Xiaomi introduced its new Y series of smartphones in India. Alongside the Xiaomi Redmi Y1, the company also unveiled the Redmi Y1 Lite. Priced at Rs 6,999, the smartphone is a toned down version of the Redmi Y1.
The Redmi Y1 Lite will be exclusively available via Amazon India, and the first sale will begin on November 8. Customers can choose from either gold or dark grey color options. Apart from that, the smartphone will also be available via offline stores including Mi Homes and Mi preferred partners. The company has partnered Reliance Digital and starting from Redmi Y1 and Redmi Y1 Lite, all Xiaomi smartphones will be available from company’s offline retail stores as well.

Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Lite specifications, features

The Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Lite sports a 5.5-inch HD display with Gorilla Glass 3 on top. Under the hood, is a Snapdragon 425 quad-core SoC paired with 2GB of RAM. Also on offer is 32GB of internal storage that can be further expanded up to 128GB via microSD card. 
On the camera front, the phone sports a 13-megapixel rear camera with PDAF support. For the selfies, it features a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture. The smartphone is armed with a 3,080mAh battery, which the company claims is good enough to offer 35 hours of call time, and 11 days of standby time. Connectivity options include dual-SIM card slots, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS/GLONASS, 3.5mm audio jack and micro USB port. On the software front, the Redmi Y1 Lite runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat wrapped under the latest MIUI 9 out-of-the-box.