Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 goes on sale on Flipkart today; should you buy it?

Key Highlights

• Flipkart is offering Rs 1000 off over ‘regular exchange value’ on the phone.
• The company said it is the best selling smartphone in India.
• Flipkart has already sold 50 lakh Redmi Note 4 phones this year.

Flipkart on Wednesday began the sale of Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 on its site from 12 noon. The phone will have the latest version of Android Nougat - Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, as advertised by the e-commerce website.

The company said Redmi Note 4 is the best-selling smartphone in India. Flipkart said it had sold 50 lakh Redmi Note 4 phones this year.

The phone was launched earlier in January in India and was priced at Rs 9999 which came with the old Android version.

Flipkart is selling the Redmi Note 4 for Rs 12,999 for the 64GB variant and Rs 10,999 for its 32GB variant.

“Extra Rs 1000 off over regular exchange value,” Flipkart said.

Flipkart is offering extra 5% off on Axis Bank Buzz Credit cards.

Additionally the company is offering the phone up to Rs 12,000 cheaper with its ‘Buy with Exchange’ offer making the effective price of the phone for Rs 999. However, the full offer will only be available on exchange of recently released phones.

Redmi Note 4 Specs

The Redmi Note 4 is a dual SIM phone with a 13-megapixel primary camera and a 5-megapixel front camera. It also packs a 4,100mAh battery.

The smartphone can create two accounts with its ‘Dual Apps’ feature on social media sites like WhatsApp and Facebook.

The new Mi Dialer will allow customers to search for business contacts apart from phone contacts and supports Hindi input.

It will separate business and personal messages and defines action on certain messages.

The new update will also include file transfers across PC, mobiles and Mi drop for other Mi devices. It has an image and video editor and allows for cutting and adding effects.