Xiaomi Redmi S2 lists online, 'reveals' pricing

Xiaomi Redmi S2 has emerged on a promotional listing in Vietnam. The smartphone appears in an ad that shows its picture and price. The pictures are similar to the one that surfaced after the Xiaomi smartphone appeared in Chinese telecom regulator TENAA's listing.

As per the promotional ad in Vietnam, Redmi S2 appears to be a budget smartphone and is priced at $180 as per the listing (Rs 11,000). The listing further reveals that Xiaomi Redmi S2 will sport 18:9 display. From the pictures, it also appears that the smartphone will come sans physical Home buttons and likely feature a dual-camera setup at the top.

Xiaomi Redmi S2 is said to sport 5.99-inch screen with HD+ resolution of 1,440 by 720 pixels. The smartphone is said to come with 3000 mAh batter capacity. As per the TENNA listing, Xiaomi Redmi S2 will run Android 8.1 Oreo-based MIUI 9 out of the box. Several leaks also point to the smartphone being powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 SoC.

The smartphone has already got certification from Chinese Compulsory Certification (CCC), the product testing agency in Xiaomi's home country. According to a report in Android Headlines, three models of the handset have been tested by CCC. These sport the model numbers -- M1803E6E, M1803E6T, and M1803E6C. The report also adds that one of these variants, with model number M1803E6E, also has been certified recently by TENAA.

Xiaomi recently launched Mi 6X smartphone in China. The smartphone is successor to the company's earlier-launched Mi 5X smartphone. In India, Mi 6X is expected to launch as successor to the company's first Android One smartphone Mi A1. Xiaomi Mi 6X features dual-rear cameras and runs on octa-core Snapdragon 660 SoC with Andreno 512 GPU. It comes in two variants, based on RAM capacity -- 6GB and 8GB.