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Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime

Announced: August 2015.OS: Android 4.4 KitKat → 5.1 Lollipop. VDRD-summary: It is better not to buy!
Starting price of $100. Starting price of: 6 188 ₽. Starting price of: 3 690 ₴.
Status: Archived.
  • Screen 4.7" IPS LCD
  • Rear сamera 8 MP
  • Selfie camera 2 MP
  • CPU 4 cores Snapdragon 410
  • Memory 2 GB RAM
  • Storage 16 GB ROM
  • Memory cards up to 32 GB microSD
  • Battery 2 200 mAh
  • Thickness 9 mm
  • Sim Cards 2 items dual sim
All characteristics

Short description Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime

This is a smartphone on Android 4.4 KitKat with a usual good processor, with a handy touchscreen size, with  the usual main camera for photos and video, and the front camera here turned out to be absolutely ordinary. And Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime has such features: a slot for two SIM cards.

Disclaimer. The table shows the main technical characteristics of the device. For a full list of features and capabilities of this model, see the manufacturer’s website. We can not guarantee that the information on this page is 100% correct.

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Important update: this model is updated to Android version 5.1 Lollipop.
Check the availability of the update version in your region on the manufacturer’s website.

Android version and market relevance

Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime is smartphone of 2015, which was officially announced in August the world′s electronics manufacturer — the company Xiaomi. In addition, this smartphone supports the work of two SIM cards, here you are, and please, the first reason for buying this model (or any other dual-smartphone from the catalog).

In 2015 this new model works out of the box running the Android operating system 4.4 KitKat. But in the market of android-smartphones an important factor when buying a new device is the possibility of updating it to a fresh version of the OS. So Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime can be updated to version 5.1 Lollipop, therefore, we believe that it can be added to the candidates for purchase.

Screen, body and battery

It is worth paying attention to good 4.7 inch capacitive IPS LCD touchscreen smartphone Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime. The screen size is very ergonomic and this smartphone will fit comfortably in your hand. Reaching with the finger of the hand that holds the smartphone, to any angle of the screen should be easy. The thickness of the case is 9 mm. This also accommodated a battery capacity of 2 200 mAh.

Main camera and selfie camera

Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime is not a camera phone, because it has a main camera on 8 MP. If you want to make a lot of high-quality photos and video on your smartphone, we advise you to look in the catalog on camera phones, whose cameras are more than 20 MP. In addition to the main camera, which is very important, it is also worth paying attention to the quality of the pictures from the front camera. And here at this model the front-seat camera got its 2 MP, which is very little. If you really want to make quality smartphones on the smartphone, we advise you to look in the catalog selfie smartphones, in which the frontcamera of 13 Mp.

Processor and Internal Memory

The more cores the smartphone processor has, the faster it works. Of course, do not forget that the applications should be optimized for the version of Android. But if we are talking about technical characteristics, then the processor here 4-core on the chipset Snapdragon 410. RAM 2 GB.

Built-in memory for storing different data (photo, video, applications, music, etc.) here 16 GB. Do not forget that the update of the software version will be available for your smartphone, and for this you need to download it first, and if the space is not enough, it will not be able to update. Therefore, we advise you before buying to think about how much internal memory you need.

If we scared you just in the context of the built-in memory, then do not worry, because Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime supports memory cards microSD with the maximum volume 32 GB. And this means that you can store all photos and videos with music on the memory card.

Price for Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime: buy or not to buy?

The choice to make is not difficult — to buy or not to buy — we will help you to solve it right now. New smartphone Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime we took and carried out segmentation for the quality of the camera, screen size, battery capacity and processor performance. So, if you want to buy a smartphone with a small screen, then this model perfectly suits you. If you want to receive the usual quality of photos, you can safely take this smartphone and do not overpay for top models. And, finally, on the performance of the processor, this model is average in power with a weak battery here.

Having dealt with the average characteristics, it remains to understand whether it is worth all the declared price of $100 (without taxes and fees). Here everyone makes a choice for himself and evaluates all the pros and cons.

If something you did not fit this smartphone for purchase, then look in our catalog for a selection DROID smartphones. These are models that are now on sale, and that work under the new version of Android OS.

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