Xiaomi Redmi
RedMi is a budget smartphone line manufactured by Xiaomi, that was first announced in July 2013.[1] Redmi phones use the Xiaomi MIUI operating system, a variant of Android. Models can be divided into regular RedMi phones with screens up to 5" and RedMi Note series with displays exceeding 5". Only phone besides these two series is Redmi Pro, first introduced in 2016 with Dual Camera system, USB-C and unique for Xiaomi devices OLED display. Redmi phones have been marketed in several Asian and European countries.The most significant difference from other Xiaomi smartphones is that it uses less-expensive components and thus is more cost-effective. In August 2014 The Wall Street Journal reported that in the second quarter of the 2014 fiscal year Xiaomi smartphone shipment rankings in China with a market share of 14%.[2] Redmi sales were attributed as a contributing factor toward this gain in shipment rankings.[2]
2013
The Redmi phone release in 2013 was first announced on Xiaomi's website, with consumer sales beginning on July 12, 2013.
2014
On March 13, 2014, 5,000 Redmi phones were announced to be sold out, in Singapore alone, eight minutes[3] after being purveyed to consumers on Xiaomi's website. Criticism regarding the release of Redmi phones has included the notion that the firm may be exaggerating its sales by releasing them in small batches, causing them to quickly sell out.[4]
On August 4, 2014, The Wall Street Journal reported that in China's smartphone market, Xiaomi overtook Samsung in the second-quarter of the 2014 fiscal year with a 14% market share in smartphone shipment rankings, while Samsung had a 12% market share during this time.[5] Additionally, Yulong and Lenovo both had a 12% market share during this time.[2] Redmi sales were attributed as contributing to Xiaomi's increased shipment rankings in the smartphone market.[2] Conversely, in the first-quarter of 2014, Xiaomi held a 10.7% market share.[2]
2015
The Redmi Note 3 launched on 24 November 2015, unlike its predecessor, does not have a user-changeable battery and microSD slot. It's based on Mediatek Helio X10 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 SOC with PowerVR G6200 GPU. Snapdragon variant of the phone, released later the same year, is based on Snapdragon 650 and brings back microSD support.
2016
In July 2016, Chinese artists - Liu Shishi, Wu Xiubo and Liu Haoran became the first ambassadors of Xiaomi’s Redmi series in China.[6] Redmi Pro has appeared as Pro lineup in Redmi series.
On 25 August 2016, Xiaomi unveiled the Redmi Note 4. The Redmi Note 4 is powered by MediaTek's Helio X20 deca-core processor which is clocked at 2.1 GHz. The device also has 2 GB RAM and offers 16 GB of internal storage. The Redmi Note 4 boasts a 5.5-inch Full-HD display and features a camera combo of 13 MP rear camera and 5 MP front camera. It runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop and packs a 4100 mAh battery.
On November 2016, Xiaomi released its new budget phone, Redmi 4A. It has a poly-carbonate body, the dual-SIM support and runs on MIUI 8 based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The Redmi 4A sports a 5-inch 720x1280 pixels display, powered by a 1.4 GHz quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM.
2017
In January 2017, The Xiaomi RedMi Note 4x based on Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Chipset became company's first major launch of 2017.[7] It is an upgraded version of previously released RedMi Note 4 based on MediaTek Helio X20 chipset.
List of devices[8]
Redmi
| Model | Display type | Display size | Resolution | Release date | 4G LTE support | System on chip | RAM | Internal Storage | Primary camera | Front camera | Operating system |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redmi 1[9] | IPS | 4.7" | HD 720p | 2013.7 | No | Mediatek
MT6589T 4x 1,5GHz |
1 GB LPDDR2 | 4 GB emmc 2.0 | 8 MP Samsung S5K3H2/
OmniVision OV8825 |
