Xiaomi Redmi Smartphones

2022: Redmi A1

On September 6, 2022, it became known that Redmi opened a line of ultra-cheap smartphones Redmi A. Its first representative was the Redmi A1 model, announced in India and costing less than 5,000 rubles. at the exchange rate for September 2022.

Redmi A1

As reported, Redmi A1 is a smartphone of the most basic level that can be imagined in 2022. Of course, it does not have a TN screen - these outdated matrices are in the distant past. The mobile phone is equipped with an IPS panel, but it cannot boast of a good amount of memory.

In India Xiaomi , it showed only one Redmi A1 package with 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal memory. It is she who costs 6499 rupees or 4940 rubles. at the rate CENTRAL BANK of September 6, 2022. Whether other versions of this device will appear is still unclear. There is also no way data whether Xiaomi is going to release the Redmi A1 in. Russia

Redmi A1 will appear in stores in India on September 9, 2022. It will be available in black, blue and light green shades of the case. The case itself is made of ordinary plastic.

In appearance, the budget of Redmi A1 is given out by two factors - giant frames around the entire perimeter of the screen and the absence of a fingerprint scanner. It is neither behind nor in the power button.

The smartphone screen is a 6.52-inch IPS panel diagonally with a 1600x720 pixel resolution standard for inexpensive devices of the 2022 model year. This is HD + format. The display has a large 5 MP cutout for the front camera.

The back of the smartphone body is decorated with a dual camera block. The main sensor shoots in a resolution of 8 megapixels, and complements its 2-megapixel depth sensor for portrait images.

Those who do not like smartphones in bright shades will rejoice at the presence of Redmi A1 in the classic black version. Xiaomi took the ancient MediaTek Helio A22 processor as the basis of the Redmi A1 smartphone.

In AnTuTu 9, MediaTek Helio A22 issues about 89.4 thousand points. The result in GeekBench 5 is only 540 points in multi-core mode, and in single-core mode - even within 160. The CPU is manufactured using a 12nm process technology and produces a frequency of up to 2 GHz on four Cortex A53 cores.

The Redmi A1 uses the LPDDR4x chip as a RAM module, and all user data is stored in the eMMC 5.1 memory chip.

Other specifications of the mobile phone include two under slots, SIM cards both with support. 4G There is a single-band, Wi-Fi 5.0 module Bluetooth earphones , 3.5 mm input, as well as slow 10-watt charging for a large accumulator 5000 mAh.

The type of charging connector is unknown. Taking into account the price of Redmi A1 and the maximum charging power, it can be assumed that the smartphone uses the outdated microUSB 2.0.

The hardware capabilities of the smartphone indicate that it comes with firmware that is not overloaded with either additional shells or proprietary Xiaomi utilities. In addition, the 2 GB of RAM does not allow the Redmi A1 to run on a full version. back at OS Android Google the end of 2020, it was forbidden to install it on all devices with less or equal to 2 GB of memory.

Thus, entry-level gadgets are destined to ship with Android Go - a stripped-down version of Android, devoid of some functions, but consuming a minimum of system resources, which is critical with such a tiny amount of RAM. Google has been promoting the Android Go platform since spring 2017.

The question remains of the presence of MIUI firmware on the Redmi A1. It itself is demanding on hardware resources, so there is a possibility of its absence in this smartphone.

This is indirectly hinted at by the letter "A" in the name of the smartphone. Xiaomi has a long-abandoned MI A line consisting of three number models that run on pure Android and are unaware of MIUI's existence. In addition, at the end of summer 2022, information appeared about Xiaomi's desire to return to the release of inexpensive smartphones without its proprietary shell. True, it was about a sub-brand in addition to Redmi and Poco, but the company does not interfere with the experiment on the brands of smartphones already at its disposal.

According to the GizmoChina portal, there is still no MIUI in Redmi A1. But Android Go has been updated to version 12^[1].

2019

Xiaomi Redmi K20 и K20 Pro

On May 28, 2019, it became known that the company Xiaomi held an official presentation of its smartphones Redmi K20 and K20 Pro. These are full-fledged flagships of the Redmi line, which Xiaomi singled out in 2019 as a separate brand. The cost smartphones relevant to the market China starts at $290 (18.7 thousand rubles at the exchange rate as of CENTRAL BANK May 28, 2019) for Redmi K20, and the senior Redmi K20 Pro is estimated at at least $360 (23.3 thousand rubles).

Xiaomi Redmi K20 and K20 Pro smartphones cost

As for the capabilities of the software, there is no gap at all - both gadgets run on Android 9 Pie with proprietary MIUI 10 firmware.

Redmi K20 Pro is characterized primarily by its display, which took up 92% of the front panel area. This model uses a 6.4-inch AMOLED panel in Full HD + (2340x1080 pixels) format. The screen received 2.1 mm frames on the top and sides, a 3.8 mm thick lower chin, HDR support and 600 nits brightness. Its other parameters include backlighting without PWM, which will reduce eye strain, plus Xiaomi representatives mentioned 104 percent coverage of the NTSC color space.

The front camera with a resolution of 20 megapixels, an f/2.0 aperture and a protective sapphire glass is placed in a separate retractable module hidden at the top and equipped with a mechanism that works in 0.8 seconds. According to the developers, its resource will be enough for 300 thousand positives.

Redmi K20 Pro is based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 mobile processor, manufactured according to the norms of the 7-nanometer process technology. The chip is equipped with eight cores up to 2.42 GHz and an integrated Adreno 640 graphics card for demanding video games and 4K video playback. The smartphone uses high-speed memory modules - UFS 2.1 (built-in storage) and LPDDR4 (RAM).

