This is going to be a great news for Xiaomi fans. The handset was launched in the Indian market last year and it was a massive hit in the Indian market. The new version that was announced last month has finally been launched in the Indian market.
The new handset that is slightly improved than the last version is going to be a super success here in the coming days. At Rs 6999 this handset is going to be as much enticing as its previous versions.
Xiaomi was able to sell hundreds of thousands of Redmi 1S handsets in multiple flash sales that the company conducted since last year. All the handsets that the company offered on Flipkart, its online retail partner in India, were taken in the first few seconds itself, showing as to how popular the Chinese company had become in India.
The handset is going to compete with the likes of Moto E with 4G and Lenovo A6000This 4G in the Indian market in the days to come. The handset is markedly improved over its previous version. It is not just a 4G handset but comes with better processor too. The Redmi 2S handset is powered by the 64-bit 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor, while Redmi 1S comes with the 1.6GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 chipset.
The rear camera is slightly improved compared to its predecessor. The previous version came with 1.6MP front facing camera, and now the front has 2MP camera.
The battery too is better than the previous version. The new version has 2,200mAh battery compared to 2,000mAh of Redmi 1S. In the meantime the new version comes with QuickCharge 1.0 technology for faster battery charging. Xiaomi Redmi 2S will be coming with Android 4.4-based MIUI 6.0 software. The handset comes with 4.7-inch HD display, with DragonTrail glass, 8GB internal storage, up to 32GB microSD card support, 1GB RAM and many connectivity options.
