Following the 8th flash sale of Xiaomi's Redmi 1S in India where they released 60,000 of its units, the Chinese tech giant decided to have its 9th flash sale on November 4, ending the rumor that their October 28 sale was going to be the last for this year. Registration is again now open according to their exclusive e-distributor Flipkart.
Xiaomi has recently faced 2 major controversies pertaining to their top-seller device, the Redmi 1S. According to users, the device's temperature reaches up to 45-degrees Celsius when used continually. Also, some of its apps unexpectedly quit when the user is running multiple apps at the same time, as well as UI lag issues. These concerns were managed by the company by releasing an over-the-air system update (v45) for the Redmi 1S. As a result, the device now has an improved thermal control algorithm which will keep the temperature at 38-degrees Celsius under normal usage conditions. It now also has an improved RAM so that active multiple apps will still function. Moreover, the company has also made improvements on the performance of Redmi 1S's user interface to address UI lag concerns.
Another major issue that involved the Redmi 1S is its being a "security threat" since it has been sending out data without the user's permission to remote servers located in China. To assure its users in India, Xiaomi has announced that they have been transferring all corresponding data and services of their Indian market users, from Beijing data centers to Amazon AWS data centers in Singapore and USA.
Redmi 1S has been selling like hotcakes in the world's third largest smartphone market, since Xiaomi has introduced its products back in July this year. Despite the not-so-great outcome on their 8th sale as there are still a number of units available according to reports, let us all find out if this upcoming sale on November 4 will be a megahit just like before. Stay tuned!
