Redmi A5 5G has been launched in India in the last couple of days as the company's newest affordable 5G smartphone. With sales of the new phone commencing from next week, listings on the company's website disclose that it will not work with Airtel 5G in the country. Unlike other 5G offerings in recent times, the Redmi A4 5G will work only on SA (standalone) 5G networks in the country. It comes with a 50-megapixel dual rear camera setup and Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 chipset.
The product page of Redmi A4 5G on Mi Website states that the handset supports 4G and SA (standalone) 5G networks. According to the listing, the handset does not support 5G NSA (non-standalone). Airtel 5G network in India is based on the NSA architecture, and this makes the new Redmi Phone unsuitable with Airtel 5G.
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Only Airtel 4G can be used by the Airtel users on the Redmi A4 5G handsets. On the other hand, Jio 5G network is based on SA architecture and people with Jio SIM can avail of the 5G service with the device.
The Redmi A4 5G starts in India at Rs 8499. It comes in the configuration of 4GB RAM+64GB storage. The 128GB variant is available for Rs. 9499. It goes on sake from November 27.
Redmi A4 5G
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The phone runs on Android 14-based HyperOS and offers a 6.88-inch HD+(720x1640 pixels) LCD screen with a 120Hz refresh rate. It runs on a 4nm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 chip paired with 4GB of LPDDR4X RAM and up to 128GB of UFS 2.2 storage. On the rear, it features a dual camera until led by 50-megapixel primary camera. The phone features a 5-megapixel selfie camera on the front. The Redmi A4 5G is paired with a 5,160mAh battery that has 18W charging. It packs a side-mounted fingerprint scanner and comes with an IP52 rated build for dust and splash resistance.