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Xiaomi Redmi 2
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Redmi 2
Codenamewt86047, wt88047
Brand Xiaomi
Manufacturer Xiaomi, Wingtech
Slogan "Always Believe That Something Wonderful is About to Happen"
Series Redmi
First releasedJanuary 2015;8 years ago (2015-01) [1]
Predecessor Redmi 1S
SuccessorRedmi 2 Prime (Revision), Xiaomi Redmi 3
Type Smartphone
Form factor Slate
Operating system MIUI
System-on-chip 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
CPU Quad Core ARMv8 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 306 GPU
Memory1GB or 2GB
Storage8GB or 16GB
Removable storage Up to 32GB
Battery2200 mAh
Display1280 x 720 pixel, 4.7 inch IPS Display (312ppi)
Rear camera8 Megapixel, BSI, f/2.2, Full HD video recording
Front camera 2 megapixels, f/2.0, HD video recording
Data inputsMulti-touch capacitive touchscreen;
Accelerometer;
A-GPS;
Digital compass;
Proximity sensor;
Push buttons;
capacitive touch-sensitive buttons
References [2]

Xiaomi Redmi 2 is a smartphone produced by Xiaomi released in January 2015. [1] It is the successor to the Xiaomi Redmi 1 family.

Contents

Specifications

Software

The Redmi 2/Prime comes preinstalled with Android 4.4 KitKat with the proprietary MIUI 6 custom graphical user interface, it can be upgraded to MIUI 9 based on Android 4.4 KitKat(for Redmi 2) and Android 5.1 Lollipop (for Redmi 2 Prime) via OTA. The Redmi 2 comes with a factory-unlocked bootloader, allowing users to "root" the device and install custom firmware.

The software-development community has released custom ROMs and kernels for the phone, even though the official kernel sources from Xiaomi were only released a year after launch. [3] [4] The Redmi 2 has achieved unofficial stable builds of CyanogenMod 11 (based on Android 4.4), 12.1 (Android 5.1) and official nightly builds of CyanogenMod 13.0 (Android 6.0.1) and CyanogenMod 14.1 (Android 7.1.1). [5] [6] [7] [8] Development of the latter version is continued in the LineageOS project after CyanogenMod's discontinuation. [9] From LineageOS builds Redmi 2 is currently getting official nightly builds of LineageOS 17.1 (Based on Android 10). Redmi 2 has also achieved official stable builds of Resurrection Remix (based on Android 7.1.2, Android 8.1), [10] official nightly builds of AOKP (based on Android 8.1), [11] official stable builds of MoKee 6 (based on Android 6.0.1), MoKee 7 (based on Android 7.1.2), MoKee 8 (based on Android 8.1), official nightly builds of MoKee 9 (based on Android 9.0.0) [12] and official builds of Mokee 10 (based on Android 10). [12]

Hardware

The Redmi 2 is powered by a 1.2 GHz Snapdragon 410 SoC with Adreno 306 graphics engine. It features 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of storage. The Redmi 2S, also called Redmi 2 Enhanced or Prime (depending on locale), has 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. [13] The display is a 4.7 inch IPS panel with touch capabilities, 1280x720 resolution at a density of 312 ppi with scratch-resistant AGC Dragontrail glass.

Parts Providers

Variants

Redmi 2 was updated with two models, namely Redmi 2 Prime (India) and Redmi 2 Enhanced (China), with 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of storage, twice that of the standard model. There were several variants of the standard and upgraded model for different markets, with varying baseband support.

Model numberNameFeaturesTarget market
2014811Redmi 2 / Prime (HM2XWCPro/wt88047)LTE/WCDMA/GSMChina
2014812 [14] CDMA variantChina
2014813 [15] Redmi 2 / Enhanced (HM2XTDPro/wt86047)additional support for TDD-LTE, TD-SCDMAChina
2014815 [16] Hong Kong, South Asia
2014816 [17] 红米2A高配版 (Redmi 2a High Spec)High Spec of version of Redmi 2AChina
2014817 [18] South Africa, Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore, Hong Kong
2014818Redmi 2 / Prime (HM2LTE)LTE 2GB/16GB VariantIndia
2014819 [19] Brazil, Indonesia

Successor

The Xiaomi Redmi 3 was announced in January 2016 as a successor to the Xiaomi Redmi 2. [20]

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