Andrew Bonwick
Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
Madhav Sheth
CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
Stephen Rose
CEO Render Networks

Xiaomi’ selfie-centric smartphones, the Redmi Y1 (first impressions) and Redmi Y1 Lite will be up for sale today at 12 PM exclusively on Amazon India and Mi.com. The company will be selling both the models of Redmi Y1- 3GB/32GB model and 4GB/64GB model in today’s sale. In the first sale, the Chinese company sold just a single 3GB/32GB storage model. As usual, the Redmi Y1 Lite will be available in a single variant.

The Redmi Y1 with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage costs Rs. 8,999, and the premium 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage variant is priced at Rs. 10,999. The phones will be available in a single Gold colour option. The Redmi Y1 Lite is priced at Rs. 6,999 in the country.
Xiaomi, in the first flash sale, has sold over 1,50,000 units of the Redmi Y1 and Y1 Lite. Do make a note that today’s sale is also a flash sale, meaning they will be out of stock within seconds from the sale commencement.
Xiaomi Redmi Y1 and Y1 Lite Specifications
The Xiaomi Redmi Y1 is the company’s first attempt at taking on selfie-centric smartphones such as Oppo F3, Oppo F5, Asus Zenfone 4 Selfie, etc. The Redmi Y1 is the best selfie smartphone under Rs. 10,000. The device offers a 5.5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 435 SoC, 3GB.4GB of RAM, 32GB/64GB of internal storage, dedicated microSD card slot for storage expansion. The highlight of the Redmi Y1 is the 16MP selfie camera on the front, and a 13MP adores the back. The device boots Android Nougat based on MIUI 9 and is backed by a 3080mAh battery.
