Redmi S2 with 18:9 display & dual camera soon going to be India’s Budget smartphone

Redmi S2 with 18:9 display & dual camera soon going to be India’s Budget smartphone

Xiaomi is prepping a budget phone with an 18:9 screen and a dual camera. It will be called the Xiaomi Redmi S2 suggests it shall be launched in India and China. The phone will feature a 720 x 1,440 px LCD screen, though there’s no info on the size yet.Also, the Redmi S2 will be powered by a Snapdragon 625 chipset, the same used in the Redmi Note 5, and will run Android 8.1 Oreo. There will be 16 GB of storage on board with a microSD slot to expand the memory as much as budget allows.

As for the camera, there will be a 12 MP + 5 MP camera on the back plus a 5 MP selfie cam on the front. It will feature portrait mode and EIS. The front camera will also handle face unlocking (no word on a fingerprint reader). Camera design is going to be similar to Redmi Note 5 Pro. The Redmi S2 will pack a 3,080 mAh battery, which should offer solid battery life with the 14 nm chipset.

Xiaomi has scheduled an event for April 25, though the Mi 6X has been confirmed as the star of that show.