Xiaomi Redmi 8A vs Xiaomi Redmi 7 Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Redmi 8A

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Xiaomi Redmi 8A or Xiaomi Redmi 7 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Redmi 8A Xiaomi Redmi 7
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Release date 2019, September 2019, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.5 x 75.4 x 9.4 mm | 6.16 x 6.16 x 2.97 in 158.7 x 75.6 x 8.5 mm | 6.25 x 6.25 x 2.98 in
Weight 188 g | 6.63 oz 180 g | 6.35 oz
Body Build Front glass, plastic body
Colors Midnight Black, Ocean Blue, Sunset Red Black, red, blue
Battery 5000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 100 EUR 130 EUR

Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.2" inc 6.26" inc
Screen area 95.9 cm2 97.8 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width) 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 81.3% 81.5%
Screen resolution 720 x 1520 px 720 x 1520 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 271 PPI 269 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF -12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25µm, PDAF
-2 MP, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30/60fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm 8 MP
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 9
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm) - Qualcomm SDM632 Snapdragon 632 (14 nm)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (2x1.95 GHz Cortex-A53 & 6x1.45 GHz Cortex A53) - Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Silver)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 505 Adreno 506
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 118349
Antutu 8 Total 87337 120931
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 290
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 937
GeekBench 5 Single Core 128 262
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 598 1027
GeekBench 4 Single Core 864 1249
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3669 4362

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) - Global 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA, LTE-A HSPA, LTE
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio FM Radio, built-in antenna FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 18W
- Splash resistant

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--P2i nano hydrophobic coating
- Fast battery charging 10W

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