Xiaomi Redmi 1S has finally got its successor in India. The Chinese manufacturer has just launched the Redmi 4A in the country. The entry level smartphone is equipped with decent specs. The Xiaomi Redmi 4A will first go for sale at a price of Rs. 5,999 exclusively through Amazon.in and Mi.com at 12 pm, March 23, 2017.
Xiaomi Redmi 4A Specifications
Coming to the specs, the budget handset sports a 5-inch IPS LCD panel. The display resolution is HD (1280 x 720). Powering it up is the Snapdragon 425 chipset. This is somewhat a downgrade from the Snapdragon 430 SoC of the Redmi 3S.
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Nevertheless, it is still adequately powerful for an entry level smartphone. The 64-bit quad-core processor has four ARM Cortex A53 CPUs clocked at 1.4 GHz each. Adreno 308 is the GPU here.
Software-wise, the Redmi 4A runs Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow underneath MIUI 8. Moving on to the memory department, the phone has 2 GB RAM and 16 GB internal storage. The smartphone supports micro SD card too.
Speaking of the optics, there is a 13 MP primary camera at the back and a 5 MP selfie snapper at the front. There is a single LED flash beside the rear camera. The Xiaomi Redmi 4A can shoot Full HD (1080 x 1920) videos at 30 fps.
The brand new smartphone is a dual SIM device with out of the box support for 4G as well as VoLTE. Other connectivity options include Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz only), Bluetooth v4.1, Infrared emitter or remote control, FM Radio, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, micro USB 2.0 port, 3.5 mm headphone jack, etc. Xiaomi has also included a digital compass.
A 3120mAh battery juices up the Redmi 4A. This is a huge downgrade from the 4100mAh cell of the Redmi 3S. However, this is still ample enough for a phone of its price. Talking about color options, in India you will get the Gold, Rose Gold and Dark Grey models.
Pricing and Availability
In India, the Xiaomi Redmi 4A is priced at Rs. 5999. The smartphone with be sold exclusively through Amazon.in and Mi.Com. The first sale will be taking place on 23rd March 2017 at 12 pm. The Rose Gold variant will be available a bit later on April 6th.
