Xiaomi has made an official announcement of launching its Redmi 2 smartphone in India.

Xiaomi Redmi 2 is available for Rs 6,999 through Flipkart. The first round of sale will begin from 24th of March and the customers are required to pre-register for purchasing it on Flipkart. The Registration for the same will commence 6 p.m. today.

The smartphone comes with a 4.7 inch IPS display, having 720x1280 pixels HD resolution. The smartphone is powered by 64-bit 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor and a 1GB of RAM and Adreno 306 GPU. Xiaomi has 8GB internal storage expandable unto 32 GB.

The smartphone will be having MIUI 6 skin on top and will have 4G LTE support. Xiaomi Redmi 2 runs on Android 4.4 KitKat, which is an upgrade over Redmi 1S.

Redmi 2 features 8-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera along with an LED flash. Xiaomi Redmi 2 comes with Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, A-GPS, and Bluetooth 4.0. The smartphone has microUSB port with USB On-the Go (USB OTG) support. The Xiaomi Redmi 2 is supported by a 2200mAh battery and has dual-SIM support and dual standby technology.

Redmi 2 is the successor to Redmi 1S that was launched in India in 2014 and is quite popular.

Considering the competitive price and features, Xiaomi Redmi 2 is expected to give tough competition to the recently launched Motorola Moto E 2nd Gen, also available for Rs 6,999 through Flipkart.