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Redmi 4A review: The ultra-cheap entry phone with a 13 MP camera.

SpecEagle Editorial·Nov 2016·$90
Overall
46/100
Class rank
#2 of 4
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A $90 entry bestseller.

Redmi 4A delivered a 13 MP camera, IR blaster and jack at just $90 in 2016 — one of the cheapest usable smartphones of its era and a huge emerging-market seller.

01Display

54/100

54/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2016.

TypeIPS LCD, 60 Hz
Size5.0 inches
Resolution1,280 × 720 px

02Camera

48/100

48/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2016.

Main13 MP, f/2.2, PDAF
Selfie5 MP

03Performance

40/100

40/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2016.

ChipsetSnapdragon 425 (28 nm)
RAM2 / 3 GB
Storage16 / 32 GB + microSD

04Battery

64/100

64/100 trails the 70-point cohort average for budget phones of 2016.

Capacity3,120 mAh
Wired5 W

05Build

56/100

56/100 trails the 58-point cohort average for budget phones of 2016.

06Value

70/100

70/100 trails the 73-point cohort average for budget phones of 2016.

What works
  • Just $90 with 13 MP.
  • IR blaster + jack + microSD.
  • Light 131.5 g.
  • Decent battery.
What doesn't
  • 720p LCD, SD425.
  • 5 W charging.
  • 2 GB RAM.
  • Support ended.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 4-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .