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40,000 Redmi 1S Smartphones Gone in 3.4 Seconds: Xiaomi

40,000 Redmi 1S Smartphones Gone in 3.4 Seconds: Xiaomi

By NDTV Correspondent | Updated: 23 September 2014 14:55 IST

Xiaomi's popular budget smartphone, the Redmi 1S, went on its third flash sale in India on Tuesday, and this time it just took 3.4 seconds for 40,000 units to be listed as 'out of stock', a good second faster than last time.

The company's official Twitter handle for India, @MiIndiaOfficial, made the claim.

You you you you you, all of you are super AWESOME. Thank you so much for the fantastic support! <3 pic.twitter.com/mWhSXcl580
-- Mi India (@MiIndiaOfficial) September 16, 2014

Notably, 40,000 Redmi 1S (Review | Pictures) smartphones went 'out of stock' in 4.5 seconds in the second flash sale, while the first flash sale saw 40,000 units going 'out of stock' in just 4.2 seconds.

Flipkart's Mi page notes that the registrations for the next flash sale on September 23 for the Redmi 1S will begin at 6pm IST Tuesday.

The company, also referred to as China's Apple, had revealed that 40,000 Xiaomi Redmi 1S units would be going on sale for Tuesday's flash sale.

Flipkart, the exclusive online retailer of Xiaomi handsets in India, had also claimed that over 350,000 people registered for the third flash sale of the Redmi 1S.

The Flipkart page has been lately suggesting consumers to register for each flash sale separately and notes, "Registrations will not be carried over. You need to register again for next sale."

Considering that limited stocks of the Redmi 1S will be available in India, the popular e-commerce giant has revealed that it will limit orders to one phone per registered email ID per sale.

It's worth pointing out that Flipkart's procedure requires people to just add the handset to their cart for it to be classified as 'sold out', and people are given additional time to complete their purchase.

Like the previous occasions, this led to a lot of frustrated buyers. Xiaomi India's tweet announcing the latest 'sold out' round received mixed replies.

@MiIndiaOfficial Instead of saying thanks, plz increase the supply. 40000 units for 3,50000 registrations?? Unlucky ones cudnt hv it.. :-((
-- Wasim Ansari (@Itsak26) September 16, 2014

@MiIndiaOfficial 3.4 sec? #Redmi1S is still red hot! 1,20,000 units sold!
-- Hridyapal (@SaviourOfHearts) September 16, 2014

The Chinese smartphone manufacturer enjoyed much success in India with its flash sale model in the past, selling over 95,000 Mi 3 (Review | Pictures) smartphones since its launch in late-July. The company, also referred to as 'China's Apple', had halted the Mi 3 flash sales in India to focus on the Redmi 1S, but said it would resume the sales at some point in the future.

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Xiaomi Redmi 1S

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Good
Great battery life
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Available RAM for apps is low
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Display 4.70-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (MSM8228)

Front Camera 1.6-megapixel

Rear Camera 8-megapixel

RAM 1GB

Storage 8GB

Battery Capacity 2000mAh

OS Android 4.3

Resolution 720x1280 pixels

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