Samsung just launched a set of two fresh phones, the Samsung Galaxy A6 and Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus. These are Samsung’s mid-range smartphones but equipped with all the bells and whistles from its flagship lineup. The two smartphones share similar specs, with metal body, although only the + model gets the dual camera treatment.
The Galaxy A6 comes with a 5.6-inch 18.5:9 ratio infinity display with resolutions of 720×1480. Powering the device is the Exynos 7870 Octa processor, paired with Mali-T830 MP1 GPU. You get an option to either go with the 3GB/32GB RAM and ROM variant or a 4GB/64GB one as well.
The front has a 16MP f/1.9 aperture lens. The back also has a 16MP camera but with an aperture size of f/1.7, also capable of 1080p@30fps video recording. Both cameras come with LED flash. Rest of the spec sheet include 149.9 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm body packing a USB Type C and a 3.5mm audio jack.
The Galaxy A6 Plus gets a bigger display, sizing in at 6 inches with a pixel count of 1080×2220. This one is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 450, with Adreno 506 GPU. It also gets the same 3GB/32GB or 4GB/64GB RAM and ROM options.
The front has a 24MP f/1.9 aperture camera with LED flash, certainly a first for any Samsung device. The back, on the other hand, gets a dual camera setup, with 16MP f/1.7 and a 5MP f/1.9 camera duo with LED flash also capable of 1080p@30fps video recording. The smartphone measures in at 160.2 x 75.7 x 7.9 mm and the battery capacity is also a bit more at 3500mAh.
Both the smartphones come with Super AMOLED displays, Android 8.0 Oreo, Bixby features, Samsung pay, Always on Display support and rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. The color options also remain the same for both models, you can choose from black, gold, blue and lavender color.
Pricing starts at $410 for the Samsung Galaxy A6 and $480 for the Samsung Galaxy A6 plus. Both the smartphones are scheduled for release at the beginning of May this year. However, the phone will only be launching in selected markets like Europe, Asia, and Latin America. China, Africa, and South Korea will get these phones at a later date.
Following the announcement of Coolpad Cool 2, Coolpad has launched Coolpad Note 6 in India. The highlight of the phone is it’s front-facing dual selfie camera with a flash alongside. It includes an 8MP and a 5MP camera combo, the primary camera for capturing the details of the subject within the frame whereas the secondary one summons the depth details. The information from these two cameras merges to form an excellent portrait or Bokeh effect.
As for the back, Coolpad opted for a 13MP camera with a six-peace lens and f/2.2 aperture. The device comes with a 5.5 inch 1920×1080 FHD 16:9 IPS display panel. Powering the device is Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 435 processor, alongside Adreno 505, which handles the GPU front. There are 3GB or 4GB of RAM and 32GB or 64GB of storage options which are expandable through a dedicated SD card slot.
Other features include a fingerprint sensor, micro USB, dual SIM support and Android 7.1 (Nougat) OS. The phone does have a generous 4070mAh battery packed under a 153.7X76.4X8.62mm 170g body. Port selection includes one micro USB and a headphone jack.
The 3GB/32GB variant is priced at INR 8,999 or $135 and INR 9,999 or $150 for the 4GB/64GB. The phone will be sold offline through all major retailers. Following the launch in India, there is a high chance of it, making it’s way to Nepal as well. If you happen to live in India, you can buy the phone in over 300 stores located in Delhi NCR, Haryana, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra.
LeEco has yet again teamed up with Coolpad to launch their second smartphone – Cool 2. The Coolpad Cool 2 is the new product made from the collaboration of the brands after the Cool 1 which was well-received in Nepal. We cannot consider the new smartphone as the direct successor to the Cool 1, but it still displays its own set of perks.
The Coolpad Cool 2 features a 5.7 inch 2.5D curved 18:9 ratio HD+ display. One of the major highlights of the smartphone is definitely it’s splash resistant body. The Cool 2 is powered by a 64-bit MediaTek MT6750 Octa-Core SoC. It is equipped with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of expandable storage.
