Airtel users cannot access 5G on the latest Redmi A4 5G
Redmi A4 5G was launched in India earlier this week as the latest affordable 5G offering from sub-brand Xiaomi. While the new phone is gearing up to go on sale from next week, the listing on the company website reveals that it will not support Airtel 5G in India. Unlike recent 5G offerings, the Redmi A4 5G is only compatible with SA (standalone) 5G networks in the country. It runs on the Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 chipset and has a 50-megapixel dual camera setup.
According to the product page of Redmi A4 5G on the Mi website, the device supports 4G and SA (standalone) 5G networks. The listing states that the device does not support 5G NSA (non-standalone). Airtel’s 5G network in India is based on the NSA architecture and this makes the new Redmi phone unsuitable with Airtel 5G.
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Photo credit: Mi.com
Airtel users can only use Airtel 4G on their Redmi A4 5G handsets. Meanwhile, Jio’s 5G network is based on the SA architecture and people with Jio SIM can access the 5G service with the device.
Redmi A4 5G Price, Specifications
The Redmi A4 5G was launched in India with a starting price of Rs. 8,499 for the 4GB RAM + 64GB storage configuration. The 128GB storage variant costs Rs. 9,499. It will be available for purchase from November 27.
The Redmi A4 5G runs on Android 14-based HyperOS and features a 6.88-inch HD+ (720 x 1640 pixels) LCD display with a 120Hz refresh rate. It runs on a 4nm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 chip, paired with 4GB of LPDDR4X RAM and up to 128GB of UFS 2.2 storage. It has a dual rear camera setup led by a 50-megapixel primary camera. At the front, the phone has a 5 megapixel selfie camera.
The Redmi A4 5G packs a 5,160mAh battery with 18W charging support. It has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner and comes with an IP52-certified build for dust and splash resistance.
