Xiaomi set to launch a new Redmi phone tomorrow, will be Flipkart-exclusive

Xiaomi on Thursday will launch a brand new Redmi phone in India that it calls "Desh Ka Smartphone". The company has been teasing the new Redmi device as an ultra-affordable smartphone and we also know that it will be Flipkart-exclusive, although the phone should be available on Xiaomi's online retail store, aka, Mi.com/in. As the company has also been expanding its offline presence, the upcoming Redmi phone will likely be available via offline sales channels like Xiaomi's Mi Home stores as well.

Flipkart has just gone live with its official page for this upcoming Redmi phone although the page shares no hardware specifics of the said phone. All we know for now is that the phone will - it is already known courtesy Xiaomi -- come equipped with a long-lasting battery. Considering that the phone is coming from the Redmi banner, we can totally expect it to cost under Rs 10,000 on arrival.

Considering that Xiaomi is banking heavily on the battery aspect of this Redmi phone, there's a possibility that the phone in question could be the Redmi 5A. The Redmi 5A, which was launched in China in October, is also an entry-level phone, its main USP being the fact that it is claimed to offer a whopping 8-days of battery life.

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The Redmi 5A is successor to the Redmi 4A and retains much of its predecessor's hardware set as also its ultra-affordable price tag. The Redmi 5A is available in China at CNY 599 (roughly Rs 6,000). In terms of hardware specs, the Redmi 5A comes with a 5-inch HD IPS display with a 720p resolution. It is powered by a 1.4GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 processor coupled with Adreno 308 GPU, 2GB RAM and 16GB of internal memory which is further expandable via micro-SD card slot. The dual-SIM phones runs Android Nougat-based MIUI 9 out-of-the-box and supports 4G LTE (VoLTE-ready) connectivity.

On the camera front the Redmi 5A comes with a 13-megapixel camera on the rear with f/2.2 aperture along with autofocus and an LED flash. On the front you get a 5-megapixel snapper. The phone is backed by a 3,000mAh battery which is non-removable.