Xiaomi is a top contender in smartphone market, having a vision of  producing  high quality phones at low cost, maintaining low margins are their plus. This lad from China is world’s fifth largest smartphone purveyor. In China it accounts a 14 percent share of the smartphone shipments. Xiaomi’s ultra affordable mid ranger  Redmi 1S, is now  world’s 4th best-selling smartphone.10650004_764198950306349_6038598036905889510_n

According to new research from Strategy Analytics Country Share Tracker (CST), in Q2 2014, the Redmi 1S was, by volume, more popular than most of the other smartphones in the world. Being just 4 years old Xiaomi has maintained a standard which took its phone to this level. In India alone they are selling about 40,000 units per week through flash sales which lasts only for few seconds.

     Standard Specifications of Redmi 1S

  • 1.6 GHz MSM8228 Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad Core Processor
  • 1 GB RAM
  • Dual SIM
  • 4.7 Inch HD IPS Touchscreen Display
  • 8 MP Rear Camera With LED Flash
  • 1.6 MP Front Camera
  • 3G
  •  WiFi
  • Bluetooth
  •  FM Radio
  •  USB OTG
  • 2000 MAh Battery.
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