Redmi 2
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 andAndroid 5.1 Lollipop 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, 12.1 and official nightly builds of CyanogenMod 13.0 and CyanogenMod 14.1. 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. Redmi 2 has also achieved official stable builds of Resurrection Remix, official nightly builds of AOKP, official stable builds of MoKee 6, MoKee 7, MoKee 8, official nightly builds of MoKee 9 and official builds of Mokee 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 Pro or Prime, has 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. The display is a 4.7 inch IPS panel with touch capabilities, 1280x720 resolution at a density of 312 ppi with scratch-resistant AGC Dragontrail 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
There are 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 | LTE/WCDMA/GSM | China |
| 2014812 | CDMA variant | China | |
| 2014813 | Redmi 2 / Pro | additional support for TDD-LTE, TD-SCDMA | China |
| 2014815 | Hong Kong, South Asia | ||
| 2014817 | South Africa, Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore, Hong Kong | ||
| 2014818 | Redmi 2 / Prime | LTE 2GB/16GB Variant | India |
| 2014819 | Brazil, Indonesia |