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RedMiisasmartphonebrandmanufacturedbyXiaomi[1][2]thatwasfirst
announcedinJuly2013.RedmiphonesusetheXiaomiMIUIoperatingsystem,
avariantofAndroid.Thephoneswerepreviouslybrandedunderthename
HongMi.[2]ModelsincludetheRedmi1,1S,2and3,andtheRedmiNote,Note
2andNote3(which,unlikeitspredecessorsdoesnothaveauserchangeable
battery,doesnotsupportremovableMicroSDstorageandwaslaunchedon
November24,2015.)RedmiphoneshavebeenmarketedinChina(including
HongKong),Taiwan,SingaporeandIndia.[1][3]Themostsignificantdifference
fromotherXiaomismartphonesisthatituseslessexpensivecomponentsandis
moreconsumeroriented.However,theRedmi1SandRedmiNote(4Gedition)
bothhaveamidrangeSnapdragon400serieschipset.InAugust2014TheWall
StreetJournalreportedthatinthesecondquarterofthe2014fiscalyearXiaomi
smartphoneshipmentrankingsinChinawithamarketshareof14%.[4]Redmi
saleswereattributedasacontributingfactortowardthisgaininshipment
rankings.[4]

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Contents
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2013
2014
2016
Distribution
4.1 Keyspecifications(Redmi3S)
5 References
6 Furtherreading

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2013
TheRedMiphonereleasedin2013wasfirstannouncedonXiaomi'swebsite,withconsumersalesbeginningon
July12,2013.Whenfirstlaunched,supplywaslimitedtounitsforChinaand10,000unitsforHongKong.[1][3]

2014
TheRedMiNotewasannouncedinMarch20,2014,andwasreleasedinJuly2014,anduses3GindualSIM
variantand4GLTEinsingleSIMvariant.[5]andthe1.7GHzOctaCoreprocessorbyMediatek.[5]Xiaomi
releasedtheRedmi1SsmartphoneinJuly2014.[5]
OnAugust4,2014,TheWallStreetJournalreportedthatinChina'ssmartphonemarket,Xiaomiovertook
Samsunginthesecondquarterofthe2014fiscalyearwitha14%marketshareinsmartphoneshipment
rankings,whileSamsunghada12%marketshareduringthistime.[4]Additionally,YulongandLenovoboth
hada12%marketshareduringthistime.[4]RedmisaleswereattributedascontributingtoXiaomi'sincreased
shipmentrankingsinthesmartphonemarket.[4]Conversely,inthefirstquarterof2014,Xiaomihelda10.7%
marketshare.[4]

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2016
InJuly2016,ChineseartistsLiuShishi,WuXiuboandLiuHaoranbecamethefirstambassadorsofXiaomis
RedmiseriesinChina.[6]

Distribution
AsaleslaunchonFebruary21,2014resultedinthephonesellingoutineightminutes,andanotherlaunchon
February27,2014resultedinthephonesellingoutinsixminutes.[1]OnMarch13,2014,6,000Redmiphones
soldoutineightminutesafterbeingpurveyedtoconsumersonXiaomi'swebsite.[1]Criticismregardingthe
releaseofRedmiphoneshasincludedthenotionthatthefirmmaybeexaggeratingitssalesbyreleasingthem
insmallbatches,causingthemtoquicklysellout.[1]

Keyspecifications(Redmi3S)
1.AGCDragontrailScratchResistantGlass
2.ExpandableStorageCapacityof64GB
3.OSMIUI5basedonAndroidJellybean(v4.3)
4.GPUAdreno305graphics
5.DualSIM(4G+3G+2G)
6.CPU1.6GHzQualcommSnapdragonCortexA7MSM8228QuadCoreProcessor
7.8MPPrimaryCamerawith1080precording
8.1.6MPSecondaryCamerawith720precording
9.4.7inchMultitouchTouchscreen(1280x720with312ppi)
10.Sensorsgyroscope,accelerometer,electroniccompass,lightsensor&proximitysensor.
11.ConnectivityWiFi,Bluetooth4.0,WiFidirect
12.Memory(R.A.M)1GBLPDDR2
13.Lessexpensive

References
1."5,000Redmisoldoutin8minutes".TheStraitsTimes.14March2014.Retrieved12August2014.
2.Loh,Sherwin(21February2014)."Xiaomi'snewsmartphoneRedmi:10thingstolove".TheStraitsTimes.
Retrieved12August2014.
3.RedhotdemandforRedmismartphone,AsiaOneDigital1News(http://news.asiaone.com/news/digital1/redhotdema
ndredmismartphone)
4.XiaomiOvertakesSamsunginChinaSmartphoneMarketDigits(http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/08/04/xiaomiove
rtakessamsunginchinasmartphonemarket/).August4,2014.TheWallStreetJournal.
5.XiaomiMi4toDebutinIndiabyYearEndRedmiNote,Redmi1StoHitStoresBeforeDiwali(http://www.ibtimes.c
o.in/xiaomimi4debutindiabyyearendredminoteredmi1shitstoresbeforediwali606366)
6."XiaomiunveilsthreeambassadorsofRedmiseriesinChina,nowAdaysRedminote3isgoingmuchpopularin
IndiaalmosthalfoftheIndiaisknowingaboutminote3".GSMINSIDER.Retrieved20160712.

Furtherreading
DLSays:ThelureofChinaphonesisnotjusttheprice.(http://wayback.archive.org/web/2014080819422
4/http://www.straitstimes.com/digitallife/moredigitallifestories/story/dlsaysthelurechinaphonesno
tjusttheprice201404)TheStraitsTimes,11April2014(archived).
"Xiaomi'sUS$133RedmismartphonesoldoutinSingaporeinjust8minutes"(http://sbr.com.sg/source/e
27/xiaomisus133redmismartphonesoldoutinsingaporeinjust8minutes).SingaporeBusiness
Review.
Xiaomi'slowcostRedmiNotesmartphonetolaunchinAsia(http://www.cnet.com/news/xiaomisredmi
notelaunchesinsingaporemalaysiaandhongkong/).CNET.
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XiaomiConfirms5.5Inch,OctaCoreRedmiNotePhoneWithTeaser(http://techcrunch.com/video/xiao
miconfirms55inchoctacoreredminotephonewithteaser/518159233/).TechCrunch.
TelcosrevealXiaomiRedmipriceplans,AsiaOneDigital1News(http://news.asiaone.com/news/digital1/
telcosrevealxiaomiredmipriceplans)
XiaomiRedmireview(http://www.cnet.com/products/xiaomiredmi/).CNET.
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