Xiaomi is testing to sale Unboxed* and Refurbished** Redmi 1S Smartphones in India. Due to overwhelming response for Xiaomi handsets in India, company
decided to launch Unboxed and Refurbished Smartphones both in online and
offline markets in India. Unboxed and Refurbished devices which are returned by
the customers to Flipkart, Xiaomi's Online retail partner in India.
Head of Xiaomi India Manu Kumar Jain told BGR India,"
At times we get devices that are perfectly good and have no problem, but they
are opened boxes. This is a piolet we are doing in India to see if such a model
can work."
BGR India told, Unboxed and Refurbished handsets are under
testing phase and if it succeeds then the company will start to sell the
handsets in India.
These Unboxed and Refurbished Xiaomi Redmi 1S Smartphones
are listed in www.overcart.com website at Rs. 4,999 and Rs. 4,599 respectively. But
these units are sold very quickly and shown as sold out. Overcart will start
the registrations for next sale very shortly. Redmi 1S is listed in Flipkart at
Rs. 5,999.
Xiaomi Redmi 1S featured with 4.7 inched display and 1280x720 pixels resolution. It runs on Android 4.3 v Jelly Bean and 1.6 GHz Quad Core processor. It is spotted with 8 MP of primary camera and 1.6 MP secondary camera. It is coupled with 1 GB RAM, 8 GB Internal Memory and 32 GB expandable SD Card. It offers many features like Bluetooth, Micro USB, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct and FM/Radio etc.
*Unboxed handset means that the items that are returned by
the customers to the seller due to the reasons like wrong model dispatched and
wrong place of shipment. These handsets are good and are similar to new ones.
It comes with original box, accessories, warranty card but only the tear and
wear of packing label.
**Refurbished handsets means that are not new but not much
used. Many customers change their minds when they purchase the mobiles and
return those mobiles in couple of days. Some phones sent back to company or
factories due to broken or returned because of customer's dissatisfaction within
30 days. Generally these phones are sent to factories to improve the quality
and defects.