Xiaomi to launch the Redmi Go in India at 12 pm today: Here's all we know

Having recently refreshed its budget Note series phones in India, Xiaomi is gearing up to launch its very first Android Go-powered smartphone in India, the Redmi Go.Having launched the entry-level smartphone in the Philippines in January, the Redmi Go is finally making its entry into India. Xiaomi hasn't promised a launch event as such for the event, but the company's website does state that the phone will be launched at 12 pm today.[caption id="attachment_6284371" align="alignnone" width="1024"]

Redmi Go[/caption]Given the phone has made its way to certain markets across developing countries, it is unlikely that Xiaomi will have a grand launch for the phone, but given how affordable the phone is expected to be, it will like be quite a hit amongst those moving from a feature phone for the first time.

Xiaomi's first Android Go-powered smartphone: Here's what we know

In terms of colour options, the Redmi Go looks to be coming in blue, red, black and other variants.The phone comes with a 5-inch IPS LCD display with an HD resolution. On the processor front, we can imagine that the phone will come with the Snapdragon 425 SoC as Xiaomi mentions a 1.4 GHz quad-core chipset. The Redmi 5A, launched last year also came with the same chipset. Being an Android Go phone the Redmi Go will have 1 GB of RAM and about 8 to 16 GB of internal storage which will be expandable to 128 GB.The expected price of the device has been rumoured to be about Rs 4,000. The phone will have a single camera with perhaps an 8 MP sensor with a 5 MP front-facing selfie shooter.