Xiaomi latest budget device, the Redmi S2 has been in the news for some time now and it was earlier spotted on TENAA. Now, the device has been spotted on China’s 3C certification site, hinting that the device may be launched soon. Separately, the Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 has also reportedly been spotted in the wild with a possible Snapdragon 660 SoC.
The Xiaomi Redmi S2 is expected to run on Android 8.1 Oreo with a MIUI 9 skin and will feature a 5.99-inch HD+ IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1440 x 720 pixels. The display will come with a 2.5D curved glass on top. Xiaomi Redmi S2 will be powered by an octa core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 SoC coupled with Adreno 506 GPU. In terms of memory, the device will be available in three variants – 2GB RAM + 16GB storage, 3GB RAM + 32GB storage and 4GB RAM + 64GB storage. The storage on the device will be expandable via a microSD card.
Xiaomi Redmi S2 will feature a dual camera setup at the back consisting of a 12MP primary camera with PDAF and EIS and a secondary 5MP camera with Samsung S5K5E8 sensor. On the front, the device will sport a 16MP selfie camera. The Xiaomi Redmi S2 will be powered by a 3,080mAh battery. Connectivity options on the device include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS and a 3.5mm audio jack.
Separately, XDA Developers reports that the Mi Pad 4 is in the works and is claimed to feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC. This information was shared by FunkyHuawei.club. According to the report, MIUI hardware configuration in the firmware files states that this device will be a tablet PC. Apart from that, the device will sport a 6000mAh battery.
According to the camera configuration files, the Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 might sport a 13-megapixel OmniVision OV13855 sensor with f/2.0 aperture. On the front, there is expected to be a 5-megapixel Samsung S5K5E8 sensor with f/2.0 aperture.
