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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro And Redmi Note 5 Will Be Available Offline From 6th March

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 5 Pro and the Redmi Note 5 in India on the 14th February 2018. The Redmi Note 5 retails at a price of Rs 9,999 and the Redmi Note 5 Pro starts at Rs 13,999. Up until now, these devices were exclusively available online via Flipkart and Mi.com through flash sales.

It appears that the devices will be available across India in offline retail stores from the 6th of March. However, do note that the smartphones will be priced Rs 500 extra compared to the online pricing. However, there is no official word from Xiaomi regarding this latest development.

The Redmi Note 5 with 3GB RAM will be available for Rs 10,499 instead of Rs 9,999 and the 4GB RAM variant will be available for Rs 13,499 instead of Rs 12,999. Similarly, the Redmi Note 5 Pro with 4GB RAM will be available for Rs 14,499. However, the 6GB RAM variant will be made available in the later part of March.

Specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro

Dual-Camera Redmi Note 5 Pro

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro has a 5.99-inch 2160 x 1080p IPS LCD display with Gorilla Glass protection. Under the hood, the smartphone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Octa-core chipset with either 4GB or 6GB RAM and 64GB storage. In fact, this is the first smartphone in the world to feature this chipset.

The smartphone has a dual primary camera setup with a 12 MP primary camera and secondary 5 MP depth sensing sensor. For the first time, the company has used a 20 MP front-facing camera with soft selfie-light.

In terms of operating system, the smartphone runs on Android 7 Nougat with custom MIUI skin on the top. Finally, the smartphone features a 4000 mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick charge 2.0 capability.

Specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 5

Redmi Note 5

It has a 5.99-inch display with a 2160 x 1080px resolution which translates to an 18:9 aspect ratio. This is one of the biggest changes in the Redmi Note series.

Under the hood, the Redmi 5 Plus has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset, 2.0GHz octa-core processor, Adreno 506 GPU, 3GB or 4GB of RAM, and 32GB or 64GB of onboard storage which will be expandable via microSD card. That being said, this chipset is extremely popular in the price segment and won’t disappoint a lot of power users.

The Redmi Note 5 Plus is powered by a massive 4000 mAh battery which, according to Xiaomi, has a standby time of up to 17 days. The device has a micro USB port for charging and data syncing along with a 3.5mm headphone jack. The device has a 12MP primary camera with an f/2.2 aperture and a 5MP secondary camera with beautify 3.0 software.

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March 1, 2018
Xiaomi Redmi 5A Available Offline For Rs. 7499

In November, Xiaomi launched the ‘Desh ka Smartphone’, Redmi 5A in India at a price of Rs. 4999 and Rs. 6999. At the time o its launch, the device was a Flipkart exclusive and the company announced its plans of expanding the phone’s sales to the offline market as well. A new report cites that the 3GB RAM variant of the Redmi 5A, which retails for Rs. 6999 on Flipkart is available at a price of Rs. 7499 via offline retailers.

The Redmi 5A isn’t a huge upgrade over its predecessor, the Redmi 4A. The Redmi 5A has a 5 inch LCD display with a 1280 x 720 px resolution.

Just like the Redmi 4A, the new smartphone is also powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 chipset, quad-core CPU clocked at 1.4GHz, along with 2GB/3GB of RAM, 16GB/32GB of onboard storage which can be expanded up to 128GB via microSD card. The dual-SIM Redmi 5A is powered by a 3000 mAh battery which seems to be a downgrade when compared to the Redmi 4A which packs a 3120 mAh battery.

The device will run Android 7.1 Nougat out of the box with Xiaomi’s custom MIUI 9 skin on top.

The Redmi 5A has a 13MP rear camera with an f/2.2 aperture, burst mode, panorama mode, HDR mode, and more. To the front is a 5MP camera with an f/2.0 aperture. The smartphone records 1920 x 1080 px videos.

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December 26, 2017
Xiaomi Set To Open Offline Stores In India By Early 2016

Xiaomi usually sells its devices online, directly to their consumers via online market places and hence save a lot on marketing expenses. However, the Chinese smartphone company has now decided to start selling via offline stores in India.

“We are experimenting with a new sales channel and getting into general trade to increase our reach and to make our products available more easily,” Jain said.

The company had previously entered a partnership with Flipkart and then eventually launched its own online portal – Mi.com. But now, with offline stores in India, it is eying a bigger share in the smartphone industry’s market shares.

Xiaomi is said to be tying up with Redington (India) Ltd., a cellphone distributor in India, while also working on a commission-based model. However, further reports don’t suggest anything apart from this, and Xiaomi might also be working with multiple partners.

The offline sales are to open in thousand to fifteen hundred stores in fifteen south Indian cities – Chennai, Bengaluru, Mysore, and Visakhapatnam being a few. The first phase of offline sales is said to go live in the next 45 to 60 days, and will eventually be available all over India by early 2016.

Manu Jain, India operations head at Xiaomi, has said, that although the cost of doing an offline business is higher, the margins should not be affected too much. He also added that they would not pass on the cost to the consumers and expect sales in India to contribute to over twenty five to thirty percent of the overall numbers.

With this project in tow, reports also suggest that Xiaomi is in talks with a Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn to make its smartphones in India as well as to introduce air purifiers and televisions here.

August 8, 2015