Xiaomi Redmi S2, company’s’ best Redmi selfie phone’ ever has been made available in China via Suning.com. The new smartphone in company’s new Redmi S-series with 16MP front camera promises the best selfie experience when compared to other Redmi smartphones.
Its 3GB/ 32GB storage variant has been priced at CNY 999 (approx Rs. 10,645) while the 4GB/ 64GB storage variant comes with a price tag of CNY 1,299 (approx Rs. 13,840). It comes in three color options- Champagne Gold, Platinum Silver, and Rose Gold. Redmi S2 is set to launch in India on June 7, 2018, and the company has already started its promotion in the country.
The smartphone sports 5.99-inch HD+ (720×1440 pixels) 18:9 display with a 70.8 percent NTSC color gamut and on top of the display is the Corning Gorilla Glass making it durable. Xiaomi Redmi S2 is powered by a 2.0GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 octa-core SoC paired with Adreno 506 GPU and your choice of RAM- 3GB/4GB. It comes in two storage options as mentioned above which is expandable up to 256GB via MicroSD card.
Camera department includes dual rear camera setup comprising of 12MP (f/2.2 aperture and 1.25-micron pixels) primary sensor and 5MP secondary sensor, paired with LED flash. The setup offers AI portrait mode, HDR, facial recognition, PDAF (phase detection autofocus) and EIS (electronic image stabilization), which reduces blurring and compensates for device shaking while capturing to offer enhanced image quality. On the front, the device sports 16MP selfie camera (2-micron pixels) that comes paired with AI-based beautification tech and offers AI smart beauty, AI portrait mode, and auto HDR. There is also a LED flash on the front for better low-light photography.
The smartphone runs Android 8.0 Oreo-based company’s own UI called MIUI 9, sports iPhone-like antenna lines, and the fingerprint sensor, as usual, is at the back. It also packs Xiao AI voice assistant which works similar to Google Assistant, Apple’s Siri or Samsung’s Bixby. The assistant has been introduced in China and will not be launched in India or other countries for now.
Xiaomi Redmi S2 accepts two SIMs (Nano), has a dedicated slot for the microSD card, and packs 3080mAh battery. Connectivity options onboard the smartphone include 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.2, IR blaster, FM Radio, GPS/ A-GPS, micro USB port, and 3.5mm audio jack. Sensors on the smartphone include proximity, accelerometer, ambient light, magnetometer, and gyroscope.
