Most smart phone brands have followed the herd mentality when it comes to creating USPs for their devices. Priorities change every year and what follows is a barrage of devices with ridiculously similar specs at very confusing price-points. And then there are a few brands focused on mixing and matching specs, and providing combos of looks and performance at affordable price points. The Redmi range from Xiaomi belongs to this latter category. After addressing the Indian entry-level smart phone scene with the Note 4, 4 and 4A, the company has just launched the Y-series smartphones, meant for enhanced camera performance.
The Redmi Y1 is the first phone to use a technique called pixel binning to ensure that image pixels are packed closer to each other, resulting in clearer and sharper images. Along with this, a whole new LED 'selfie-light' simulates natural lighting, even in low-light conditions for better self-portraits. The Y1, with its 16MP front camera, includes a 5-element lens, 36 smart beauty features, real-time filters, along with
Powered by the Snapdragon 435 processor, the Y1 comes with a 5.5-inch HD screen, and weighs 153 grams. Another useful feature is the 2+1 card slot configuration, which supports simultaneous usage of two nano sim cards, along with a micro SD card expandable to 128GB. The Y1 comes at an asking price of Rs. 8,999 for the 3GB + 32GB variant and Rs 10,999 for the 4GB + 64GB variant. Additionally, Xiaomi has also launched the Y1 Lite, with a 13MP + 5MP camera configuration, the Snapdragon 425 processor, which pretty much the same other specs as the Y1. The Lite (2GB + 16GB) is priced at Rs 6,999. All these devices are available next week on Amazon and Mi.com, followed by retail offline.
—IndiaTechOnline
