Chinese
smartphone maker Xiaomi launched the Redmi 2, the successor to the
popular budget smartphone Redmi 1s at an event held in New Delhi today.
The device is priced at Rs 6999 and as always, will be available via
e-commerce website Flipkart. Registrations will begin today at 6PM and
the phone will go on sale on March 24. A limited Edition Redmi 2 with
2GB RAM and 16GB onboard storage will be launched later.
The
device, which was launched at CES this year makes sense for the company
as they have discontinued the Redmi 1s, leaving it with no entry-level
smartphone to compete with the new Moto E.
Vice
President of International for Xiaomi, Hugo Barra took the stage and
said, “We are the fifth largest smartphone vendor in India”. He added
that, “Over 15,000 India themes have been downloaded.”
In
terms of specifications, the Redmi 2, which is slightly slimmer than
it’s predecessor, sports a 4.7 inch HD IPS display at 1280 x 720 pixel
resolution. It has a 312ppi and comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 2 for
protection. It will be 9.4mm thin with matte touch backcover, along with
fingerprint and grease resistance.
The
phone is powered by a 64-bit 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor
paired with 1GB of RAM and Adreno 306 GPU. The Redmi 2 is a 4G dual-SIM
handset where both the slots support 4G. It comes with USB OTG and runs
on Xiaomi’s own MIUI 6 skin over Android 4.4 KitKat.
The
device has an internal storage at 8GB and can be further expanded via
microSD card. It has an 8MP rear camera along with a 2MP front-facing
camera. In terms of connectivity, it includes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS
besides 4G LTE (TDD/FDD) network support. It will be available in pink,
yellow, green, grey and white colour variants.
Posted by : Gizmeon
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