Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 5a vs Xiaomi Redmi 8A vs Xiaomi Redmi 10A

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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced October 2017 August 2019 March 2022
Status Available - October 2017 Rumored - Coming Soon 2019 Coming Soon - March 2022
Price Rs. 4,999 ($90.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,499 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Gold, Rose Gold, Gray Black, red, blue Black, Silver, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 140.4 x 70.1 x 8.4 mm
(5.53 x 2.76 x 0.33 in)
156.3 × 75.4 × 9.4 mm
(6.15 × 2.97 × 0.37 in)
164.9 x 77 x 9 mm
(6.49 x 3.03 x 0.35 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
SIM Type Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) with dedicated microSD card slot Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1x
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) 1, 3, 5, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor (rear-mounted)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 7.1 (Nougat) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 11
User Interface MIUI 9 MIUI 10 MIUI 12.5
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 6x1.45 GHz Cortex A53), Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm) Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), MediaTek MT6762G Helio G25 (12 nm)
GPU Adreno 308 Adreno 505 PowerVR GE8320
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Screen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 5.0 inches 6.22 inches 6.53 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1520 pixels (270 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (269 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.89% - 80.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP 12 MP 13 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama 12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25µm, PDAF
HDR, Panorama
13 MP, AF
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30/60fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] 8 MP, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM or 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Type-C Fast charger 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Capacity 3000 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -