Xiaomi Redmi 5a vs Xiaomi Redmi 9i
Price Comparison (India)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Announced | |
| October 2017 | 2020, September 15 |
| Status | |
| Available - October 2017 | Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, September 18 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 4,999 ($90.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 8,299 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Gold, Rose Gold, Gray | Midnight Black, Sea Blue, Nature Green |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
140.4 x 70.1 x 8.4 mm (5.53 x 2.76 x 0.33 in) |
164.9 x 77.1 x 9 mm (6.49 x 3.04 x 0.35 in) |
| Weight | |
| 137 g (4.83 oz) | 194 g (6.84 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | 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 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 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) | 1, 3, 5, 8, 40, 41 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | |
| Notification LED | |
| Yes | - |
Display
| Type | |
| IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen 270 nits typ. brightness (advertised) |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M Colour |
| Size | |
| 5.0 inches [Similar] | 6.53 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] | 720 x 1600 pixels (269 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 69.89% | 80.79% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android 7.1 (Nougat) | Android 10 |
| User Interface | |
| MIUI 9 | MIUI 12 |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 [Similar] | Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), MediaTek Helio G25 (12 nm) [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 308 [Similar] | PowerVR GE8320 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 4 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB | 128 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 13 MP [Similar] | 13 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED Flash | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama | 13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), 1.0µm, PDAF HDR |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] | 5 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1.12µm, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| FM radio | FM radio |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA, LTE, VoLTE | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A |
| Bluetooth | |
| 4.1, 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB 2.0 | microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16 GB, 2 GB RAM | 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Po Battery Battery Charging 10W |
| Capacity | |
| 3000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |