Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has announced that it will be launching first Android Go smartphone - Redmi Go in India on March 19.

The Redmi Go India launch event will be held in New Delhi at 12 AM. The launch date was announced via a tweet by the official Redmi India handle.

We will be unlocking a new world of possibilities. #AapkiNayiDuniya will be revealed on 19th March 2019.

RT if you know what's coming.Hit 'NOTIFY ME' here: https://t.co/Yr5niAejNN to get the livestream alert. pic.twitter.com/YzUnBlp9K7— Redmi India (@RedmiIndia) March 15, 2019

Launched in the Philippines in January, the smartphone is expected to be priced at around Rs 5,000 in India.

Xiaomi Redmi Go will sport a 5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display, 16:9 aspect ratio, 296 PPI and 1000 contrast ratio.

It will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 processor backed by Adreno 308 GPU and paired with 1GB RAM.

First Published:Mar 16, 2019 2:51 PM IST