Xiaomi announces the $112 Redmi 2 smartphone, a tweaked version of the popular Redmi 1S

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by Sindy Cator on January 4, 2015 at 10:21 am

Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, Gadgets, Mobile, Product Launches

As had been recently anticipated, Xiaomi has today released details of a new version of its popular low-cost Redmi smartphone – appropriately named the Redmi 2. The new model is very similar to the previous 1S variety, except that it features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 Quadcore 64-bit 1.2 GHz processor and support for LTE, the front-facing camera has been boosted from 1.4 MP to 2 MP, and the battery has seen a slight boost from 2,000 mAh to 2,200 mAh. It will run Xiaomi’s MIUI 6 version of Android. Xiaomi, which yesterday announced sales of 61.1 million phones in 2014, has only…

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