Popular Chinese smartphone maker, Xiaomi released a teaser image of new Redmi series handset on Wednesday, 31 December.
Xiaomi confirmed the news on the official micro-blogging site Wiebo, that the company will unveil new Redmi series smartphone on 4 January.
Though there is no mention of the device category (phone or phablet), many opine that it is most likely to be the successor of the Xiaomi's 2014 mid-range phone Redmi 1S, which was recently spotted at the benchmarking site and the Tenna, a Chinese telecommunication agency database.
[Read more: Xiaomi Redmi 1S 2 Snapshots, Specifications Surface Online; Smartphone May Support 4G-LTE]
As per reports, it is expected to sport 4.7-inch HD IPS screen and run on the Android 4.4.4 KitKat with custom MIUI powered by the Snapdragon 410 quad-core processor with Adreno 306 graphics engine. It also said to house 8mp main camera and a 2mp snapper on the front.
[Also read: Xiaomi Redmi 1S Successor Redmi 2S To Be Better, Faster, Lighter; Launch Set For Early Next Year]
In a related development, Xiaomi is also slated to launch flagship Mi5 smartphone and a dual-edge curved display based handset Xiaomi Arch soon.
Rumoured Specifications of Xiaomi Redmi 2S:
| Model | Xiaomi Redmi 2S |
| Display | 4.7-inch HD TFT screen with 1280x720p resolutions |
| OS | Android 4.4.4 KitKat |
| Processor | 1.2GHz Snapdragon 410 series quad-core CPU |
| GPU | Adreno 306 |
| RAM | 1GB |
| Storage capacity | 8GB (with expansion option) |
| Camera | Main: 8.0-megapixel cameraFront: 2.0-megapixel camera |
| Network | 4G-LTE (GSM, TD-LTE, LTE FDD, WCDMA) |
| Colours | black, white, red, orange, yellow, green, purple, and blue |
| Dimensions | 134.0 x 67.21 x 9.2 mm |
| Weight | 132 g |
