The upcoming Redmi Y2 smartphone will be an Amazon India exclusive
Xiaomi is all set to launch its selfie-centric Redmi Y2 in India on June 7. A few days ahead of the launch, Amazon has revealed a new Redmi Y smartphone will be available exclusively on the e-platform. The landing page on Amazon for the device doesn’t reveal which Xiaomi smartphone will debut, however, the teasers posted on Amazon website shows the same Selfie-AI camera lens that we saw on ‘Xiaomi Product Launch 2018’ invite.
Amazon has already put ‘Notify Me’ registrations for the new Redmi Y smartphone. The e-retailer has also revealed that the smartphone will feature a dual rear camera setup, selfie LED light, a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, and a fingerprint sensor. Further, the upcoming Redmi Y smartphone is being teased with the hashtag #FindYourSelfie which clearly indicates that it will be a selfie-centric smartphone.
The upcoming Redmi Y smartphone will feature a 16MP AI-Selfie camera
Notably, Xiaomi introduced the selfie-focused smartphone, the Redmi S2 in China last month. The company is now expected to bring the Redmi Y2 as a rebranded version of the Redmi S2 in the Indian smartphone market.The Redmi S2 selfie-centric smartphone came with a 16MP front-facing sensor with AI-powered portrait mode. The rebranded version of the smartphone, the Redmi Y2 is expected to carry similar specifications. The upcoming Redmi Y smartphone is set to be the successor of the selfie-focused smartphone, Redmi Y1 which was launched in India in November last year.
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To recall, the Redmi S2 features a 5.99-inch HD+(1440 x 720) display with 18:9 aspect ratio. The phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor paired with either 3GB+32GB storage or 4GB RAM+64GB of storage. It has a dedicated microSD slot and expandable storage support on the phone is up to 128GB.
In terms of optics, the Redmi S2 has vertically stacked dual rear cameras comprising a 12MP primary sensor and a 5MP secondary sensor. The phone offer features like dual-tone LED flash, Portrait mode, and EIS. The Redmi S2 has a circular-shaped fingerprint sensor located on the rear panel. It has a battery backup of 3080mAh and runs MIUI 9.