Three Lakh Xiaomi Redmi Note 5, Note 5 Pro Units Sold in 3 Minutes; Mi TV 4 Sold in 10 Seconds

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi sold more than three lakh units of its newly-launched Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro in just three minutes during its first online sale on Thursday.

“#RedmiNote5 and #RedmiNote5Pro: we sold 3L+ units in

#RedmiNote5 & #RedmiNote5Pro: we sold 3L+ units in <3 mins. This means 1L+ phones/min! 😎

After the amazing success of Redmi Note 4, we had put in a lot of effort to increase supply of Redmi Note 5. This was the biggest ever sale in India!

Gear up for the next sale on 28th Feb! pic.twitter.com/qbOWYxClFZ

— Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) February 22, 2018

The company also announced that the next sale of the smartphones will be on February 28.

Redmi Note 5 — a successor to the highly-acclaimed Redmi Note 4 — has been launched for Rs 9,999 for the 3GB RAM and 32GB storage variant and Rs 11,999 for the 4GB RAM and 64GB variant. The device comes with 18:9 Full HD+ display, 4,000mAh battery and Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor. Redmi Note 5 Pro costs Rs 13,999 for the 4GB RAM and 64GB variant and Rs 16,999 for the 6GB RAM and 64GB ROM version.

Housing the dual rear-camera system (12MP+5MP) and a 20MP selfie shooter, Redmi Note 5 Pro is the first Xiaomi smartphone to come with the “Face Unlock” feature. It also has the latest Snapdragon 636 processor.

Xiaomi had also launched a 55-inch Mi TV 4 for Rs 39,999. As per another of Xiaomi India MD’s tweet, the Mi TV 4 sales was just as successful for the company.

“Gone in 10 seconds! #MiTV4 – the world’s thinnest and most beautiful TV sold out in

Gone in 10 seconds!#MiTV4 – the world’s thinnest and most beautiful TV sold out in <10 secs!

Thank you, Mi Fans for your amazing response. Don’t worry if you missed it. Next sale is on the 27th 😊 pic.twitter.com/3Pg8GBxUTF

— Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) February 22, 2018