Xiaomi sells 15,000 Xiaomi Mi 3 units in 2 seconds

After passing Samsung on its way to the first place in the Chinese market, Xiaomi has teamed up with Flipkart and managed to sell 15,000 units of the Xiaomi Mi 3 in a mere 2 seconds.

The Xiaomi Mi 3 might have been announced last year, but at its ~$230 price tag its good for emerging markets such as India. This sale beats last week's 5 seconds in which Xiaomi sold the 15,000 units. Xiaomi conducts the sale each week on Tuesday, and you have to pre-register in order to participate.

For those looking for a more current phone, the Mi 4 features upgraded specs for a low $310 price tag, which in case you are making your way to China any time soon, can be a bargain. Anyways, pretty impressive how Xiaomi pulls off this sale week after week. What do you say, 1 second for next week? Stay tuned.

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Sony releases Xperia T3 in India for Rs. 27990

Today Sony launched Xperia Z3's cheaper brother, the Xperia T3 in India. The device is targeted mainly at the mid-end market, and sports the same design as the more-premium Xperia Z3, and with down-speced internals.

It sports a 5.3' 720p display, housing a 1.4GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400, 1GB RAM, 8 GB internal memory and 8 MP camera, all powered by a 2,500 mAh battery and running Android 4.4.2 KitKat.

While this specs are definitely not the best in the market, this device is aimed at the mid-range. Nonetheless, price of the equivalent of $420 isn't going to help it win the customers' heart, since that's much higher than the usual.

To sweeten the pill, Sony added a SWR-10 Smart band and a premium case worth $150 combined. The phone is also available on Flipkart for 1,000 Rs. less, which translates to around $404. The phone will have a tough competition with the better-speced HTC Desire 816, which costs around the same.

Sony will launch the phone in India in the upcoming weeks. Interested in picking it up?

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