The rear side the phone includes a fingerprint sensor, alongside a 13MP + 0.3MP dual camera setup with flash. At the front, you get an 8MP camera. The smartphone also offers a headphone jack and a micro USB port.
Backing the device is a 3200mAh battery packaged under a 154.7×73.3x9mm metal body. The Cool 2 runs on Android Nougat 7.0 with a custom UI on top. The phone also doesn’t seem to support any type of quick charging mechanism.
Pricing and availability are yet to be disclosed, but as the smartphone is a lower midrange device, it will be priced below the $150 threshold. As for the availability, it’s expected to be available in China before the end of next month. Also, there is a high chance this phone will be China exclusive, so do not get your hopes high yet.
Coolpad Cool 2 Specifications:
Display: 5.7-inch (720 x 1440 pixels) HD+ 18:9 IPS display
Following the launch of F7, the OPPO A3 is next in line from the China-based company to go official. Although, both the phones share a lot of similarities, the A3 is missing the fingerprint sensor and doesn’t feature AI camera.
What we do get is an ample 128GB of onboard storage, which is again, a bit odd for a mid-range device. Other than that, the Oppo A3 shares the same 12nm based MediaTek Helio P60 from the F7.
At the front, a 6.2 inch 19:9 ratio 1080×2280 FHD+ LCD display resides, alongside the infamous notch at the top. The screen to body ratio remains the same at 82.5%.
The back has a 16MP f/1.8 aperture lens, again same as the F7. The front, however, only sports an 8MP f/2.2 sensor. It’s safe to say this smartphone is by no means a selfie expert or a leader. Anyway, video recording also caps out at 1080p@30fps for the back camera.
The Helio P60 is an astounding processor, an octa-core CPU clocked at 2GHz paired with Mali-G72 MP3 GPU. There’s 3400mAh battery packaged inside a 156 x 75.3 x 7.8 mm, 159g plastic body.
On the software front, Color OS 5.0 takes charge on top of Android 8.1 Oreo. Connectivity wise, OPPO still uses a micro USB. You also get an 802.11ac WiFi, Bluetooth 4.2, headphone jack and a complete set of sensors (except for the fingerprint).
The smartphone will be available in Knight Black, Soybean Meal, Stardust Silver and Garnet red colour options. Availability remains uncertain, although expected to release by the end of May this year. Finally, pricing comes in at CNY 2,099 which translates to roughly $332 or Rs 35,346 if in any case, it makes it’s way to Nepal.
OPPO A3 Full Specifications:
Display: 6.23-inch (2280 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 IPS display
Chipset: MediaTek Helio P60
CPU: Octa Core12nm processor (4 X 2GHz Cortex A73 + 4 X 2GHz Cortex A53 CPUs)
GPU: Mali-G72 MP3
RAM: 4GB DDR3
Storage: 128GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
SIM: Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
OS: ColorOS 5.0 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Rear Camera: 16MP with LED flash, f/1.8 aperture
Front Camera: 8MP, f/2.0 aperture
Security: Face unlock
Dimensions: 156 x 75.3 x 7.8mm ; Weight: 158g
Connectivity: Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS
After launching the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 plus, Samsung seemed to have focused on nothing but them. Looks like Samsung finally has gotten over their latest flagships and shifted their attention towards other smartphones. Samsung has launched the Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo as a member of their affordable J7 series.
This new mid-range smartphone from Samsung was officially unveiled in India a few days back and now it has been launched in Nepal too. The J7 Duo comes with a Super AMOLED display panel with HD resolution and 16:9 aspect ratio. It sounds very odd that smartphones still come with that traditional aspect ratio and an HD display at this price range makes no sense.
However, Samsung has included a dual rear camera of 13+5 MP that can now take portrait shots. The selfie camera is 8 MP snapper. All the three cameras feature f/1.9 aperture lenses.
The front camera also supports face unlock so that you can unlock your phone with just a quick glance. Similarly, the device comes with Samsung’s app pair feature that lets you work on two apps at the same time.
Performance is an where Samsung has done an excellent job. It features a powerful Exynos 7885 octacore processor. There’s 4GB of RAM and 32GB of onboard storage with dedicated microSD card support.
