The Apple of China, Xiaomi has launched its first ‘Made in India’ smartphone – the Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime. The device would be available online at first from Flipkart (without any flash sale) and Xiaomi has also partnered with Redington to sell the smartphones offline.
The Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime is the original Redmi 2 with double RAM and Storage; that means instead of the 1GB RAM and 8GB internal storage, it now has 2GB of RAM and 16GB space of internal storage (expandable up to 32GB via microSD).
Moving to the remaining Redmi 2 Prime Specs – it sports a 4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS full laminated display, powered by a 64-bit quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor clocked at 1.2GHz with rear facing 8MP f/2.2 camera with LED flash and a front facing 2MP camera for selfies.
Others includes – Dual SIM slots with 4G in both, Android 4.4.4 Kitkat OS with MIUI 6.0 ontop and backed by a 2200mAh battery with quick charge technology. The Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime is selling on Flipkart for Rs 6999 ($109) about $15 less than the Original Xiaomi Redmi 2 – Rs 5999 ($94).
The Chinese company’s manufacturing unit is built in partnership with Foxconn and is located in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh in India. At the moment, Xiaomi imports all the components from China and assemble them together in India; but Huga Barra expects that to change as soon as components can be gotten locally.
Commenting on the launch of the Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime in India, Xiaomi Global VP Hugo Barra said,
“Redmi 2 Prime is the first smartphone from Xiaomi to be assembled in our facility in Sri City. We would like to thank Andhra Pradesh government for helping us to start local manufacturing within just six months. Initial talks started in February and today we have already started to sell the Redmi 2 Prime. The unit in Brazil and the one here are exactly the same. It took us about three times more the time to start manufacturing in Brazil than in India”.
