Xiaomi Mi 2

Xiaomi Mi 2 (often referred to as Xiaomi Phone 2, Chinese: 小米手机2),^[3] is an Android smartphone produced by Xiaomi. The device features a quad-core 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro as its CPU.^[4] The device initially sold for ¥1999 in China.

Xiaomi Mi 2

Also known as	Xiaomi Mi2, Xiaomi Phone 2
Manufacturer	Xiaomi
Type	Smartphone
Series	Mi
Availability by region	China October 2012 (2012-10)
Predecessor	Xiaomi Mi 1 Xiaomi Mi 1S
Successor	Xiaomi Mi 3
Related	Xiaomi Mi 2A Xiaomi Mi 2S
Compatible networks	GSM 850,900,1800, and 1900MHz & WCDMA 850, 1900 and 2100MHz
Form factor	Slate
Dimensions	125 mm (4.9 in) H 62 mm (2.4 in) W 10.2 mm (0.40 in) D[1]
Weight	145 g (5.1 oz)[1]
Operating system	Original: MIUI V4 (Android 4.1 Jelly Bean) Current: MIUI 9 (Android 5.0.1 Lollipop)
CPU	Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 APQ8064 Quad-Core Krait @ 1.5 GHz
GPU	Adreno 320
Memory	2GB RAM
Storage	16GB / 32GB ROM
Removable storage	None
Battery	1930mAh, 3100mAh (optional)
Rear camera	8 Megapixels (backside-illuminated (BSI)), Records 1080p at 30fps and 720p at 90fps
Front camera	2 Megapixels, 1080p at 30fps
Display	IPS Display 4.3inches @ 1280px x 720px (341 PPI) (Manufactured by Sharp Inc.)
Connectivity	List Bluetooth 4.0 + A2DP Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n) Wi-Fi Direct Micro-USB On-The-Go with MHL link DLNA
Data inputs	Capacitive touch screen
Codename	aries[2]

Specifications

Hardware

The casing of the Xiaomi Mi 2 is mostly made from plastic, with SIM card slots located inside. The microUSB port is located at the bottom of the device with the audio jack located at the top of the device. The power and volume keys were located on the right side of device. Near the top of the device are a front-facing camera, proximity sensors, and a notification LED^{[citation needed]}. In particular, the proximity sensors are mostly used to detect whether the device is in a pocket or not. The device is widely available in white, green, yellow, blue, red and pink color finishes. The device's display is larger than its predecessor, with a 4.3-inch, 720p IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of ~342 ppi, and Dragontrail glass.

The model is one of three variations of the device Xiaomi created before creating the Xiaomi Mi 3. The device comes with either 16 GB or 32 GB of internal storage. It contains a 2000 mAh battery.

Software

Further information: MIUI

The Xiaomi Mi 2 ships with Android and Xiaomi's MIUI user experience.

Updates

Updates for the Xiaomi Mi 2 is available in three channels: stable, developer and daily. New stable builds are usually available every month with major changes between each update, new developer builds are usually available every week with small but sometimes significant features added between each update and new beta builds are usually available every Wednesdays and usually only contain small fixes and optimizations. Beta builds are only available to some beta testers selected on MIUI's community forums. To update between versions, users usually use an over-the-air updater application.^[5]

The Xiaomi Mi was updated to MIUI 9 based on Android 5.0.1 Lollipop.^[6]

See also

• Xiaomi
• MIUI