Xiaomi sells 800,000 'Redmi Note 2' in first 12 hours

Xiaomi's latest handset, the Redmi Note 2, had an impressive first 12 hours selling 800,000 units. The news came via Xiaomi's Weibo page touting the sales milestone.

Although Xiaomi has yet to formally break into the international market, its latest handset, the 'Redmi Note 2', had an impressive first 12 hours selling 800,000 units.

While the sales figure might not be quite what Apple does in its first day with the iPhone, 800,000 is nothing to scoff at, considering the Redmi Note 2 did not have a global release. The sales milestone was posted on Xiaomi's own Weibo page.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 includes the following specs:

5.5-inch 1080p IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Mediatek MT6795 Octa-core 2.0 GHz / PowerVR G6200 GPU
16 GB internal memory expandable via microSD
2GB RAM
13 MP rear camera
5 MP front-facing camera
3060 mAh removable battery
Dual-SIM
?Android 5.0 with MIUI7

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 began sales on August 12th. The device starts at around $130 for the 16GB version and tops out at around $160 USD for the 32GB LTE model. The handset is offered in a variety of colors including: yellow, mint, blue, pink and white. Xiaomi has not announced official pricing or availability outside of Asia.

Source: Xiaomi via GSMArena