Price of the Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo in the Nepali market is Rs. 28,890. In India, it is launched for INR 16,990.
Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo specifications:
OS: Android Oreo 8.0
Body: Plastic Back
Chipset: Exynos 7885
CPU: Octa-core (4 X 1.56Ghz Cortex A53 + 4 X 1.6Ghz Cortex A73)
GPU: Mali-G71
Display: 5.5 inches Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, multitouch
Screen resolution: 720×1280 pixels with 16:9 aspect ratio (267 ppi density)
RAM: 4 GB
ROM: 32 GB extendable up to 256 GB (dedicated microSD card slot)
Selfie camera: 8 MP f/1.9, LED flash
Rear camera: 13+5 MP dual f/1.9 with autofocus, LED flash, live focus, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama, etc.
Ultrabooks are getting common these days. They consist of great specifications all while being portable and powerful. The Pavilion-series from HP is among the popular laptops and the company has launched the 2018 edition of the Pavilion 15 with an updated 8th gen processor and a dedicated GPU. The specifications of this laptop look good on paper, but is it worth the 1 lakh price tag? Let’s find out.
HP Pavilion 15-CC187 Specifications:
Display: 15.6-inch full HD WLED-backlit, Touchscreen-enabled
CPU: Intel Core i7-8550U 8th Gen processor
RAM: 16 GB DDR4-2400MHz
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 940MX 4GB Graphics
Storage: 1 TB HDD
Operating System: Windows 10
Weight: 4.2 pounds
Connectivity: 802.11ac, Bluetooth® 4.0 combo
Battery: 38 Wh Li-Ion
Price: Rs. 100,000 (~ $1000)
Design and Build
The HP Pavilion 15 comes with a plastic body that flexes, and that too, a lot. The whole device is made of plastic but the top panel and the keyboard area has a brushed aluminum design which looks aesthetic. However, the build material feels cheap and even the slightest touch makes the top panel wobble. Now, I really like how the top panel can be opened with just one finger, but as a Dell XPS 13 user, I would really opt for sturdiness before anything else.
The bottom panel is also made of plastic and it has a certain degree of flex as well, but you might not notice it that much as this panel is made of good quality plastic. The “palm rest” and typing experience it provides is actually enjoyable.
With 18mm of thickness and nearly 2kgs of weight, you could say the Pavilion is fairly portable. Even though the device comes in a huge form factor, the inclusion of plastic body has made it lighter. Now the lightness is a positive aspect of the laptop but I wouldn’t mind an increase in the weight if it means getting a metallic body.
Keyboard and Trackpad
This is partly due to the keypads on the HP Pavilion 15. The ample key travel and the tactile keys make the typing a lot easier and fun. As a person who types in a lot of documents on their laptop, the keypads on the device has become one of my favorites. These keys are also backlit and have helped me quite a lot while using it in a darker area.
However, your laptop happens to house a glass trackpad, you will notice the difference in quality right away when you use the one on this device. The HP Pavilion 15 has a plastic trackpad that is made of a low-quality material. This trackpad isn’t that tactile and to sum up, using it is not that comfortable.
Ports
There are ample ports in the relatively thin body of the HP Pavilion 15. The bottom portion of the laptop is thick enough to house an ethernet port which I think is still necessary for a country like Nepal. There are few other ports as well such as the USB C port, two USB A port on either side of the device, an HDMI port, a full-size SD card slot and a 3.5 mm headphone jack. Now, one thing I don’t understand is HP’s decision to include a DVD drive on their laptop. I mean who uses DVDs in 2018? I also think this decision has left the users with a smaller sized battery and a feature that will not be utilized at all.
Battery
This variant of the HP Pavilion 15 houses a 38 Wh battery. Yes, the battery is that small and you will be rushing to your charger every now and then. This laptop with its battery lasts for 2 and a half hours to 3 hours in total if you use it just to type in a few documents, watch a couple of videos and browse through the internet. Laptop companies are including a bigger battery in a smaller footprint these days, and I had expected this laptop to last for at least a few hours. The same goes for gaming, the laptop will only run for somewhere around an hour or even less if you are continuously gaming on it. This is partly due to the inclusion of a touch-sensitive display as well.
