Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro gets a discount of up to Rs 1,500, now priced starting Rs 9,999

In the last four days, Xiaomi has also reduced price for Redmi Note 5 Pro, Mi A2, and Xiaomi Y2.

Tech2 News Staff|Jan 11, 2019, 09:01:48 IST

After the Mi A2, Redmi Note 5 Pro, and the Y2 smartphone, the latest Xiaomi smartphone that has received a price cut is the Redmi 6 Pro. As part of Xiaomi's ongoing #High5 campaign on Twitter, Redmi India announced that the Redmi 6 Pro will now be available at a discount of up to Rs 1,500.

This means, Redmi 6 Pro's 3 GB RAM variant is now priced at Rs 9,999, and the 4 GB RAM variant's price has been reduced to Rs 11,999. Earlier, the lower variant costed Rs 11,499, while the 4 GB model was tagged at Rs 13,499.You can read our review of the Redmi 6 Pro here.The reduced price is now applicable across Flipkart, Amazon India, mi.com, Mi stores and all other offline retail stores.[caption id="attachment_5157251" align="alignnone" width="1024"]

Redmi 6 Pro starts at Rs 10,999 for the base variant and goes up to Rs 12,999 for the top end variant. Image: tech2/Shomik Sen Bhattacharjee

Redmi 6 Pro. Image: tech2/Shomik Sen Bhattacharjee[/caption]Today, that is 11 January, Xiaomi will be announcing device on one last product as part of #High5. Any guesses on which one it would be?

Redmi 6 Pro specifications and features

The Redmi 6 Pro features a 5.84-inch Full HD+ display with 19:9 ration and also a notch. The notch can be hidden, for those who do not like it. A fingerprint sensor sits at the rear. Running the smartphone is MIUI 9.6 based on Android 8.1 Oreo. It will soon get an upgrade to the MIUI 10.Under the hood, the device is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset.In terms of optics, the smartphone sports a dual-camera setup at the back, which is a combination of a 12 MP and 5 MP sensors with AI capabilities. Up front, is a 5 MP sensor.

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