Xiaomi Mi Festival: 1,00,000 units of Mi 5 and Redmi Note 3 sold

Xiaomi celebrated the Mi fan Festival on on April 6 and hosted two flash sales for Mi 5 and Redmi Note 3 smartphones. The festival was celebrated in India to mark Xiaomi’s sixth birthday. Xiaomi also launched its 20,000 mAH Mi Power Bank. Mi Power Bank costs Rs 1,699.

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Other discounts include Mi In-Ear Headphones Pro at Rs 1,399, Mi In-Ear Headphones and a Mi band at Rs 1,598, LED Light Enhanced at Rs 249.

Read: Xiaomi Mi 5 review blog: We’re pausing this one for now 

Manu Kumar Jain, Head, Xiaomi India said, “Having sold more than 100,000 units in a single day on Mi.com is one of the biggest milestones for us this year. This is the first time we have sold these many units on a single day and we are extremely thankful to all of our fans for their overwhelming support for Mi India.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 packs a huge 4,050 mAh battery and easily lasts for a day and a half. Xiaomi Mi 5, on the other hand, will give some serious competition to some premium smartphones including iPhone 6 and more.

Xiiaomi Mi 5 costs Rs 24,999. It comes with the latest Snapdragon 820 processor, a 5.15-inch full HD display, a 3000 mAh battery, Android 6 and a 16 megapixel rear camera with four-axis OIS. Xiaomi launched only the 3 GB+32 GB version for India.

The Redmi Note 3 is the first full-metal body smartphone in Xiaomi’s Note series. Also, the Redmi Note 3 has a vivid, crisp 5.5-inch full HD display, perfect for binge-watching Netflix sessions. In our review, we called the Redmi Note 3 a stellar smartphone, and loved its overall performance. The camera was its weakest point according to us. Redmi Note 3 comes with a 4050 mAh battery, which will easily last you a day and a half.

Mi Fan Festival 2016 was also celebrated in China, Malaysia and Singapore.

Photos: Xiaomi Mi festival: Mi 5, Redmi Note 3 on flash sale, Mi Powerbank and more