12MP + 5MP dual rear camera
Precise bokeh effect
2+1 Card Slot
4500k soft-toned light
AI-based algorithms
Xiaomi has managed to create a niche amongst the budget segment where they are a force to reckon with in most markets. Well, the key to their success has been Offering best of features and hardware at an unbelievably affordable price. Redmi S2 is the latest offering with a Dual rear camera and a great ‘Selfie camera’ and a flagship design.
Precise bokeh effect
4500k soft-toned light
Look your best with AI Beautify 4.0
18:9 Full screen display
256GB microSD support
14nm octa-core processor
The Dual camera setup on the rear features a 12MP f/2.2 sensor with PDAF and 5MP depth sensing lens, with gyro-EIS, face detection, HDR, Machine learning and AI integration. With multiple shooting modes including night mode. This combination allows you to snap clear and crisp images, while the depth-sensing camera does it magic while shooting those portrait shots with blurred backgrounds.
Being a selfie focussed smartphone the 16MP front camera features a large f/2.0 aperture with a LED flash. Irrespective of the lighting condition you always snap a bright and great looking selfies.Redmi S2 features a 16MP front camera and a LED Selfie-light with 4500k temperature to simulate natural white light. Now you have perfect selfies, even under dimly-lit environments.
While the large sensors in the camera help capture more light for brighter and vibrant images, the Xiaomi's in-house technology Super pixel forms a single large pixel by combining 4 pixels to further boost the image quality.
Through AI and machine learning capabilities the front-facing camera when in Beautify mode of Portrait Selfie mode amounts for accurate subject separation by outlining your face including your hair while blurring the background.
The 5.99-inch IPS LCD HD display is bright with good colour saturation and reproduction and features the taller 18:9 screen aspect ratio. We know that advantage of such a setup amounts to a more compact device with a larger screen ideal for content consumption.
The combination of one of the most power efficient and high performing Snapdragon 625 CPU, with the goodness of MIUI 9.5 on top of equally efficient Android Oreo 8.1 results in some exemplary performance in this segment, outperforming most of the competition.
The advantage of being able to use 2 SIM cards along with a Memory Card expandable by upto 256GB, would indeed be appreciated by those who have had to sacrifice the storage space earlier while using the Hybrid SIM slots. While also enjoy the benefit of Ample amount of built-in storage and RAM.
NETWORK
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) - Global
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
Speed HSPA, LTE
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
LAUNCH
Announced 2018, May
Status Available. Released 2018, May
BODY
Dimensions 160.7 x 77.3 x 8.1 mm (6.33 x 3.04 x 0.32 in)
Weight 170 g (6.00 oz)
Build Front glass, plastic body
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
DISPLAY
Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.99 inches, 92.6 cm2 (~74.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1440 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~269 ppi density)
Multitouch Yes
- MIUI 9.5
PLATFORM
OS Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625
CPU Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 506
MEMORY
Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
CAMERA
Primary Dual: 12 MP (f/2.2, 1.25μm, PDAF) + 5 MP, gyro-EIS, phase detection autofocus, LED flash, check quality
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, check quality
Secondary 16 MP, HDR, LED flash
SOUND
Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
COMMS
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Infrared port Yes
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0
FEATURES
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML5
- MP4/H.265 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
- Photo/video editor
- Document viewer
- 5V/2A 10W charging
BATTERY
Non-removable Li-Po 3080 mAh battery
Model | |
---|---|
FreeGift | No |
Warranty | 1 year local mfg warranty |
Options | No |
Warranty | 1 year Xiaomi SG warranty |
Housing | N/A |
LCD Replacement | N/A |
Battery Replacement | N/A |
NETWORK
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) - Global
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
Speed HSPA, LTE
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
LAUNCH
Announced 2018, May
Status Available. Released 2018, May
BODY
Dimensions 160.7 x 77.3 x 8.1 mm (6.33 x 3.04 x 0.32 in)
Weight 170 g (6.00 oz)
Build Front glass, plastic body
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
DISPLAY
Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.99 inches, 92.6 cm2 (~74.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1440 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~269 ppi density)
Multitouch Yes
- MIUI 9.5
PLATFORM
OS Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625
CPU Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 506
MEMORY
Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
CAMERA
Primary Dual: 12 MP (f/2.2, 1.25μm, PDAF) + 5 MP, gyro-EIS, phase detection autofocus, LED flash, check quality
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, check quality
Secondary 16 MP, HDR, LED flash
SOUND
Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
COMMS
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Infrared port Yes
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0
FEATURES
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML5
- MP4/H.265 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
- Photo/video editor
- Document viewer
- 5V/2A 10W charging
BATTERY
Non-removable Li-Po 3080 mAh battery