Xiaomi fans, who have often complained about fewer handsets on sale than demand in the market, have a reason to cheer: they can now get the popular smartphone even cheaper than that offered on Flipkart as the Chinese handset maker will conduct flash sales with refurbished goods e-tailers Overcart and GreenDust.
But there's a catch — the models that will be sold will either be seal-opened but unused, or have some software issues, hence would be refurbished. Overcart and Green-Dust will hold flash sales of the Redmi 1S smartphones on March 23 where a few thousand units will be put up for sale on both sites.
Manu Jain, head of India operations at Xiaomi, when asked whether the company was aiming to mainstream sales of such devices in the Indian market, where most consumers are rapidly taking to using smartphones, told ET, "It (sale of refurbished or unboxed phones) is already happening through offline channels in large markets across the country. Our tie-ups with GreenDust and Overcart, among others, will bring this unorganised market to online, making purchases more reliable for consumers," he said. "If everything goes right, we will scale it up."
Open-box or unboxed phone will be sold for Rs 4,999 while the refurbished version will come with a price tag of Rs 4,599 a piece, on both websites, with separate flash sales for both kinds. Both type of phones will have a six-month warranty from the sellers. A new Redmi 1S is available at Rs 5,999 on Flipkart.
But there's a catch — the models that will be sold will either be seal-opened but unused, or have some software issues, hence would be refurbished. Overcart and Green-Dust will hold flash sales of the Redmi 1S smartphones on March 23 where a few thousand units will be put up for sale on both sites.
Manu Jain, head of India operations at Xiaomi, when asked whether the company was aiming to mainstream sales of such devices in the Indian market, where most consumers are rapidly taking to using smartphones, told ET, "It (sale of refurbished or unboxed phones) is already happening through offline channels in large markets across the country. Our tie-ups with GreenDust and Overcart, among others, will bring this unorganised market to online, making purchases more reliable for consumers," he said. "If everything goes right, we will scale it up."
Open-box or unboxed phone will be sold for Rs 4,999 while the refurbished version will come with a price tag of Rs 4,599 a piece, on both websites, with separate flash sales for both kinds. Both type of phones will have a six-month warranty from the sellers. A new Redmi 1S is available at Rs 5,999 on Flipkart.
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