Display
The HP Pavilion sports a 15.6-inch full HD display with a WLED panel on top. This display is touch-enabled and it is responsive to every single touch, but I do always wish brands include a 360-degree hinge if they opt for a touchscreen on their laptop. The hinge that holds the display on this laptop is quite smooth and everything but I think it will wear off somewhere in the near future. Now, talking about the quality of the display, it can sometimes lack sharpness but it’s of a good quality with ample brightness and good color reproduction.
Performance
Under the hood, this laptop has the latest 8th gen 8550U intel core i7 processor with Nvidia 940MX DDR3 GPU. Although the 8th gen processor has significant improvements over its predecessor, the inclusion of 940MX is the area where I think HP has made a big mistake. For its price tag, HP should have gone with the MX150 or even gone higher with the 1050 GPU.
The review unit I received came with 16 GB of DDR4 RAM at 2400 MHz and I’ll start by talking about how this laptop performs the rather simpler tasks. My day to day usage constituted mostly of using MS Office, opening a few tabs on Chrome and listening to music. It does handle everything quite well, but it’s not a quiet device as the fan starts making noise even when I was not using any application sometimes. Yes, laptops do make noise but it is rather disappointing that it has to sweat a little bit to complete a few basic tasks.
I wrote this video script on the Pavilion itself, and the device started heating up a little bit after a while. The exhaust on the back gets warm to the touch and it heats up to more than 40-degree Celsius after a session of gaming.
Graphics
On to gaming, well I played a lot of FIFA 18 on the device and it was smooth on medium settings but if you ever happen you max out the settings, you will experience lag after several minutes. The frame rates drop, and the sound becomes way too muffled and distorted. Keep in mind I am talking about FIFA here and there are a lot of other games that require quite a bit of graphics to run without stutters.
Hardware
HP has included the famous Bang & Olufsen dual speakers on the HP Pavilion 15. The device is certainly among the more pleasing sounding speakers but I would have liked it if they were a bit louder.
One the storage side of things, there is no SSD included on the device, so you will have to work with the 1 TB Hard Drive on board. Although there is ample storage, with the Hard drive you will experience the slight lag while loading up applications and while transferring files. There’s, however, an option to add SSD with the M.2 Slot inside this laptop.
Conclusion
As a Dell XPS 13 user, I have to say I missed my laptop at the time of this review. So for $1000 or 1lakh rupees that you’re paying for the Hp Pavilion 15, you are getting a good display, a tactile keyboard, and a portable form factor. But you’re compromising a lot with the older GPU, low build quality and a below-par battery life which has made this device neither a gaming laptop nor a reliable ultrabook. So, if you are in search of a laptop maybe you should just skip this one and get a better value for money device by adding a couple of bucks.
Samsung has recently come up with the Samsung Galaxy J2 2018. This is a successor of the Samsung Galaxy J2 2017 and marks some changes to its predecessor. This major focus of this one seems to be two things that are very popular on today’s date, that is, social media and online shopping.
The Samsung Galaxy J2 2018 comes with a preloaded app called Samsung Mall that supposedly uses AI to make user’s online shopping experience better by letting them click pictures of their desired product and shop online with a visual search. Similarly, the phone has an advanced device maintenance feature called ‘move to memory card’ that lets users save the device’s memory by automatically saving contents from social media apps to the external memory card which aids better memory management.
Having said that, what upgrade this one has over the last year’s version is that this comes with 2 GB of RAM, an entry-level Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 SoC, and a 5-inch super AMOLED display. Similarly, the device features 2,600 mAh battery.
Further, talking about the camera department, the device sports an 8 MP rear camera with LED lash followed by a 5 MP selfie camera. The device has 16 GB of internal memory that is expandable up to 256 GB. Also, it comes with Android Nougat 7.1 out of the box.