1.3 MP OmniVision OX1A10 | MIUI v8
Android 4.4 |
| Redmi 1s[10] | IPS | 4.7" | HD 720p | 2014.5 | No | Qualcomm
Snapdragon 400 |
1 GB LPDDR3 | 8 GB emmc 4.2 | 8 MP Sony Exmor R IMX179/
OmniVision OV8865 |
1.6 MP OmniVision OX1A15 | MIUI v8
Android 4.4 |
| Redmi 2[11] | IPS | 4.7" | HD 720p | 2015.1 | Yes | Qualcomm
Snapdragon 410 |
1 GB / 2 GB LPDDR3 | 8 / 16 GB emmc 5.0 | 8 MP Samsung ISOCELL S5K4H8/
OmniVision OV8865 |
2 MP OmniVision OV2680 | MIUI v8
Android 5.1 |
| Redmi 2a[12] | IPS | 4.7" | HD 720p | 2015.4 | Yes | Leadcore
LC1860C |
1 GB LPDDR3 | 8 GB emmc 5.0 | 8 MP Samsung ISOCELL S5K4H8/
OmniVision OV8865 |
2 MP OmniVision OV2680 | MIUI v8
Android 5.0 |
| Redmi 3[13] | IPS | 5" | HD 720p | 2016.1 | Yes | Qualcomm
Snapdragon 616 |
2 GB / 3 GB LPDDR3 | 16 / 32 GB emmc 5.1 | 13 MP Samsung ISOCELL S5K3L8/
OmniVision OV13853 |
5 MP OmniVision OV5670 | MIUI v8
Android 5.1 |
| Redmi 3s[14] | IPS | 5" | HD 720p | 2016.4 | Yes | Qualcomm
Snapdragon 430 |
2 GB / 3 GB LPDDR3 | 16 / 32 GB emmc 5.1 | 13 MP Samsung ISOCELL S5K3L8/
OmniVision OV13853 |
5 MP OmniVision OV5670 | MIUI v8
Android 6.0 |
| Redmi 3x[15] | IPS | 5" | HD 720p | 2016.5 | Yes | Qualcomm
Snapdragon 430 |
2 GB / 3 GB LPDDR3 | 16 / 32 GB emmc 5.1 | 13 MP Samsung ISOCELL S5K3L8/
OmniVision OV13853 |
5 MP OmniVision OV5670 | MIUI v8
Android 6.0 |
| Redmi Pro[16] | AMOLED | 5.5" | FHD 1080p | 2016.7 | Yes | Mediatek
Helio X20 / X25 10x 2.1 GHz or 2.3 GHz or 2.5 GHz |
3 GB / 4 GB | 32 / 64 / 128 GB | Dual 13 MPx | 5 MPx | MIUI v8
Android 6.0 |
| Redmi 4[17] | IPS | 5" | HD 720p | 2016.11 | Yes | Qualcomm
Snapdragon 430 |
2 GB LPDDR3 | 16 / 32 GB emmc 5.1 | 13 MP Samsung ISOCELL S5K3L8/
OmniVision OV13853 |
5 MP OmniVision OV5670 | MIUI v8
Android 6.0 |
| Redmi 4a[18] | IPS | 5" | HD 720p | 2016.11 | Yes | Qualcomm
Snapdragon 425 |
2 GB LPDDR3 | 16 GB emmc 5.1 | 13 MP OmniVision OV13850 | 5 MP OmniVision OV5675 | MIUI v8
Android 6.0 |
| Redmi 4 Prime | IPS | 5" | FHD 1080p | 2016.11 | Yes | Qualcomm
Snapdragon 625 |
3 GB LPDDR3 | 32 GB emmc 5.1 | 13 MP Samsung ISOCELL S5K3L8/
OmniVision OV13853 |
5 MP OmniVision OV5670 | MIUI v8
Android 6.0 |
Redmi 4x[19] |
IPS | 5" | HD 720p | 2017.3 | Yes | Qualcomm
Snapdragon 435 |
2 / 3 / 4 GB LPDDR3 | 16 / 32 / 64 GB emmc 5.1 | 13 MP Samsung ISOCELL S5K3L8/
OmniVision OV13853 |
5 MP OmniVision OV5670 | MIUI v8
Android 6.0 |
Redmi Note
| Model | Display type | Display size | Resolution | Release date | 4G LTE support | System on chip | RAM | Internal
Storage |
Primary camera | Front camera | Operating system |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RedMi Note 3G[20].jpg) |
IPS | 5.5" | HD 720p | 2013.9 | No | Mediatek
MT6592 8x 1.4 GHz or 1.7 GHz |
1 GB / 2 GB LPDDR2 | 8 GB emmc 4.2 | 13 MP OmniVision OV13850 | 5 MP OmniVision OV5642 | MIUI v8
Android 4.4 |
| RedMi Note 4G[21] | IPS | 5.5" | HD 720p | 2014.6 | Yes | Qualcomm
Snapdragon 400 4x 1.6 GHz |
2 GB LPDDR3 | 8 GB emmc 4.2 | 13 MP Sony Exmor RS IMX135/
OmniVision OV13850 |
5 MP OmniVision OV5642 | MIUI v8
Android 4.4 |
| Redmi Note Prime[22] |
IPS | 5.5" | HD 720p | 2015.1 | Yes |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 4x 1.2 GHz |
2 GB LPDDR3 | 8 GB emmc 5.0 | 13 MP Samsung S5K3L2 | 5 MP OmniVision OV5642 | MIUI v8
Android 4.4 |
Redmi Note 2[23] | IPS | 5.5" | FHD 1080p | 2015.7 | Yes | Mediatek
Helio X10 8x 2 GHz or 2.2 GHz |
2 GB LPDDR3 | 16 / 32 GB emmc 5.0 | 13 MP Samsung ISOCELL S5K3M2 | 5 MP OmniVision OV5670 | MIUI v8
Android 5.0 |
| Redmi Note 3
(MTK)[24] |
IPS | 5.5" | FHD 1080p | 2015.11 | Yes | Mediatek Helio X10 8x 2 GHz or 2.2 GHz |
2 GB / 3 GB LPDDR3 | 16 / 32 GB emmc 5.0 | 13 MP Samsung ISOCELL S5K3M2/
OmniVision OV13853 |
5 MP OmniVision OV5670 | MIUI v8
Android 5.0 |
| Redmi Note 3
(Snapdragon)[25] |
IPS | 5.5" | FHD 1080p | 2016.1 | Yes | Qualcomm
Snapdragon 650 4x 1.4 GHz & 2x 1.8 GHz |
2 GB / 3 GB LPDDR3 | 16 / 32 GB emmc 5.1 | 16 MP Samsung ISOCELL S5K3P3/
OmniVision OV16880 |
