Xiaomi launched the Redmi 2 Prime amid much fanfare, the first "Made in India" smartphone by the company. Its an upgrade of the previous-gen Redmi 2 with double the memory and storage at 2GB RAM, 16GB storage. The Redmi 2 Prime still performs well, offers one of the better rear cameras in this price bracket with a good display. Sadly the Redmi 2 still runs on Android KitKat and there is no update to Android Lollipop in the foreseeable future.
8.8
The Redmi 2 was our pick of the bunch among budget smartphones launched earlier, and the Redmi 2 Prime takes it one step further with more memory, storage.
PROS
- Good Display
- Good Performance, Gaming
- Budget Pricing
- Loud Clear Speakerphone
- Good Cameras
- 4G LTE, USB OTG
CONS
- Apps Not Movable
- Build Quality Could've Been Better
- Capacitive Buttons Not Backlit
- Still running Android 4.4 KitKat
Score Breakdown
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Build and Design8.4
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Display9.0
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Network Reception & Call Quality9.0
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Camera(s)8.7
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Music & Video Playback8.9
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Gaming8.9
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Performance8.8
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Battery-life8.7
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Software9.1
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Total Score