REVIEW ON XIAOMI REDMI 4A
Newly launched Xiaomi Redmi 4A has grab the attention of tech savvy. I am sure it will grab your attention too.
First thing you would like to know about Redmi 4A is it’s price, Rs.5999. Yes, it is an entry level smart phone from Xiaomi with a lot good features. Categorizing it ” Smart phones under 6000″ , one can easily compare features of Xiaomi Redmi and other basic level phone.
Here is a quick snippet of features.
Company : Xiaomi
Model: Redmi 4A
Operating system : Android OS, V6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor : 1.4 GHz, Quad Core Processor
Display : 5 inches, 1280 x 720 pixels
Camera : 13 MP Rear, 5 MP Front Camera
Battery : 3120 mAh Capacity, Li-Ion, Non Removable
RAM : 2 GB RAM
Storage: 16 GB Storage, Expandable Up To 128 GB.
Pros :
#1. Camera : No other basic level phone of this category has such a quality camera rear camera of 13 MP is astonishing feature. Selfie lovers will love 5 MP front camera.
#2. Processor : you will experience fast and smooth operation with 1.4 GHz quad processor.
#3. Display : phone looks good with wide screen of 5 inches. This phone is slimmer
8.5 mm and Lighter 131.5 gm
Ordinary features: you may like to know
#1 stand by time : Decent battery with 168 hrs Stand by Time.
#2. Connectivity:
Wi-Fi : Yes
GPS : Yes
Bluetooth : Yes, v 4.10
USB OTG : Yes
No.of Sims : 2
3G : supports
4G LTE : supports
This smart phone supports both 3G and 4G and reliance jio.
Con’s :
#1. Non removable battery : Phone is provided with non removable Lithium ion battery.
#2. Hybrid Sim card slot :
Sim 1 : micro Sim , GSM
Sim 2 : nano Sim , GSM
If you want to expand your memory by SD card , then you will not be able to insert another Sim.
#3. No fingerprint sensor : now a days most of us want finger Print sensor. The major grievance any smartphone user might have with this one is that there is no fingerprint scanner on it. However, given the price tag of the handset, we should not really expect it to come with everything on God’s green earth.
Some other features
Camera Features : Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR, panorama
Weight (g) 131.50
Battery capacity (mAh) 3120
Removable battery No
Colours Golden, Rose Gold, Dark Grey
SAR value NA
Screen:
Type : IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Screen size (inches) 5.00
Touchscreen : Yes
Resolution 720×1280 pixels
Pixels per inch (PPI) 296
Sensor
Compass/ Magnetometer No
Proximity sensor Yes
Accelerometer Yes
Ambient light sensor Yes
Gyroscope Yes
Barometer No
Temperature sensor : yes
GPS : Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Infrared port Yes
Radio FM radio
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser HTML5
Java No
Xvid/MP4/H.265 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
Photo/video editor
Document viewer
Final verdict
It is the best phone in affordable range. One cannot get such a features in the same range. If you are looking for a budget phone , then this is the best choice. However, the phone has been recently released and its full performance cannot be judged . some issues like touch issues and heating of phone and slow charging problems may occur.
Overall this phone is better option for those who want to buy entry level smart phone.