Redmi 8A Review in Hindi, Review of Redmi 8A
Redmi 8A design
At first glance, the Redmi 8A is hard to believe that it is such an affordable smartphone. Xiaomi has done a lot of work on the design of this device and Redmi 8A Price in India is also less than Rs 7,000. The front of Redmi 8A has a large 6.22-inch display with waterdrop notch. Recall that Xiaomi had given a 5.45-inch display in Redmi 7A.
The earpiece has got a place in the frame of the device, bezels will be seen on all the edges of Redmi 8A. There is a border at the bottom of Redmi 8A and you will find the Redmi logo on it. The edges of Xiaomi Redmi 8A are curved, due to which the phone is easy to hold in the hand.
The power and volume buttons are placed on the right side of the phone while the SIM tray is placed on the left side of the phone. The upper and lower part of the phone is flat, only you will find the secondary microphone in the upper part. Xiaomi Redmi 8A has a USB Type-C port, it is great to have a Type-C port in this price segment.
The 3.5 mm headphone jack, primary microphone and loudspeaker are at the bottom of the phone. The back panel of Redmi 8A has a single camera with LED flash. There is no fingerprint sensor in the back of the phone.
Redmi 8A specifications and software
Xiaomi has given HD + display in Redmi 8A with 720×1440 pixel resolution. Corning Gorilla Glass 5 has been used to protect the screen. Like Redmi 7A, Redmi 8A also has Snapdragon 439 processor. There are two variants of Xiaomi Redmi 8A, a 2 GB RAM and 32 GB storage variant which is priced at Rs 6,499.
The price of 3 GB RAM and 32 GB storage variant of Redmi 8A is Rs 6,999. We have the base variant of Redmi 8A for review. Xiaomi is gradually increasing the battery capacity of its series of phones. Recall that to bring life to Redmi 6A (Review), a 3,000 mAh battery was given and now Xiaomi Redmi 8A has been launched with 5,000 mAh battery.
For your information, let us tell you that Redmi 8A smartphone comes with 18 watt fast charging support but Xiaomi has provided a 10 watt charger in the retail box. The Redmi 8A also has two Nano-SIM slots and a separate slot for a microSD card. Both SIMs support 4G and VoLTE, along with the handset has Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and four satellite navigation systems.
Redmi 8A comes with wireless FM functionality, which means you do not need to wear a headset to listen to FM. Talking about software, Xiaomi Redmi 8A runs on MIUI 10 based on Android 9 Pie. Our review unit runs on the August security patch. The interface is similar to what we have seen on other Xiaomi phones.
Xiaomi Redmi 8A does not have an app drawer and all the app icons are placed on the home screen. There is a lot of bloatware pre-installed on the phone which includes Mi Community, Paytm, Mi Credit, Mi Store, Amazon, Facebook, WPS Office, Dailyhunt, Gaana and Opera. Mini included. Games like Ludo Master, Block Puzzle Guardian, Pop Shooter Blast and Dust Settle will be pre-installed in Redmi 8A. Apart from this there is also an app store named GetApps.
Like other Xiaomi smartphones, you will continue to get the same spammy notifications on Redmi 8A. We noticed ads when installing new apps, and also noticed that stock apps like Mi Music and Mi Video kept sending spammy notifications. On the other hand, useful feature like dual apps will also be available in MIUI.
With the help of this feature, you can create two apps of supported apps. With the help of Google Digital Wellbeing feature, you can monitor how you spend time on your smartphone. You can also use gesture navigation instead of the traditional three-button navigation. App lock is built-in in the phone, you can lock apps with the help of password or face recognition.
The handset also has a Game Speed Booster app which is claimed to optimize performance. You can also disable auto-brightness and notification shade swipe gestures while gaming.
Performance and battery life of Redmi 8A
The Redmi 8A has good hardware that offers a good experience. While using the phone, there were very few times when the phone felt slow but heavy apps took some time to load. We have the 2GB RAM variant for review and it couldn’t run multiple apps in the background. There is no fingerprint sensor on the back of the phone but the Face Unlock feature unlocks the phone quickly.
The viewing angles of Redmi 8A are good and the sound from the speaker is also loud. However, when using the display in sunlight, it felt like it could have been a little better. We already have an idea of how the Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 processor performs, as we tested it with the Redmi 7A (review), the Redmi 8A is not much different.
To bring life to Redmi 8A, a large battery of 5000 mAh has been provided. During usage, we kept active WhatsApp account, took some camera samples, used Google Maps for navigation for two hours, ran some benchmarks and even after all this the phone’s battery lasted the whole day and at the end of the day the phone had 50 percent battery. Even then there was still left.
In our HD video loop test, Xiaomi Redmi 8A lasted 16 hours and 31 minutes. The 10-watt charger supplied with the handset charges the phone 25 percent in 30 minutes and 46 percent in an hour. It took 2 hours and 30 minutes for the phone to be fully charged. Let us tell you that Redmi 8A smartphone supports 18 watt fast charging and Xiaomi sells 18 watt charger for Rs 449.
redmi 8a camera
The single camera at the rear of Xiaomi Redmi 8A is equipped with Sony IMX363 sensor. A 12-megapixel camera sensor will be available on the back panel of the phone, its aperture is F/1.8 and it comes with 1.4 micron pixel size and dual-pixel autofocus. There is an 8-megapixel selfie camera on the front panel of Redmi 8A, its aperture is F/2.0 and it comes with 1.12 micron pixels.
Xiaomi has used the same camera app as usual. Apart from photo and video modes, you will get shooting modes like Portrait, Pro and Short Video. The handset also has HDR and AI scene detection. We found that the Redmi 8A focuses quickly during the day but the speed slows down a bit in low light.
Photos taken with the Redmi 8A were good in adequate light, but when zoomed in the sample shots lacked detail. During close-up shots we found that the camera creates good natural depth of field. The AI in the camera app also works fast, details were captured properly in the pictures taken with the handset in this price segment.
Portrait shots taken with the Redmi 8A had average edge detection but the background appeared slightly overexposed in some of our samples. There was a lack of detail in low light, Redmi 8A manages noise in low light but there was a lack of sharpness in the pictures. Selfies taken during the day captured good detail and you can apply beautification filters before taking the shot.
Photo quality is not very good in low light as grains are visible when zoomed. The primary camera is capable of recording video at 1080p resolution but the handset does not have stabilization.
our decision
Redmi 7A ,review) Shortly after, Xiaomi Redmi 8A has been launched in the Indian market. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 processor is the same in both phones but the hardware has been improved. Xiaomi Redmi 8A has a bigger display and better cameras. Apart from this, Xiaomi has provided USB Type-C port and a large battery of 5,000 mAh in Redmi 8A.
Let us remind you that some time ago Xiaomi redmi note 7 ,review) shortly after Redmi Note 7S ,review) has been launched and now the same has been done with Redmi 8A. The price of Redmi 8A has been set slightly higher than the launch price of Redmi 7A. If you want a budget smartphone or a secondary device at a lower price, then the Redmi 8A smartphone can prove to be a good option for less than Rs 7,000.
