Xiaomi Redmi Y2 first impressions: Not just a selfie-centric smartphone

Xiaomi’s onslaught of mid-range phones continue with the Redmi Y2. The new series introduced last year saw Xiaomi dabble with the selfie-centric market that has mostly been dominated by the likes of Oppo and Vivo. Nevertheless, the Y1last year proved that Xiaomi too can pay attention to the needs of selfie-lovers and the Y2 launched today is only another step towards making selfies great again. However, there’s more going in the phone this time than just a good selfie camera. The Redmi Y2 essentially cannibalises it’s own best-selling Redmi Note 5 Pro by offering the same rear camera for under Rs 10,000. It’s interesting to see how people respond to the new device and for the few minutes I got to play with the device, I saw no reason for this to be passed over for anything else at that price, except for another one of Xiaomi’s offering.

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