The Xiaomi Redmi 1 (also called ''Hongmi'' or ''Red Rice'') is a smartphone released in July 2013 in China And August 2013 in Global, developed by the

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smartphone company Xiaomi Inc. It is the first product of the

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series of smartphones. It comes with a 4.7-inch 720x1080 IPS screen, a MediaTek MT6589T Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7 processor and originally runs Android 4.2.2 Jellybean with the MIUI v5 user interface, upgradeable to

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with the MIUI 9 user interface. Noted for its low price, Redmi 1 was an extremely popular and a demanded smartphone. Xiaomi opted to sell the smartphone online in order to comply with their minimal capital input.

Features

Software

The Redmi 1 offers Android 4.2.2 Jellybean with the MIUI v5 user interface, upgradeable to

with the MIUI 9 user interface.

Hardware

The Redmi 1 has a plastic chassis that is long, wide, and thick, and weighs . The screen is a 4.7-inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, supporting 16-million colors at a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, equating to around 312 pixel-per-inch density. The device features a Mediatek MT6589T which comprises 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7 quad-core central processing unit (CPU) and an Imagination Technologies PowerVR SGX544MP graphics processing unit (GPU), in conjunction with an accelerometer, gyroscope, compass and a proximity sensor. The device is also equipped with 1 GB RAM and 4 GB internal storage, supporting microSD expansion up to 64 GB. Other features include a microphone, GPS, an 8-megapixel rear camera with auto-focus and LED flash, and a 1.3-megapixel front camera. The rear camera is capable of recording videos at 1080p resolution, while the front camera supports 720p resolution recording. The rear of the smartphone features a plain plastic surface with a brushed metal Xiaomi logo at the center-bottom of the rear cover. The smartphone is shipped with a 1,000 mA AC power charger, for charging its 2000/2,050 mAh(min/typ) battery.

Parts Provider

*Processor: Mediatek *Modem: Mediatek *PMIC: Mediatek *Wifi/Bluetooth: Mediatek *Connectivity: Mediatek *Audio: Mediatek *RAM: Samsung, Micron *Storage: Samsung, Micron *Display panel: Sharp, AUO *Touch: Focaltech *Camera: Samsung, OmniVision, Atmel *Battery: Coslight

Successor

Xiaomi Redmi 1S The Xiaomi Redmi 1S, code-named armani HM 1S, is a smartphone released in May 2014, developed by the Chinese company Xiaomi Inc. It is a part of the Redmi series of smartphones, and succeeded the Redmi 1. Visually similar to its predecessor, it ...

is an Android smartphone developed and produced by

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. The Xiaomi Redmi 1S was announced in May 2014.

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