Xiaomi’s Redmi brand just announced the Redmi 7A,
the company’s latest budget smartphone and the successor of last year’s Redmi
6A in China, after it got certified last week.
It has a 5.45-inch HD+ 18:9 aspect ratio display, is powered by
Snapdragon 439, runs Android Pie with MIUI 10, has a 13-megapixel rear camera
with LED flash, PDAF, AI scene detection and a 5-megapixel front camera with
support for AI face unlock and beautify. Similar to other Redmi 7 series
phones, this also has a splash resistant P2i coating.
It has a polycarbonate body, dedicated dual SIM and
microSD card slots, and packs a 4000mAh battery with support for 10W (5V/2A)
charging compared to 5W (5V/1A) charging in the predecessor.
It has a Family Guardian app with SOS Emergency Help
option that also limits your kid’s access to certain websites and restrict
kid’s use of the phone, location reminder when they enter an area such as
school, one-click guard and more. There is has a minimalist mode for elders
with large icons, and simplified MIUI features such as magnification, 20% more
call volume and more that makes it easy for elders. The phone also has wireless
FM Radio.
Xiaomi Redmi 7A specifications
- 5.45-inch (1440 x 720 pixels) 18:9 2.5D curved glass display
- Octa-Core (Quad 1.95GHz Cortex A53 + Quad 1.45GHz Cortex A53) Snapdragon 439 Mobile Platform with Adreno 505 GPU
- 2GB RAM with 16GB storage / 32GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
- Android 9.0 (Pie) with MIUI 10
- Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
- 13MP rear camera with LED flash, PDAF
- 5MP front-facing camera
- 3.5mm audio jack, Wireless FM Radio
- Splash resistant (P2i nano coating)
- Dimensions: 146.30×70.41×9.55mm; Weight: 150g
- Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS
- 4000mAh (typical) / 3900mAh (minimum) built-in battery
The Xiaomi Redmi 7A comes in Black and Blue colors.
It is priced at 549 yuan (US$ 79) for the 16GB storage
version and the 32GB storage version costs 599 yuan (US$ 86). It will go on sale in China starting from June 6th.
