Xiaomi Redmi 2 is, or should I say was a great phone when it was announced. The price to specs ratio was off the chart. But as always, technology jist went ahead and demanded more hardware.
The phone is a great first smart phone and can be gifted to youngsters for a change from the humdrum of usual android phones that flood the market.
I have personally owned and used this phone for 6 months and it was great. A downside would be that the software and custom UI demanded more hardware than was present in the device.My suggestion would be to go for the Redmi 2 Prime with better RAM and Memory to keep up with MIUI