Xiaomi today officially revealed Redmi 2 whose specs are nearly same to the other Redmi smartphones and the price is too low, that is less than $150. What actually Xiaomi planning this year ? well, Redmi 2 supports 4G LTE connectivity and dual SIM supported. when we see the price it’s just $112 approx. will this be a big competitor to the previous smartphones ? can we say a best competitor to Micromax Yu: Yureka which is recently launched in India ?
Before going to any conclusion, let’s just go through the specifications of Redmi 2 which are revealed today. Redmi 2 sports a 4.7 inch IPS display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 Pixels resolution. There will be around 312 pixels per inch which is apt for the price tag revealed. It is powered with 1.2 GHz Quad-core Qualcomm SnapDragon 410 processor. Inside the quad-core processor Cortex A53 structure is given which is 1,5 times faster than A7.For GPU Adreno 306 is equipped and we can expect better gaming experience.
It has 1GB RAM and an internal memory of 8GB , well its’ kinda low, so for the expansion a microSD card slot is given with which it can be expanded upto 32GB. As we told it supports 4G LTE connectivity with a connection speed of 150Mbps + dual SIM ( both standby)
An 8 MP camera is given on the back side ( primary) and on the front side 2 MP camera is given ( for selfie lovers). As expected XIaomi’s own customised OS MIUI6 is pre-loaded in Redmi 2. let’s have a look at all the specifications in glance
Xiaomi Redmi 2 specifications:
- 4.7 inch IPS display (1280 x 720 pixels resolution | 312 PPI)
- 1 GB RAM | 8 GB internal memory | expandable up to 32 GB
- 4G LTE connectivity | Dual SIM support ( Stand-by)
- 1.2 GHz Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 64-bit processor with Cortex A53
- MIUI6
- 8MP rear camera | 2MP front camera
- 2200mAh samsung Li-po battery
- back covers with 5 colors
This Redmi 2 will go on sale from Jan 9th first in china, and hope to see this budget killer smartphone in Indonesia, India and other south-Asian countries. In India we’ve already seen the impact of XIaomi smartphones like Redmi 1s, Redmi Note and Mi3, and this one can’t be an exception because of its high-end specifications.
There were other reports confirming that Xiaomi planning to release a new flagship smartphone on Jan 15th in Beijing. So, what will be the next MI product from XIaomi? is it MI5 ? if you know what it is drop it in the comments!