Xiaomi Redmi 2 is a

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produced by

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released in January 2015. It is the successor to the

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family.

Specifications

Software

The Redmi 2/Prime comes preinstalled with

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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

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. 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

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sources from Xiaomi were only released a year after launch. The Redmi 2 has achieved unofficial stable builds of

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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

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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,

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), official nightly builds of

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(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

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Hardware

The Redmi 2 is powered by a 1.2 GHz Snapdragon 410 SoC with

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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. The display is a 4.7 inch

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with touch capabilities, 1280x720 resolution at a density of 312 ppi with scratch-resistant AGC

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glass.

Parts Provider

*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 has been 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 are several variants of the standard and upgraded model for different markets, with varying

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support.

Successor

The Xiaomi Redmi 3 was announced in January 2016.

References

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