New Delhi Feb 22 (IANS) Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi sold more than three lakh units of its newly-launched Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro in just three minutes during its first online sale on Thursday.
"#RedmiNote5 and #RedmiNote5Pro: we sold 3L+ units in <3 mins. This means 1L+ phones/min! " Manu Kumar Jain Xiaomi India Managing Director and Global Vice President tweeted.
The company also announced that the next sale of the smartphones will be on February 28.
Redmi Note 5 -- a successor to the highly-acclaimed Redmi Note 4 -- has been launched for Rs 9 999 for the 3GB RAM and 32GB storage variant and Rs 11 999 for the 4GB RAM and 64GB variant.
The device comes with 18:9 Full HD+ display 4 000mAh battery and Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor.
Redmi Note 5 Pro costs Rs 13 999 for the 4GB RAM and 64GB variant and Rs 16 999 for the 6GB RAM and 64GB ROM version.
Housing the dual rear-camera system (12MP+5MP) and a 20MP selfie shooter Redmi Note 5 Pro is the first Xiaomi smartphone to come with the "Face Unlock" feature. It also has the latest Snapdragon 636 processor.
"After the amazing success of Redmi Note 4 we had put in a lot of effort to increase supply of Redmi Note 5. This was the biggest ever sale in India " Jain tweeted.
Xiaomi had also launched a 55-inch Mi TV 4 for Rs 39 999.
"Gone in 10 seconds! #MiTV4 - the world s thinnest and most beautiful TV sold out in <10 secs! " Jain also tweeted.
--IANS
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