Specifications, advantages and disadvantages of the Xiaomi Redmi A4

Xiaomi Redmi A4 specifications

Xiaomi recently launched its new budget 5G smartphone known as Redmi A4. The smartphone comes with decent specifications and features for normal calling and social media usage, etc. The Xiaomi Redmi A4 smartphone equips a 6.88-inch IPS LCD panel with a 120 Hz refresh rate, 450-600 nits brightness, and resistance to dust and splashes. The smartphone runs on Android 14 operating system with HyperOS custom UI support. This device has a dedicated microSDXC card slot while the phone has 4GB of RAM with 64GB and 128GB UFS 2.2 storage variants.

The phone is powered by a 4nm Qualcomm SM4635 Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 chipset and an Adreno GPU. As for the camera setup, the phone has a single 50MP camera lens and a 5MP selfie camera lens. You can pick this phone in Sparkle Purple and Starry Black color options. The phone has a battery life of 5,160 mAh with 18W wired charging support and costs around $100 (Rs 8,499 in India) approximately.

Pros and cons of the Xiaomi Redmi A4

Based on the above specifications, you can see the List of pros and cons (advantages and disadvantages) of the Xiaomi Redmi A4 smartphone.

Advantages

1. It comes with 5G network support.
2. There is an audio jack.
3. IPS LCD with 120 Hz refresh rate and 600 nits brightness.
4. It runs on Android 14 operating system with HyperOS UI.
5. It comes with dust and splash resistance.
6. There is a dedicated microSDXC card slot.
7. Large battery capacity and 18W wired charging.
8. A side-mounted fingerprint scanner.

Cons

1. There is no support for 4K video recording.
2. No gyro-EIS support for video recording.
3. Lower camera setup.
4. Gorilla Glass protection is missing.
5. Only the 4 GB RAM option is available.
6. Not suitable for intense gaming or multitasking.
7. Low resolution 720p screen.
8. Reverse charging is missing.
9. There is no NFC support on this phone.