Xiaomi Redmi 8A vs Itel City 100

Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi 8A vs Itel City 100 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Redmi 8A runs at a higher processing speed of 1.95 GHz, while Itel City 100 runs at 1.8 GHz, making Xiaomi Redmi 8A the better performer.

Display: Itel City 100 offers a screen size of 6.75 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi 8A offers 6.22 inches, making Itel City 100 the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Redmi 8A and Itel City 100 feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Itel City 100 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 8A offers 12 MP, making Itel City 100 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Xiaomi Redmi 8A and Itel City 100 feature a 8 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Itel City 100 offers a higher battery capacity with 5200 mAh, while Xiaomi Redmi 8A offers 5000 mAh, making Itel City 100 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Xiaomi Redmi 8A offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Itel City 100 offers 128 GB, making Xiaomi Redmi 8A the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Itel City 100 receives a higher expert rating of 7.5 from the editorial team, while Xiaomi Redmi 8A is rated 7.

Xiaomi Redmi 8A

₹6,999

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Itel City 100

₹7,599

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

70%

71%

Release Date

29 Sep, 2019

07 Jul, 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 439	Unisoc T7250
Octa Core (upto 1.95 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
2 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


6.22 inches (15.8 cm)	6.75 inches (17.15 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
720x1520 px (HD+)	720x1600 px (HD+)
N/A	90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


8 MP	8 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	5200 mAh
18W Fast Charging	18W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

32 GB	128 GB
eMMC 5.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10

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Pros

Good design and solid build
Long battery life
USB Type-C and fast charging support

Clean, compact design
Big battery
Decent cameras
Feature-rich software

Cons

Average performance
Cameras could be better
Bloatware and spam notifications in MIUI

Dated Android version
No 5G support

User Ratings

4.4/5

(161,969 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

Sep 29, 2019

(Official)

Jul 07, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v14

Custom UI

MIUI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 439

Unisoc T7250

Processor

Octa core

1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.45 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 505

Mali-G57 MP1

RAM

2 GB / 3 GB

4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Very Good

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.22 inches (15.8 cm)

6.75 inches (17.15 cm)

Resolution

720x1520 px (HD+)

720x1600 px (HD+)

Brightness

400 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

700 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

700 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

90 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

180 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19:9

20:9

Pixel Density

270 ppi

260 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.48 %

84.64 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch

Design

Height

156.4 mm

167.7 mm

Width

75.4 mm

77.5 mm

Thickness

9.4 mm

7.65 mm

Weight

188 grams

185 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof

Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

N/A	Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.55" sensor size IMX363 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size

13 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
Primary Camera

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

5200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB

128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB

Yes

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

SAR Value

Head: 0.339 W/kg Body: 1.000 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Accelerometer