Xiaomi's popular budget smartphone slight markup on the retailer's discretion. It now appears the 2GB RAM variant is available at some offline retailers like Big Bazaar at a price up to 5,499. Gadgets 360 has also learnt that a Future Pay wallet cashback of Rs. 1,000 is applicable on purchase as well as a 10 percent additional discount is valid on payment through Axis Bank credit and debit cards. The offer is valid from January 22 to January 28 or until stocks last. 5y322y
Putting together these cashbacks and discounts, the Xiaomi Redmi 5A (2GB RAM/ 16GB storage) will be available at an effective price of around Rs. 4,000 (Rs. 3,999 to be more specific). To elaborate, the Future Pay wallet cashback of Rs. 1,000 will be credited to the buyer's in five monthly instalments from February to June 2018. A maximum discount of Rs. 500 (on the retail price) will be applicable on Axis Bank credit and debit card payments. The offer is valid only at offline outlets of Big Bazaar. We've reached out to Xiaomi for comment on wider offline availability of the 2GB RAM variant of the Redmi 5A.
The smartphone was started receiving the MIUI 9.2 global stable update.
To recap the specifications, the Xiaomi Redmi 5A sports a 5-inch (720x1280 pixels) display. The phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 SoC, coupled with 2/ 3GB of RAM and 16/ 32GB of inbuilt storage.
It comes with a 3000mAh battery under the hood. The phone also has a dedicated microSD card slot (up to 128GB).