Yesterday, my highly anticipated phone was delivered to me, I couldn't wait to tear it to bits.

For people who might not know much about Xiaomi Redmi Note 2, here are the specs from gsmarena

Also known as Redmi Note 2 Prime

NETWORK
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2

3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA

4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

Speed HSPA, LTE

GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes


LAUNCH
Announced 2015, August
Status Available. Released 2015, August


BODY
Dimensions 152 x 76 x 8.3 mm (5.98 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz)
SIM Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)


DISPLAY
Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches (~72.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (~401 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes


- MIUI 7.0
PLATFORM
OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)

Chipset Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10
CPU Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU PowerVR G6200


MEMORY
Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB - Chinese version only
Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM - 2 GHz model
32 GB, 2 GB RAM - 2.2 GHz model


CAMERA
Primary 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, phase detection autofocus, LED flash, check quality
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, check quality
Secondary 5 MP, 720p

SOUND
Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

COMMS
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Infrared port Yes
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB v2.0

FEATURES
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser HTML5
Java No
- Fast battery charging: 60% in 30 min (Quick Charge 2.0)
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- MP4/H.264 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
- Photo/video editor
- Document viewer

BATTERY
Li-Po 3060 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 144 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 11 h 30 min (3G)
Music play Up to 46 h
MISC
Colors White, blue, yellow, pink, mint green

Source: gsmarena

Cc: GoAhead

The phone has 2 versions

The China/GSM version
and

The International/3G version

The only difference is that the China version supports only 3G bands peculiar to China alone

While the International version supports the regular WCDMA 2100 and other 3G bands

The China version is cheaper by almost USD30


However claim that the China version actually supports International 3G bands, they have even attached screen shots to confirm their postulation

In as much as the Chinese version is cheaper and purportedly supports International 3G bands, I would advise anyone going for the phone to go for the TDD/LTE version

BTW: Both sims as well as both version support 4G

Picture

Finally the phone I have been hearing so much about

debeo:
Picture

where and how much did you get it?

Nice specs. No be that palasa techo something something 5

The phone comes in a compact renewable pack, with only charger and manual (in Chinese). I got a screen protector courtesy of my supplier, however I didn't use it as i already have a Tempered glass for it!

The phone is very slim and the white back is not bad at all

Unlike Meizu M2 note, its not unibody as the battery is removable

The home screen is like every typical home screen for Android 5, the absence of a special drawer for apps is very noticeable.

As with all Android 5 phones, the apps are arranged on the home screen

New downloaded apps just flow to the next screen

In addition, you can arrange all your desired app in one folder

In this case apps like calculator, mail, calendar, clock etc has been pre-arranged under tools (see pictures)

You can expand and rearrange as you so desire

Mine was delivered this evening, glad I made the right choice.

funkdr:
Mine was delivered this evening, glad I made the right choice.

How much does the phone cost?

how much does the phone cost and where u got it from?

funkdr:
Mine was delivered this evening, glad I made the right choice.

does it support external sd card?

pat077:
does it support external sd card?

Yes it does

TDD VERSION - 16G

CHINA VERSION - 32G

How much is the phone ooooo. How many times you want make dem ask you before u answer. Shakara oloje.

debeo:


Yes it does

TDD VERSION - 16G

CHINA VERSION - 32G

just checked the spec on gsm arena. It was not mention if the international version support sd card or not.

pat077:
just checked the spec on gsm arena. It was not mention if the international version support sd card or not.

Am actually replying you using the phone.

Would snap the back showing the sim and sd card space

nellaluv:
How much is the phone ooooo. How many times you want make dem ask you before u answer. Shakara oloje.

I got mine for around $179 direct from China

Although I learnt its cheaper now, as my price was pre-order price

There are guys on NL who I've seen advertise the phone

Just search for Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 on NL, look for a trusted seller and deal through him, if you so desire

debeo:


Yes it does

TDD VERSION - 16G

CHINA VERSION - 32G

The TDD version supports 32GB microSD

Geeweeny:
how much does the phone cost and where u got it from?

Like I promised, here is a prove it supports SD card

Here is what the settings looks like

About phone

Dialer

debeo:
The phone is very slim and the white back is not bad at all

Unlike Meizu M2 note, its not unibody as the battery is removable

How's the plastic on the back of.the device? Like the one you find on Lumia phones or glossy(shiny) plastic as you find in Samsung phones?

coolestdude01:
How much does the phone cost?

the phone is 43k, then #2500 as delivery fee, total #45500.

Great specs! The shiny back cover kinda makes it look cheap...would have considered it if not for the mediatek processor.
Good at the price too.

You can get this phone from us with tempered glass and 3D back cover case.

Check signature.

sigmundfreud:
Great specs! The shiny back cover kinda makes it look cheap...would have considered it if not for the mediatek processor.
Good at the price too.

That shiny back is not the phone, it's the silicon casing the owner used.

donhils:

How's the plastic on the back of.the device? Like the one you find on Lumia phones or glossy(shiny) plastic as you find in Samsung phones?

Not as wacky as the one on cheap Lymua devices, it has a very smooth feel, it can't easily slip from your hand though and its not ain't like the one in Samsung devices, it's just on its own

The shiny back in the picture is the silicon casing I used, which is very very affordable

You can actually change the color of the plastic at the back at a very very cheap price too!

I just ordered for a gold casing and a blue and pink plastic back!

#PimpMyPhone

sigmundfreud:
Great specs! The shiny back cover kinda makes it look cheap...would have considered it if not for the mediatek processor.
Good at the price too.

Media tek processor?

Are you aware this is the first mediatek processor Xiaomi is using in a long while?

They be been using only Qualcomm's Snapdragon

For them to use Helio x10, you should know why

The Antutu score is enough to attest to its efficacy

funkdr:
the phone is 43k, then #2500 as delivery fee, total #45500.

The prices you guys quote for these phones can be annoying at times

We can direct people to places where they will get this phones by at least 10k cheaper and it will delivered to their door step, as we don't want to spoil your business, please be considerate in you pricing, 5k profit is okay now

E beru olorun