Xiaomi Redmi 8A vs Redmi 7A: Price, specifications, features comparison

Redmi 7A isn’t one year old and Xiaomi has already launched a successor. Aiming to tap the upcoming online sales and festival season, Xiaomi on Wednesday introduced Redmi 8A. The new smartphone comes with some important upgrades over the predecessor. Xiaomi says it will continue to sell Redmi 7A for the time being and has even slashed the price to Rs 4,999 (base model). If you’re looking to buy the new Xiaomi phone, here’s what you get in the latest model.

Display and design

Even as Xiaomi moved to more modern 19:9 and notched display design on its Redmi Note series, the Redmi 7A surprisingly had the older 18:9 aspect ratio. The latest Redmi 8A comes with a larger 6.22-inch HD+ display with a notch on the top.