Xiaomi Redmi 2, Redmi 1S Successor Announced

Xiaomi on Sunday finally launched the much-anticipated successor to the Redmi 1S, the Redmi 2. The new entry-level smartphone will go on sale in China starting January 9 and is priced at CNY 699 (~ 112 USD). The Redmi 2's availability details outside China remain undisclosed for now, but it can be expected to be made available in India and Indonesia shortly.

The dual-SIM dual-standby Xiaomi Redmi 2 sports a 4.7-inch IPS display with HD (720x1280 ppi) resolution and 312ppi, same as the predecessor Redmi 1S. The smartphone will be layered with company's own MIUI 6 skin over Android 4.4 KitKat.

The Xiaomi Redmi 2 runs on a 64-bit 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor (Cortex A53) coupled with 1GB of RAM and Adreno 306 GPU. As for the camera, the handset includes the same 8-megapixel rear camera along with a 2-megapxiel front-facing camera, which is a slight bump from 1.6-megapixel seen on the original Redmi 1S.

The Xiaomi Redmi 2 houses 8GB of inbuilt storage, which can be expanded via microSD card (up to 32GB). The budget smartphone also features regular connectivity options including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS besides 4G LTE (TDD/FDD) network support.

This phone uses Qualcomm's Snapdragon 410 which means, the processor is 64-bit compatible and also supports Category 4 LTE.

Available in five colour variants - Yellow, Pink, Green, White, and Black, the Xiaomi Redmi 2 is backed by a 2200mAh battery, again a bump from Redmi 1S' 2000mAh battery. The device weighs 133 grams and is 0.5mm thinner than its predecessor at 9.4mm.

Full specs:

• 4.7" screen size, IPS display, 1280x720 resolutiton, 312 PPI
• 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 64-bit processor
• Dual-SIM with 2 card-slots, standing by concurrently
• 1GB RAM, 8GB flash memory, expandable micro sd card slot of upto 32GB,
• Cortex A53 structure, 1.5 times faster than A7
• Adreno 306 GPU
• 4G LTE/3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and 3.5mm headset audio jack,
• Dual-SIM 4G LTE (TDD/ FDD), connection speed up to 150 Mbps
• 2200 mAh Samsung Lithium polymer battery
• 8 mega pixel rear camera, 2 mega pixel facing camera
• 133 grams, 9.4 mm thick
• 5 colors for back cover
• MIUI 6

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Xiaomi Mi Pad with killer specs announced!

Fast. Xiaomi does everything fast.

They sell phones fast. They develop blazing fast devices. Its Tegra 4-powered Mi3 was the world’s fastest phone at launch. They’re growing fast, too: Xiaomi is now one of the world’s largest smartphone vendors.

And now, they’re the first to build a tablet with Nvidia's unbelievably fast, Tegra K1 mobile processor.

Launched in Beijing, the Mi Pad features a 7.9-inch display with 2048x1536 resolution which calculates to a whooping pixel density of 324 ppi. Its 6700 mAh battery means its good for up to 1300 hours of standby time, 86 hours of music playback, or 11 hours of video streaming. It comes with 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB, or 64 GB on-board memory – and a microSD slot for expandable storage. It also sports a couple of 8 MP rear and 5 MP front cameras (not that I care :P).

This isn’t the first time that Nvidia and Xiaomi worked together. Last year, Nvidia partnered with Xiaomi on its flagship Mi3 smartphone – the first Tegra 4 phone. Xiaomi sold 100,000 of them in under 90 seconds last October.

This year, Xiaomi is moving into tablets.Inside the Mi Pad: the 192 core mobile processor, Tegra K1. The ‘K’ in K1 stands for Kepler. That’s the parallel processing GPU architecture found in the world’s most powerful supercomputers.

As a result, Mi Pad offers visual and parallel computing capabilities never seen in mobile devices before. Tegra K1 supports the most advanced graphics technologies – including OpenGL 4.4, OpenGL ES 3.1, and DX12.

Those are the same standards used in PCs and next-gen consoles. That means developers can bring the latest games to mobile devices. Tegra K1 already runs Unreal Engine 4, the world’s most advanced game engine. So, games with intense graphics, like Trine 2, play flawlessly.

Sadly, the Mi Pad will be available in China starting in June as an open beta – select fans will get the option to go hands-on with pre-production units. It will retail for around $240 (16 GB) and $270 (64 GB). 

Full Specifications:

General
	Release date	May 2014
	Dimensions (mm)	135.40 x 202.10 x 8.50
	Weight (g)	360.00
	Battery capacity (mAh)	6700
	Removable battery	No
	SAR value	NA
Display
	Screen size (inches)	7.90
	Resolution	2048x1536 pixels
	Pixel Density	324 ppi
Hardware
	Processor	2.2GHz  quad-core
	Processor make	NVIDIA Tegra K1
	RAM	2GB
	Internal storage	16GB
	Expandable storage	Yes
	Expandable storage type	microSD
	Expandable storage up to (GB)	128
Camera
	Rear camera	8-megapixel
	Flash	No
	Front camera	5-megapixel
Software
	Operating System	Android 4.4 Kitkat
	Java support	No
	Browser supports Flash	No
Connectivity
	Wi-Fi	Yes
	Wi-Fi standards supported	802.11 a/ b/ g/ n/ ac
	GPS	No
	Bluetooth	Yes
	NFC	No
	Infrared	No
	DLNA	No
	Wi-Fi Direct	No
	MHL Out	No
	HDMI	No
	Headphones	3.5mm
	FM	No
	USB	Micro-USB
	Charging via Micro-USB	Yes
	Proprietary charging connector	No
	Proprietary data connector	No
	Number of SIMs	1
	3G	No
Sensors
	Compass/ Magnetometer	Yes
	Proximity sensor	Yes
	Accelerometer	No
	Ambient light sensor	Yes
	Gyroscope	Yes

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