Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A21 vs Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Samsung Xiaomi
Announced February 2018 2020, April 8 August 2020
Status Available - February 2018 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, April Coming Soon - August 2020
Price Rs. 9,999 ($150.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 9,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Gold, Rose Gold Various Space Blue, Mint Green, Matte Black, Sunrise Flare
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.5 x 75.5 x 8.1 mm
(6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 in)
- 163.3 x 77 x 9.1 mm
(6.43 x 3.03 x 0.36 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz ) - 198 g (6.98 oz)
SIM Type Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), 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 (dual-SIM only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 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), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
- Fingerprint Sensor
Water-repellent coating
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) Android 10.0 Android 10
User Interface MIUI 9 One UI 2.0 MIUI 11
Processor Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Helio G80 (12 nm)
GPU Adreno 506 PowerVR GE8320 Mali-G52 MC2
RAM 3/4 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) HD+ Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
400 nits typ. brightness (advertised)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.99 inches 6.5 inches 6.53 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2160 pixels (403 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (270 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 77.44% - 83.11%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio Wireless FM radio (no wired headphones required)
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 16 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 13 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash No LED flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF
8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, (macro)
2 MP, (depth)
panorama, HDR
13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar] 13 MP
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide)
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 4.2, 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB 2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM eMMC 5.1 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 3300 mAh 4000 mAh 5020 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -