Mobile press office – Chinese tech brand Xiaomi has introduced its new budget 5G phone named Redmi A4 5G in the Indian market. Any 5G phone should benefit from 5G high-speed internet, but users might be shocked by the new phone. It has emerged that Bharti Airtel’s 5G services will not be available on this device. In fact, Airtel launched its 5G NSA (Non-Standalone Architecture) services in India, which this phone does not support.
5G NSA services are provided by Bharti Airtel, while Jio users get 5G SA (standalone) services. In such a situation, smartphone manufacturers will have to decide whether their devices will support both or not. There are many older devices that do not support 5G SA. However, very few 5G smartphones do not support 5G NSA. At least, this is not what we expect from the latest smartphones and the Redmi A4 5G has disappointed a lot of people.
This is why the new phone does not support Airtel 5G
Xiaomi said on its website that its entry-level 5G smartphone Redmi A4 5G has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 processor and does not support 5G NSA. This phone supports 4G + 5G NSA connectivity. This means that users will be able to use Jio’s 5G services but they will not benefit from Airtel 5G. Let us tell you, Redmi A4 5G is an entry-level 5G smartphone and it has 4GB RAM and 128GB storage and its price starts from. Rs 10,000. Was kept low.
Being the most affordable 5G smartphone in India, many users would like to buy it, but it is important to know in advance that Airtel’s high-speed internet will not be available there. Talking about other specifications, the phone has a 6.88-inch HD+ display that has a refresh rate of 120Hz and a peak brightness of 600 nits. The Redmi A4 5G sports a 50MP dual camera setup and its large 5160mAh battery supports 18W charging. This phone is IP52 certified and has HyperOS based on Android 14, which will receive two major Android updates .
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