Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G gets Rs. 2,000 permanent price cut, now available for Rs. 7,999

Xiaomi launched its first 4G LTE-enabled mobile device Redmi Note 4G in India in December last year. The price was Rs. 9,999 and was a Flipkart exclusive, but later was made available via Amazon, Snapdeal, Airtel stores and The Mobile Store.

Now, Xiaomi has announced a permanent price cut of Rs. 2000 on the Redmi Note 4G. Starting today it will be available for Rs. 7,999 via Mi.com, Flipkart, Amazon, Snapdeal, Airtel Stores and The Mobile Store.

For those who don't know, the Redmi Note 4G features 5.5-inch HD displya and is powered by 1.6GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor aided by Adreno 430 GPU and 2GB RAM. On board storage is 8GB, further expandable via microSD card up to 64GB. Camera features include 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash & 5-megapixel front shooter. It supports dual-SIM, 4G LTE, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and A-GPS connectivity. It runs Android 4.4 KitKat with MIUI 6 on top and is fueled by 3100mAh battery.

Xiaomi says "lower costs" enabled it to reduce the price of the Redmi Note 4G LTE. The price cut is an attempt to take on other 4G LTE enabled smartphone like Yu Yuphoria, Moto E 4G (2015) and Lenovo A6000 Plus, which retail around the same price.

At this price point (Rs. 7,999) the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G LTE becomes a best buy if your looking for a budget smartphone under Rs. 10,000 with decent performance.

Xiaomi's Mi Fan Festival goes live in India on April 8, announces bunch of offers on its devices

Xiaomi's Mi Festival is coming to India for the first time and will be held on April 8. This is a part of Xiaomi's five year anniversary celebration. 

To celebrate the occasion Xiaomi has announced a bunch of offer that will start tommorow (April 8) at 12pm and end at midnight (one day only). The offers are on the Redmi 2, Redmi Note 4G, Mi 4 and Mi Pad.

Hugo Barra, Vice President, Xiaomi Global, said - "Mi Fan Festival is a huge online party that we throw every year to bring Mi fans together all around the world for a day of non-stop celebration — it’s our way of thanking our fans for their huge support. We’re super thrilled to have Mi India joining the party this year and look forward to spending many more birthdays together!"

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Xiaomi will be slashing the price of both the 16GB and 64GB of the Mi 4. Mi 4 16GB will be available for Rs. 17,999 (usually priced 19,999) and Mi 4 64GB will be priced Rs.21,999 ( usually priced Rs. 23,999).

Xiaomi will also be giving away free accessories with the purchase of Redmi Note 4G. The device will come bundled with Mi In-Ear Headphones when you purchase it via Flipkart, Snapdeal or Amazon India.If you purchase the Redmi Note 4G via Airtel stores or the Mobile stores you will get a free 5200mAh Mi Power Bank.

Lastly. the Redmi 2 and Mi Pad will be available tomorrow via open sale, you can purchase both the devices without the need for any registrations from all the online partners.

Earlier today Xiaomi announced its partnership with Amazon and Snapdeal in India, ending its exclusively one year romance with Flipkart. Now Xiaomi devices will be sold on all three e-commerce websites.

Get free Mi Power Bank when you purchase a Redmi Note 4G from Airtel or The Mobile Stores in India on April 8

Xiaomi India announced that it will be offering a free power bank with the purchase of Redmi Note 4G.

The offer is valid on Redmi Note 4G smartphones purchased from Airtel and The Mobile Store only on April 8. The offer is a part of the Mi Festival which is being held to mark Xiaomi's fifth anniversary.

The announcement was made via Xiaomi's twiiter account that read "Get a Mi Power Bank 5200mAh free when you purchase a Redmi Note 4G from Airtel India or The Mobile Stores."

The Mi Power Bank 5200 is usually available on e-commercite site Flipkart and on Xiaomi's website for Rs. 599.

The Redmi Note 4G was Xiaomi's first device to be made available via offline retailers. The company partnered with The Mobile Store to sell the smartphone offline in Delhi NCR region.

