Xiaomi has a new addition to the Redmi series have been announced. The Redmi 2 has a slightly faster processor than its predecessor and can create connections with 4g networks. In China, the unit converted to something less than 100 euros in costs.
The Chinese manufacturer has provided the specifications of the new Redmi on his website. It is clear that the device compared to its predecessor, a few small improvements know. So instead of the Snapdragon 400-soc chosen for the 410 version and is the battery of 2000mAh to 2200mAh gone. Furthermore, the Redmi 2 still about the same 4,7″screen with resolution of 1280×720 pixels. Also the ram and storage capacity, respectively, 1GB and 8GB will not be changed.
What is new is that users can connect to 4g via lte. In the Netherlands, the unit can probably only 4g connections on the 1800mhz and 2600mhz band: support for the 800mhz band, there doesn’t seem to be. Just like in the predecessor, it is possible to have two sim cards to use. The software is as usual based on Android with the Miui skin.
In China brings Xiaomi the Redmi 2 for converted to something less than 100 euro. Or the device, also for Dutch and Belgian customers will be released is still unclear, but in that case the price will probably be higher.
At the same time, Xiaomi to know given that the on January 15, a smartphone is going to reveal. It may be possible the company than with a new member in the Mi-series: ceo Lei Jun spoke about a ‘flagship device’. The ceo had also known that his company last year, about 61 million smartphones sold, more than double compared to the number of sales of the year before.
