Review : Xiaomi Redmi 2

Xiaomi Redmi 2 Reviews

Xiaomi Redmi 2 Reviews - Xiaomi has introduced the successor to the legendary series Redmi Xiaomi 1S with the name Redmi 2, no-frills equipped with the letter "S" on the back. This smartphone is still equipped with a screen measuring 4.7 inches with a resolution of 720p as its predecessor. However, Redmi 2 also some technical specifications better than its predecessor, especially in the sector of System-on-Chip, connectivity, and other operating systems.

What kind of overall performance Xiaomi Redmi 2? We have done a comparison with Redmi Xiaomi 1S. Consider the following full review.

Design 

The design concept Redmi 2 still thick with its predecessor, yet the design looks more modern touch with rounded corners, so it is not a traditional look and design standards than Redmi 1S. Redmi 2 134x67.2x9.4 mm dimension and weighs 133 grams. Yes, the whole body of the smartphone that is relatively more compact and sleek, the most striking is high when compared with the size of Redmi 1S. Feels good and comfortable when held and easy to operate with one hand. Although the body of the phone is made of plastic but good finish and quality.

The face pinned selfie camera, earpiece, proximity sensor and light. Do not forget the three capacitive buttons with red accents are now more modern icon, unfortunately still does not have a backlight. That is, in a dark room condition you have to guess own position because there is no light switch. For now more subtle notification LED which is right below the home button.

The back is inhabited by the main camera, LED flash and speaker. Bottom of only the logo Mi which teremboss into the chrome. SIM card slot and microSD micro size are inside, so it should open the back cover in advance for access, where you also find a removable battery. Redmi 2 comes with a choice of bright colors on the back cover, such as Black, Green, Pink, Yellow and White.

The left side of the phone there is a volume knob, the lock / power and plain to the right side. The upper part is filled with a 3.5mm audio port, and the bottom is filled with the microUSB port and mic.

Screen

Affairs of the screen there is no significant improvement, still measuring 4.7 inches with a resolution of 720p with a 312ppi density. With this resolution, is enough to be used to watch videos and play games. This smartphone also has a very good level of responsiveness.

Redmi 2 now use IPS panels supplied by Sharp, so dull impression on the display screen is gone Redmi 1s, the display screen is now brighter. There is also the setting '' color temperature ', which can be selected as warm, cool, and standards as well as setting the saturation mode (standard and brilliant).

For the protection of the screen has also been improved with Gorrilla Corning Glass 2, previously only armed with a glass of Dragontrail, thus making Redmi 2 more resistant to scratches from sharp objects and pressure, despite that does not mean unbreakable.

Interface

The first product of the Xiaomi is not a smartphone, but the user interface is called MIUI. Until now, MIUI is one of the very popular interface. In Redmi 2, MIUI version used is current, the Android-based MIUI 6 4.4.4 KitKat. Unlike Redmi 1S Android base used is 4.3 Jellybean with MIUI interface 5. MIUI 6 offers better notification, anonymous call blocking, and IVR features. This ROM was first announced by the month of August 2014 Xiaomi ago. One point that most characterizes MIUI is a high customization capabilities almost every aspect. Display becomes more cheerful because the use of bright colors.

Lockscreen appear to function unlock the screen, but the area also displays notifications lockscreen.

Sign of the lockscreen will be presented a mix between homescreen pages and apps drawer. Yes, indeed there is the drawer MIUI apps, so all the applications installed will be displayed here along with widgets and folders.

Position icons only 4 x 5. There is also customizable animation effects movement between pages, themes and wallpapers that can be downloaded from the store dedicated, and others.

Notification window is divided into two tabs, the first and the second notification for quick access and display a variety of music widget.

Performance

Specifications Redmi 2 also improved, using a quad core processor capable of 64-bit, 410 Snapdragon 1.2 GHz speed. At Qualcomm SoC has also been planted Adreno 306 GPU chip and 4G LTE modem chip.

For comparison, Redmi 1S is powered by a 1.6GHz quad-core Snapdragon GPU Adreno 400 and 305. Unfortunately, the capacity of the RAM is not changed, still supported 1GB and 8GB of internal memory.

Significantly, the performance Redmi 2 is not much different, but now look smoother movement.

One drawback is the default MIUI still no option to move apps to microSD, you need to root first in order to find a way to move apps to the SD card.

