Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi will launch two new Android devices in India this month, the Redmi 2 smartphone and the MiPad. As per norm, to purchase these devices users will have to register for the sale post 6pm today, after which the devices will be sold via flash sales from the 24th of March, likely via Flipkart The Redmi 2 handset is a slight upgrade to the Redmi 1S released by the company last year. It is a few grams lighter, features a 2200mAh battery, Android 4.4.4 and an upgraded Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 processor. The front camera has also received an upgrade from 1.6MP to 2.0MP. The MiPad, on the other hand, is a 7.9 inch tablet, featuring a 1536*2048 pixel screen, a 2.2 Ghz Nvidia Tegra K1 processor, a 6700mAh battery and 2GB of RAM. Both devices feature expansion slots with the Redmi 2 coming with 8GB onboard storage and the MiPad 16GB. Xiaomi mentions it will also release a 16GB version of its Redmi 2 smartphone which will come with 2GB RAM. At launch, the Redmi 2 will be priced at Rs 6,999 and MiPad at Rs 12,999. With this launch, Xiaomi has introduced a total of six devices in India. The company had previously launched its high-end Mi4 handset priced at Rs 19,999 in January this year. Interestingly Xiaomi has adopted a single device strategy in India to address high consumer demand. It focuses on one device at a time and discontinues the sales of previous…
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