Redmi 8A design
At first glance, it is difficult to believe that it is such a economical smartphone. Xiaomi has done a lot of work on the design of this device and Redmi 8A Price In India is also less than Rs 7,000. The front of Redmi 8A has a 6.22 -inch display with Waterdrop Notch, remind that Xiaomi gave a 5.45 -inch display in Redmi 7A.
The earpiece has found a place in the frame of the device, bezel will be seen in all sides of Redmi 8A. Redmi 8A has a border at the bottom and on this you will get Redmi logo. The edges of Xiaomi Redmi 8A are curved, due to this it is easy to hold the phone in hand.
Power and volume button on the right side of the phone, while the SIM tray has got a place on the left side of the phone. The upper and lower part of the phone is flat, only you will get a secondary microphone in the upper part. Xiaomi Redmi 8A has USB Type-C port, it is very good to find a type-C port in this price segment.
The 3.5 mm headphone is at the bottom of the jack, primary microphone and loudspeaker phone. The back panel of Redmi 8A has a single camera with LED flash. There is no fingerprint sensor in the back of the phone.
Redmi 8A Specifications and Software
Xiaomi has given HD+ display with 720×1440 pixels resolution in Redmi 8A. Corning Gorilla Glass 5 has been used for screen protection. Like Redmi 7A, Redmi 8A also has Snapdragon 439 processor. Xiaomi Redmi 8A has two variants, a 2 GB RAM and 32 GB storage variant priced at Rs 6,499.
The price of 3 GB RAM and 32 GB storage variants of Redmi 8A is Rs 6,999. We have a base variant of Redmi 8A for review. Xiaomi is gradually increasing the battery capacity of its phone’s phone. Recall that the Redmi 6A (review) was given a 3,000 mAh battery for his life and now Xiaomi Redmi 8A has been launched with 5,000 mAh battery.
For the information of you, let us know that the Redmi 8A smartphone comes with 18 watt fast charging support but Xiaomi has given 10 watt charger in the retail box. The Redmi 8A also has two Nano-SIM slots and a separate microSD card. Both SIM support 4G and VoLTE, as well as Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/ g/ n and four satellite navigation systems in the handset.
Redmi 8A comes with a wireless FM functionality, which means you do not need to apply a headset to hear FM. Talking about software, Xiaomi Redmi 8A runs on MIUI 10 based on Android 9 Pie. Our review unit runs on August Security Patch. The interface is the same as we have seen in other Xiaomi phones.
Xiaomi Redmi 8A does not have an app drawer and all app icons are placed on the home screen, the phone has many blotware pre-installs including Mi Community, Paytm, Mi Credit, Mi Store, Amazon, Facebook, WPS office, dailyhunt, gaana and Opera Mini. Redmi 8A will get games like Ludo Master, Block Puzzle Guardian, Pop Shooter Blast and Dust Settle. Apart from this, there is also an app store named Getapps.
Like other Xiaomi smartphones, you will continue to get the same spamy notifications in Redmi 8A. We saw advertisements while installing new applications, as well as found that stock apps like Mi Music and Mi Video also send spamy notifications. On the other hand, MIUI will also get a feature of dual apps like dual apps.
With the help of this feature, you can create two apps of supported apps. With the help of Google Digital Welbeing feature, you can monitor how you spend time on the smartphone. You can also use gesture navigation instead of traditional three-button navigation. The phone has the app lock built-in, you can lock the apps with the help of password or face recognition.
The handset also has a game speed booster app that claims that it optimizes performance. You can also disable auto-brightness and notification shed swipe gestures during gaming.
Redmi 8A’s performance and battery life
Redmi 8A has a good hardware that provides good experience. While using the phone, it seems very rarely when the phone has slowed down but the heavy apps take some time to load. We have 2 GB RAM variants for review and it could not run many apps in the background. There is no fingerprint sensor in the back of the phone but the face unlock feature unlocks the phone quickly.
The viewing angles of Redmi 8A are good and the speaker also makes a loud voice. However, when using the display in sunlight, it felt that it could have been a bit better. We already have the idea of how Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 processor performs, because we have Redmi 7A (Review) During it, it was also seen using it, so Redmi 8A is not quite different.
Redmi 8A has a large battery of 5000 mAh to revive life. We took active WhatsApp account, some camera samples during use, using Google Maps for two hours navigation, running some benchmarks and after all this, the phone’s battery lasted throughout the day and at the end of the day, 50 percent battery was still left in the phone.
In our HD video loop test, Xiaomi Redmi 8A supported 16 hours and 31 minutes. The 10 watt charger charged with the handset charges 25 percent in 30 minutes and 46 percent in one hour. It took 2 hours and 30 minutes for the phone to be fully charged. Let us know that the Redmi 8A smartphone supports 18 watt fast charging and the Xiaomi 18 watt charger sells for Rs 449.
Redmi 8A camera
The single camera given in the rear of Xiaomi Redmi 8A is equipped with a Sony IMX363 sensor. The 12-megapixel camera sensor will be found on the back panel of the phone, its aperture is F/ 1.8 and it comes with 1.4 μm pixel size and dual-pixel autofocus. The front panel of the Redmi 8A has an 8 -megapixel selfie camera, its aperture F/ 2.0 and it comes with 1.12 μm pixels.
Xiaomi has used the same camera app as usual. Apart from photos and video mode, you will get shooting modes like Portrait, Pro and Short Video. The handset also has HDR and AI scene detection. We found that the Redmi 8A focuses rapidly during the day but the speed decreases slightly in low light.
Pictures drawn from Redmi 8A in sufficient lights were good, detailed in detail when sample shots zoomed. During the close-up shot we found that the camera creates a good natural depth of field. The AI also works rapidly in the camera app, the details in the photos taken from the handset in this price segment were correctly captured.
Portrait shots taken from Redmi 8A had average edge detection but some of our samples found a slight over exposed. There is a lack of details in low light, Redmi 8A manages noys in low light, but the photos are lacking in sharpness. The details in the selfie taken during the day were captured well and you can apply a beautification filter before taking the shot.
Photo quality is not very good in low light because the grains are seen when zoom is seen. The primary camera is capable of recording video at 1080 resolution but the handset does not have stabilization.
Our decision
Redmi 7A ,Review) Shortly after, Xiaomi Redmi 8A has been launched in the Indian market. Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 processor is the same in the phone but hardware has been improved. Xiaomi Redmi 8A has large displays and better cameras. Apart from this, Xiaomi has given USB Type-C port and 5,000 mAh battery in Redmi 8A.
Recall that Xiaomi some time ago Redmi Note 7 ,Review) Only after some time Redmi Note 7S ,Review) It has been launched and now the same has been done with Redmi 8A. The price of Redmi 8A has been fixed slightly higher than the launch price of Redmi 7A, if you want a budget smartphone or a secondary device at a low price, then Redmi 8A smartphone can prove to be a good option in less than Rs 7,000.