Xiaomi Redmi A4 5G Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Xiaomi Redmi A4 5G - a giant step forward

Although the A-line of smartphones from the Chinese company Xiaomi has always enjoyed a certain popularity, it often caused mixed emotions among electronics lovers. It included phones of the lowest price segment with serious compromises in a significant part of their parameters. The hero of today's review, although it has become somewhat more expensive than its predecessors, has made a significant leap in terms of functionality and technical characteristics.

The appearance of the new product awakens rather positive feelings due to the elaborate design of the rear panels. High-quality polycarbonate pleases with interesting colors, a modern round block of photo modules. The presence of a side fingerprint scanner does not upset either. But the situation is not so clear-cut in front. The display frames are quite wide, and the form factor of the 5-megapixel selfie camera is quite outdated. The 6.88-inch IPS panel disappoints with image clarity due to the modest HD+ resolution. Small icons and texts will often appear blurry. The brightness reserve of 600 nits is average for the class, direct sunlight will still have to be avoided, but the color rendition is natural, and the smoothness of the content is higher than that of opponents thanks to the 120 Hz refresh rate.

The latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 CPU, 4 GB of RAM and Adreno 611 video adapter are extremely good. The performance of the bundle is noticeably better than that of the previously used chipsets from MediaTek. Almost 400 thousand points in the AnTuTu test indicate that the Android 14 interface (HyperOS shell) will be free of lags. The gaming capabilities of the processor are also good, although they are constrained by the amount of RAM. Genshin Impact will function on low-medium graphic presets, but with slowdowns. The internal storage is allocated 64/128 GB, but there is a separate slot for MicroSD cards. The developer also took care of autonomy. The 5160 mAh battery guarantees up to 10 hours of active screen time, fast charging at 18 W will not be superfluous for the buyer either.

The photo capabilities have also been improved. If the auxiliary 2-megapixel sensor is installed for beauty, but the 50-megapixel main module is suitable for daytime shots. Of course, sometimes there are errors in white balance or the appearance of blurry objects, but a larger percentage of photos will be suitable for social networks. The only speaker is responsible for the sound, but the volume is not very loud. But for music lovers, a jack for wired headphones has been left. There is support for 5G networks, but there is no NFC due to the gadget's orientation to the Indian market. The rest of the countries can only wait for the international version of the potential hit.