Bengaluru, Jul 4 (IANS): Chinese handset maker Xiaomi on Thursday refreshed its budget Redmi A series with the Redmi 7A in India for Rs 5,799.

According to the company, the Redmi 7A brings an overall upgrade over the Redmi 6A; it features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 chipset, a 4000mAh battery, a 12MP Sony IMX486 camera and a matte finish unibody.

"Packed with a set of incredible features, Redmi 7A is powered by the Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 clocked at 2GHz," Anuj Sharma, Chief Marketing Officer, Xiaomi India, said in a statement.

The device comes with wireless FM Radio to allow access to radio without the need of earphones.

It sports a 5.45-inch 18:9 HD+ display and supports expandable memory up to 256GB.

The dual SIM, dual VoLTE device comes with a splash-proof design.

The Redmi 7A would be available in Matte Black, Matte Blue and Matte Gold colour variants.

The 2GB+16GB variant would be available at an introductory price of Rs 5,799 and the 2GB+32GB variant would be available for Rs 5,999 during July as Mi turns five, said the company.

The 2GB+16GB variant would be available for Rs 5,999 and the 2GB+32GB variant would be available for Rs 6,199, post the introductory offer.