It has a great display, good battery life, performs well, has a super rich UI and has a decent camera which actually makes it a tough competitor for most of the devices in this price bracket, which includes the likes of the Xiaomi Mi A1, the Moto G5s Plus, the Lenovo K8 Note and the Nokia 5 and even the good old Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 which is a bit elderly but is still in running. (techpp.com)
While Xiaomi has reduce the price of Redmi 2 to Rs 5,999, making it a tough competitor against the Sonic 1, but if you want to buy the Yuphoria or A6000 Plus, then you'll have to shell out more bucks. (phoneradar.com)
Its fuel economy and many features will make it a tough competitor for established compacts. (articles.orlandosentinel.com)