Xiaomi released OTA update to address redmi 1s heating and ram issues

Xiaomi announced the release of an OTA update which it said will address the heating and ram issues plaguing the Redmi 1S so far. These issues are particularly caused by the heavy MiUI custom interface which required a lot of RAM to run and so it doesn't run every efficiently on a device with only 1 GB of RAM.

Redmi 1S India received and used

Xiaomi Redmi 1S, ordered on 2nd Sept 2014, was received on 15 Sept 2014. It came with one charger with usb to micro-usb plug cable, three screen protectors and two micro-sim adapters.
When one tried to make call, it seemed sluggish for me the first time I clicked on call, surely a phone with 1gb ram and quad core processor shouldn't be showing that lag in the call process. And the call process managed to hang for a few times, where one is given option to wait or kill the process, yes that's not promising when I am just trying to call. And in one such time, it managed to hang the phone completely and press anywhere do not register so have to restart the phone. That's not really a promising sign.

Update: 17 Sept 2014: After some use, one have not faced any issue related to lag in phone call process. So it is a one off so far and nothing to worry about. The phone is working fine and is a good deal for those who are looking for a smartphone with the given specs and at this price range.

Redmi 1S India shipped not yet received

Xiaomi Redmi 1S that has been ordered on 2nd Sept 2014 and claimed to have been shipped on 9th Sept 2014 after a delay of 1 week to get it imported probably. Check out the order status below.

Update 13 Sept 2013: The shipment is stucked at the point where it is expected to be received at the motherhub in the city in which one lives in. And the expected delivery date is 12 Sept 2014 and one still have not received the shipment concerned. Did someone at the airport stole the batch of shipment meant for the particular city, or is the shipment status faked because everyone is calling flipkart inquiring about the order status and why it has been so for so many days, so they decide to make the shipment appear to move to silent the customers for a while and obviously they cant make it appear to arrive at the mother hub nearest to your place so it still say expected after 2-3 days as you can go and check and they will be found out.

Redmi 1S India order still not yet shipped

Flipkart Redmi 1s order

The Xiaomi Redmi 1S sales took place on 2nd Sept 2014, and the order was as of that date, till now that is 7th Sept 2014, it has not been shipped.

Flipkart and Xiaomi claimed that there are 40000 units of Redmi 1S put up on sale as on the sale date, and they claimed to have sold out in so and so seconds, but how can you sell out something which you don't even have physical stocks of in any warehouse within the country? If they have real physical stock of the said phone then they would have packed them and shipped them already and those who have ordered would have received the phone by now.

After the sale is finished, then only they will get the said phones imported from Xiaomi's own or outsourced factories in China, so no wonder it takes some time for the imports to arrive in India.

Update 13 Sept 2014:
On searching Zauba.com for the import shipment data of Xiaomi Redmi 1S phone, it shows that the said 40000 phones put on sale on 2nd Sept 2014 were imported in two batches, the first batch of 20000 on 4th Sept 2014 and the rest of the 20000 on 5th Sept 2014. So can they claim a sold out if the phone isnt in flipkart warehouse at the beginning of sale on 2nd Sept 2014? or the shipment is meant for a latter date sale?

With this shipment data, it looks like they import the shipment only after the claimed soldout of 40000 phones
on 2nd Sept 2014.

Those who like shiny and sparkling back cover for your Xiaomi mi3

For those who those who like shiny and sparkling back cover for your mobile. Check this one out to see if you like it. Sparkling and shiny flower back cover.

xiaomi mi3 sparkling back cover

Some cute Xiaomi mi3 back cover