xiaomi redmi y1

Xiaomi recently launched two new selfie-centric smartphones to the Redmi line in a press event in New Delhi, India. These aren't necessarily new handsets though but rather rebrands of their Chinese counterparts, The Redmi Y1 is a rebrand of the Redmi Note 5A (which we already reviewed here) while the Redmi Y1 Lite is a rebrand of the Redmi Note 5A Prime. Aside from these devices Xiaomi also announced the global release of MIUI 9. The Redmi Y1 is powered by a 5.5-inch HD IPS Display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Qualcomm's Snapdragon 435 processor, Adreno's 505 GPU, 3 or 4GB of RAM, 32 or 64GB of Internal Storage, Android 7.1.2 Nougat, and a 3,080mAh battery. The Redmi Y1 Lite, on the other hand, is a watered down version of its sibling. 8,999 (~Php 7,145.83) for the 3GB+32GB variant while the Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Lite is priced at Rs. Both devices will be available starting November 8 and will be exclusively sold at mi.com, Amazon India, Mi Homes and across Xiaomi's offline retailers. We already have the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A locally (See listing here), as for the Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Lite (Redmi Note 5A Prime) local availability and pricing for the device are yet to be announced. Read more in our articles including "Xiaomi unveils Redmi Y1 and Y1 Lite in India" and "Xiaomi Officially Launches Redmi Pad 2 Pro Series in the Philippines, Available Starting November 7".