Since the release of Xiaomi Redmi 2 last week, I expected that the Xiaomi Redmi 1S will gonna a lower SRP anytime soon.
My guess was right. When I checked thru the Lazada app, the Redmi 1S price slashed to Php 4,999 which is Php 600 off on it's original SRP. Since April 28 and up to this day, the device is still on stock.
This is still a good choice for those who wants to have a Xiaomi budget smartphone but doesn't care on LTE coverage (as there's no 4G connectivity yet on his/her area) or those who are still into regular-sized sim cards. For me, this is one of the best cameras with very fast camera shutter speed in the below Php 5,000 category. You might gonna have it in a lower price if you'll gonna have a chance to grab a discount voucher code when you buy this soon.