Redmi Note 2

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
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Manufacturer Xiaomi
Series Redmi
First releasedAugust 2015;8 years ago (2015-08) [1]
Predecessor Redmi Note
Successor Redmi Note 3
Type Touchscreen smartphone
Form factor Slate
Dimensions
  • 152 mm (6.0 in) H
  • 76 mm (3.0 in) W
  • 8.3 mm (0.33 in) D
Mass160 g (5.6 oz)
Operating system Android 5.0.2 "Lollipop"
System-on-chip MediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795)
CPU Redmi Note 2:
Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Redmi Note 2 Prime:
Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Imagination PowerVR (Series 6X) G6200
Memory2GB LPDDR3
StorageRedmi Note 2: 16 GB
Redmi Note 2 Prime: 32 GB
Removable storage Supports up to 32 GB
microSD
BatteryRemovable Li-Po 3060 mAh battery
Display5.5 in (140 mm) IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
1080 x 1920 pixels, ~403 ppi, 16M colors
Rear camera13 MP Samsung S5K3M2 ISOCELL CMOS F2.2
Front camera 5 MP Omnivision OV5680 CMOS F2.2
Connectivity

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 was a middle class Android smartphone by Xiaomi. It came in two variants. It had 13 MP rear camera and 5 MP front camera.

Contents

The company discontinued the smartphone's sale in favor of the successors Redmi 3 and Redmi Note 3.

Specifications

Hardware

The low end variant Redmi Note 2 was powered by a MediaTek MT6795 Helio X10 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 prosessor coupled with 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of Internal Storage. The High end variant Redmi Note 2 Prime, on the other hand, was powered by a MediaTek MT6795 Helio X10 Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 prosessor coupled with 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of Internal Storage.

Software

Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 runs on Android Lollipop 5.0 on top of MIUI 7 and can be upgraded to MIUI 9. It is also possible to flash a custom ROM [2] with Android 7, [3] 8 [4] or 9, but there is no official support by LineageOS. [5]

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