Chinese Smartphone maker Xiaomi Claims 15 Million Pre-Order Has Been Made For The Xiaomi Redmi Note

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi announced its first phablet, the Redmi Note back in march. Few days later when it opened for pre-ordering the smartphone maker sold 100,000 units of the Redmi Note in 34 minutes back in March.

Xiaomi employed the Hunger marketing strategy in its approach to selling the Redmi Note, now the company has announced 15 million people pre-ordered the $161 phablet. The number surpasses Samsung Galaxy S5’s and iPhone 5C and 5S cummulative opening weekend sales. It is however not clear if Xiaomi counts pre-order as either customers have reserved the chance to buy the device, they have already paid for the device or exactly signing up to know more about the device.

Xiaomi Redmi Note smartphone with 4.70-inch 720×1280 display, 1.5GHz processor, 1GB RAM

The Xiaomi Redmi Note features a 5.5-inch 720 x 1280-pixel display, 1.4 GHz MT6592 Octa-Core Processor, 13MP rear camera, 5MP front facing camera, 8GB of inbuilt storage expandable with micro SD support, 3200mAh battery, and runs on Android 4.2 with Xiaomi’s own custom UI on top.

XIAOMI REDMI NOTE SPECIFICATIONS

• Dimensions: 78.7 x 154 x 9.45 mm
• Weight: 199 g
• SoC: MediaTek MT6592
• CPU: ARM Cortex-A7, 1700 MHz, Cores: 8
• GPU: ARM Mali-450 MP4, 700 MHz, Cores: 4
• RAM: 2048 MB
• Storage: 8 GB
• Memory cards: microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
• Display: 5.5 in, IPS LCD, 720 x 1280 pixels, 24 bit
• Battery: 3200 mAh, Li-Polymer
• OS: Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean
• Camera: 4128 x 3096 pixels, 1920 x 1080 pixels, 30 fps
• Wi-Fi: b, g, n, Wi-Fi Direct
• USB: 2.0, Micro USB
• Bluetooth: 4.0, A2DP
• Positioning: GPS, A-GPS

The Redmi Note won’t be available officially in the US as its growing popularity is in China, as Xiaomi is concentrating its effort on new markets like India and Brazil but it is already selling its devices in Taiwan and Singapore. The Xiaomi Redmi Note currently costs about $161(around N26,000 in Naira) off contract while most phablets costs around $600 (around N97,000 in Naira) with relatively the same specs.