This move is an attempt from Xiaomi may be to push Redmi Note 4G's offline sales in the country. The Redmi Note 4G is a 4G-LTE enable smartphone and comes with a price tag of Rs. 9,999.

To recap Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G sports a 5.5-inch HD IPS display and is powered by quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor paired with Adreno 305 GPU and 2GB RAM. Other features include 8GB internal storage, microSD card slot, 13-megapixel rear camera, 5-megapixel front camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3100mAh battery. It runs Android 4.4 with MIUI 6 on top.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G Starts Getting MIUI 6 v6.3.5 Update

The 4G variant of Xiaomi Redmi Note has started getting  MIUI V6.3.5.0 (KHIMIBL) firmware update in India and Taiwan. The update package weighs 577MB.

MIUI 6 introduces new ways to enhance your everyday productivity.It is based on Android 4.4.4 KitKat. It does not look like Android and has a totally different UI. In fact the MIUI 6, in terms of design, shares a lot of similarities with the Apple iOS. 

The company hasn't released and official change log for the update but accoring to The Next Digit, the update fixes music playback problems and camera issues. It also improves the overall perfromance of the Redmi Note 4G, and features an updated UI with flatter designs which resemble elements of iOS 8.

If the update has not yet reached your handset you can download the ROM from here.

Last month, the Mi 3 started receiving MIUI v6.3.2 update in India which brought revamped UI, better battery performance, new security features, improved notification to name a few.

The Xiaomi Redmi 1s and Redmi Note are next in line to get MIUI 6 update in India which will be rolled out in late March.

Xiaomi To Sell Redmi Note 4G Without Flash Sales Starting Today

Xiaomi announced that the Redmi Note 4G in India will now be available without registration or flash sale models starting Today. Xiaomi's online retail partner Flipkart has started selling the smartphone. The company now says it has "sufficient stock" of the smartphone.

The announcement was made on Mi India Twitter and Facebook account which stated-  “Good news! We now have sufficient stock of Redmi Note 4G for all Mi fans and you can purchase yours any time you want from Flipkart, just in time to catch the ICC Cricket World Cup," 

On its twitter account Xiaomi wrote- "From Feb 12th, you can purchase your #RedmiNote4G any time you want with @Flipkart, just in time to catch #CWC15."

Last month Xiaomi hosted an open sale Redmi Note 4G on Republic day weekend (January 24 to January 26). However, the company did not disclose how many units were sold during the period. Additionally, during the last two flash sales the company stopped disclosing the time taken for the handset to go out of stock which clearly indicates that the phone is not in demand.

To recap, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G is priced at Rs. 9,999 and features a 5.5-inch IPS LCD display, quad-core 1.6GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 CPU, 2GB of RAM, 8GB Internal storage, Android 4.4.2 KitKat, 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, a 5-megapixel front-facing camera and a 3,100mAh battery.

Now, Xiaomi is all set to for the flash sale of Mi 4 64GB variant which is scheduled for February 24. The handset is priced at Rs. 23,999.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G To Go On Sale Without Registration On Flipkart From January 24 to 26

Chinese handset manufacturer Xiaomi is riding high on popularity in India. The company today announced that the Redmi Note 4G will go on sale via Flipkart starting January 24 without registration. This sale will last till Republic day on January 26 until stock lasts. There is no details on what time the sale will commence and number of units up for grabs.

This is the first open sale of Redmi Note 4G where users are not requaired to register to purchase the handset. The Republic day special sale was announced by Xiaomi on its facebook page and twitter account with caption "You can purchase your #RedmiNote4G at any time this coming holiday weekend 24th-26th Jan. Don't miss it!" 

To recap, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G features a 5.5-inch IPS LCD display and is powered by quad-core 1.6GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 CPU and paired with 2GB of RAM and 8GB Internal storage with microSD card suppot (upto 64GB). The handset runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat OS with MIUIv5 skin on top. Other features include a 13-megapixel rear autofocus camera with LED flash, a 5-megapixel front-facing camera and a 3,100mAh battery. The handset is priced at Rs. 9,999.