The main camera of the smartphone consists of three sensors, the main one of which is the Sony IMX586 with a resolution of 48 megapixels, equipped with 6-element optics with an f/1.75 aperture. The second 8 megapixel matrix received a telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom and an f/2.4 aperture, and the third has a resolution of 13 megapixels and is characterized by an ultra-wide-angle 125-degree lens and an f/2.4 aperture. The camera is complemented by phase detection autofocus and the ability to slow-motion 960 fps video in HD resolution.

Additional features of the Redmi K20 Pro include an aluminum body 7000 the Gorilla Glass 5 series, a 4000 mAh battery with fast 27-watt charging (100% in 70 minutes), a Qualcomm Aqstic WCD9340 Hi-Fi audio chip built into scanner the seventh generation fingerprint screen, an NFC SN100T chip for, dual-band contactless payments modules and GPS , Wi-Fi 802.11ac as well as a separate headphone input and 5 module. Bluetooth

The dimensions of the Redmi K20 Pro were 157x74x9mm with a weight of 191 grams. The smartphone will go on sale in China on June 1, 2019 and will be available in black, red and blue body colors.

There are relatively few differences in the Redmi K20 from the older Redmi K20 Pro. Externally, smartphones are completely identical, and even a retractable camera is present, and the dimensions and mass of smartphones are the same.

It is worth looking for differences in the available memory volumes (see table) and the choice of the central processor - instead of Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, the Redmi K20 uses the Snapdragon 730 single-chip system, also 8-core, but already 8-nanometer. Charging power was also reduced from 27W to 18W, but the battery capacity remained the same - 4,000mAh.

Other changes are not provided in the smartphone - the parameters of all four cameras and a set of wireless communication modules are saved, and even a discrete audio chip paired with a separate headphone input is also available. The screen received all the same frames of minimal thickness, HDR support and Full HD + resolution at a diagonal of 6.4 inches.

The start of sales of Redmi K20 in the Chinese market is scheduled for June 6, 2019. There will be only two available colors in the first stage - fire and paint and frost blue. There is no black shade on the list - so far, this exclusive for Redmi K20 Pro^[2].

Xiaomi Redmi 7

On March 18, 2019, it became known that Xiaomi has released a cheap smartphone with a powerful Redmi 7 filling.

According to CNews, as of March 18, 2019, Redmi 7 will go on sale in three trim levels: the base cost of $105 (6.8 thousand rubles) will offer 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal memory, and for $120 (7.8 thousand rubles) the smartphone will already have a 32 GB drive and a three-gigabyte RAM module. The top version will cost the buyer $150 (9.7 thousand rubles). It already has 64 GB of permanent and 4 GB of RAM. Prices are relevant for the Chinese market - the recommended Russian cost of the smartphone has not been announced.

Redmi 7 has acquired a Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 processor with an integrated Adreno 506 graphics card and eight Kryo 250 computing cores, divided into two clusters of four powerful and four energy efficient cores. The screen did without a monobrow, but the cutout is still present, although relatively small. The front camera with a resolution of 8 megapixels disappeared into the cutout, and the display itself is represented by an IPS matrix with viewing angles of 178 degrees. The diagonal of the panel with an aspect ratio of 19:9 was 6.26 inches, and the resolution supported by it was HD + (1520x720 pixels). The display covers 84% of the color space, and on top it is covered with reinforced Gorilla Glass 5. The main camera module consists of a two-megapixel stage depth sensor and a 12 megapixel main matrix of 1/2.9 inch optical format with 1.25 μm pixels. The manufacturer does not specify the optics parameters. There is also a fingerprint scanner on the back.

Redmi 7 from the plant is equipped with a 4000 mAh battery, a water-repellent coating of the P2i case (protection exclusively from rain and splashes) and a built-in IR port for controlling the home household appliances (Xiaomi has a proprietary " application Mi remote"). The case also has a 3.5 mm connector for connecting wired headphones, two slots for SIM cards and one slot for microSD drives. The hardware of the smartphone includes receivers and, GPS GLONASS wireless modules 5 Bluetooth Wi-Fi and 802.11n and a tuner FM. Redmi 7 weighs 180 grams with dimensions of 159x76x8 mm. The software part of Redmi 7 is represented by MIUI 10 firmware installed on top of 9 Pie. OS Android

Redmi 7 will appear in Chinese retail on March 26, 2019. It is not yet known how soon modifications will be released with a global firmware version suitable for use in other countries outside the PRC and supporting Google services.

Xiaomi will offer customers Redmi 7 in three body colors - red, black and blue. Also, the smartphone will be covered by a proprietary warranty for a period of 18 months.^[3]

2018: Xiaomi Redmi 6A

On August 3, 2018, Xiaomi announced the start of Russian sales of the Redmi 6A smartphone. The presentation and start of sales in Russia took place only a few weeks later than the world announcements. The Redmi 6A was first introduced on June 12, 2018.

Redmi 6A

Xiaomi positions Redmi 6A as a "budget smartphone." The Redmi 6A features a 5.45-inch display with an 18:9 aspect ratio that covers 80.5% of the front panel area. smartphone Its polycarbonate back panel looks and feels like it's made of matte-coated metal. Thanks to the curved surface, smoothly tapering towards the edges, the smartphone fits comfortably in the hand.

According to the company, Redmi 6A is powered by a MediaTek Helio A22 processor manufactured with a process code of 12 nm. The device is equipped with a 3000 mAh battery, which provides up to 19 days of standby mode.

The Redmi 6A smartphone has a 13 MP main camera with phase detection autofocus, and a 5 MP front selfie camera. Both cameras support portrait mode with. artificial intelligence MIUI is also optimized for Redmi 6A and reduces memory usage for storing systems applications by almost 30%.

As reported, in Russia Redmi 6A will be available from the second half of August 2018. ^[4]

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