Xiaomi Redmi was sold out in 8 minutes

Xiaomi launched the Redmi midrange handset at 12pm today, and within minutes, the S$169 product was listed as out of stock in the online store.

Xiaomi sent out a statement saying the Redmi was sold out in 8 minutes, but did not mention the number of units ordered.

The Xiaomi Singapore Facebook fan page is full of complaints about issues including messages like "order creation error" and those who managed to pay through PayPal but Xiaomi's Web site displaying the order as "unpaid". It'll be best to contact the company's customer service via phone or its live chat service.

Making things worse is the unavoidable fact that some buyers are scalpers, hoping to make a quick buck on the resale market. At the time of writing, there are already Xiaomi Redmi listings on local auction sites.

For those who missed out today, do note that all three operators. It will sell at $0 with plan or $169(prepaid but not confirm).

I was thinking getting it. Let wait for telco to reveal the price then.