REDMI A5
What you’d gain
- Display score: 4.3 → 6.2
- Battery score: 3.7 → 4.2
- Security updates until around 2029
- 120 Hz display (yours: 60 Hz)
What you’d give up
Nothing we can see in the specs.
Should You Upgrade From the REDMI A2?
How the REDMI A2 compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.
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Our take
Time to upgrade
Security updates ended around 2026 The best upgrade scores 4.5 points higher on display and 3.9 on camera
Based on specs and official update policies. It’s your call.
Upgrades we’d look at
We don’t have a US launch price for the REDMI A2, so we compare it with budget and mid-range phones, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset. Choose “Any price” above to see every phone.
REDMI Note 15 Pro
What you’d gain
- Camera score: 3.3 → 6.1
- Display score: 4.3 → 8.0
- Battery: 5,000 → 6,500 mAh
- Security updates until around 2031
- 120 Hz display (yours: 60 Hz)
What you’d give up
- No 3.5 mm headphone jack
TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G
What you’d gain
- Camera score: 3.3 → 7.2
- Display score: 4.3 → 8.8
- Battery: 5,000 → 6,500 mAh
- Security updates until around 2031
- Telephoto lens (3× optical zoom)
- 144 Hz display (yours: 60 Hz)
What you’d give up
- No microSD card slot
Motorola Edge 60
What you’d gain
- Camera score: 3.3 → 7.5
- Display score: 4.3 → 8.4
- Battery score: 3.7 → 5.5
- Security updates until around 2029
- Telephoto lens (3× optical zoom)
- 120 Hz display (yours: 60 Hz)
What you’d give up
- No 3.5 mm headphone jack
- No charger in the box
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Scores, speed and updates come from official specs, chip benchmarks (Geekbench 6, 3DMark) and the makers’ update policies. How we rate phones
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REDMI A2 upgrade FAQ
Is the REDMI A2 still supported?
REDMI promises 3 years of security updates for the REDMI A2, counted from its announcement in March 2023, so they should have ended around 2026.
What is the best upgrade from the REDMI A2?
Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G, with a PhoneRanked score of 7.4 vs 4.0 for the REDMI A2. The newest model of the same family is the REDMI A5. The best budget upgrade is the REDMI Note 15 Pro. We don’t have a US launch price for the REDMI A2, so we looked at budget and mid-range phones, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset.