Xiaomi has now added a new budget 4G smartphone to its portfolio. The Redmi series has been updated with a successor of last year’s Redmi 4A and will go on sale today in China. The Redmi 5A comes in Platinum Silver, Champagne Gold and Rose Gold colors and is priced at 599 yuan or around $90.
Not much has changed. It still lacks a fingerprint scanner and comes with a unibody design metal-like matte finish and a hybrid dual SIM slot. It packs a 5-inch HD display, and is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 425 processor, 2 GB RAM, 16 GB storage and 3,000 mAh built-in battery.
Xiaomi Redmi 5A specifications
- 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display with 1000: 1 contrast ratio. 72% (typ) / 68% (min) color gamut
- 4GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 425 processor with 500MHz Adreno 308 GPU
- 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
- Android 7.1 (Nougat) with MIUI 9
- Hybrid Dual SIM (micro + nano / microSD)
- 13MP rear camera with PDAF, LED Flash, f/2.2 aperture, 1080p video recording
- 5MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture
- Infrared sensor
- Dimensions: 140.4 x 70.1 mm x 8.35 mm ;Weight: 137g
- 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS + GLONASS
- 3000mAh (typical) / 2910mAh (minimum)
Source: NPU
