The Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 was a middle class Android smartphone by Xiaomi. It came in two variants. It had 13 MP rear camera and 5 MP front camera.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
ManufacturerXiaomi
SeriesRedmi
First releasedAugust 2015; 8 years ago (2015-08)[1]
PredecessorRedmi Note
SuccessorRedmi Note 3
TypeTouchscreen smartphone
Form factorSlate
Dimensions
  • 152 mm (6.0 in) H
  • 76 mm (3.0 in) W
  • 8.3 mm (0.33 in) D
Mass160 g (5.6 oz)
Operating systemAndroid 5.0.2 "Lollipop"
System-on-chipMediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795)
CPURedmi Note 2:
Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Redmi Note 2 Prime:
Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPUImagination PowerVR (Series 6X) G6200
Memory2GB LPDDR3
StorageRedmi Note 2: 16 GB
Redmi Note 2 Prime: 32 GB
Removable storageSupports up to 32 GB
microSD
BatteryRemovable Li-Po 3060 mAh battery
Display5.5 in (140 mm) IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
1080 x 1920 pixels, ~403 ppi, 16M colors
Rear camera13 MP Samsung S5K3M2 ISOCELL CMOS F2.2
Front camera5 MP Omnivision OV5680 CMOS F2.2
Connectivity

The company discontinued the smartphone's sale in favor of the successors Redmi 3 and Redmi Note 3.

Specifications edit

Hardware edit

The low end variant Redmi Note 2 was powered by a MediaTek MT6795 Helio X10 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 prosessor coupled with 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of Internal Storage. The High end variant Redmi Note 2 Prime, on the other hand, was powered by a MediaTek MT6795 Helio X10 Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 prosessor coupled with 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of Internal Storage.

Software edit

Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 runs on Android Lollipop 5.0 on top of MIUI 7 and can be upgraded to MIUI 9. It is also possible to flash a custom ROM[2] with Android 7,[3] 8[4] or 9, but there is no official support by LineageOS.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Xiaomi Redmi Note 2". Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Redmi Note 2 Forum on XDA Developers". XDA Developers. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  3. ^ MohammedHuwais (2019-12-25). "How to Install Lineage OS 14.1 On Redmi Note 2 (Android 7.1.2 Nougat)". Get Droid Tips. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  4. ^ "[Oreo] LineageOS 15.1 for Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 (HERMES)". XDA Forums. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  5. ^ "Devices | LineageOS Wiki". wiki.lineageos.org. Retrieved 2020-05-18.