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.
Model number Name Features Target market 2014811 Redmi 2 / Prime (HM2XWCPro/wt88047) LTE/WCDMA/GSM China 2014812 CDMA variant China 2014813 Redmi 2 / Enhanced (HM2XTDPro/wt86047) additional support for TDD-LTE, TD-SCDMA China 2014815 Hong Kong, South Asia 2014816 红米2A高配版 (Redmi 2a High Spec) High Spec of version of Redmi 2A China 2014817 South Africa, Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore, Hong Kong 2014818 Redmi 2 / Prime (HM2LTE)LTE 2 GB/16 GB Variant India 2014819 Brazil, Indonesia
Successor
The Xiaomi Redmi 3 was announced in January 2016 as a successor to the Xiaomi Redmi 2.
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