Pre-booking for Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G starts on Airtel stores today

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G smartphone registrations are now open on Airtel's website. Subscribers can book the device on airtel.in/mi by entering their details and mention the preffered Airtel store in their cities from where they wish to pick the device. The sale will commence on friday.

The Redmi Note 4G will cost Rs. 9999 and will be available from 133 Airtel stores across six cities - Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, and Kolkata.

Airtel will also keep a Mi Day each week where the handset can be purchased directly from select Airtel stores without any registration.

There are a few terms and condition to but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G from Airtel. Prepaid Airtel and non-Airtel customers must first opt for Airtel's pospaind myPlan for buying the Redimi Note 4G. Also Airtel subscribers must have activated a 3G data pack of minimum 500MB. More details on terms and condition can be found in the FAQs section on Airtel's site.

You will also need to swap your existing SIM to a 4G SIM and then 4G services will roll out. You can enjoy high speed 4G data at existing 3G data pack.

Airtel is offering 10GB of free 4G data to Airtel postpaid users in Bengaluru, where Airtel 4G network is already available. You will have to log in to Company's Airtel website via your Redmi Note 4G.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G, Redmi 1s To Go On Sale via Flipkart on January 6 in India

Xiaomi on Tuesday, announced that it will be holding two seperate flash sale for its Redmi 1s and Redmi Note 4G on January 6. This is the first time Xiaomi is offering two seperate handsets in a single flash sale on the same day. The announcement was made by Xiaomi India Head Manu Jain on twitter.

Manu Kumar Jain @manukumarjain : We will have sales of both Redmi Note 4G & Redmi 1S next week. Registrations for both will start at 6 pm today @ http://www.flipkart.com/mi

Registration is now open on Mi's Flipkart page for two seperate flash sales of the Redmi 1s and Redmi Note 4G. The Redmi Note 4G will be up for grabs in the first flash sale and will kick off at 2PM IST, while the Redmi 1s will be up for grabs in the second flash sale and will kick off at 5PM IST on January 6.

Xiaomi Head Manu Jain also announced the Redmi Note 4G users can redeem a free micro-SIM card try and screen protector from Xiaomi's website by entering IMEI number of the handset.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G went on sale in India on Tuesday for the first time with 40,000 units up for grabs. The handset was sold out in just six seconds. To recap Xiaomi was banned from selling its handsets in India for infringing Ericsson's patents. Delhi High court lifted the ban and Xiaomi resumed its sales operations. The terms specified allow the company to sell Qualcomm-powered smartphones in India until January 8th. The Redmi Note with 3G support was banned from selling, since it used a MediaTek chipset.

40,000 Units Of Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G sold out on Flipkart in 6 seconds

The success story of Xiaomi continues in India. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G went on sale for the first time via Flipkart in India today. The sale began at 2pm and 40,000 units which were up for sale, went out of stock in just six seconds.

The announcement was made in Xiaomi's India Head Manu Kumar Jain on his Twitter account.

Manu Kumar Jain @manukumarjain : 1st sale of Redmi Note 4G: went out of stock within 6 seconds. Big thanks to all India Mi fans. @MiIndiaOfficial #RedmiNote

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G was the second device to go on after Delhi High court lifted the ban on Xiaomi following Ericsson's allegation of copyright infringement.The terms specified allow the company to sell Qualcomm-powered smartphones in India until January 8th. The Qualcomm-powered Redmi 1s went on sale last week. The Redmi Note with 3G support was banned from selling, since it used a MediaTek chipset.

To recap, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G features a 5.5-inch IPS LCD display and is powered by quad-core 1.6GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 CPU and paired with 2GB of RAM and 8GB Internal storage with microSD card suppot (upto 64GB). The handset runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat OS with MIUIv5 skin on top. Other features include a 13-megapixel rear autofocus camera with LED flash, a 5-megapixel front-facing camera and a 3,100mAh battery. The handset is priced at Rs. 9,999.