Xiaomi unveils ‘budget smartphone’ Redmi 1S

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Xiaomi unveils ‘budget smartphone’ Redmi 1S
The phone retails for P5,599 ($125.20) and, for P100 ($2.24) more, you get the phone bundled with Mi's in-ear headphones

MANILA, Philippines – After a successful launch of the Mi 3 in the Philippines, Chinese company Xiaomi followed it up with the release of it’s ‘budget smartphone’ the Redmi 1S.

The Redmi 1S went on sale Wednesday, October 8, at exactly 12 noon on online marketplace Lazada.com.ph. The phone retails for P5,599 ($125.20) and, for P100 ($2.24) more, you get the phone bundled with Mi’s in-ear headphones.

The smartphone is powered by 1.6 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with Cortex-A7 cores. It has an 8 GB internal storage and a micro SD slot for an expandable memory of up to 64 GB.

The Redmi 1S has a 4.7-inch, 1280×720 display with 312 ppi. It also has two SIM card slots: one WCDMA for 3G data and another for a GSM 2G Data.

The phone sports an 8MP camera with an aperture of f / 2.2 and 28mm wide angle lens that lets users capture shots with a clear focus on the foreground and softer, obscure images in the background.

Rappler got its hands on one unit. Expect our first impressions of it in this week’s episode of TechRap. – Rappler.com

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