Earlier today, images of the Redmi 8A surfaced on the web, thanks to a partial TENAA listing. The full-listing has now been published and it reveals the full specs of the upcoming phone.
The Redmi 8A with model number M1908C3KE will be packing some big upgrades. First, the display gets a massive bump from 5.45-inches to 6.217-inches and the resolution is now 720 x 1520. This will be sad news for those who have always liked the series for its small form factor.
There is a 2.0GHz octa-core processor under the hood. The Redmi 8A will come in 2GB, 3GB, and 4GB RAM variants with 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB of storage respectively. The phone will have support for storage expansion and TENAA says maximum capacity is 512GB.
A single 12MP camera sits on the back while an 8MP camera sits in front for selfies. What is weird is that the TENAA listing says there are a total of 3 cameras on the device. This is most likely an error.
The Redmi 8A will not only get a bigger display but a bigger battery to match. TENAA says the battery capacity is 5000mAh. The phone runs Android 9 Pie just like its predecessor.
The dimensions are given as 156.3 x 75.4 x 9.4 millimeters and the weight is 188 grams. The listing says it will come in black, red, blue, pink, white, green, purple, gray but we know only three or four color variants will be available.
There are unconfirmed reports that Xiaomi will announce the Mi MIX 4 on September 24. It is highly unlikely that Redmi will announce the Redmi 8A and Redmi 8 smartphones at the event. The Redmi 7A got a silent launch back in May, the same thing might happen again with its successor.
