Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Black Colour Variant to Be Available from March 1

Launched last month, the matte black variant of Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 will go on sale starting March 1. Redmi India took to Twitter and made the announcement that the black colour variant of Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 will be up for sale on e-commerce site Flipkart and Xiaomi's own platform Mi.com beginning 12 noon.

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“Drop EVERYTHING and read! #RedmiNote4 – BLACK is coming your way on 1 March, 12 noon! Mark the date and make it yours!” the tweet by Redmi India read.

In a first ever, Xiaomi had promised a new matte black colour variant for the Redmi Note 4 at the time of its launch in January. Only the gold and grey colour options of the Redmi Note 4 were on sale until now.

The Redmi Note 4 is a mid-budget offering from Xiaomi and successor to company’s hugely popular Redmi Note 3. The phone starts retailing at Rs 9,999 for the base model with 2GB RAM and 32GB ROM.

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The 3GB RAM version with 32GB storage variant of the Note 4 is available at Rs 10,999. The 4GB RAM+64GB storage version is the costliest at Rs 12,999.

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In terms of specifications, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 features a 5.5-inch Full HD display with a complete 2.5D arc glass design atop. The smartphone is powered by a 2GHz Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor with a 13MP rear camera with PDAF, f/2.0 aperture and 5MP camera on the front. Like its predecessor, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 sports an all-metal unibody design. This time Xiaomi has included bottom-firing speakers on the Note, though.

The device runs on MIUI 8 beta based on Android 6 Marshmallow, and a Nougat beta update has been promised to users.

A big 4,100 mAh battery is the Redmi Note 4's main USP, which according to company lasts at least 25 per cent longer than the previous Redmi Note 3.