Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Mi 6 vs Xiaomi Mi A1 vs Xiaomi Redmi 5a
Price Comparison (India) -
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general General Info
Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced April 2017 September 2017 October 2017
Status Available - April 2017 Coming Soon - September 2017 Available - October 2017
Price Rs. 23,500 ($362.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,999 ($245.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 4,999 ($90.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Ceramic Black, Black, Blue, White Gold, Pink, Black Gold, Rose Gold, Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 145.2 x 70.5 x 7.5 mm
(5.72 x 2.78 x 0.3 in) 		155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm
(6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 in) 		140.4 x 70.1 x 8.4 mm
(5.53 x 2.76 x 0.33 in)
Weight 168 g / 182 g (5.93 oz / 6.42 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO 		GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Splash resistant		 - Fingerprint Sensor -
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS
OS Android OS, v7.1.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1.1 Nougat Android 7.1 (Nougat)
User Interface - Android One (Stock Android) MIUI 9
Processor Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425
GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 506 Adreno 308
RAM 6 GB 4 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 64/128 GB 64 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display
Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, To Be Confirmed IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.15 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (428 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.34% 70.63% 69.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia
3.5mm Jack no yes yes
Radio No N/A FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera
Rear Camera Dual 12 MP (f/1.8 & f/2.6) Dual 12 MP 13 MP
Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, 27mm & f/2.6, 52mm), OIS (4-axis), 1.25 µm @ 27mm / 1.0 µm @ 52mm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide-angle lens - 12MP, 1.25μm, f/2.2 aperture; Telephoto lens - 12MP, 1.0μm, f/2.6 aperture Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, 1080p [Similar] 16 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate
GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v5.0, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, 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 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory
Internal 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Yes Supported

Apps Sensors
Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery
Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3350 mAh 3080 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -

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