Xiaomi Redmi 8A review: Great battery, performance for a budget smartphone

Just months after the launch of the Redmi 7A, Chinese electronics maker Xiaomi has launched its successor, the Redmi 8A, with a big screen, better design and a more powerful battery. With a price starting at Rs 6,499, the affordable smartphone comes in 2GB and 3GB RAM variants, both with 32 GB storage (expandable to 512 GB). People can choose from among sunset red, ocean blue, and midnight black colour variants. I used the 2GB sunset red model for good two weeks and here's how it performed:

Design
The Redmi 8A is a beautiful phone, especially considering its low price tag. One of the reasons I say this is that it incorporates the trendy thin bezel design, usually seen in higher-end phones, makes an already decent 6.22-inch display seem even bigger. The screen's HD+ (1520 x 720p) resolution is slightly lower but the colours are vivid even under bright daylight. The screen is shielded by the Corning Gorilla Glass 5 — another feature found usually in expensive phones. The curved sides give the Redmi 8A a firmer, comfortable grip. On the back, Xiaomi has given the phone a textured finish with a somber touch. It has an Aura wave grip design, which, the company says, helps with the grip and it does seem that way.
The phone is bulky, which could be because of its massive 5,000 mAh battery under the hood, and using it with just one hand isn't always easy. In any case, at 190 grams, it is slightly heavy too. There's no fingerprint sensor but the face recognition works fine. It is also splash-proof with a P2i rating, which is a good considering the affordable price tag of the smartphone. Read More

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