Lower mid-range · 2026

Xiaomi Redmi R70

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A25

Best for

Strength All-day battery (6000mAh), 120Hz screen

Extras Cooling system, Curved display

Watch out No Google Play, HD+ display, not Full HD

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

6.9″ IPS LCD · 120Hz

T8300 4 / 128 GB

6000 mAh 15W charging

13 MP 8 MP selfie

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Full specifications

Display

6.9″ · IPS LCD · 720 × 1600 · 120 Hz · HDR

Smooth scrolling

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

Screen size

6.9"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

720 × 1600 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

800 nits

HDR

Supported

Performance

Unisoc T8300 (6 nm) · 8-core 2.2 GHz · Mali-G57 MC2

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Unisoc T8300 (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

479,500

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.2 GHz

GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

2x2.2 GHz – Cortex A78 + 6x2 GHz – Cortex A55

Software & updates

Android 16, HyperOS 3 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

How long the maker keeps shipping Android and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system

Android 16, HyperOS 3

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

~2 years

Camera

13 MP main · 8 MP selfie

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

Main camera

13 MP

Front camera

8 MP

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

6000 mAh · 15 W wired

All-day

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

Capacity

6000 mAh

Wired charging

15 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Memory

4 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

4/128GB · 6/128GB · 6/256GB · 8/256GB

Storage type

UFS 2.2

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.4

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

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 — 5G on MTN & Airtel

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

M MTN

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

Works

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

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 B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B8, B19, B28a

5G n1, n3, n5, n8, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n48, n77, n78

Build & Design

210 g · 8.2 mm

Height

171.6 mm

Width

79.5 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

Weight

210 g

Sensors

Accelerometer · compass

Sensors

Accelerometer, 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 17e

Loses on most 5 losses

Lower benchmark score

480k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 13 MP vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 210 g vs 169 g

Starts with less storage

128 GB vs 256 GB baseline

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S26

Loses on most 5 losses

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 720 × 1600 vs 1080 × 2340 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.9″ vs 6.3″ screen

Lower benchmark score

480k vs 3.1M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

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

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 210 g vs 167 g

Full comparison

Where to buy

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How each one compares to the Xiaomi Redmi R70.

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Entry-level

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 17e

Samsung Galaxy S26

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