Brothers from the same family are fighting each other. Which one should I choose, Redmi 2 or 2A?

Yesterday, Xiaomi officially launched the Redmi 2A product, and the price is very attractive, only 599. It was only sold for 499 during the Mi Fan Festival. This product is directly competing with Xiaomi's own Redmi phone.

According to the information provided by Xiaomi, the Redmi 2A uses a 4.7-inch IPS screen with a resolution of 720p, is equipped with a Leadcore L1860C quad-core A7 1.5GHz processor, 1GB LPDDR3 memory, 8GB eMMC 4.5 body storage, 8-megapixel BSI back-illuminated camera, 2-megapixel front camera, 2200mAh battery, mobile 4G, supports dual SIM dual standby, and fast charging.

From the comparison chart we can see, there is not much difference between the two. The most obvious difference is the SoC. Qualcomm is a household name to all of us, but where does Leadcore L1860C come from?

Leadcore L1860C is actually a chip product jointly developed by Xiaomi and Datang Telecom. In this way, the chip cost of Redmi 2A will be further reduced, so that the product has more room for price reduction. Thanks to this, the price of Redmi 2A can be reduced to 599 yuan or even 499 yuan.

Leadcore L1860C is a 32-bit processor based on Cortex-A7 architecture, with a main frequency of 1.5GHz and a GPU model of Mali T628MP2, using a 28nm process; Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor is a 64-bit processor based on Cortex-A53 architecture, with a main frequency of 1.2GHz and a GPU model of Adreno306, also using a 28nm process. Cortex-A53 is a 64-bit upgraded version of Cortex-A7, and the GPU performance of both are comparable. Does 2A have an advantage in running speed? We will know this after we officially use it.

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