Due to the launch offer, even though the demand for the phone is high, we are more inclined to know the real performance of the phone. Can Xiaomi Redmi 5A really become a ‘smartphone of the country’? We got a chance to spend some time with this device. Learn how our experience with the phone was on using the first time.
The first specialty of Redmi 5A, which is the first to pay attention to it is its lightness. The phone with a weight of 137 grams feels very light in the hands. The phone is made of plastic and a little flexibility can be seen in the body by twisting. We do not think there is anything to be worried about it, but it would be good to use a cover. The phone fits properly in the hand and is credited to 5 inch screen. The thickness of the phone is 8.35 millimeters due to curved edges.
We got a gold unit for the test, but Xiaomi has also listed dark gray and rose gold color variants. The Gold variant is not yet listed on Xiaomi’s store page and may be introduced later. There is a plastic finish on the rear and it is not a mistake to consider it a metal. The gold variant has a white front while the gray variant looks somber with black front. The funny thing is that the box of Redmi 5A is of bright red color and there is a small Xiaomi logo in the corner. The company is insisting on making Redmi a primary brand.
The screen is quite crisp and its resolution is 720×1280 pixels but is not color vivid. The top and bottom of the screen is quite part of plastic. Xiaomi has a non-backets capacitive buttons for Android navigation which is not a good thing. But the same is expected at this price. It is easy to use the power and volume button given on the right side. On the left side, two trays have been given which can be used for two SIM cards or one SIM card and microSD card. The Xiaomi Redmi 5A has a micro-USB port at the bottom and a infrared ammeter towards the bottom can be controlled by home appliance. The most special thing on the rear is ‘Made in India’ text written on it. In addition, the rear of the phone has a camera and flash in the left corner in the middle, while a large speaker grill is given on the bottom.
Redmi 5A, Xiaomi’s custom runs on UI MUI 9. Swipe on the right side of the lockscreen can allow IR remote apps, flashlight and m home apps to control Xiaomi’s home appliances.
It is nice to run MIUI provided you like a single-layer UI. You will get some additional animations in the list. But in a limited time we did not see any kind of problem in running the phone. You get the facility of password-potential apps. Apart from this, you can also run two accounts of one app together. Xiaomi has also given Amazon shopping, WPS office, UC News and Microsoft Office and Skype apps in the phone. Apart from this, there is also a Google suit.
Xiaomi Redmi 5A has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 processor. The phone will get the option of 2 GB RAM/16 GB storage and 3 GB RAM/32 GB storage. It is possible to increase storage to 128 GB via microSD card. The phone has a 13 -megapixel rear camera, but the battery capacity is 3000 mAh, so we have to wait as to how it gives.
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