Xiaomi will conduct a second flash sale of its Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime in India next week.

The first India flash sale of Xiaomi's budget Redmi 3S and Redmi 3S Prime smartphones took place on Tuesday. Both devices will be available for purchase in India for the second time in a flash sale on August 17.

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Indians can buy the smartphones on Indian e-commerce platform Flipkart and Xiaomi's online store Mi.com. The Redmi 3S Prime is priced at Rs 8,999 (approx. $135) and Redmi 3S priced at Rs. 6,999 (approx. $105).

The company sold 90,000 units of its Redmi 3S Prime in just eight minutes during its first flash sale on August 9.

"We made more than 90,000 units of Redmi 3S Prime available across Mi.com and Flipkart - the highest volume ever for our first sale... Still, we went out of stock in just 8 minutes. Our first sale of Redmi 3S Prime has, in turn, become the most successful open sale on Flipkart," Xiaomi India' chief Manu Jain said in a statement.

The Redmi 3S Prime features 3GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage. It is powered by the the Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor. It has a 13MP rear camera and a 5MP front camera. It also comes with a fingerprint scanner.

The Chinese smartphone maker is also looking to expand its offline presence in the country. Xiaomi India has said that the company is currently selling its products via 5,000 retail outlets in India and it is planning to double the number of its retail outlets in the coming months. 

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