Xiaomi will be holding the second flash sale of the Redmi 2 on Flipkart today. Only those interested consumers who have pre- registered for the device will be able to participate in it.
Xiaomi Redmi 2 is not much different from its predecessor Redmi 1 in terms of looks. But the new version is actually shorter, narrower and thinner than the original Redmi 1 design. Dimensions of the new phone are 134 x 67.2 x 9.4 mm, compared to the Redmi 1S’ 137 x 69 x 9.9 mm.
The Redmi 2 offers a 4.7 inch HD IPS display same as that of Redmi 1S. It has a 1.2 GHz Snapdragon 410 quad core processor while its predecessor has Snapdragon 400 quad core processor. It has 8 GB of Internal Memory coupled with 1 GB RAM and also has an expandable storage slot for up to a 32 GB micro SD card as well.
The Redmi 2 has an 8 Megapixel rear camera as the older Redmi 1S while the front camera is bumped to 2 megapixel from 1.6 MP of Redmi 1S. The rear camera is armed with 5-element lens, f/2.2 aperture, 28 mm wide angle lens, and it can record full HD videos. The front camera can record HD videos.
The Redmi 2 is based on Android 4.4 and comes with WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, FM, and dual SIM – both the SIM slots can support 4G SIMs. It has USB OTG support and has GPS with GLONASS and Beidou for navigation.