DHAKA: Xiaomi, one of the leading mobile hand sets manufacturing company, is going to launch the Redmi 1S smartphone on Tuesday in India.

Following the mega success of Xiaomi Mi3, the Chinese smartphone company is going to release their new device at a very cheap rate.

However, the dual-SIM (Micro-SIM) Xiaomi Redmi 1S with dual standby was first announced for China in May, reports the NDTV on Monday.

The device features a 4.7-inch 720x1280 pixel IPS-LCD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 2 protection and a pixel density of roughly 312ppi. It runs on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean with MIUI skinned on top, the reports added.

Besides, Xiaomi's Redmi 1S (left) is powered by a 1.6GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 SoC, coupled with Adreno 305 GPU and 1GB of RAM. It has 8GB of built-in storage that is expandable via microSD card (up to 32GB). The Redmi 1S also features an 8-megapixel rear autofocus camera with flash, alongside a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera.

The Redmi 1S comes with 3G, GPRS/ EDGE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n with Direct and hotspot functionality, Micro-USB, Bluetooth 4.0, FM radio, GPS/ A-GPS, and USB OTG connectivity options. It is powered by a 2400mAh battery, weighs 158 grams, and has dimensions of 137x69x9.9mm.

There are likely to be surprises at the event as far as the pricing is concerned, since at the time of the Mi 3 launch in India, Xiaomi had announced that the Redmi 1S will be available at Rs. 6,999.

BDST: 2142 HRS, AUG 25, 2014