Vatsal Impex, the authorised distributor of Xiaomi products in the country unveiled the Redmi Y3 on Monday. The Redmi Y3 is priced at Rs18,499 for the 32GB 3GB RAM variant while the 64GB 4GB RAM option costs Rs21,499.

Redmi Y3 comes with a 32MP selfie camera with Kryo architecture to the Redmi Y series for the first time, the company said in a press statement.

Speaking at the launch ceremony, Sourabh Kothari, country general manager for Xiaomi Nepal, said, “We are excited to offer our customers the all new Redmi Y3 which redefines the selfie experience for our MI smartphone fans with its 32MP super selfie camera.” He further said that embodying the stunning Aura Prism design, Redmi Y3 is a significant jump up from previous iterations.

Powering the phone is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 along with a high-capacity 4,000mAh battery. He said that the newly launched Redmi Y3 offers customers some of the best and innovative technology at a truly honest price.

Introduced with the Redmi Note 7 series, the aura design takes new shape on the the Redmi Y3 with aura prism, states the press statement.

Redmi Y3 features micro lines on the rear to create a prism-like effect, and its colours are sure to shake the market. The phone also features Corning Gorilla Glass 5 on the front, with reinforced corners and P2i nano-coating to give the device a degree of resistance against splashes.

“Marking a significant upgrade from the legacy created by previous Redmi Y series phones, Redmi Y3 features a 32MP selfie camera that is sweetly positioned as an enabler for today’s content creators,” said the press statement. From sharp, high-resolution selfies to full-HD videos with EIS, the 32MP camera is a master of several tricks. With a super pixel size of 1.6µm, Redmi Y3’s selfies and videos capture light effectively to recreate images that are true to life. Low-light selfies are taken care of by an intuitive screen flash, which can either be set to automatic or force enabled.

Redmi Y3 32MP selfie camera comes with a Palm Shutter mode, which allows the user to trigger the 3-second timer with a simple palm gesture. Redmi Y3 is available in elegant blue, bold red and prime black.