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A recap of the #RedmiGo specs. @XiaomiIndia @RedmiIndia @GoogleIndia #Redmi pic.twitter.com/fywKY2HoZW
— Tech2 (@tech2eets) March 19, 2019
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Redmi Go Price, availability
Redmi Go starts at Rs 4,499 and sales start from this Friday on 22 March.
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The #RedmiGo comes with dual-SIM support, and has a microSD slot to expand storage to up to 128GB. pic.twitter.com/jJ6HQb3ZvG
— Tech2 (@tech2eets) March 19, 2019
12:57 (IST)
Redmi Go Camera
The phone has an 8 MP rear camera which has 11 scene recognition modes.The phone can record 1080p FHD videos. On the front we see a 5 MP camera.
12:53 (IST)
Redmi Go Display, Battery
The phone has a 5-inch HD display with an 18:9 aspect ratio. It also has the Night Light feature to let you read comfortably in the night. There is also an ambient display support which lets you respond to messages without opening the phone. The phone comes with a 3,000 mAh battery which can give up to 10 days of standby time.
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Internals and language.
Inside the phone there is the option of expanding the storage to 128 GB. The phone also has a separate dual-SIM slot. The phone also supports 20 plus regional languages. Google Assistant will support Hindi and Hinglish as well.
12:47 (IST)
It's here! @XiaomiIndia's first #AndroidGo smartphone. #RedmiGo@RedmiIndia @GoogleIndia pic.twitter.com/eaxQzJihSk
— Tech2 (@tech2eets) March 19, 2019
12:46 (IST)
Android Go
The phone has 1 GB of RAM and therefore Xiaomi has partnered with Google to put the Android Go platform on the device. This makes the device more compatible and faster even though storage and memory is less.
12:44 (IST)
Redmi Go announced
Xiaomi has launched its first Android Go smartphone in India and it will come with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 SoC.
12:39 (IST)
.@XiaomiIndia says that #MiPay is certified by @NPCI_NPCI. The company has also assured that all the data of users in India will be stored at local servers. pic.twitter.com/FuEBYm1dWR
— Tech2 (@tech2eets) March 19, 2019
12:32 (IST)
Similar to @Paytm, #MiPay also lets you request money. There is also an options to split bills. pic.twitter.com/qVw6hkEi2e
— Tech2 (@tech2eets) March 19, 2019
12:31 (IST)
#MiPay is deeply integrated into MIUI. You can send money while texting or through contacts app, without needing to switch to the payment app. @XiaomiIndia pic.twitter.com/tSun4gc3Km
— Tech2 (@tech2eets) March 19, 2019
12:25 (IST)
With our collaboration with @flexintl, we’re proud to officially unveil a new manufacturing plant in India!
— Mi India (@XiaomiIndia) March 19, 2019
We now have 7 smartphone manufacturing plants across 4 campuses in the country, with the recent one spanning 1M sq. ft. in Sriperumbudur. #MiForYou #MakeInIndia pic.twitter.com/9k6dnmoEtL
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Mi Pay announced
Xiaomi launches Mi Pay based UPI service in India and has access to 120 banks.
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Xiaomi manufacturing speed is nuts!
The company will make three phones per second with the new plant going live. Soon enough 99 percent of smartphones will be made in India.
12:12 (IST)
Xiaomi announces 7th manufacturing plant in India
This plant will be made in association with Flex. It is a million square miles and it is not only a smartphone manufacturing plant but also other gadgets as well.
12:09 (IST)
.@manukumarjain is now on stage. #RedmiGo @XiaomiIndia @RedmiIndia pic.twitter.com/DXKY8PNqVK
— Tech2 (@tech2eets) March 19, 2019
12:05 (IST)
Manu Kumar Jain will make three announcements today
As usual Xiaomi brags about the biggest brand in smartphones, smart TVs and power banks.
12:04 (IST)
We are at the @RedmiIndia event today for the launch of #RedmiGo. Stay tuned, there's lots coming. @XiaomiIndia pic.twitter.com/1vPP4i3WP5
— Tech2 (@tech2eets) March 19, 2019
12:03 (IST)
We are about to begin!
Who else is excited about the #AapkiNayiDuniya budget smartphone?
11:57 (IST)
Welcome to a brand new #Xiaomi product launch livestream! We have 3 very exciting #MiForYou announcements today. Are you ready to experience #AapkiNayiDuniya? RT if you know what it is. https://t.co/AAmBLaPijZ
— Mi India (@XiaomiIndia) March 19, 2019
11:53 (IST)
The launch begins at 12.00 PM
All you need to know about the device and also how to watch the live stream is in the link below.
Redmi Go to launch in India today at 12 pm: Here's how you can watch the event live
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Hello and Welcome to the LIVE blog for the Redmi Go smartphone launch in India
The Redmi Go is going to be the first Android Go smartphone to launch in India. It is expected to be priced at Rs 4,000.
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