Xiaomi Redmi 2 is now in South Africa

Chinese smartphone brand Xiaomi is coming to South Africa during 22-28 November, and will launch two devices through distributor MIA Group.

Mobile In Africa (MIA) Group was established out of the Core Group, which is the official distributor for Apple products in South Africa.

While MIA Group president RJ van Spaandonk remains a director of Core Group, he has left his role as executive director of the Apple distributor to lead the new company.

The two companies will function separately, he said, sharing only back-office infrastructure such as warehousing.

e Redmi 2 will have a recommended retail price of around R2,000, while the Mi 4 will sell for around R4,000.

Specifications of the two devices are summarised in the table below.

Specifications Redmi 2 Mi 4
Dimensions 134 x 67.2 x 9.4 mm 139.2 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm
Weight 133g 149g
Operating system Android 4.4 KitKat with MIUI Android 5 Lollipop with MIUI
Display 4.7″ 720p (720 x 1280) 5″ 1080p (1080 x 1920)
Rear camera 8MP 13MP
Front camera 2MP 8MP
Storage, internal 8GB 16GB
Storage, expandable microSD No
RAM 1GB 3GB
Processor 1.2GHz Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) 2.5GHz Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974AC)
Graphics Adreno 306 Adreno 330
Battery 2,200mAh (removable) 3,080mAh
Cellular data LTE HSPA+
SIM type Dual-SIM Single-SIM
RRP R1,999 R3,999
Redmi 2
Redmi 2