Xiaomi announces Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A with MediaTek processors and 5.45-inch displays
Chinese Xiaomi has just announced the Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A smartphones at an official event which are the successors to the last year’s Redmi 5 and Redmi 5A smartphones. The Redmi 6 features a dual rear camera while the Redmi 6A has a single camera on the rear side. The Xiaomi Redmi 6 with 3GB RAM + 32GB inbuilt storage is priced at 799 yuan (around $124), the Xiaomi Redmi 6 with 4GB RAM + 64GB inbuilt storage is priced at 999 yuan (around $156), finally, the Xiaomi Redmi 6A with 2GB RAM + 16GB inbuilt storage is priced at 599 yuan (around $93). Both the devices comes with Grey, Blue, Gold and Rose Gold color options and both will be available in China from June 15th.
The Xiaomi Redmi 6 features a 5.45-inch HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display, 1000:1 contrast ratio and 1440 × 720 pixels resolution and is powered by a 2GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P22 (MT6762) 12nm processor with 650MHz IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU. It has two variants, one with 3GB RAM with 32GB storage and the second one with 4GB RAM with 64GB storage and both supports expandable storage with up to 256GB with microSD card slot. It runs on the Android 8.1 (Oreo) with MIUI 9 on top and ssupports Hybrid Dual SIMs. It features a dual rear camera with a 12-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash, 1.25μm pixel size, PDAF, f/2.2 aperture along with a secondary 5-megapixel camera. It also has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture. It is backed up by a 3000mAh battery and supports connectivity options such as 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS, 3.5mm audio jack and also has dual microphones. It has a fingerprint sensor available on the rear side. It measures 147.5×71.5×8.3mm and weights 146 grams.
The Redmi 6A features a 5.45-inch HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display, 1000:1 Contrast ratio and 1440 × 720 pixels resolution. It is powered by a 2GHz Quad-Core MediaTek Helio A22 12nm processor. It comes with 2GB of RAM and 16GB internal storage capacity that is expandable up to 256GB with microSD card slot. It runs on the Android 8.1 (Oreo) with MIUI 9 and comes with Hybrid Dual SIM support. It features a single 13-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash, PDAF, f/2.2 aperture and has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture. It is backed up by a 3000mAh battery and supports 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS, 3.5mm audio jack connectivity options and supports dual microphones as well. It measures 147.5×71.5×8.3mm and weights 145 grams.
