Redmi (phone)
| Also known as | Hongmi, Red Rice |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Xiaomi |
| Type | Smartphone |
| Series | Redmi |
| First released | China: 31 July 2013 Global: 15 September 2013 |
| Successor | Redmi 1S |
| Compatible networks | HM2013022: GSM 900/1800/1900MHz TD-SCDMA 1900/2100MHz HM2013023: GSM 900/1800/1900MHz WCDMA 900/2100MHz |
| Form factor | Slate |
| Dimensions | 137 mm (5.4 in) H 69 mm (2.7 in) W 9.9 mm (0.39 in) D |
| Weight | 158 g (5.6 oz) |
| Operating system | Original: Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean with MIUI V5 Current: Android 4.4.2 KitKat with MIUI 9 |
| System-on-chip | MediaTek MT6589T |
| CPU | 1.5Ghz Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A7 |
| GPU | 357Mhz Single-core PowerVR SGX 544MP |
| Memory | 1GB LPDDR2 |
| Storage | 4GB eMMC 2.0 |
| Removable storage | Supports up to 32 GB microSD |
| Battery | 2,050 mAh, 7.6 Wh, 3.896 V, internal rechargeable Li-Poly, user-replaceable, Battery Scale:100 |
| Rear camera | 8 Megapixel auto-focus, 3264x2448px, 1.4μm Pixel Size, F/2.2 Optic, Samsung S5K3H2 or OmniVision OV8825 sensor, with LED flash |
| Front camera | 1.3 Megapixel fixed-focus, 1280x960px, Aptina MT9M114 sensor |
| Display | 4.70 in (119 mm) IPS LCD with Corning Gorilla Glass 720x1280px (312 ppi), Made by Sharp/AUO |
| Media | Audio: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ Video: MP4, H.264, H.263 |
| Connectivity | GPS / GLONASS, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 2.4Ghz only, Mediatek MT6628QP combo chip, Bluetooth 4.0 BLE, Micro-USB |
| Data inputs | Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen; Accelerometer; A-GPS; Digital compass; Proximity sensor; Push buttons; capacitive touch-sensitive buttons |
| Codename | WCDMA: HM2013023 TD-SCDMA: HM2013022 |
| Made in | China |
The Xiaomi Redmi (also called Hongmi or Red Rice) is a smartphone released in July 2013 in China And August 2013 in Global, developed by the Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi Inc. It is the first product of the Redmi series of smartphones. It came with a 4.7-inch 720x1080 IPS screen, a MediaTek MT6589T Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7 processor and originally run Android 4.2.2 Jellybean with the MIUI v5 user interface, upgradeable to Android 4.4.2 Kitkat with the MIUI 9 user interface.
Noted for its low price, the Redmi was an extremely popular and a demanded smartphone. Xiaomi opted to sell the smartphone online in order to comply with their minimal capital input.