Camera

Unfortunately for the camera sector, there is a significant upgrade. The main camera Redmi 2 still has a resolution of 8 MP with 28mm wide-angle lens and an aperture of f / 2.2 and can record 1080p video resolution. While at the front there is an increase of 1,6MP into 2 MP which can record 720p video resolution.

However, the user interface has been updated, more intuitive, icon for taking photos and video as well as to see the shots on the right side. If we wipe the screen from the top down will bring up filters or effects, while to display the camera settings, wipe the bottom-up, quite detailed settings, there is a manual mode is suitable for users who are not satisfied with the settings atomatis.

To make a video recording made in the same interface with the camera, rear camera capable of recording up to 1080p FullHD resolution.

Other

Gallery has a slightly different look with MIUI 5. When you get to the application will appear where the camera catches collection if you want to see content from other folders you have to choose local images to the content that is in memory or cloud images that exist in the service Xiaomi.

Video playback, now available dedicated application, but can play it through the gallery. Display interface standard course and minimal features, but already supports many popular formats, there is a setting to display the video info, capture, and change the aspect ratio. Video files such as MP4, MKV, MOV and has also been supported by its video player.

For matters of song playback can be performed using the default application MIUI. Display this music interface also got a touch of MIUI 6, just like the video, it's just that simple adjustments needed when using. The music player supports MP3, OGG, FLAC, AAC, and WMA. For setting the output processing available music equalizer presets and also options for artificial earphones Xiaomi (MiSound enhancers, Xiaomi has given some fruit profile. When we attach to the earphones Xiaomi Piston-2, the sound output sounds good, sound better than the sound standards. However, the battery will be drained if you activate this enhancer MiSound. Performance music player seamlessly. for laying speakers carefully enough, though behind but because it is out of the way at the arch so the output does not sound muffled when placed on their backs.

RadioFM still available with timer capability, as well as recording. As always do not forget to plug the headset that serves as an antenna before listening to your favorite radio station.

Xiaomi provide default browser, owned almost all the standard features of this browser, such as multi-tab, mode read, share, Night mode, synchronization with Google account, QE code and other settings. Performance standards alone, and sometimes feels heavy and lag when opening more than one tab.

Connectivity

Xiaomi Redmi 2 also increased in terms of network support. This dual SIM GSM device supports 4G LTE dual connections. This means that both the SIM card slot supports 4G LTE speeds up to 150Mbps. In addition to 4G, there are also other connectivity such as Wi-Fi b / g / n, Bluetooth 4.0, and A-GPS + GLONASS + Beidou.

There is also a microUSB 2.0 connector that supports QuickCharge 1.0 features allow users Redmi 2 can charge the battery capacity of 2200mAh Li-Po quickly and microSD up to 64GB.

Benchmark Results

• AnTuTu: 19 745 points
• Quadrant Standard: 10 712 points
• NenaMark2: 57.3 fps
• Epic Citadel: 57.5 fps
• Multitouch Tester: 10 touch
• HTML5test.com: 406 out of 555 points

Battery Life

Redmi 2 equipped with a Lithium Ion battery with a capacity of 2200 mAh removable, an increase of 200 mAh battery 2000 mAh compared to belong Redmi 1S. Based on our test results, test watch 1080p HD video: Within 1 hour the battery is reduced from 40 percent to 20 percent

Mediocre battery resistance is like the Android phones in general. Such a result indicates that this smartphone is not necessarily the last day of the current can be used with regular usage. With minimal usage level to standard, Redmi 2 will last about + -12 hours.

Excess

• Support 4G connectivity on both the SIM slot
• Android ROM that more fresh and awake updates
• Camera reliable
• Powerful sound output and sound pretty good

Shortage

• Capacitive buttons on the body without backlight
• Native Move to SD
• Standard battery life

Conclusion

Redmi 2 does not offer much different specifications Redmi 1s, merely a refresher, especially the processor side, the design of a more modern, more brilliant screen display, operating system, selfie improved camera, and a slightly larger battery.

For the price of this Smartphone is sold at a price not much different from the previous series, or both are sold at affordable prices. For its own official price Xiaomi Redmi 2 released at a price of US $ 110.

The performance offered by this smartphone is sufficient for daily needs such as socmed, gaming, work, and multimedia.