Ahead of Xiaomi's January 4 event, where the company is likely to
launch
the successor
to the
Xiaomi Redmi 1S (also tipped as the Redmi 2S), images of both
the handsets being compared have surfaced on the Internet.
In the
leaked images, the alleged Redmi 1S successor is seen in White colour
and sporting a similar design to its older sibling. The front of the
yet-to-be-announced handset is almost identical to the Redmi 1S except
that the icons for capacitive buttons below the screen have been
changed.
The Redmi 2S seems to sport a slightly taller build than
the Redmi 1S in a side by side comparison. The rear of the new Redmi
device seems similar; though the flash has been shifted and appears on
the right side of the primary camera.
The images have been
obtained by the folks at Xiaomigeek and were first reported by
Gadgetraid.
Based on earlier leaks, the Xiaomi Redmi 1S successor will
feature a 4.7-inch HD display and run on Android 4.4.4 KitKat. It is
said to be powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Cortex-A53 LTE-enabled 64-bit
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor with Adreno 306 GPU, and features 1GB
of RAM. Also, the rumoured Redmi 2S includes an 8-megapixel rear and
2-megapixel front-facing camera. It is said to measure 134x67.21x9.2mm
and weigh 132 grams, which is 26 grams less than the existing Redmi 1S.
Notably,
some of the media reports emerging from China also claim that the
device being spotted is just a variant of the Redmi 1S featuring dual
LTE connectivity and not the successor of the Redmi 1S. Android Headline
points that the Redmi 1S LTE variant might launch in collaboration with
Tencent.
However, cementing the fact that the handset expected to
launch on January 4 is indeed the successor to the popular budget
smartphone, is that while most of the specifications of the listed
Xiaomi smartphone match the Redmi 1S specifications, the smartphone
appears to have a better processor, a better front camera from
1.6-megapixel, latest Android OS, and 4G LTE connectivity - differences
significant enough to warrant a refresh.
The handset was also
spotted in a Tenaa listing that revealed additional details of the
unannounced handset, such as 8GB of inbuilt storage expandable via
microSD card (up to 32GB) and a 2200mAh battery. The dual-SIM phone is
also listed to feature 4G LTE support on both SIM cards.
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