Cheapest Phones in Redmi series unveiled

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Tue, Jun 12, 2018, 05:05 PM

Cheapest Phones in Redmi series unveiled

Beijing, June 12: Xiaomi has finally taken the wraps off the Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A, its new, low-cost smartphones.

Starting with the Redmi 6, this phone is powered by MediaTek's new Helio P22 chipset, built on a 12nm manufacturing process and offering eight lightweight Cortex-A53 cores. As for other key specs, we're looking at 3GB/4GB of RAM, 32GB/64GB of expandable storage, a rear fingerprint scanner, a 5.45-inch 720p display (18:9) and 3,000mAh battery.

In the camera department, we're glad to see a dual-camera setup (12MP/5MP), which isn't usually a given at this price point. Selfie addicts also have portrait mode via the 5MP front-facing camera.

Xiaomi is touting a few more software features, such as face unlock, lift to wake, and AI assistant integration in its camera app (albeit with its own AI assistant).

In terms of pricing, the Redmi 6 starts at 799 yuan (Rs.8400) for the 3GB/32GB option, going up to 999 yuan for the 4GB/64GB variant.

The Redmi 6A, much like the Redmi 6, will be made available in its first sale in the home country from Xiaomi's offline and online stores starting 10am at June 15.

The Redmi A series is usually Xiaomi's cheapest and most popular category, so were glad to see the company give it more love with the Redmi 6A. As for key specs, it has a new MediaTek Helio A22 processor (quad-core Cortex-A53 at 2Ghz) built on a 12nm process, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of expandable storage, a 5.45-inch 720p screen (18:9) and a 3,000mAh battery.

Xiaomi isn't using dual cameras here, but there's still a portrait mode on the 5MP front-facing camera, while the rear camera comes in at 13MP. The phone doesn't have a fingerprint scanner, either.

The Redmi 6A comes in at 599 yuan (roughly Rs. 6,300) for 2GB of RAM and 16GB of expandable storage.