Xiaomi Tuesday sold 40,000 units of the entry-level Redmi 1S smartphone in just 4.5 seconds in the second flash sale for the product, the company's vice president of international operations, Hugo Barra said on Twitter.
An estimated over 300,000 people had registered for getting a Redmi 1S device in the second flash sale. The company, however, had given 500 Redmi 1S Priority Pass, wherein it added the device in to the carts of select users.
Buyers of the first flash sale of Xiaomi Redmi 1S though haven't received their device yet. Flipkart is taking 12-14 days to deliver the device.
Xiaomi is also providing complimentary micro-SIM card adapter and a screen protector along with the Redmi 1S free of charge. The company, on its Facebook page, said that the accessories will be shipped separately free of charge in two to four additional business days.
The Flipkart Redmi 1S page says that the third flash sale will take place on September 16, registrations for which will open at 6 PM today.
The Redmi 1S features a 4.7-inch 1280 x 720 (HD) IPS display and is powered by a 1.6 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with Cortex-A7 core and 1 GB RAM.
It comes with 8GB internal flash memory with external microSD slot that supports up to 64 GB. TheRedmi 1S is a dual SIM (3G+2G) smartphone and comes equipped with 8MP rear camera and a front 1.6MP camera.
Priced at Rs 5,999, the Redmi 1S competes with the likes of Moto E and Asus Zen Phone4 in the country.
In addition, Android One smartphones, being backed by Micromax, Karbonn and Spice, are also expected to compete with Xiaomi's entry level device, once they hit the market.
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