Xiaomi Redmi 6A goes on sale today: Specifications, price, offers
What's the story
Xiaomi Redmi 6A, one of the most popular budget-friendly smartphones of 2018, will on sale today via Amazon and Mi.com at 12PM. Under the sale, the 16GB storage variant of the phone will be available for Rs. 5,999 along with additional discounts. Notably, the key highlights of Redmi 6A are its HD+ display, AI-powered face unlock, dual VoLTE, and 13MP rear camera. Here's more.
Information
Pricing of Redmi 6A in India
The Redmi 6A 2GB RAM+16GB storage variant has gone on sale today at a discounted price of Rs. 5,999 (MRP: Rs. 6,999) while the 2GB RAM+32GB storage model is already available via open sale for Rs. 6,999 (MRP: Rs. 7,999).
Freebies
Here's a look at the offers available via Amazon, Mi.com
Amazon is offering a 5% instant discount on HDFC debit/credit card EMI transactions. There's also a Jio offer wherein you can avail Rs. 2,200 cashback and 100GB additional 4G data. On Mi.com, you will get the same Jio offer along with a free 3-month subscription of Hungama Music, and an option to avail additional discount by trading your old smartphone under Mi Exchange offer.
Design & Display
Redmi 6A: At a glance
To recall, up front, the phone has a traditional looking 5.45-inch HD+ (720x1440 pixels) display with chunkier top and bottom bezels, giving it an 18:9 aspect ratio. On the back, it has a horizontally-positioned single rear camera with an LED flash module and speaker grille. Redmi 6A lacks a fingerprint sensor and relies on face scanning or password/pattern for secure unlocking of the device.
Camera
For the shutterbugs and selfie lovers
On the back, Redmi 6A has a 13MP sensor with an f/2.2 aperture, PDAF, and supports HDR. The primary camera also gets nifty features such as low light photo enhancement, burst mode, and scene selection. Up front, the phone gets a 5MP camera and comes with features such as Portrait mode, Beautify, HDR, Selfie timer, Age recognition and Face unlock.
Internals
Under the hood
The Redmi 6A is powered by MediaTek Helio A22 processor, paired with 2GB RAM and 16GB/32GB of storage (expandable up to 256GB). It runs Android Oreo-based MIUI 9.6 and packs 3,000mAh battery. The phone supports 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS/A-GPS, micro-USB, and 3.5mm headphone jack. Sensors onboard Redmi 6A include an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, e-compass, and proximity sensor.