Xiaomi Redmi 2 review: Spare hand

3 February 2015
The Xiaomi Redmi 2 is helping the company cross into the 64-bit era. A catchy enough headline for a sequel that’s not overly generous with the upgrades. On second thought, a new generation chipset (lower-midrange but still), a more recent OS and LTE are not a package to frown on...

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  • sandeep Reddy
  • U@H
  • 07 Feb 2015

I like to see xiamio customer care in India

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    • Anonymous
    • 2@t
    • 06 Feb 2015

    Bailey, 05 Feb 2015@gsmarena every time you review a Xiaomi you state the one ... moreHow does it 'supposed to be for China' justify removing it from the negatives??

    That's like 'Apple phones are not supposed to have microsd so stop listing it as a negative'

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      • Bailey
      • my3
      • 05 Feb 2015

      @gsmarena every time you review a Xiaomi you state the one of the negative points is its availabilty. I just like to point out it is a China phone first if you get it through a seller you do so at you own risk it is not a negative becuase it was never meant to be in the USA or UK so for the love of all things good could you please stop reapeating the same old chestnut

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        • AnonD-135930
        • 3bu
        • 05 Feb 2015

        Manv, 04 Feb 2015How does it compare to the Lenovo A6000? They're basically the same, but, if you compare the A6000 to the 16GB Redmi 2, then the Redmi 2 is better since it has more RAM... Also, MIUI is more optimized than Lenovo's skin...

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          • AnonD-360291
          • Bmv
          • 05 Feb 2015

          Which version of miui 6 has been used during the review? stable or developer?

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            • AnonD-360112
            • trb
            • 05 Feb 2015

            It is really beautifully but fankly,i don't like mobile phone from china. I think, i will change mind in the next time if mobile phone from china have price is cheap.. i will trial use it.

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              • Anonymous
              • 0BG
              • 05 Feb 2015

              First Xiaomi with normal audio quality. They also figured out sd slot and removable battery are a feature, not disadvantage. Now they need to add non-useless battery like this one and they may have a decent phone finally

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                • AnonD-309678
                • nyL
                • 04 Feb 2015

                Anonymous, 04 Feb 2015Wait.. How is 1.763 (redmi 2) lower than 1.35 (redmi 1s)??They have edited the review. Last night the redmi 2 had around 1.2 sunlight contrast ratio.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • U{2
                  • 04 Feb 2015

                  one of the best specification phone under this price tag,....

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                    • AnonD-265153
                    • sF}
                    • 04 Feb 2015

                    I want to buy this phone (16GB with 2GB ram variant), but the non-hot swappable SD card slot that was there in the RedMi 1S which didn't turn out in the RedMi 2 is a major let down for me, I really loved that hot swappable SD card slot that was present on the RedMi 1S.

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                      • AnonD-265153
                      • sF}
                      • 04 Feb 2015

                      Jeff06, 04 Feb 2015They copying samsung A series design!!Copy Cat CompanySamsung Galaxy A3/A5/A7 has a physical home button instead of the RedMi 2's capacitive keys, recent app keys instead of "menu" key, and has a metal build compared to RedMi 2's plastic (but high quality) build. Get your facts right before stating anything.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • 2@t
                        • 04 Feb 2015

                        AnonD-309678, 03 Feb 2015I think you need to adjust your sunlight legibility test gs... moreWait.. How is 1.763 (redmi 2) lower than 1.35 (redmi 1s)??

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                          • AnonD-122899
                          • QXP
                          • 04 Feb 2015

                          Android phone without app drawer.... That's so iPhone. Yucks.

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                            • Manv
                            • tT}
                            • 04 Feb 2015

                            How does it compare to the Lenovo A6000?

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                              • sammi
                              • 2Au
                              • 04 Feb 2015

                              AnonD-253374, 04 Feb 2015are u that stupid? samsung A series is a premium metal seri... moreur stupid.

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                                • AnonD-253374
                                • vg5
                                • 04 Feb 2015

                                Jeff06, 04 Feb 2015They copying samsung A series design!!Copy Cat Companyare u that stupid? samsung A series is a premium metal series from samsung. totally diffrent.

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                                  • AnonD-57516
                                  • ijx
                                  • 04 Feb 2015

                                  [deleted post]order online and they will deliver to you no matter which barangay or which province or town you're in.

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                                    • MdN8
                                    • akv
                                    • 04 Feb 2015

                                    Anonymous, 03 Feb 2015The phone comes with very atractive colour but you will bel... moreWhat about Android, iOS and Windows Phone? They collect data for a foreign country too.

                                      Anonymous, 03 Feb 2015I think the original Red rice is better than 1s and 2. Almo... morei thought it red bread ~

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                                        • Vinay Asher
                                        • uut
                                        • 04 Feb 2015

                                        It is good phone but no gujarati fonts