Xiaomi Redmi Y3, Redmi 7 launched in India

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi today announced the 32MP selfie camera-equipped Redmi Y3 alongside the Redmi 7, which brings the Kryo architecture to the Redmi series for the first time ever.

Similar to the Redmi Note 7 series, the aura design takes new shape to form Redmi Y3 and Redmi 7. While Redmi Y3 features micro-lines on the rear with a prism-like effect, the Redmi 7’s features smoke-inspired colours. Both the phones feature Corning Gorilla Glass 5 on the front, with reinforced corners and P2i nano-coating to give the devices a degree of resistance against splashes.

Successor to the Redmi Y1 and Y2 series that has already garnered over seven million users, the Redmi Y3 makes for a great upgrade for the selfie focused users.

Redmi Y3

The Redmi Y3 features a 32MP selfie camera that allows users to take sharp, high-resolution selfies to full-HD videos with EIS. With a Super Pixel size of 1.6μm, the Redmi Y3’s selfies and videos capture light effectively to recreate images that are true to life. The low-light selfies are accompanied by an intuitive screen flash, which can either be set to automatic or force enabled.

The Redmi Y3’s 32MP selfie camera comes with a palm shutter mode, which allows the user to trigger the 3-second timer with a simple palm gesture. The smartphone come with a 6.26-inch HD+ Dot notch display and is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 mobile platform. The Snapdragon 632 mobile platform contains eight Kryo 250 cores in two clusters of four cores each, optimally segmented to handle hardware-intensive tasks in the most efficient manner. The Redmi Y3 is further supplemented by the Adreno 506 GPU to handle most modern games and visuals.

The Redmi Y3 offers users a massive 4000mAh battery.

Redmi 7

The Redmi 7 marks the debut of Qualcomm’s 600-series on a Redmi smartphone, with the Kryo 250-powered Snapdragon 632. Featuring a 6.26-inch HD+ Dot Notch Display covered with Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Redmi 7’s offers a great hand feel.

There is a dual camera setup of 12MP + 2MP at the back and with AI scene detection, the camera can detect over 30 scenarios. Topping all of this off is a high-capacity 4000mAh two-day battery.

The Redmi Y3 will be available for Rs 9,999 for the 3GB+32GB variant and Rs 11,999 for the 4GB+64GB variant in bold red, elegant blue and prime black starting 12 p.m. onwards on April 30 April via Mi.com, Amazon and Mi Homes.

The Redmi 7 will be available for Rs 7,999 for the 2GB+32GB variant and Rs 8,999 for the 3GB+32GB variant in eclipse black, comet blue and lunar red starting 12 p.m. onwards on April 29 via Mi.com, Amazon and Mi Homes.