anniversary iPhone of Apple. Features include FaceID and a brand new design, sans the home screen. The smartphone comes with Super Retina edge-to-edge display. It has 458 ppi (resolution of 2,436 x 1,125 pixels), the highest pixel density in an iPhone ever. Larger than the all-new iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X comes with a 5.8-inch OLED screen.

iPhone X is also the first time iPhone to sport an OLED display. The HDR display supports Dolby Vision and HDR10. iPhone X comes with an all-glass front and back. It features what Apple claims is “the most durable glass ever in a smartphone in silver or space gray, while a highly polished, surgical-grade stainless steel band seamlessly wraps around and reinforces iPhone X. A seven-layer color process allows for precise color hues and opacity on the glass finish, and a reflective optical layer enhances the rich colors, making the design as elegant as it is durable, while maintaining water and dust resistance.”

The smartphone is powered by the company’s A11 Bionic chip, also equipped with . It features a dual 12-megapixel rear camera system with dual optical image stabilization. The smartphone comes in two storage variants — 64GB and 256GB.

SAMSUNG S9 Price and Specifications

INR 65,900/- is the price tag, Samsung Galaxy S9 is a flagship product of Samsung for the year 2018, which sports a 5.8-inch Quad HD + Curved Super-AMOLED display. The smartphone sports the same Infinity Edge display, which the company introduced in the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ devices.

It has its own Exynos 9810 processor and runs Android 8.0 Oreo operating system topped with the TouchWiz UI of the company. The Samsung Galaxy S9 comes with 4GB RAM and 64GB, and 256GB of storage options. Samsung Galaxy S9 Super equipped with Speed Dual Pixel 12MP AF sensor with OIS (F1.5/F2.4) and an 8MP front camera for selfies. The Samsung Galaxy S9 is backed by a 3000mAh battery.

ONEPLUS 5T Price and Specifications

INR 32,999/- is the price tag, OnePlus 5T runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat could be upgraded to Android 8.0 Oreo, which sports a 6.01-inch full HD+ (1080×2160 pixels) Optic Amoled display with a pixel density of 401ppi and 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection.

It is powered by the octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, the processor is coupled with Adreno 540 GPU.

OnePlus 5T boasts a 16MP Sony IMX398 sensor along with f/1.7 aperture. The secondary rear camera comes with a 20MP Sony IMX376K camera sensor with f/1.7 aperture and dual LED flash. At the front there is a 16MP Sony IMX 371 sensor with f/2.0 aperture. A 3300mAh battery along with the support for Dash charging tech gives the smartphone an extra edge. The smartphone also features Face unlock security tech, which is said to unlock the device in 0.4 seconds.

LG G6 Price and Specifications

INR 29,990/- is the price tag, LG G6 is equipped with a stunning DolbyVision-compliant display that has a unique 18:9 aspect ratio, LG G6 makes watching HDR video content a feast for the eyes. Delivering processing muscle to the smartphone is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 SoC, augmented by 4GB of RAM. G6 has a dual rear camera setup with two 13MP sensors having f/1.8 and f/2.4 apertures, as well as a dual-LED flash. 3,300mAh non-removable battery with Quick Charge 3.0 support makes it a phenomenal smartphone. Major connectivity options offered by the LG G6 include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, DLNA, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, GLONASS and of course, USB Type-C.

XIAOMI REDMI 4 Price and Specifications

INR 10,999/- is the price tag, Xiaomi Redmi 4 is among the best budget smartphone. The Xiaomi Redmi 4 has a 5-inch HD display of 720×1280 pixel resolution. The 2.5D curved glass design helps improves the overall appearance of the smartphone. The smartphone is powered by 1.4GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 processor. There was no heating issue or lag during multitasking and playing games. Xiaomi Redmi 4 is backed by a 4,100mAh battery with the 13MP rear camera & LED flash and a 5MP front-facing shooter for selfies. The camera app itself is pretty simple to use and comes with various shooting modes such as Panorama, Manual, Tilt-shift and more. Xiaomi Redmi 4 smartphone comes with an IR blaster and offers all the major connectivity options.

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Smartphone maker, Xiaomi, announced that latest MIUI 9.5 Global Stable ROM for several of its smartphones in the Redmi, Mi MIX, and Mi Max series has started rolling out. The update has started rolling out for Redmi Note 4 MTK, Redmi 3S, Redmi 4 Prime, Redmi Note 3 Special Edition, Redmi Note 3 Qualcomm, Redmi Note 4 Qualcomm/Redmi Note 4X, Redmi 4A, Redmi 5 Plus, Mi Max and Mi Max Prime.

The company has also announced estimated schedule and availability for MIUI 9.5 on numerous other phones in the coming weeks. Updates will be rolled out via over-the-air (OTA) method.

Xiaomi also states that it will gradually release the update for other phones in the company’s portfolio. MIUI 9.5 is based on top of Android 7.0 Nougat.

MIUI 9.5 Global Stable ROM Release Schedule

1. Late March: Redmi Note 3 Special Edition, Redmi Note 3 Qualcomm, Redmi Note 4 Qualcomm/Redmi Note 4X, Mi Max, Mi Max Prime, Redmi 3S, Redmi 4 Prime, Redmi 4A and Redmi Note 4 MTK
2. Early April: Redmi Note 5A Prime/Redmi Y1, Redmi Note 5A/Redmi Y1 Lite, Redmi 5A, Redmi 5 Plus, Redmi Note 5/Pro, Redmi 5, Mi Max 2, Mi 5/Pro, Redmi 4X, Mi 6 and Mi MIX 2
3. Mid April: Mi Note 2, Mi 5s, Mi MIX, Mi Note 3, Mi 5s Plus, Redmi Note 2, Redmi 3, Redmi 4, Mi 3, Mi 4

It is only estimated time and might be changed due to various reasons announced Xiaomi. We will keep you updated with the latest information. Please stay tuned!

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