Redmi Note 2

Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
Manufacturer	Xiaomi
Type	Touchscreen smartphone
Series	Redmi
First released	August 2015; 9 years ago
Predecessor	Redmi Note
Successor	Redmi Note 3
Form factor	Slate
Dimensions	152 mm (6.0 in) H; 76 mm (3.0 in) W; 8.3 mm (0.33 in) D;
Weight	160 g (5.6 oz)
Operating system	Android 5.0.2 "Lollipop"
System-on-chip	MediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795)
CPU	Redmi Note 2:; Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 ; Redmi Note 2 Prime:; Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU	Imagination PowerVR (Series 6X) G6200
Memory	2GB LPDDR3
Storage	Redmi Note 2: 16 GB; Redmi Note 2 Prime: 32 GB
Removable storage	Supports up to 32 GB; microSD
Battery	Removable Li-Po 3060 mAh battery
Rear camera	13 MP Samsung S5K3M2 ISOCELL CMOS F2.2
Front camera	5 MP Omnivision OV5680 CMOS F2.2
Display	5.5 in (140 mm) IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen; 1080 x 1920 pixels, ~403 ppi, 16M colors
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 & 5GHz), dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot; Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, Low-energy; 4G/LTE;

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 is a middle class Android smartphone by Xiaomi. It comes in two variants.

The biggest issue - short battery life^[2], even if you replace the battery.

Specifications

Hardware

The low end variant is Redmi Note 2, which is 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 is Redmi Note 2 Prime , which is 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

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^[3]^[4]^[5] with Android 7, 8 or 9, but there is no official support by LineageOS^[6].