Redmi A2 Series: Top 5 Alternatives
Redmi today launched its A2 series of smartphones in India priced between Rs 5,999 and Rs 8,499. Both the Redmi A2 and Redmi A2+ have decent specs for the price, but there are other options on the market to make your search easier. We have compiled a list of 5 best alternatives to the Redmi A2 series. Check it out below.
Empire Narzo N53
The Realme Narzo N53 is priced at Rs 8,999 (Rs 500 more than the Redmi A2+) and houses a 6.74-inch IPS LCD display with Full HD+ resolution, 450 nits peak brightness, 180 Hz touch sampling rate and 90 Hz refresh rate on the front. Camera sensor for taking selfies.
It then gets a rear camera setup with a 50MP main sensor and a 2MP depth sensor. There is an 8 MP selfie sensor on the front. It houses a 5000mAh battery with support for 33W SuperVOOC fast charging. The smartphone has a side fingerprint sensor for biometric authentication.
The Realme device is powered by Unisoc T612 SoC with LPDDR4x RAM and eMMC 5.1 storage expandable up to 2TB via microSD card. It has support for USB 2.0 data transfer and a USB-C port as well as a 3.5mm audio jack and speaker grill. It runs Realme UI 4.0 based on Android 13. Other connectivity options include GPS, dual-band WiFi, Bluetooth 5.0 and dual-SIM 4G LTE.
Advantages of Redmi A2 series
- Better view
- Fast loading
- The chipset is slightly better in terms of performance.
- A USB-C connector and no micro USB.
- Dual band WiFi
Disadvantages compared to Redmi A2 series
- Works on Realme UI (only if you choose Android from custom Android skins)
Infinix Smart 7 HD
The Infinix Smart 7 HD is priced at Rs 5,999 and features a 6.6-inch IPS LCD display with HD+ resolution of 1612 x 720 pixels and a touch sampling rate of 120 Hz. There is a teardrop-shaped notch on top of the front camera. The display offers a maximum brightness of 500 nits. It is powered by Unisoc SC9863A1 processor.
As for the cameras, there is a square rear camera module for dual cameras. The Infinix Smart 7 HD has an 8-megapixel primary photo sensor and an AI lens. There is also an LED flash module next to the sensors. The phone has a 5 megapixel front camera sensor.
There is support for storage expansion up to 1 TB via microSD card. Infinix Smart 7 has a 5000mAh battery. Finally, the Infinix Smart 7 HD has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and offers AI Face Unlock support.
Advantages of Redmi A2 series
- Fingerprint sensor at the same price as the basic Redmi A2 variant
- More storage for the same price
Disadvantages compared to Redmi A2 series
- Low processor
- Android 12 operating system
Lava Youth 2 Pro
Priced at Rs 7,999, the Lava Yuva 2 Pro is one of the worthy alternatives to the Redmi A2 series. It has a 6.5-inch LCD panel with HD+ resolution, a pixel density of 269 ppi and a refresh rate of 60Hz. Under the hood, the Lava device has a Helio G37 chipset and 4GB of RAM. There is 64GB of storage on board and the phone runs on Android 12 operating system with support for hidden call recording.
As for optics, you get a 13-megapixel primary camera with integrated VGA cameras. You also get a 5MP selfie shooter. It is backed by a 5000mAh battery that supports 10W charging via USB-C port.
Connectivity options include dual-SIM support, 4G VoLTE, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.1 and GPS. There is a side-mounted fingerprint scanner and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Advantages of Redmi A2 series
- Fingerprint scanners are available at affordable prices
- More storage for less than Redmi A2+
- USB-C port
- Better chipset
Disadvantages compared to Redmi A2 series
Infinix hot 20 games
The Infinix Hot 20 Play is one of the best alternatives to the Redmi A2 series. It is priced at Rs 8,999 and features a massive 6.82-inch IPS LCD display with HD+ resolution of 1640 x 720 pixels and a refresh rate of 90 Hz. The device runs Android 12 operating system with Infinix.
At the back is a 13-megapixel primary camera, AI lens and LED flash. On the front is an 8-megapixel selfie camera. There is also a fingerprint scanner on the back. The phone also supports Face Unlock.
The Infinix device has two speakers and a 3.5 mm audio jack. It is backed by a 6000mAh battery that supports 18W charging. It offers dual SIM, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS and USB Type-V connectivity features.
Advantages of Redmi A2 series
- Better view
- USB-C port
- Fast loading
- Big battery
- Two speakers
- Better chipset
Disadvantages compared to Redmi A2 series
- Android 12 and 13 are not operating systems
- Dual band WiFi
Moto G13
The Moto G13 is priced at Rs 9,499 ($1,000 more than the Redmi A2+) and features a 6.5-inch IPS LCD display with a MediaTek Helio G85 processor with HD+ resolution and a refresh rate of 1000fps. The 90 Hz G13 has 4 GB of RAM and up to 128 GB of storage.
It has a 50-megapixel main camera sensor with f/1.8 aperture and a pixel size of 0.64 µm on the back and a 2-megapixel depth sensor and a 2-megapixel macro camera. The Moto G13 gets an 8 MP front camera.
The battery capacity of the Motorola device is 5000mAh which supports 10W charging. Android 13 will launch immediately. It also offers stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos and has a headphone jack. Other connectivity options include 4G, GPS, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, GPS and a USB-C port.
Advantages of Narzo N53
- Stereo speakers
- NFC support
- Very good chipset
- Almost standard Android operating system
- More storage space
- Better view
Disadvantages of Narzo N53
