Xiaomi sells record breaking 800,000 units of Redmi Note 2 in 12 hours in China

Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 that was unveiled last week, went on sale in China on Sunday via flash sale. The sales figure is stunning as Xiaomi sold 800,000 Redmi Note 2 units in the first 12 hours of sale, which is a new record of smartphone sales for the Chinese company. 

Back in April Xiaomi made their way into the Guinness Book of World Records for selling a total of 2.11 million smartphones online in 24 hours during Mi Fan Fest in China.

Xiaomi also collaborated with China's largest taxi-hailing app, Didi Dache for the first time to offer on-demand deliver for Mi phones on Sunday. Xiaomi's President Bil Lin delivered some units personally on a green Lamborghini.

The next flash sale of Redmi Note 2 is scheduled for August 24.

Specs-wise, Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 features 5.5-inch 1080p display and is powered by octa-core MediaTek Helio X10 SoC, with with 2GB RAM and 16GB/32GB internal storage. For imaging there is 13-megapixel rear unit with LED flash and 5-megapixel front shooter. It is backed by 3060mAh battery, has dual SIM Slot and runs the new MIUI 7 based on Android 5.0 Lollipop.

Xiaomi is holding an event this Wednesday in New Delhi, India to unveil the international version of MIUI 7. It is uncertain whether Xiaomi would be launching the Redmi Note 2 in the same event or not.

Due to patent infringment of Ericsson’s Standard Essential Patents (SEPs), Xiaomi is not allowed to sell MediaTek SoC powered smartphones in India. However, Redmi Note 2 might come to Indian shores with a Snapdragon SoC, most likely the Snapdragon 615.

Source (Chinese)