A while ago, Xiaomi announced the Xiaomi Redmi 6 and Xiaomi Redmi 6A in China. These devices were aimed squarely at the budget market, which has always been the case for the Redmi series. With the 12nm process based MediaTek SoC's, the Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A focus on a healthy combination between power and performance, which many average users with casual needs would appreciate.

Specs

Xiaomi Redmi 6

Xiaomi Redmi 6A

OS

Android 8.1 MIUI 9

Android 8.1 MIUI 9

SoC

MediaTek Helio P22

MediaTek Helio A22

Display

5.45" 18:9 720p

5.45" 18:9 720p

Rear Camera

12MP (1.25µm) + 5MP

13MP

Front Camera

5MP

5MP

RAM

3GB / 4GB

2GB

Storage

32GB / 64GB

16GB

Battery

3,000mAh Capacity

3,000mAh Capacity

Colors

Grey, Blue, Gold, Rose Gold

Grey, Blue, Gold, Rose Gold

The Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A have yet to be made available in regions like India, but you already have the MIUI 9 Global ROM being made available for them. This Global ROM would allow users (that import from China) to load a ROM that has better localization than the default Chinese ROM that would have come preloaded on these devices. The existence of this ROM could also indicate that the devices are heading to regions outside of China.

The Redmi 6 (codename: cereus) gets MIUI update version v9.6.4.0.OCGMIFD based on Android Oreo 8.1 with an update size of 1.2GB. On the other hand, the Redmi 6A (codename: cactus) gets MIUI update version v9.6.2.0.OCBMIFD based on Android Oreo 8.1 with an update size of 1.2GB.


Download MIUI 9 for Xiaomi Redmi 6

Download MIUI 9 for Xiaomi Redmi 6A

Source: @MIUIUpdatesTracker | @XiaomiFirmwareUpdater