5 MP OmniVision OV5670 | MIUI v8
Android 6.0 |
| Redmi Note 4 (MTK)[26] | IPS | 5.5" | FHD 1080p | 2016.6 | Yes | Mediatek
Helio X20 2x 2.3 GHz & 4x 2GHz & 4x 1.4 GHz |
3 GB / 4 GB LPDDR3 | 32 / 64 GB emmc 5.1 | 13 MP Samsung ISOCELL S5K3L8/
OmniVision OV13853 |
5 MP Samsung S5K5E8 | MIUI v8
Android 6.0 |
| RedMi Note 4x[27] | IPS | 5.5" | FHD 1080p | 2017.1 | Yes | Qualcomm
Snapdragon 625 8x 2 GHz |
2 GB / 3 GB / 4 GB LPDDR3 | 16 / 32 / 64 GB emmc 5.1 | 13 MP Sony Exmor RS IMX258/
Samsung ISOCELL S5K3L8 |
5 MP Samsung S5K5E8 | MIUI v9
Android 7.0 |
References
- ↑ Hong, Kaylene (2013-07-31). "Xiaomi Launches Red Rice Phone". The Next Web. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Xiaomi Overtakes Samsung in China Smartphone Market - Digits. August 4, 2014. The Wall Street Journal.
- ↑ "Xiaomi Singapore Sold 5,000 Redmi Phones in 8 Minutes and 4 Seconds". Retrieved 2017-06-17.
- ↑ "5,000 Redmi sold out in 8 minutes". The Straits Times. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ↑ Xiaomi Overtakes Samsung in China Smartphone Market. August 4, 2014. The Wall Street Journal.
- ↑ "Xiaomi unveils three ambassadors of Redmi series in China ,now A days Redmi note 3 is going much popular in India almost half of the India is knowing about mi note 3". GSM INSIDER. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
- ↑ "Xiaomi Launches the Redmi Note 4 Snapdragon 625 Variant in India". xda-developers. 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
- ↑ List is made according to Chinese names if the device has multiple names.
- ↑ "Redmi - mi.com". 2015-06-07. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
- ↑ "Buy Xiaomi Redmi 1S Online - Mi India". www.mi.com. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
- ↑ "Redmi 2 Specification - Mi Global Home". www.mi.com. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
- ↑ "红米手机2A 参数 - 小米商城". www.mi.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2017-06-18.
- ↑ "红米手机3 参数 - 小米商城". www.mi.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2017-06-18.
- ↑ "Red Mi 3s Specs - Mi Global Home". www.mi.com. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- ↑ "红米手机3X-小米商城". www.mi.com. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ↑ "Mi Global Home". www.mi.com. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ↑ "红米4 参数 - 小米商城". www.mi.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2017-06-18.
- ↑ "Mi Singapore". www.mi.com. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
- ↑ "Mi Singapore". www.mi.com. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
- ↑ "Redmi Note - mi.com". 2014-05-30. Archived from the original on 2014-05-30. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
- ↑ "Redmi Note 4G - Mi Global Home". 2015-04-03. Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
- ↑ "Redmi Note Prime". www.mi.com. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
- ↑ "Redmi Note 2 Specs - Mi Global Home". www.mi.com. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
- ↑ "红米Note 3 参数 - 小米商城". www.mi.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2017-06-18.
- ↑ "Redmi Note 3 Specification". www.mi.com. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- ↑ www.mi.com (in Chinese). Missing or empty
|title=(help); - ↑ "红米Note 4X 参数 - 小米商城". www.mi.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2017-06-18.
Further reading
- DL Says: The lure of China phones is not just the price. The Straits Times, 11 April 2014 (archived).
- "Xiaomi's Redmi smartphone sold out in Singapore in just 8 minutes". Singapore Business Review.
- Xiaomi's low-cost Redmi Note smartphone to launch in Asia. CNET.
- Xiaomi Confirms 5.5-Inch, Octa-Core Redmi Note Phone With Teaser. TechCrunch.
- Telcos reveal Xiaomi Redmi price plans, AsiaOne Digital1 News
- Xiaomi Redmi review. CNET.
.svg.png){kind=logo}
| Xiaomi Mi Phones |
|  |
|---|---|---|
| Redmi phones | ||
| Other products | ||
| Related | ||