SpecEagle review · Xiaomi

Redmi 6 review: A facial-unlock budget phone with dual rear cameras at $130.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jun 2018·$130
Overall
48/100
Class rank
#56 of 84
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Dual cameras and face unlock for $130.

Redmi 6 packed a dual rear camera and AI face unlock into a $130 phone, with a compact light body. The Helio P22 was modest, but the feature-per-dollar made it another huge-volume seller for Xiaomi.

01Display

58/100

58/100 trails the 63-point cohort average for budget phones of 2018.

TypeIPS LCD, 18:9
Size5.45 inches
Resolution1,440 × 720 px (HD+)

02Camera

54/100

54/100 trails the 56-point cohort average for budget phones of 2018.

Main12 MP + 5 MP depth, f/2.2
Selfie5 MP, AI face unlock

03Performance

48/100

48/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2018.

ChipsetMediaTek Helio P22 (12 nm)
RAM3 / 4 GB
Storage32 / 64 GB · microSD

04Battery

64/100

64/100 is one of the weaker battery results among budget phones of 2018 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity3,000 mAh
Wired10 W

05Build

58/100

58/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2018.

06Value

72/100

At 72/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among budget phones of 2018 — 7 points above the cohort average.

What works
  • Dual rear camera + AI face unlock at $130.
  • Light 146 g compact body.
  • microSD + jack + IR blaster.
  • Fingerprint sensor.
What doesn't
  • Helio P22 entry-tier.
  • HD+ resolution.
  • Plastic build.
  • Mono speaker.
Cross-shop it against
Huawei Y9 Prime (2019)
$240 · score 68/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 84-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .