The Xiaomi Redmi 4 was originally announced back in November, the phone was announced in China, and Xiaomi has now launched it in India as well. The Xiaomi Redmi 4 is Xiaomi’s budget offering, even though this phone is really well built, and looks considerably more expensive. Speaking of its price, the Xiaomi Redmi 4 actually comes in several variants to India, the phone will be available in 2GB, 3GB and 4GB RAM variants, which will come with 16GB, 32GB and 64GB of internal storage, respectively. Those three variants of the device are priced at Rs. 6,999 ($109), Rs. 8,999 ($140) and Rs. 10,999 ($172) in the country.
That being said, the phone will go on sale starting on May 23, when the company will make it available on Mi.com and Amazon India, while you will be able to get the phone from Mi Home in Bengaluru 3 days before that, on May 20. Having said that, the Xiaomi Redmi 4 is made out of metal, while it sports a 5-inch 720p (1280 x 720) display with a 2.5D curved glass on top of it. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 435 64-bit octa-core SoC clocked at 1.4GHz fuels this smartphone, along with the Adreno 505 GPU for graphics processing. A 4,100mAh battery is also a part of this package, and it is not removable. Android 6.0 Marshmallow comes pre-installed on the device, along with the company’s MIUI 8 OS which comes installed on top of Google’s OS. The Redmi 4 sports a fingerprint scanner on its back, and there are three capacitive buttons available below the display. There are two SIM card slots available on the inside of this phone, one of which you can use in order to expand the device’s storage. An IR blaster can be found on the very top of the Redmi 4, and this phone also offers 4G LTE connectivity.
The Xiaomi Redmi 4 is coming to India in Gorgeous Black and Elegant Gold color variants, in case you were wondering, and we’ve already talked about the phone’s pricing. There you have it, one of Xiaomi’s most in-demand budget phones has now landed in India, and chances are it will sell really well, despite the fact it’s a bit late to launch in the country.