Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 1S vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A vs Xiaomi Redmi 5

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced May 2014 October 2017 December 2017
Status Available - May 2014 Available - October 2017 Available - December 2017
Price - Rs. 9,999 ($120.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,999 ($150.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Chinese Red, Metallic Gray/ blue, green, yellow panels Gold, Silver, Gray Matte Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137 x 69 x 9.9 mm
(5.39 x 2.72 x 0.39 in)
153 x 76.2 x 7.6 mm
(6.02 x 3 x 0.3 in)
151.8 x 72.8 x 7.7 mm
(5.98 x 2.87 x 0.3 in)
Weight 158 g (5.57 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz)
SIM Type - Dual SIM Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - Taiwan
4G Network - LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Taiwan
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
- Infrared Sensor
- Metal Build
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v7.1.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1.2 (Nougat)
User Interface - MIUI 9 MIUI 9
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8228 Snapdragon 1.4 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 308 Adreno 506
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 3/4 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 2 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2.5D Curved Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.5 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1440 pixels (282 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.61% 71.54% 76.11%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM Radio FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP 12 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, 1.4 µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Autofocus, f/2.2 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go, Fast Charging
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 3080 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -