Specifications, Price Compared, Which is the better budget Android smartphone between Nokia 2 and Xiaomi Redmi 4A?

HMD Global Company, which makes Nokia brand smartphones, on Tuesday introduced its new budget Android smartphone. We are talking about Nokia 2. After returning to the smartphone market, this is the cheapest Android handset of Nokia brand. Its price is 99 euros. In India it is around Rs 7,500. However, the official Indian price has not been announced by the company. But it is clear that this Nokia handset will compete directly with Xiaomi’s cheapest Redmi handset Xiaomi Redmi 4A.

The price of Xiaomi Redmi 4A, launched in the month of March this year, starts from Rs 5,999. At this price you get a variant with 2 GB RAM and 16 GB storage. Xiaomi Redmi 4A has been a very popular handset due to its low price. Its popularity was such that in the initial sale, this handset used to go out of stock within a few minutes during the flash sale. On the other hand, HMD Global had also launched Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6 in the market in the hope of similar popularity. But as of now the company is eyeing users upgrading from feature phones to cheaper smartphones. There is a huge demand for good smartphones in this segment. HMD Global has fulfilled this demand through Nokia 2. Will Nokia 2 truly challenge Xiaomi Redmi 4A? Which is the better handset among these two? Let us know.

Nokia 2 vs Xiaomi Redmi 4A: Specifications and features

Nokia 2 features a 5-inch HD (720 x 1280 pixels) LTPS display. The body of the handset is made of 6000 series aluminium. The screen has Gorilla Glass 3 protection and the back part is polycarbonate. This Nokia phone uses 1.3 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 processor. RAM is 1 GB. Inbuilt storage is 8 GB and if needed, microSD card up to 128 GB can be used. Considering the price, customers may be disappointed with the RAM and storage.

Regarding Nokia 2, the company has claimed a battery life of two days. This has been possible due to the 4100 mAh battery and the company has also given credit to the new Snapdragon 212 processor.

(Know: Nokia 2 vs Xiaomi Redmi 4A)

Nokia 2 is a 4G VoLTE dual SIM phone. It runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box with the promise of an Android 8.0 Oreo update in the future. The smartphone has an 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera which is equipped with LED flash. Users will be able to take selfies with the 5 megapixel fixed focus front camera.

Now let’s look at Xiaomi Redmi 4A in comparison. Xiaomi Redmi 4A has a 5-inch HD (720×1280 pixels) display. It has a 1.4 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 425 processor with Adreno 308 GPU for graphics. RAM is 2 GB. Inbuilt storage is 16 GB which can be expanded up to 128 GB via microSD card.

This budget smartphone has a polycarbonate body. It runs on MIUI 8 based on Android Marshmallow. Talking about the camera, Redmi 4A has a 13-megapixel rear camera with PDAF, 5 lens-system and aperture F/2.2. For selfie, there is a 5 megapixel front camera with aperture F/2.2. This phone, which supports 4G VoLTE, also has a 3120 mAh battery.

Which is better between the two?

Price wise, Xiaomi Redmi 4A will put less pressure on your wallet. Because of this this phone also became popular. Whereas if we look at Nokia 2 in comparison, we are disappointed regarding RAM, storage and processor. Because Xiaomi’s handset comes with more RAM and storage at a lower price. The processor is also more powerful. At the same time, battery capacity and stock Android Nougat experience go in favor of Nokia 2.

Which is better in terms of performance between the two handsets? We will be able to tell this only after reviewing Nokia 2. But another option has arrived for budget smartphone customers.