Dual-SIM smartphones are gaining in popularity because they usually come with decent specs and they aren't terribly expensive too. In this shootout, we round up three such devices - ASUS ZenFone 5, HTC Desire 616, and Xiaomi Redmi 1S - to see which one offers the best bang for the buck.

An upgraded variant of the original Redmi, the Xiaomi Redmi 1S runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 quad-core 1.6GHz processor with more internal storage capacity at 8GB.

Xiaomi Singapore just announced on its Facebook Page that the Redmi 1S will be available for purchase next Tuesday, July 8. Hit the link to find out more.

Xiaomi will be bringing the Qualcomm Snapdragon variant of the Redmi to Malaysia and Singapore in a few weeks.