Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 5a vs Realme C1 vs Realme C2

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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Realme Realme
Announced October 2017 September 2018 April 2019
Status Available - October 2017 Available - October 2018 Coming Soon - April 2019
Price Rs. 4,999 ($90.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Gold, Rose Gold, Gray Black, Blue Diamond Black, Diamond 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)
156.2 x 75.6 x 8.2 mm
(6.15 x 2.98 x 0.32 in)
154.3 x 73.7 x 8.5 mm
(6.07 x 2.9 x 0.33 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz) 166 g (5.86 oz)
SIM Type Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 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), 8(900), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED Yes Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 7.1 (Nougat) Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface MIUI 9 ColorOS 5.2 ColorOS 6 Lite
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450 (14 nm) Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6762 Helio P22 (12 nm)
GPU Adreno 308 Adreno 506 PowerVR GE8320
RAM 2 GB 2/3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 6.2 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1520 pixels (271 ppi) 720 x 1560 pixels (282 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.89% 81.41% 80.13%
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 13 MP 13 MP + 2 MP 13 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama 13 MP, f/2.2, AF
2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
HDR, Panorama
13 MP, f/2.2, 1.12µm, PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, 1.75µm, depth sensor
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, HDR, [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm, HDR [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-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM or 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor 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-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 4230 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
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