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Xiaomi is keeping its momentum going as it just launched the Redmi 2S in China earlier today. The device is a budget-class smartphone and will cost a mere $113. The Redmi 2S is the successor to the Redmi 1S (also sometimes called the Hongmi 1S), which was launched in May 2014.
The specs for the Redmi 2S aren’t anything spectacular, but it also won’t break your wallet. The display is 4.7-inches with 720p IPS. The cameras are 8MP and 2MP, back and front respectively. The main feature of this phone is the addition of a 4G LTE antenna, which supports GSM, WCDMA, TD LTE and LTE FDD networks.
So, what’s under the hood in terms of processors? Keep reading after the break.
The processor that is shipping with this phone is the 64-bit Snapdragon 410. It’ll be running with 1GB of RAM and have 8GB of storage capacity, all powered by a 2200mAh battery.
The Redmi 2S is shipping with Android KitKat 4.4, and not Lollipop. The reason I bring this up is that, along with the 1GB of RAM, the inclusion of a 64-bit processor is fluff.
Firstly, the Play Store still mainly features apps that are created for 32-bit processors. Unless those apps were created in Java, it’s still going to take some time to make the shift to 64-bit. Secondly, Android 5.0 really sets the stage for 64-bit processing and without it an average user may never really notice any speed differences between 32-bit and 64-bit. Finally, it is only coming with 1GB of RAM. There are many perks to 64-bit processors outside of that >4GB of RAM argument, but the Redmi 2S doesn’t appear to be taking advantage of anything with the addition of a 64-bit CPU.
In closing, I would not recommend this device unless you just have to have 4G LTE because you’re not around WiFi often enough, or you just have an extra $100 laying around burning a hole through your wallet. Alternatively, if your smartphone just broke and all you have is a $100 for a new device, you could consider the Redmi 2S.
Source: GizmoChina
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