The company hosted the first ever flash sale for its Mi 4 handset starting 2 PM on Tuesday exclusively via online retailer Flipkart.

The stainless steel rim running around the sides seems to be inspired by the iPhone 5S and does look good.

Xiaomi launched its Mi 4 smartphone in India for Rs 19,999 after 6 months of the global launch due to regulatory and operational delays. Manu Kumar Jain, general manager and head of India operations, Xiaomi, says the handset maker will first sell 25,000 to 30,000 Mi 4 devices and thereafter ramp up sales.

Xiaomi, which currently sells devices in India through homegrown eCommerce major Flipkart, will bring in its website 'Mi.com' to India in the latter part of the year.

Apple's iPhone 6 and 6 Plus launched in September 2014 have proved to be popular in Asia despite being costlier than most handsets.

Available exclusively on Flipkart.com, the Xiaomi Mi 4 has a stainless steel body and features a 5-inch IPS display with 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution.

The company sold 30,000 units of the Redmi 1S in 5 seconds. The company also sold 60,000 units of the Redmi Note 4G smartphone.

Xiaomi Vice President Hugo Barra said in an interview, \"One area that we are also looking to make some investments in is start-ups in India.\"

The year 2014 was an exciting one for technology. Giving competition to some of the big brands, there were a few new names that shook the industry.

The new Redmi features an eight megapixel rear camera, improved two megapixel front camera, 1GB RAM and 8GB on-device storage.

The operator provides 4G services in 16 cities but Airtel will provide the Redmi Note at 133 stores across Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Delhi-NCR and Kolkata.

The Redmi Note 4G was announced earlier in December alongside the 3G version of the Redmi Note.

The Kamov Ka-226T, which Russia offered to assemble in India, is a light multi-role helicopter which is used for search-and-rescue operations.

The best part about the phone is the stock Android user interface that makes it easy to use even for first time smartphone users.

\"Mi India: Redmi Note out of stock in 6 secs today! @Flipkart @MiIndiaOfficial ,\" tweeted global VP Hugo Barra who previously worked in Google before joining the Chinese company.

Notably, the Redmi Note 4G is also coming to India in the second half of December. It supports India's LTE network and costs Rs 9,999.

The IAF reportedly suggests that Xiaomi devices send data to an agency which reports to the ministry of information industry in China.

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Moto G will be priced at Rs 12,999. Along with the Moto 360 smartwatch, Motorola will make the Moto X available later this month.

Kantar attributes the growth of Android to the rise of Chinese companies like Xiaomi that have changed the dynamics in the phone market.