Helio P20



UMiDIGI have just introduced new smartphone in the A-sereis dubbed A7. The device is the smaller variant of the A7 Pro launched back in April of 2020, but it has larger display, spot same battery capacity and almost similar camera setup. Even the RAM and storage of both phones seems same, except the absence of the 128GB ROM on the Pro version.

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There are two notable changes introduced in the new UMi A7; first the screen grew from 6.3 on the Pro version to 6.49-inches, although no Full-HD+, it just HD+, and secondly, the CPU is now Helio P20, instead of the P23 used in the initial version. On the inside, the UMiDIGI A7 runs on the aforementioned Helio P20 CPU from Mediatek.

  1. Helio P20 We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 7880 (with Mali-T830 MP3 graphics) and MediaTek Helio P20 (Mali-T880 MP2). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
  2. The Helio P20 and P25 chipsets will replace the Helio P10 which has been seen in a lot of mid-range smartphones this year. Both the P20 and P25 offer an octa-core processor with 20 percent faster clock speeds for the CPU as well as the GPU. These are built on the 16nm process from TSMC and support LPDDR4x RAM.
  3. MediaTek today announced the MediaTek Helio P20 system-on-chip, an ultra-power saving SoC and the latest addition to its top-tier MediaTek helio family of mobile processors.
  4. A marked evolution of the successful MediaTek Helio P10, MediaTek’s first performance-range SoC in their top-tier MediaTek helio Family of processors, the MediaTek Helio P20 is built on a 16nm process node and offers 25% better power efficiency, higher processing performance and our most advanced camera / video features to date.

There are two notable changes introduced in the new UMi A7; first the screen grew from 6.3 on the Pro version to 6.49-inches, although no Full-HD+, it just HD+, and secondly, the CPU is now Helio P20, instead of the P23 used in the initial version

On the inside, the UMiDIGI A7 runs on the aforementioned Helio P20 CPU from Mediatek. The CPU has 8-cores clocked at 2.3GHz, along with Mali-T880 MP2. The device boot Android 10 out the box, and provide room for dual Nano-SIMs and a single Micro-SD card.

As for the optics, there are four lenses at the back; of the four, the main snapper is a 16-megapixel lens with F/1.8 aperture, pegged with 8-megapixel superwide angle lens, a third 5-megapixel depth and a fourth 5-megapixel dedicated macro snapper assisted by a dual LED flash.

For selfie, there is a single 16-megapixel hidden in the waterdrop notch upfront. The device run Android 10, support dual SIMs and provide 4150mAh battery with 10W charging out of the box. Some of the key specs of the new UMiDIGI A7 inludes:

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UMiDIGI A7 Key specs and features

  • » Dimensions; weight: 163.7 x 77.6 x 8.7 mm;
  • » Display: 6.49-inch IPS LCD 720 x 1560px HD+ with 19.5:9 ratio
  • » CPU: 2.3GHz octa-core MediaTek Helio P20 with Mali-T880 MP2 GPU
  • » Storage and RAM: 64 GB and 4GB RAM; expandable up to 256GB via microSD
  • » OS: Android 10.0
  • » Camera: Quad-cameras: 16MP f/1.8 main camera; 8MP 120-degree wide lens; 5MP macro and 5MP depth lens
  • » Front camera: 16MP f/2.0 Selfie
  • » Video recording: 1080p/[email protected]
  • » Connectivity: Dual Nano-SIM: GSM / HSPA / LTE
  • » Other Features: Fingerprint scanner (rear), USB Type-C
  • » Battery: 4150mAh with 10W fast charging

UMiDIGI A7 Pricing and availability

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UMiDIGI A7 is available in Midnight Green and Space Gray colors. The 4GB RAM with 64GB storage is priced a little above $140, and available for purchase via Aliexpress.com.