Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 5a vs Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018)

Xiaomi Redmi 5a
xiaomi redmi 5a
Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018)
samsung galaxy j2 (2018)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Samsung
Announced October 2017 December 2017
Status Available - October 2017 Available - December 2017
Price Rs. 4,999 ($90.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,190 ($138.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Gold, Rose Gold, Gray Metallic Gold, Absolute Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 140.4 x 70.1 x 8.4 mm
(5.53 x 2.76 x 0.33 in)
143.8 x 72.3 x 8.4 mm
(5.66 x 2.85 x 0.33 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz)
SIM Type Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual-SIM
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 model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109
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), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Smart Manager
Notification LED Yes No

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 7.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
User Interface MIUI 9 -
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 [Similar] Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 308 [Similar] Adreno 308 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1.5/2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.89% 66.46%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP
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 v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5/2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 2600 mAh battery
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -