Officially in their larger product stacks and promotional materials, MediaTek is lumping the A series more alongside parts such as the MT6750 – an octa-core Cortex-A53 based part – whereas the A22. Redmi 6A looks similar to the Redmi 6 in design but it carries slightly downgraded hardware. Both the phones have a 5.45-inch display but the Redmi 6 is powered by the Helio P22 and the Redmi 6A gets its power from the Helio A22 processor. Both of them feature the metal body and the fingerprint scanner is mounted on the back. Specifications of the MediaTek MT6761 Helio A22 processor dedicated to the smartphone sector, it has 4 cores, 4 threads, a maximum frequency of 2.0GHz.
MediaTek Helio A22 Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 Heterogeneous Multi-Processing (HMP) is a more advanced version of big.LITTLE technology. In this setup, a processor can utilize all cores at the same time, or just a single core for low-intensity tasks. Comparison of the technical characteristics between the processors, with the MediaTek Helio G70 on one side and the MediaTek MT6761 Helio A22 on the other side. The first is dedicated to the smartphone sector, It has 8 cores, 8 threads, a maximum frequency of 2.0GHz.
Xiaomi has expanded its Redmi series by launching the Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A smartphones in China. The new phones gain several improvements over their predecessors in terms of appearance, camera, and more.
Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A both support the HD+ display with 18:9 aspect ratio. Redmi 6A looks similar to the Redmi 6 in design but it carries slightly downgraded hardware. Both the phones have a 5.45-inch display but the Redmi 6 is powered by the Helio P22 and the Redmi 6A gets its power from the Helio A22 processor. Both of them feature the metal body and the fingerprint scanner is mounted on the back. They both are preloaded with Android 8.1 Oreo, but the exact version of MIUI was not confirmed at its launch.
The Helio P22 processor based on 12nm process clocks at 2.0GHz in Redmi 6. The power consumption of the processor is reduced which is a good thing to note. Compared to Redmi 6A, the Redmi 6 has 3GB RAM coupled with 32GB and 64GB storage options. Also, Redmi 6 has dual rear cameras with 12MP primary sensor and 5MP accompanying it. The Redmi 6 is also claimed to have AI-based capabilities powering its camera, Face Unlock sensor, and other aspects of the handset like the Xiao Ai assistant.
- 5.45-inch HD+ display with 18:9 aspect ratio
- Octa-core MediaTek Helio P22 SoC
- 3GB/4GB RAM
- 32GB/64GB storage, expandable up to 128GB
- MIUI on top of Android 8.1
- 12MP+5MP dual rear cameras
- 5MP front camera with face unlock
- 3,000mAH battery
- G LTE, Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi, GPS/ A-GPS, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and Micro-USB
- 5.45-inch HD+ display with 18:9 aspect ratio
- Octa-core MediaTek Helio A22 SoC
- 2GB RAM
- 16GB storage, expandable up to 128GB
- MIUI on top of Android 8.1
- 13MP rear camera
- 5MP front camera with Portrait Mode, Face Unlock
- 3,000mAH battery
- G LTE, Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi, GPS/ A-GPS, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and Micro-USB
The price of the Redmi 6 in China is CNY 799 for 3GB/32GB option and CNY 999 for the 4GB/64GB option. It will be made available in its first sale in China starting 10 am CST on Friday, June 15.
Helio A22 Processor
The price of the Redmi 6A is CNY 599 and much like the Redmi 6, the Redmi 6A will also be made available in its first sale in the country from Xiaomi's offline and online stores starting 10 am at June 15.
- The Xiaomi Redmi 6A isn't still available online. To be notified when it becomse available click here.
- The Xiaomi Redmi 6 is available at MajorMobiles for £ 134.
Helio A22 Geekbench