The phone runs on the Android operating system, which is currently the most popular platform on the market. Given that the phone is only a year old, it should be able to run the most recent apps and software just fine. MIUI 5, by Xiaomi, runs on top of Android on this device, offering a customized experience.
Camera Rating: B
The Redmi 2 Prime has a 8 megapixel rear(primary) camera, which will produce high quality photos. Its 2 megapixel front camera makes it an average choice for selfies. It can capture 1080p high definition video with its primary camera, which is second only to 4K in terms of recording quality.
The Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime camera lens aperture maxes out at f/2.2 which is standard for smartphone cameras. While lens aperture size shouldn’t be a deciding factor when choosing a phone, some camera fanatics might prefer a larger one.
Display Rating: A-
The Redmi 2 Prime has a 4.7 inch display, which is a tad smaller than the average phone released in 2015.
The screen has a resolution of 1, 280 pixels by 720 pixels, making it a 720p HD screen. Display sharpness can be measured in the density of pixels per square inch of screen, and at 312 PPI, it’s 1.2 times sharper than the average phone released in the past 12 months.
Battery Life
The Redmi 2 Prime has an advertised talk time of 14 hours, which is typical compared to the average of phones released in the last 12 months.
Thicker Than Most with a Lighter Than Average Weight
The phone’s body is 134.00 mm high, 67.20 mm wide, and has a depth of 9.40 mm, 5.6% thicker than the average smartphone released in the last year.
With a weight of 133 grams, its weight is about average for a smartphone of its size.
Processor and Memory
The Redmi 2 Prime houses a quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 system on a chip. Its CPU runs at 1.2 GHz, which is about typical for clock speed.
With 2 GB of RAM, the Redmi 2 Prime has more memory than an average smartphone from this past year.
Acceptable Storage Size
The base model of the Redmi 2 Prime has 16 GB of internal storage, which is sub-par for storing music and video, compared to other 2015 phones. Fortunately, there are other storage size options, or you can cheaply expand its storage by as much as 32 GB with a microSD card.