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Flash sale: 50,000 Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G units sold out in less than three minutes
This time around, 50,000 units of the Redmi Note 4G went on sale and were swept off the shelves in less than three minutes.

Flipkart continues with its Xiaomi Tuesdays and, with it, some more number-crunching with the flash sale. This time around, 50,000 units of the Redmi Note 4G went on sale and were swept off the shelves in less than three minutes.Mi India sent out a tweet from its official handle revealing that 50,000 units were sold out in 2 minutes 50 seconds.The Flipkart page now states that the next sale will be held on January 20 at 2PM and the registrations will begin today at 6PM.Priced at Rs 9,999, the Redmi Note 4G sports a 5.5-inch HD IPS display and comes powered by 1.6GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 processor. Other specs include 8GB onboard storage, microSD card slot up to 32GB, 13MP rear camera, 5MP front shooter for selfies and 3100mAh battery. It runs Xiaomi’s MIUI OS.The Redmi Note, if you recall, is something of a record breaker in terms of sales, with Xiaomi having sold 10,000 units in just a second in Taiwan.
First Published:Jan 13, 2015, 16:47:27 IST
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