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In China we buy second-hand Redmi 2 for 60RMB each (roughly $9.5). Can be bought in quantities. Fully functional with 2GB RAM+16GB eMMC, and battery, touchscree

In China we buy second-hand Redmi 2 for 60RMB each (roughly $9.5). Can be bought in quantities. Fully functional with 2GB RAM+16GB eMMC, and battery, touchscreen, WiFi, Bluetooth, camera, and even 4G support. It's not built from scratch like this one, but if you are just looking for something cheap, then this price is insane.

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wolpoli 5y ago
Something like this would be awesome when paired with a physical keyboard.
throw10920 5y ago
Amazing that we went from this potato[1] for $12 in 2013 to that Redmi 2 in 9 years. Now, you said that you buy the Redmi second-hand, but still - the leap is amazing. [1] https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?page_id=3107 https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?page_id=3107
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- schwartzworld 5y ago
  If you threw a a Qwerty keyboard and command line on that thing, it would be on the front page of HN right now
kragen 5y ago
How easy is it to patch its kernel?
- stragies 5y ago
  It would seem a mainline linux kernel can run everything apart from the camera on (Redmi 2) SnapDragon 410: https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/MSM8916_Mainlining https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/MSM8916_Mainlining
  - kragen 5y ago
    That's good news! I was thinking more about the question of locked bootloaders. Having to patch an outdated kernel is a lot less serious than not being able to run any kernel you've patched. https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/redmi-2-prime-bootloader-blocked-how-to-unlock-it.3311721/ https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/redmi-2-prime-bootloader-... suggests that maybe the Redmi 2 comes with an unlocked bootloader?
rikelmens 5y ago
Where can one outside from Chime buy these phones (in bulk) ?