Xiaomi has unveiled the Redmi 4A in India at a cost of Rs. 5,999, the new version in the firm’s low-cost, entry-level handset series. Also in the Redmi 4A India presentation, the firm announced that unveil of the Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime and Xiaomi Redmi 4 in India is forthcoming. The new Xiaomi Redmi 4A phone backs Reliance Jio’s 4G VoLTE network, and will come in three color variants, Gold, Rose Gold and Dark Grey. Other crucial Xiaomi Redmi 4A aspects are the IR blaster in addition to 3120mAh battery.
The Redmi 4A was also revealed to come in Dark Grey and Gold color variants on Amazon India and Mi.com. The phone will go on sale starting from 12pm IST, Thursday 23rd. The Rose Gold Redmi 4A color will be available on April 6 will be sold only on Mi.com. Unfortunately, Redmi 4A will not be vended offline.
Featuring a polycarbonate figure, the Redmi 4A has a hybrid dual-SIM card space, and operates MIUI 8 centered on Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The Xiaomi Redmi 4A also features a 5-inch HD (720×1280 pixels) screen, and is run by a 1.4GHz quad-core Snapdragon 425 SoC processor paired with the Adreno 308 GPU as well as 2GB of RAM.
The Redmi 4A back camera contains a 13-megapixel radar with PDAF, a 5-lens scheme, an f/2.2 aperture, and is equipped with a LED flash. The front facing camera has a 5-megapixel radar with an f/2.2 aperture. Xiaomi Redmi 4A also comes with 16GB of internal storage that can be increased by microSD card supporting up to 128GB.
Xiaomi Redmi 4A connectivity variants comprise 4G VoLTE, GPS/ A-GPS, Bluetooth v4.1 and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n. Sensors included in the smartphone comprise ambient light, proximity, accelerometer, gyroscope, and infrared. Dimensions of the new smartphone are 139.5×70.4×8.5mm, and a mass 131.5 grams. It is driven by a 3120mAh battery with fast charging tool.
At the Xiaomi Redmi 4A launch occasion, Xiaomi appealed it was the chief smartphone brand in online sales specifically in India, with a 30% share in the arcade. The firm also said that it has initiated its second manufacturing facility in India, in Sri City, which is possessed and run by Foxconn. With this second manufacturing plant, Xiaomi will have the capability to produce one handset per minute.
The Redmi 4A, to remember, was unveiled in China in November last year together with the Xiaomi Redmi 4 as well as the Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime, and is the entry-level version in the Redmi 4 series.