Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 India Launch Confirmed on January 19
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has been teasing its upcoming Redmi launch in India for quite some time, and the Redmi Note 4 was largely expected to arrive on January 19. Flipkart too joined the bandwagon to tease a Redmi smartphone’s exclusive availability on its website. Now, Mi India head Manu Kumar Jain has confirmed that the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 is indeed launching on January 19, putting an end to all speculation.
Jain took to Twitter to confirm the launch of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 in India on January 19. The smartphone, as mentioned, will be sold on Flipkart exclusively. The pricing and availability details will be unveiled at the launch event.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 was launched in China back in August last year in two variants – 2GB of RAM/ 16GB inbuilt storage model was priced at CNY 899 (approximately Rs. 9,000), while the 3GB of RAM/ 64GB storage model was priced at CNY 1,199 (approximately Rs. 12,000). The smartphone is expected to launch in India in the same price vicinity.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 is powered by a deca-core MediaTek Helio X20 coupled with Mali-T880 MP4 GPU and 4GB of RAM.
As for other specifications, the dual-SIM (Micro+Nano) Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 sports a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080×1920 pixels) 2.5D curved glass display with a pixel density of 401ppi. It runs MIUI 8 based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 smartphone was launched in Gold, Grey, and Silver colour variants in China.The highlight of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 is its metal build and deca-core MediaTek Helio X20 SoC, though the company may launch another variant sporting a Qualcomm SoC in the country. It bears a fingerprint scanner on the rear panel, and also integrates an infrared sensor.
The 5-megapixel front camera of Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 sports an 85-degree wide angle lens.The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 sports a 13-megapixel rear camera with PDAF (phase detection autofocus), an f/2.0 aperture, and dual-tone LED flash. It supports expandable storage via microSD card (up to 128GB) in a hybrid dual-SIM card configuration.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 is powered by a 4100mAh battery, measures 151x76x8.35mm, and weighs 175 grams.Connectivity options include GPRS/ EDGE, 3G, 4G with VoLTE, Bluetooth, GPS, Micro-USB, and Glonass.
