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Xiaomi Redmi 2

Redmi 2
Brand	Xiaomi
Manufacturers	Xiaomi, Wingtech
Type	Smartphone
Slogan	"Always Believe That Something Wonderful is About to Happen"
Series	Redmi
First released	January 2015; 9 years ago (2015-01)
Predecessor	Redmi 1S
Successor	Redmi 2 Prime (Revision), Xiaomi Redmi 3
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
Memory	1GB or 2GB
Storage	8GB or 16GB
Removable storage	Up to 32GB
Battery	2200 mAh
Rear camera	8 Megapixel, BSI, f/2.2, Full HD video recording
Front camera	2 megapixels, f/2.0, HD video recording
Display	1280 x 720 pixel, 4.7 inch IPS Display (312ppi)
Data inputs	Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen; Accelerometer; A-GPS; Digital compass; Proximity sensor; Push buttons; capacitive touch-sensitive buttons
Codename	wt86047, wt88047
References

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

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. 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). Development of the latter version is continued in the LineageOS project after CyanogenMod's discontinuation. 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), official nightly builds of AOKP (based on Android 8.1), 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) and official builds of Mokee 10 (based on Android 10).

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 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of storage. The display is a 4.7-inch IPS panel with touch capabilities, 1280×720 resolution at a density of 312 ppi with scratch-resistant AGC Dragontrail glass.

Parts Providers

• Processor: Qualcomm
• Modem: Qualcomm
• PMIC: Qualcomm
• Wifi/Bluetooth: Qualcomm
• Connectivity: Qualcomm
• Audio: Qualcomm
• RAM: Samsung, Micron, Elpida
• Storage: Samsung, Micron, Toshiba
• Display panel: Sharp, AUO, BOE, EBBG
• Touch: Focaltech, Atmel
• Camera: Samsung, OmniVision
• Battery: Coslight, Sunwoda

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.

Successor

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

References

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