Redmi 8A with Snapdragon 439 SoC, 5000mAh Battery Launched at Rs. 6,499

In fourth dimension for the upcoming festival season, Xiaomi has today upgraded its entry-level Redmi A series with the launch of the Redmi 8A. It's the successor to the Redmi 7A, which launched in India earlier this year, and brings a slew of new features that make information technology worth every penny. Don't believe me? Well, let's bank check out the specs sheet, shall we?

Redmi 8A: Specs and Features

Being an entry-level smartphone, the Redmi 8A has a polycarbonate build but it feels pretty solid and premium in the hand. The design of the rear panel, I'k not going to lie, feels as if it'due south inspired by the Realme C2 (the ridged pattern that'south fun to play with) and recently launched Oppo phones (central brand strip). Xiaomi is calling information technology the "Aureola Moving ridge Grip" design.

On the front end, Redmi 8A features a 6.22-inch Hard disk+ IPS LCD brandish with Xiaomi's dot notch design. It has a nineteen:9 aspect ratio, 720×1520 pixel resolution, with Gorilla Glass 5 protection on top. There's a massive chin at the lesser with the Redmi branding and no fingerprint scanner – either on the front end or rear.

Redmi 8A is powered by the octa-cadre Snapdragon 439 chipset under the hood, paired with up to 3GB RAM and 32GB onboard storage (expandable upwardly to 512GB with a defended microSD carte slot). It runs Android 9 Pie-based MIUI 10 out-of-the-box.

Though many phone makers are now offer dual-cameras at this price bespeak, Redmi 8A sports only a unmarried 12MP rear and 8MP selfie camera. You lot'll become AI Face up Unlock, AI portrait mode, and more features baked into the photographic camera app on this smartphone.

The highlight of the Redmi 8A will have to the massive 5,000mAh battery. There's support for 18W fast-charging via the USB Type-C port, something that's unexpected at entry-level prices. The device comes with a 10W (5V/2A) in the box, which is good plenty. You lot tin watch the launch event, which is a short fifteen-minute affair, right here:

Toll and Availability

Redmi 8A has been priced starting at Rs. half-dozen,499 for the 2GB+32GB base variant. You will have to shell only Rs. 500 more to grab the college 3GB RAM variant, with 32GB storage.

The smartphone will continue sale starting from September 29, exclusively on Mi.com and Flipkart. Redmi 8A will become available at offline stores, Mi Home, and all other partner stores down the road, so stay tuned. It'due south going up confronting the Realme C2 with these features and cost tag, so which would be your choice? Tell us in the comments below.