News & Reviews:   Xiaomi Redmi 1S Malaysia

Today at 12pm, the Xiaomi Redmi 1S smartphone will be sold for the last time in Malaysia. About 5000 units of the value priced smartphone at RM419 will be available on the MI Malaysia site along with the Redmi Note, 10400 and 5200 mAh Mi Power Bank. While this does not account for third-party sellers who still have stock of the Redmi 1S it does indicate that Xiaomi Malaysia could be bringing in the Xiaomi Redmi 1S 4G smartphones to Malaysia in the near future. Tech specs and features should remain the same except for 4G LTE connectivity. The Redmi 1S 4G is also single SIM and not dual-SIM like the current 3G only Redmi 1S.

Xiaomi Malaysia will be selling their new Xiaomi Redmi 1S tomorrow, with a batch of 5000 units starting from 12pm on 8 July 2014. Keeping the smartphone company will be 10000 units of Xiaomi Mi-3 smartphones, 10000 units of 10400 mAh Mi Power Banks and 5000 units of 5200 mAh Mi Power Banks as well. Tech specs for the Xiaomi Redmi 1S are quite competitive with a 1.6GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor, 1GB of RAM, 4.7-inch 720p display and 8MP rear camera at just RM419. However, unlike the Huawei Honor 3C, the Redmi 1S will only offer a 1.3MP front camera. The Xiaomi Redmi Note will be coming 22 July 2014 at RM509.

While Xiaomi Malaysia have knocked down the price of their Xiaomi Mi-3 smartphone down to RM769, it looks like the smartphone a step below the Mi-3 could be coming to Malaysia soon. This smartphone is the Xiaomi Redmi 1S, which Xiaomi Malaysia have said will be coming in June but didn't say much about when exactly. While it may be a step below, the Xiaomi Redmi 1S is no slouch and offers tech specs and features which include:

• 1.6GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor
• 1GB RAM
• 8GB storage + microSD
• 4.7-inch display (IPS, 1280 x 720 pixel resolution)
• 8MP rear camera (LED flash)
• 2000 mAh battery
• MIUI V5 (Android 4.3)