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Redmi A4 5G review: An ultra-cheap 5G entry phone with a 120 Hz screen.

SpecEagle Editorial·Nov 2024·$130
Overall
50/100
Class rank
#9 of 14
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A rock-bottom 5G entry phone.

Redmi A4 5G brings 5G, a 120 Hz screen and a 50 MP camera to just $130 with stereo and a jack. The HD+ LCD and entry SD4s Gen 2 are the cost-cutting tells.

01Display

60/100

60/100 trails the 64-point cohort average for budget phones of 2024.

TypeIPS LCD, 120 Hz
Size6.88 inches
Resolution1,640 × 720 px

02Camera

52/100

52/100 trails the 54-point cohort average for budget phones of 2024.

Main50 MP, f/1.8
Aux0.08 MP
Selfie5 MP

03Performance

48/100

48/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.

ChipsetSnapdragon 4s Gen 2 (4 nm)
RAM4 / 6 GB
Storage64 / 128 GB + microSD

04Battery

82/100

82/100 puts it above the 79-point average for budget phones of 2024.

Capacity5,160 mAh
Wired18 W

05Build

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.

06Value

66/100

66/100 trails the 71-point cohort average for budget phones of 2024.

What works
  • 5G + 120 Hz at $130.
  • 50 MP + big battery + stereo.
  • Jack + microSD.
  • Cheapest 5G Redmi.
What doesn't
  • HD+ LCD, SD4s Gen 2 slow.
  • 18 W charging.
  • Token aux camera.
  • HyperOS ads.

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? .