“For Avid social media users, Samsung’s propriety ‘Move to Memory Card’ feature is an advanced memory management solution that de-clutters the internal memory, thereby enhancing the smartphone experience,”- Sumit Walia, Director, Samsung India.
Samsung Galaxy J2 2018 specifications:
Display: 5-inch qHD (540 x 960 pixels) Super AMOLED Display
For a couple of years now, smartphone companies have shifted their focus to the mid-range segment where we are getting to see new launches of some promising smartphones every other day. Each of these smartphones claims to excel at something they house. And that is exactly what the Gionee S11 Lite is doing. Launched a while back for the price of Rs. 26,000, the device claims to pack in a lot of features, with its camera being the USP. So, is this smartphone capable of leaving a mark in the nearly-saturated mid-range market? Let’s find out in this review.
Gionee S11 Lite Specifications:
Display: 5.7 inches IPS LCD HD+ FullView display with 18:9 aspect ratio
OS: Android v7.1 Nougat with Amigo 5.0 UI
Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 430
CPU: Octa-core up to 1.4GHz
GPU: Adreno 505
RAM: 4GB
Internal Storage: 32GB, Expandable up to 256 GB
Front camera: 16MP, f/2.0 aperture
Rear camera: 13MP + 2MP, f/2.2 aperture, autofocus, LED flash
Rear-mounted Fingerprint Scanner
Battery: 3030 mAh Non-removable battery
Design and Build
Let’s start with the design and build. One of the highlights of Gionee S11 Lite is its stunning design. I mean just look at that shiny back. Gionee sure has nailed the looks of the device. However, the back is prone to attract fingerprints, and that too a lot. So, a case is a must. And while using and the material on the back flexes sometimes. This is solely due to the plastic material this smartphone is covered in. For what it’s worth, I think it should have been cloaked in a metallic back. The volume rockers and the power button are easily felt and it is tactile, but here too, the plastic material tends to feel cheaper sometimes. And Gionee, if you really had to opt for plastic, you could have at least included a sturdy one! To sum up, even though this smartphone looks attractive, it surely doesn’t feel like one. Just take a look at the competitions, almost all the smartphones of its price range have a premium feel with the metallic back they house.
Display
Up top, there is a 5.7-inch display that comes in with an 18:9 aspect ratio. This is a plus for someone looking for a trendy smartphone, although the decreased bezels are still not that minimal. This display has HD resolution, and you can experience the lack of sharpness and saturation, something that you can find in a full HD panel. Take the competition, for example, smartphones like the Xiaomi Mi A1 and Huawei Y9 2018 are cheaper than the S11 Lite but feature a crispier 1080p panel. We are currently at a time when the mid-range smartphones are nailing almost all the aspects of a mobile phone, and then Gionee comes with a device that is worth Rs. 26,000, and sports an HD panel. That sure is disappointing. However, the display is bright enough, and it does well in the bright light setting. Plus, I really like the inclusion of the ‘Smart eye protection’ mode which helps to filter out blue light to protect from visual fatigue. You can adjust the setting of the smart eye mode as per your desire.b
Hardware
The Gionee S11 lite comes with 32 GB of onboard memory which can be expanded up to 256 GB via a microSD card slot. Now, although there’s an option to expand the memory, I still think for the price of Rs. 25,999, smartphone companies must be including 64 GB of memory now, this has become a necessity now!
I had previously complained about the speaker quality of the M7 Power in my review, and I kind of faced the same issue with the S11 Lite. The bottom firing speaker gets muffled sometimes and it doesn’t get that loud as well.
On the back sits a fingerprint scanner that is easily reachable and handy. The Gionee S11 Lite has one of the fastest fingerprint scanners I have seen on a smartphone. Yes, it is that fast. The unlocking is quick, and you can count on it at all times. And this scanner also helps to unlock applications, and capture pictures with ease.
Performance and Software
Moving on to the performance, it is quite unimpressive that Gionee has opted for the chipset which we usually see in smartphones worth 14000 – 15000. But the performance has been satisfactory, at least for me. It handles my day-to-day usage which includes a bit of gaming, internet browsing and running a lot of applications. Yes, there are stutters sometimes, but it handles the necessities of an average user. This may be partly due to the device not having to power a high-resolution display. Oh, and It tends to warm up only a little bit after a long session of gaming and heavy usage.
On the benchmark side of things, the Gionee S11 Lite is one of the average smartphones in the market. Again, comparing it with some of the other mid-range smartphones, you can see differences in the benchmark scores.
As for the software, this device runs on Android Nougat and an iOS-like Amigo UI. It comes equipped with a lot of bloatware which for me Is quite unnecessary, although some of the extra features like the battery manager and the app lock are quite useful. But if you are someone who wants the Operating system of their smartphones updated, you might want to look somewhere else as Gionee isn’t known that much for updating its phones’ software.
Camera
Gionee has boasted the camera setup of the S11 lite which includes a 16 MP selfie camera. It also offers Group selfie and faces beauty. The pictures are clear and vibrant but I did notice these grains on the selfies, as you can see from the images. The selfies sure look great but there is that unusual effect on the images.
The rear houses a dual camera of 13MP and 2 MP. The “normal” shots from the camera are decent, I have to say. But they lack saturation and that “pop” which make the pictures look great. In low light, there is a loss of detail, and that loss is kind of huge. The camera also attracts lots of noise. So, using this device for the night time is a no-go for me.
This rear camera offers Bokeh mode as well. The bokeh mode was sure fun to use as the intensity of the blur can also be adjusted. However, the device struggles to identify the subject and blur the background effectively.
In the first shot, the flower petals weren’t identified whereas in the second one, the cameras did suffer a lot although it produced images such as the last one where the device only struggled to blur out the parts of the girl’s hair.
Connectivity
The Gionee S11 Lite comes with a dual hybrid SIM slot that houses a nano SIM and provides another option to add either a microSD or a nano SIM. The call quality from the phone was good and the people on the other side never really complained about the sound. However, with most Nepali people using dual SIM cards, the choice they have to make between a SIM card and an SD card is kind of tough, to say the least. So, if any smartphone company is reading this review, people do not include a hybrid SIM slot.
Battery
The Gionee S11 Lite houses a 3,030 mAh battery. It doesn’t support any form of fast charging which is a bummer as it took me over 2 and a half hours to fully charge the battery. Under heavy usage, it gave me a screen-on-time of around 5 hours. And talking about its stand-by time, well, it’s kind of weird. Once, I slept with around 25% of battery left on board, but when I woke up the next day, the phone was dead. However, other times, it can certainly last for a longer time.
Conclusion
The Gionee S11 Lite is an interesting smartphone looking to leave a mark in the Nepali market. The device has a good camera and an intriguing design, that can attract anyone on the first glance. However, Gionee has cut corners in a few areas, and they are the areas where competitors are offering a lot more for the price! The competition now is sure tough and Gionee, with the S11 Lite, has struggled to live up to that mark.
Xiaomi Redmi 4A is hands down one of the best budget phones you can get today. With the new Xiaomi distributor in town, we have been seeing the “Battle of Price” from both the parties to sell their phone for the cheapest. This has resulted in the reduction of the price of Redmi 4A to Rs.11,500. But if you were thinking if this year old phone could get cheaper than this then wonder no more.
Sastodeal has initiated the Smartphone Dhamaka campaign where they are offering the Redmi 4A for Rs.9,399 for the 16GB variant. This is absolutely the best deal that you can get on this smartphone right now. But it’s not just about the price, you will also get free Smart Cell 4G SIM with up to 5 GB of Free DataPack. If you are catching your breath already, then wait – there’s more! Sastodeal is also offering free NET TV OTT Recharge Card worth Rs 1000.
Quick 2018 Review of Redmi 4A:
Xiaomi Redmi 4A comes with a 5-inch 720p display. It packs 294ppi resulting in crisp and sharp images. The phone comes with a plastic housing so it’s light and handy. Despite the plastic build, the phone feels premium on the hand. Since the phone was one of the top-tier choices under 15k last year, it totally crushes the segment of under 10k.
Powering the phone is the Snapdragon 425 64-bit chipset clocked at 1.4GHz, coupled with 2GB of RAM. With the new MIUI 9 update, the device fly through all the run of the mill tasks that you throw at it. Resource heavy apps like Facebook and Instagram open up quickly. But there is a slight delay when you are switching between apps while multitasking. But it’s not something big and one can totally cope up with it. Gaming can be considered good as well since it can easily handle midtier titles on the play store.
Since there are two storage variants of the Redmi 4A – 16GB and 32GB, the offer mentioned here is for the 16GB model only. If you feel 16GB is inadequate for your needs then you can pop in a microSD card up to 256GB. Talking about slots, the phone carries a hybrid Nano SIM tray.
Talking about cameras, the phone sport a 13MP camera on the rear with PDAF and 5MP on the front. For what it’s worth, the rear camera on the device is surprisingly good with good details and natural colors. The selfie, however, could have been a bit better. Backing up the phone is a decent 3120mAh battery which can easily provide 4 to 5 hours of screen on time.
As additional features, the phone offers IR blaster and wireless FM. But the lack of fingerprint sensor is definitely a bummer for this device. But despite its shortcomings, the Redmi 4A is one of the best phones you can buy under 10k. If you are searching for a secondary phone or just a cheap but good smartphone then you should give a shot at the Redmi 4A.
Specifications of Xiaomi Redmi 4A
5-inch HD IPS display @ 294PPI pixel density
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 chipset
Quad-Core (4 x 1.4 GHz Cortex A53) CPU
Adreno 308 GPU
2GB RAM
16GB/32GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with a microSD
Android 6.0 Marshmallow with MIUI 8
Hybrid Dual SIM (micro + nano / microSD)
13MP rear camera with PDAF, dual tone LED Flash, f/2.2 aperture, 1080p video recording
5MP front-facing camera, f/2.2 aperture
Infrared sensor, Gyro sensor
Dimensions: 139.5×70.4×8.5mm;Weight: 131.5g
4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS + GLONASS
Xiaomi has just launched the Mi 6x. And for the rest of us who don’t live in China, the phone is known as Xiaomi Mi A2. And yes, it’s the successor of last year’s beloved pure Android based Xiaomi Mi A1. The new smartphone is expected to offer better performance, even better camera and an even more better value for money. All we can do is hope the Mi A2 comes in the same Android One based operating system.
Xiaomi is confident at the device, claiming it will outperform the likes of Oppo R15 and even the iPhone X. So, what can you expect from such a hyped smartphone? For starter the camera are supposed to be deliver really good performance. The main sensor includes a 12MP Sony IMX486 alongside a 20MP IMX376 sensor. The front will also share the same 20MP IMX 376 from the back for selfies, along with flash on both fronts.
The camera does come with AI enhancements, with over 200 scenes and 12 different portrait modes. Xiaomi also claims the smartphone will learn over time to provide even better details, face detection, gestures and edge bluing capacity. The secondary camera will do 4 to 1 pixel binning delivering better low light shots, same as on OnePlus 5T and Oppo R15.
The performance also takes a huge leap, from a mediocre Snapdragon 625 to a Snapdragon 660. Pair that with either a 128GB/6GB, 64GB/6GB or a 64GB/4GB storage and RAM options, and that’s about as good a $250 smartphone gets. Oh, did we mention the smartphone starts at $250.
The storage is expandable, however it does use the SIM 2 slot. The rest of the spec sheet include USB C port, Bluetooth 5.0, Quick Charge 3.0, dual-band ac WiFi, Gorilla Glass 3 protection and the removal of headphone jack.
But what trumps it all is the pricing, that will start at $250, it does seem like a bargain. The smartphone comes with Android 8.1 out of the box, based on the Android One platform. I for one, am pretty impressed with the smartphone, but it all depends on the user experience the smartphone will deliver so stay tuned with us for a full review of the Xiaomi Mi A2.
Xiaomi MI 6x | Xiaomi Mi A2 Specs:
Display: 5.99-inch (2160 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 IPS display
