The Xiaomi Y2 will be available online on Amazon, but it feels more like a phone meant for offline markets. Maybe that’s because the selfie game it pedals has long been a cure-all formula for pushing phones offline. From an online market standpoint, it doesn’t have the best specs for its price – something we have come to expect of Xiaomi.
But holding Redmi Y2 in my hands, I still can’t decide a phone that I’d rather buy in this budget.
The Oppo Realme 1 is a befitting challenger but the Color OS feels horrid in comparison to MIUI 9.5. Moreover, Xiaomi has ushered in some much-needed design improvements this time. Perhaps once more an affordable Redmi phone will benefit from lack of viable alternatives. The competition is closing in, though.