Xiaomi Redmi Note Flipkart Flash Sale Round 2 to Take-off on 9 December; Redmi 1S Now Available with No Registration [Update]

Popular smartphone maker Xiaomi is all geared up for a second round of Redmi Note flash sale on Tuesday (9 December).

The company's e-commerce affiliate, Flipkart, will kick-off the Redmi Note sale at 2:00 pm. tomorrow. However, Xiaomi has not disclosed how many smartphone units will be up for grabs.

[Update: Xiaomi just confirmed that there will up to 75,000 units on 9 December flash sale]

Last week, there were only 50,000 Redmi Notes in stock and it got sold out in record 6 six seconds leaving many frustrated. Things got worse when some miscreants offered the devices on popular classified sites like OLX, Quikr and others at exorbitant prices.

The company had faced a similar experience during the Redmi 1S flash sales. Back then, in a bid to counter the racketeering of Xiaomi devices, the Chinese company in co-ordination with its re-seller affiliate, Flipkart, developed an algorithm which automatically blocked select consumers (fraudsters), who use illegal means to buy Redmi 1S and other electronic branded devices, on the website.

It remains to be seen whether Xiaomi or Flipkart has taken any additional security measures to stop the illegal purchase and sale of devices on Tuesday.

Besides the flash sale, Xiaomi is also running a pre-Christmas contest – "The Ultimate Gift Battle" -- on Facebook starting Monday (8-14 December). Lucky winners stand a chance to win Xiaomi Redmi Note, Mystery Mi and Redmi Note priority pass. [More information on the game, HERE]

Registration window for the Redmi Note 2 December flash sale will be open to the public till 23:59 pm today (08 December) on Flipkart.

[Note: Xiaomi, in collaboration with home-grown network carrier Airtel, is slated to release 4G-based Redmi Note in select cities (around 15) across India for ₹9,999 a little later in December.]

For the uninitiated, Xiaomi Redmi Note (3G) sports 5.5-inch HD IPS screen and runs on the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean (with custom MIUI) powered by MediaTek Octa-core processor, 2GB RAM and 8GB inbuilt memory.

[Read More: Xiaomi Redmi Note vs Alcatel OneTouch Flash vs ZTE Grand S2: Specification Comparison]

In related news, Xiaomi is once again selling the popular Redmi 1S phone on Flipkart. Users need not register themselves prior to the purchase. They can just log-in to Flipkart and buy the Redmi 1S.

[Read More: Xiaomi Redmi 1S Will Return December 8; Sales Without Registrations, Will It Be Successful?]

Key specifications of Xiaomi Redmi 1S and Redmi Note:

[Image credit: Flipkart]