Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Release Date: How Will It Stake Up Against Redmi Note 4G? – International Business Times, India Edition

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G The 5.5-inch 4G phablet is touted to be tailored especially to workwith Indian 4G network carriers. It boasts a 720p displaySnapdragon 400 SoC, 2GB of RAM, 8GB of on-board memory, 13mp rear camera, 3100 mAh battery at Rs. 9,999. Xiaomi

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 is the news With its release date drawing close but if You are expecting significant feature upgrades over Redmi Note 4G, You Could be in for a disappointment. There Could be no major change as far as Specifications are Concerned, if one is to go by the reports.

The Chinese mobile-phone makers are expected to unveil Redmi Note 2 alongwith MIUI 7 on 13 August, of according to My Drivers (via Gizmo China). Chinese online retailer JD went a step Further village Claiming That The device will be up for pre-orders on 16 August.

The Sami source went on to claim That Redmi Note 2 will come with a price tag of CNY 699 (Approximately Rs 7,200 / $ 112 / € 103) for the 16GB variant and CNY 799 (Approximately Rs 8,200 / $ 112 / € 103) for the 32GB model. However, prospective buyers from India can expect a higher price, at least around Rs 10,000, as Redmi Note 4G was priced Rs 9,999 at the time of its launch.

There are Conflicting reports on Specifications of Redmi Note 2 , but all have hinted a possible handset not very different from its predecessor.

Redmi Note 2 is expected to sport a 5.5-inch screen with 720p display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor with quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU , 13 MP main camera and a 5 MP snapper front, of according to GSM Arena. However, My Drivers CLAIMED That the device will come with a 5.5-inch touchscreen with 1,080p resolution, the MediaTek MT6795 SoC processor clocking at 2GHz, octa-core CPU, 2 GB RAM, 13 MP rear camera, 5 MP front snapper, and 3,020 mAh battery and Android 5.0 Lollipop.

On the other hand, Redmi Note 4G Has a 5.5-inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi pixel density), Qualcomm Snapdragon 400, Android 4.2 Jellybean, upgradable to Android 4.4.2 KitKat, 8GB of internal memory expandable up to 64GB via microSD card, 2 GB RAM, 13 MP main camera, 5 MP secondary snapper and 3100 mAh battery.

Going by the reports thathave surfaced so far, Redmi Note 2 ice Unlikely to have significant feature upgrades over its predecessor. In fact, the Devices May Have a few common features like camera, screen size and RAM. It is reported That the upcoming smartphone will be powered by 3,020 mAh battery, while its predecessor Has a 3,100 mAh battery. So, it is to be seen how the new device will stake up against Note 4G.

Article Published: August 10, 2015 19:07 IST