Xiaomi's recently unveiled Redmi 6 Pro will go on sale for the first time in India later today through online stores.

The new Redmi 6 Pro will be offered in two variants— 3GB RAM + 32GB and 4GB RAM + 64GB storage for Rs 10,999 and Rs 12,999, respectively. Prospective consumers can make the purchase exclusively on Mi.com and Amazon at 12:00 pm. Those buying with HDFC card are eligible for Rs 500 instant cash back.

The budget Xiaomi phone sports a 5.84-inch full HD+ screen with an iPhone X-like notch on top, which houses 5MP front camera with face unlock capability. On the rear side, it features vertically aligned dual-cameras and also a fingerprint sensor in the centre.

Under-the-hood, it comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 octa-core, 3GB/4GB storage, 32GB/64GB storage, Android Oreo-based MIUI 9.6 OS ( Android Pie update will be released later) and a 4,000mAh battery, which is more than enough to last a whole day under mixed usage.

Xiaomi, Redmi 6 Pro, launch, release, price, specs
Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro will be available exclusively on Mi.com and Amazon India at 12:00 pm.Xiaomi ENMIUI blog

The USP of the device is its camera hardware. It comes with the 12MP+5MP dual camera with Artificial Intelligence (AI) Portrait and AI scene detection feature. With this, the phone will be capable of detecting different possible scenarios such as pets, flowers, human face, landscape, snowy conditions, night, food and more.

For instance, if you are pointing the Redmi 6 Pro camera to a garden, it will intuitively know you are taking a picture of a flower and it adjusts the camera's focus and other settings to get the best possible image. Or if you are taking the photo outdoors, it will automatically set the camera mode to landscape and cover a wider area in a single frame.

On the front too, Redmi 6 Pro features an equally impressive 5MP front camera with AI Portrait, wherein despite having just one lens, it can take selfies with Bokeh blur effect. It allows users to adjust the focus on the background and foreground, which suits best to make it look appealing.

Key specifications of Xiaomi Redmi 6, Redmi 6A and Redmi 6 Pro:

Models Redmi 6 Redmi 6A Redmi 6 Pro
Display 5.45-inch HD+(1440x720p) with 2.5D curved glass
  • Display aspect ratio: 18:9
  • Screen-to-body ratio: 80.7%
  • Contrast ratio: 1000:1
  • Pixel density: 295 ppi (pixels per inch)
5.45-inch HD+(1440x720p) with 2.5D curved glass
  • Display aspect ratio: 18:9
  • Screen-to-body ratio: 80.7%
  • Contrast ratio: 1000:1
  • Pixel density: 295 ppi (pixels per inch)
5.84-inch full HD+ (2280x1080p) screen with 2.5D curved glass display
  1. Brightness: 500 nits
  2. Contrast ratio: 1500:1
  3. Colour Gamut: 84% NTSC
  4. Aspect ratio: 19:9 aspect ratio
OS Android 8.1 Oreo-based MIUI 9.5 Android 8.1 Oreo-based MIUI 9.5 Android Oreo 8.1-based MIUI 10
Processor 12nm class 64-bit 2GHz MediaTek Helio P22 (MT6762) octa-core 12nm class 64-bit 2GHz MediaTek Helio A22 quad-core 14nm class 64-bit 2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 octa-core
GPU 650MHz IMG PowerVR GE8320 IMG PowerVR Adreno 506
RAM 3GB/4GB 2GB 3GB/4GB
Storage 32GB/64GB, expandable up to 256GB 16GB expandable up to 256GB 32GB/64GB, + expandable up to 256GB via microSD card
Camera
  • Main: 12MP + 5MP sensors with 1.25µm pixel size, F2.2 aperture, Phase Detection Auto Focus(PDAF), LED flash, HDR, Electronic Image Stabilisation (EIS), Night mode, full HD video recording, slow motion (480p with 120fps)
  • Front: 5MP with 1.12µm pixel size, F2.2 aperture, AI-based face unlock
  • Main: 13MP with F2.2 aperture, Phase Detection Auto Focus (PDAF), LED flash, HDR, Electronic Image Stabilisation (EIS), Night mode, full HD video recording,
  • Front: 5MP with F2.2 aperture, face unlock, smart beauty, HDR, age detection
  • Main dual cameras: 12MP (with Sony IMX486 sensor, 1.25µm pixel size, PDAF, F2.2 aperture)+ 5MP (with Samsung S5K5E8 sensor, 1.12µm pixel size, f/2.2 aperture)
  • Front: 5MP sensor
Battery 3,000mAh 3,000mAh 4,000mAh battery
Network 4G-LTE with VoLTE (Voice-over-LTE) 4G-LTE with VoLTE (Voice-over-LTE) 4G-LTE
Add-ons Fingerprint sensor, hybrid dual-SIM slots (SIM 1 + SIM 2 or microSD card), microphones x 2, Bluetooth v4.2, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), 3.5mm audio jack, GLONASS+GPS, dual Fingerprint sensor, hybrid dual-SIM slots (SIM 1 + SIM 2 or microSD card), microphones x 2, Bluetooth v4.2, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), 3.5mm audio jack, GLONASS+GPS Dual-SIM, face unlock, fingerprint scanner, Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n), GPS+GLONASS, infrared sensor
Dimensions 147.5 x 71.5 x 8.3 mm 147.5 x 71.5 x 8.3 mm 149.33 × 71.68 × 8.75 mm
Weight 146g 145g 178g
Colours Blue/Gold/Grey/Rose Gold Blue/Gold/Grey/Rose Gold Black, Blue, Gold, Rose Gold and Red
Price (Introductory price. The company might increase if the depreciation of Rupee against Dollar continues after two months)
  • 3GB RAM+ 32GB storage: Rs 7,999
  • 3GB RAM+64GB storage: Rs 9,499
  • 2GB RAM+16GB storage: Rs 5,999
  • 2GB RAM+ 32GB storage: Rs 6,999
  • 3GB RAM+32GB storage: Rs 10,999
  • 4GB RAM+ 64GB storage: Rs 12,999

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