Xiaomi Redmi 8A Quick Review, Specs/Features & Price

Xiaomi has announced the affordable version of the Xiaomi Redmi 8 smartphone with massive battery capacity. The Redmi 8A does not only comes with a monster battery but it also offers a large screen display size with a waterdrop notch and other regulars. It’s available in multiple colors with average inbuilt storage and other regulars.

Xiaomi Redmi 8A

Xiaomi Redmi 8A Key Specs And Features

  • Display- 6.2 inches, 720 x 1520 pixels, and 271 PPI
  • Operating System- Android 9.0 Pie
  • Processor- Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439
  • Memory- 3/4GB RAM and 32/64GB inbuilt storage
  • Camera- 12 MP Rear and 8 MP Front camera
  • Battery- 5000 mAh Nonremovable

Design And Display

On the body, the Xiaomi Redmi 8A is blessed with a decent body. The entire body is wrapped with a plastic. It measures 156.5 x 75.4 x 9.4 mm in dimensions and weight 188 gram. The front body is made of glass. The smooth panel lacks a fingerprint scanner housing the camera and an LED flash.

Upfront is a waterdrop notch that offers a large screen display size of 6.2 inches with IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen. It has a screen resolution of 720 x 1520 pixels and 271 PPI density. Surprisingly, the screen is protected by corning gorilla glass 5 and it reaches up to 81.3% screen-to-body ratio.

Camera Features

On the camera department, the Redmi 8A has a dual-camera configuration. On the back, it’s equipped with a single rear camera of 12 MP that has f/1.8, 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, and dual pixel PDAF. Other features of the camera include LED flash, HDR and it’s capable of shooting 1080p@30fps video resolution.
The selfies snapper of the phone is 8 MP with HDR and it can also shoot 1080p@30fps video resolution.

Hardware And Software

Behind the wheel is a Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 SOC based on 12 nm process technology with an octa-core processor clocking at a speed of 1.95 GHz. It has Adreno 505 GPU to take care of graphics related issues and gaming. Booting the phone is Android 9.0 Pie operating system with MIUI 10 user interface on top.

Redmi 8A

Storage Capacity And Sensors

The internal storage on the phone is 32GB with a RAM of 2GB. There’s also another model with 3GB RAM and still the same 32GB. You can still expand the memory if you want with micro SD card but not beyond 512 GB. The sensors on the phone are Accelerometer, proximity, and compass.

Battery Power And Network Connectivity

The Redmi 8A has a nonremovable battery capacity of 5000 mAh with support for Fast battery charging 18W. As you can see, the Redmi 8A top selling point is battery power. Apart from that, the phone also has a dual SIM with 4G LTE Network. Other connectivity options on the inside are Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS and 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go for files transfer and charging.

Xiaomi Redmi 8A Full Technical Specification

General

Device Type Smartphone
Model Xiaomi Redmi 8A
Announced 2019, September
Released 2019, September
Status Available on Shopping Stores

Network

2G Network Yes
3G Network Yes
4G Network Yes
SIM Type Nano
SIM Count Dual SIM

Design

Type Front (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Dimensions 156.3 x 75.4 x 9.4 mm (6.15 x 2.97 x 0.37 in)
Weight 190 g (6.70 oz)
Protection Yes
Colours Black, Blue, Red

Display

Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 6.22 inches
Resolution 720 x 1520 pixels, 19:9 ratio
Colors 16M colors
Pixel Density 270 ppi
Screen-To-Body Ratio 81.9%
Touch Screen Yes
Protection Yes
Features Multi-touch
Secondary Display No

Camera

Primary 12 MP
Image Yes
Video Yes
Features Autofocus
Continuous shooting
Digital zoom
Digital image stabilization
Geotagging
Panorama
HDR
Touch focus
Face detection
White balance settings
ISO settings
Exposure compensation
Self-timer
Scene mode
Sensor size – 1/3.1″
Pixel size – 1.0 μm
Phase detection
Flash Yes, LED flash
Secondary 8-megapixel

Software

Operating System Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface (UI) Yes
Java Support Yes
Skype Yes
Whatsapp Yes
Facebook Yes
Youtube Yes

Hardware

Chipset (SoC) Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2×2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 6×1.45 GHz Cortex A53)
GPU Qualcomm Adreno 505
RAM (Memory) 3/4 GB
Internal Storage 32/64 GB
Yes
Sensors accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Controls Touchscreen, Lock Button, and Volume Key

Connectivity

Bluetooth Yes
Infrared
Wi-Fi Yes
Wi-fi Hotspot Yes
USB Type Micro USB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes
HDMI
Wireless Charging No

Battery

Battery Type Li-Po
Capacity 5000
Placement Nonremovable
Fast Charging Yes
Standby Up to 830 hours
Talk Time Up to 38 hours
Music Play Up to 56 hours

Media

Audio Playback Yes, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MIDI, WAV, AC3, FLAC
Video Playback Yes, 3GP, Mp4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 player
Video Out
FM Radio
Alert Types Vibration, Ringtones
Ring Tones MP3, WAV
Loudspeaker Yes
Handsfree Yes, 3.5mm Jack

Other Features

– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC player
– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
– DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.265 player
– Photo/video editor
– Document viewer
==> Disclaimer: Specifications, Features & Price Shown For The Above Device Was Entered Manually. We Can Not Guarantee That The Info On This Page Is 100% Correct. If You Think That Any Information For The Current Device Is Wrong Or Missing, Please Don’t Hesitate To Contact Us

Xiaomi Redmi 8A Price And Availability

The Xiaomi Redmi 8A will be shipped in multiple colors such as Midnight Black, Ocean Blue, and Sunset Red. It will sell for $110. In Nigeria, the Redmi 8A will cost 36,000 Naira depending on your location in the country.

Buy Xiaomi Redmi 8A & Pay On Delivery- View Offer On GearBest / View Offer On AliExpress

author image

About Author

Samuel Afolabi is a lazy tech-savvy that loves writing almost all tech-related kinds of stuff. He is the Editor-in-Chief of TechVaz. You can connect with him socially :)

Leave a Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.