With the increasing popularity of selfies, Xiaomi too launched a selfie-centric device - Redmi Y2 in the Indian market earlier this month on June 7. The smartphone previously was put on sale last week on Amazon.in and official Xiaomi website – Mi.com. The smartphone yet again will go on sale today at 12 pm IST on Amazon Indian as well as Mi.com. The handset will be made available at a starting price of Rs. 9999, which is targeted at the younger audience. Available in 2 variants, the device is rolled out as a successor to Xiaomi Redmi Y1 smartphone which carries Redmi Note 5 Pro like a design. Xiaomi Likely to Launch New Smartphone on July 3; Could Possibly be Mi Max 3 or Mi 6X Hatsune Edition

Moreover, Redmi Y2 buyers stand a chance to get up to 240GB of additional data free from Airtel along with immediate cash back of Rs. 1800. Under the hood, the recently launched Redmi Y2 comes powered by a Snapdragon 625 chipset, the same which is offered on Redmi Note 4 & Redmi Note 5. The CPU comes coupled with RAM of up to 4GB and onboard storage of up to 64GB. The dual-SIM handset comes fitted with a 5.99-inch HD+ display with 18:9 aspect ratio and 1440x720p resolution. The 4G handset comes packed with 4000 mAh battery. Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Launched in China; Specifications, Features & Prices

The main underline of the smartphone is the front camera which sports a 16MP sensor with LED flash, HDR mode as well as AI mode. On the other hand, the Redmi Y2 handset gets a dual rear camera which features 12MP primary sensor and 5MP secondary sensor with LED flash. As far as the prices are concerned, the base variant of the device with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage is priced at Rs. 9999, while the 4GB/64GB option gets a price tag of Rs. 12,999.

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