Redmi A3 review: Sub-$120 Xiaomi entry phone for emerging markets.
Strictly an entry-level phone — buy with realistic expectations.
Redmi A3 prioritises battery, refresh rate and price over performance. Fine for messaging and light social use; struggles with anything heavier.
01Display
56/10056/100 is one of the weaker display results among budget phones of 2024 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
02Camera
42/10042/100 is one of the weaker camera results among budget phones of 2024 — 12 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
03Performance
38/10038/100 is one of the weaker performance results among budget phones of 2024 — 11 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
78/10078/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.
05Build
56/10056/100 trails the 62-point cohort average for budget phones of 2024.
06Value
76/10076/100 puts it above the 71-point average for budget phones of 2024.
- Huge battery for the price.
- 90 Hz panel rare here.
- microSD + headphone jack.
- Light HyperOS Go build.
- Helio G36 is very slow.
- HD+ resolution only.
- 8 MP camera is basic.
- 10 W charging.
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 14-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .