In a move that would hopefully increase 4G adoption in the country, Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has launched a 4G version of its low-cost phablet RedMi Note along with the regular 3G variant. The phone is priced at Rs 9,999 and will be available via Flipkart from December-end. Interestingly, these phones will also be available offline, with Airtel offering the 4G variant through its 100 flagship stores. Xiaomi however notes that buyers will have to register online before picking up the device from these stores. The company notes that the 4G variant will support both 2300MHz and 1800MHz bands and is essentially a variant of RedMi Note 4G which was launched by Xiaomi in August this year. At the time, Xiaomi vice president of international Hugo Barra had mentioned that the device was built for China's TD-LTE network and they are currently planning to launch a model that works across both TD-LTE and FD-LTE networks by the end of this year. Redmi Note 4G for India is a Mi Phone with dual-band support - both TDD-LTE 2300MHz (Band 40) and FDD-LTE 1800MHz (Band 3) #MoreFromMi— Mi India (@MiIndiaOfficial) November 24, 2014 Besides 4G support, the phone features a 5.5-inch display powered by a quad-core Snapdragon processor. It will run on Android 4.4 KitKat and will feature a 3100 mAh battery with support for Bluetooth 4.0 and dual-band WiFi networks Why this is important? Medianama readers might recall that Airtel India CEO Gopal Vittal had earlier blamed the niche status of…
