Redmi 6 gets a price drop of up to Rs 1,500, now priced starting Rs 7,999

And the final device under the **Xiaomi** and **Redmi** umbrella that has received a price cut under the ongoing #high5 campaign in the **Redmi 6** . In a tweet posted by Xiaomi vice president **Manu Kumar Jain** , the 2018’s Redmi 6 has been discounted for up to Rs 1,500.

Last #High5 announcement! 📢#Redmi6 price drop: 3GB+32GB variant now available for ₹7,999 on https://t.co/pMj1r7lwp8 & @Flipkart.

Dual camera, 12nm octa-core & dual VoLTE.

What a week! 5 #High5 announcements + 3 launches: 2 Mi TVs & Mi Soundbar! RT if you ❤️ these products. pic.twitter.com/0h6sHGE2xB

— Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) January 11, 2019

Per the tweet, the higher 64 GB storage variant of the Redmi 6 has received a Rs 1,500 price cut, bringing the smartphone’s price down from Rs 10,499 to Rs 8,999. The lower variant, on the other hand, which is the 32 GB storage variant, is now priced Rs 1,000 lower, bringing its price to Rs 7,999. Earlier, the smartphone was priced at Rs 8,999. The reduced price is applicable across Flipkart, Amazon India, mi.com, Mi stores and all other offline retail stores. [caption id=“attachment_5196861” align=“alignnone” width=“1280”]  Redmi 6.[/caption] Just 24 hours ago, Redmi India also announced a **price cut for the Redmi 6 Pro** . Before that, **Redmi Note 5 Pro** , Xiaomi Mi A2 , and **Xiaomi Y2**  also received a discount.

Redmi 6 specifications and features

To recall, the Redmi 6 features a 5.45-inches display and is powered by a Mediatek Helio P22 chipset. It comes in a 3 GB RAM with 32 GB storage variant, and a 4 GB with 64 GB storage variant. In terms of optics, the phone has a dual camera at the back with a 12 MP primary camera unit and 5 MP secondary camera unit, and also supports AI portrait mode. Both the sensors have a f/2.2 aperture. On the front, the phone has a 5 MP selfie camera. The device also packs in a 3,000 mAh battery and run on Android 8.1 Oreo-based MIUI 9.