Lower mid-range · 2020

Xiaomi Redmi 8A Dual

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A04e

Best for

Strength All-day battery (5000mAh)

Watch out No more updates, HD+ display, not Full HD

Skip if You watch a lot of video or play demanding games

6.22″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

439 2 / 32 GB

5000 mAh 18W charging

13 MP 8 MP selfie

4G LTE

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Full specifications

Display

6.22″ · IPS LCD · 720 × 1520 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.22"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

720 × 1520 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

Brightness

400 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm) · 8-core 1.95 GHz · Adreno 505

Basic CPU

Best for calls, messaging, and very light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

Launch class

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

118,350

CPU

8-core, 1.95 GHz

GPU

Adreno 505

Process

12 nm

RAM type

LPDDR3 RAM

Storage type

eMMC 5.1 Storage

CPU layout

4x Cortex A53 1.95 GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1.45 GHz

Software & updates

Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10, MIUI 12 · 1-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10, MIUI 12

Software support

1 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

13 MP f/2.2 main · 8 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

13 MP f/2.2

Front camera

8 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

1.12µm

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

5000 mAh · 18 W wired

All-day

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

2 GB RAM · 32 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

2 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

32 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

2/32GB · 3/32GB · 3/64GB

Storage type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · Wi-Fi 4

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 4

Bluetooth

4.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · no 5G No B20 or B7 — weaker indoor signal, and slower speeds where the network is busy.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, BC1, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B8

Build & Design

188 g · 9.4 mm

Height

156.5 mm

Width

75.4 mm

Thickness

9.4 mm

Weight

188 g

Sensors

Accelerometer · proximity · compass

Sensors

Accelerometer, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 12

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

78% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 2,815 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs OLED panel · 720 × 1520 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

Lower benchmark score

118k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Entry-level vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 13 MP · f/2.2 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S20

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

25% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Less smooth display

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 60 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 720 × 1520 vs 1440 × 3200 resolution

Lower benchmark score

118k vs 623k AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

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