Redmi Launches New Budget Smartphone Series Starting With M100

The Chinese smartphone manufacturer Redmi has launched a new budget smartphone series, beginning with the Redmi M100. This device made its debut in China and is now available for purchase locally. It remains uncertain whether the phone will be made available internationally.

Design-wise, the Redmi M100 sports a 6.9-inch LCD display with a resolution of 1600 × 720 pixels and a smooth 120Hz refresh rate. Xiaomi has integrated eye-protection features into the screen and has used Corning Gorilla Glass for added durability. The phone boasts dust and splash resistance, while its fingerprint sensor can handle up to 500,000 touches.

The Redmi M100 incorporates Xiaomi's Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 mobile platform, an octa-core CPU powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 chipset. The phone runs Xiaomi's Surge OS 3, alongside NFC, a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Additionally, Redmi has introduced a senior care mode designed to cater to older users, featuring larger icons, fonts, and the ability to increase media and ringtone volume to 300%.

The Redmi M100 is equipped with a 13-megapixel primary camera, offering features such as film filters, portrait mode, night mode, live photos, dual-view shooting, Pro mode, and document scanning. On the front, there is a 5-megapixel camera with beauty mode, face recognition, portrait mode, and night mode.

The phone's most notable feature is its massive 7,900mAh battery, which supports both 45W wired charging and 22.5W reverse wired charging. It also supports the PPS charging protocol, enabling compatibility with third-party fast chargers. In China, the Redmi M100 starts at approximately $266 for the 8GB+128GB configuration, with 6GB+256GB and 8GB+256GB versions priced at around $296 and $325, respectively.