Xiaomi Redmi S2 launch today:Specifications, Features and price you need to know

Xiaomi is all set to launch the Redmi S2 which has the best selfie camera in the Redmi series, according to Xiaomi. The launch is scheduled at 2pm China time (11:30 am IST) and will take place in the city of Nanjing at the headquarters of Suning.com, said to be Xiaomi’s sales partner for the phone.

The Redmi S2 is a new budget phone targeted for the Indian and Chinese markets. Though price and specs leaked many times. We would feel curious to know what phone features, once official launch takeup.

Redmi S2 Specs and features

The Redmi S2 will have a 5.99-inch display with HD+ resolution (720 x 1440 pixels) and an 18:9 aspect ratio screen with narrow bezels.. It is said to come with Android 8.1 Oreo-based MIUI 9 operating system, though we can expect MIUI 9.5 to be announced too now that Xiaomi is officially releasing the build in a phased manner. The handset will be powered by the Snapdragon 625 SoC with Adreno 506 for graphics.

The selfie camera of the phone is the biggest highlight that comes with AI portrait mode and AI beautification, boasting a 16-megapixel sensor.The rear camera has a dual-camera setup and going by a Xiaomi teaser, it has a 12-megapixel primary sensor and a 5-megapixel secondary sensor.

The Redmi S2 will come with an array of colour choices namely Black, Rose Gold, Gold, White, Blue, Red, Pink, Grey and Silver.

Since the Redmi S2 has been listed on TENNA and 3C, which are Chinese specification agencies, as well as on China’s e-commerce website Aliexpress, we are mostly sure about the specifications of the device.

According to the TENNA listings, the smartphone will have microSD card support up to 256 GB for storage expansion. However, the Aliexpress listing shows the same at 128 GB. The Redmi S2 will have a batter of 3080mAh.

Redmi S2 price

AS we know far, the Redmi S2 comes with three variants 2GB RAM + 16GB storage, 3GB RAM + 32GB storage, and 4GB RAM + 64GB storage.Coming to the rumoured prices, the base model is likely to be priced at CNY 1,000 (roughly Rs 10,500).According to Aliexpress listings, the midvariant cost about $165 (roughly Rs 11,100).The top end model’s price is still not known. We’ll know the exact prices in a matter of hours.

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