REDMI 4A Review

REDMI 4A - Best android phone by Xiaomi under Rs.6000

Xiaomi has launched another budget Android device in India and it’s called the Redmi 4A.This is another Made in India product of Mi. This is a 4G VOLTE supported device. So is it going to be the most successful device under 6K? Let’s check out.

Look n Feel of the Redmi 4A

The outer cover of the phone is built by polycarbonate material due to which it ends up with a metallic look and experience although being light weight. The phone weighs 131 grams which is really light in terms of a Smartphone. This device is going to be available with 3 color variants which are Dark Grey, Gold and Rose Gold.

Display of Redmi 4A  

In this phone you will get a 5” -720P IPS HD display which is similar to the Redmi 3S Display. But, there is no information as such on the screen protection used in this device. This phone also has a Adreno 308 GPU and runs MIUI 8 with Android Marshmallow 6.0.1

CPU

The phone is powered by a QUALCOMM Snapdragon 425 chipset which is a 1.4Ghz Quardcore CPU based on Cortex A53 architecture and also supports the latest 28mn technology.

STORAGE

This device comes with a 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage out of which you will get 8.49GB approx. free on first boot. Memory can also be extended with additional micro sd card but if you do so, you will have to sacrifice the second SIM, as this device uses a hybrid SIM Slot for Dual SIM and memory expansion.

CAMERA & BATTERY of The Redmi 4A

This phone uses a 13MP rear shooter with a F2.2 aperture and single Led Flash. The front shooter is a 5MP cam. This device is having a battery of 3120 MAH but as expected fast charging is not supported by this device. Therefore it should take 2-2.5 hours to fully charge this phone.

SALE

This device is available exclusively on Amazon from 23^rd March 2017 at 12pm IST. The price of this phone is set at a very impressive point at INR 5999/-. Next flash sale is on 30^th March 2017 at 12pm IST.

Discussion and my impressions

In this price range the phone is providing all the basic sensors that are expected in any android Smartphone. The Autobrightness Sensor and the Double Tap to wake features are impressive. IT also supports Second Space by which one can use multiple Whatsapp and Facebook profile in one single device.

Still I feel this phone is set at a little higher price than it should have been. In China this device is sold at 499yen which is approximately INR 5000. But still, this device is no-doubt a very good device at INR5999/-.My frank opinion will be to put in another RS.1000/- more and go for the Redmi 3S, but this totally depends on the budget of the buyer. In the Redmi 3S you not only get a powerful processor which is the Q Snapdragon 430 also along with a more powerful GPU.

Talking about the Redmi 4A again, this is a good device for normal day to day usage. In normal conditions and usage it should not face any lags but this is not built for heavy gaming because one might face frame drops while playing heavy games.

Overall it looks to be a good package at this price point although being a bit high. A 32GB of internal Storage would have been great for any user with similar specs. All in all, a good budget phone from Xiaomi which is expected to do good business once again for the company.