Xiaomi Redmi 4A Review: The best budget smartphone

HIGHLIGHTS The Xiaomi Redmi 4A has been priced at Rs. 5,999 It's a decent option for first-time smartphone buyers Gadgets 360 rates the phone 7 out of 10 Smartphones have transcended to being more than mere communication devices. They are powerful computers. In a market like India, affordable smartphones are all the rage. Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has made a name for itself in India by selling droves of affordable gadgets. Its success in India has been typified by phones like the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, the Redmi Note 3S Prime and the recently launched the Redmi Note 4. The Redmi 4A is its most affordable smartphone — billed like a successor to the Redmi 1S which was launched way back in 2014. The mission is quite straightforward; to make the best Android smartphone in the market that is dirt cheap at the same time. Has the Chinese upstart with global ambitions succeeded? We think so, here's why.