Friday, March 17, 2017

Xiaomi Redmi 4A to launch in India on March 20, will be exclusive to Amazon: Price, Specs and features

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Xiaomi is set to hold another event in the country, where it is expected to launch the affordable Redmi 4A. The company sent out invites for a press briefing on March 20, which kicks off at 1.30 PM. Though it doesn’t spell out the words Redmi 4A, but the invite makes it almost clear that the Redmi 4A is the new entrant in the Indian market.

The Chinese brand has now confirmed that it is launching a Redmi device at the event and will make it an Amazon exclusive. Both Amazon and Redmi India have tweeted confirmation with the hashtag #TimeToGetSmarter.

The Redmi 4A is the cheapest among the Redmi 4 series, priced at RMB 499, which translates to approximately Rs 5,000. And the fact that the smartphone comes with such an affordable price tag and features 4G VoLTE support and is powered by a Snapdragon 425 is its high point.

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Redmi 4A specification and features

Redmi 4A specification and features

The Redmi 4A variant, even though the cheapest, features a premium looking metal body. It features a 5-inch IPS screen with 720p resolution. It is powered by Snapdragon 425 chipset with a quad-core 1.4GHz Cortex-A53 processor, and Adreno 308 GPU, which is accompanied by 2GB of RAM. The Redmi 4A has 16GB expandable storage via a hybrid dual-SIM slot.

On the photography front, the Redmi 4A comes with 13-megapixel primary camera, accompanied by a single LED flash. On the front, it sports a 5-megapixel camera.

Connectivity options include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS/ A-GPS, and Bluetooth v4.1. Sensors on board the Redmi 4A include accelerometer, ambient light, gyroscope, infrared, and proximity. There is no fingerprint scanner on the Redmi 4A. It is fuelled by a 3,120mAh battery. The smartphone run on MIUI 8 based on Android Marshmallow. The smartphone will come in a gold and a rose gold colour.