Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 5a vs Xiaomi Redmi 7A vs Xiaomi Redmi 8A

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced October 2017 May 2019 August 2019
Status Available - October 2017 Available - June 2019 Expected Rumored - Coming Soon 2019
Price Rs. 4,999 ($90.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 5,799 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,499 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Gold, Rose Gold, Gray Black, Blue Black, red, 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)
146.30 x 70.41 x 9.55 mm
(5.76 x 2.77 x 0.38 in)
156.3 × 75.4 × 9.4 mm
(6.15 × 2.97 × 0.37 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz) 188 g (6.63 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) with dedicated microSD card slot
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 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), 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), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - -Splash resistant (P2i nano coating) -
Notification LED Yes Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 7.1 (Nougat) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface MIUI 9 MIUI 10 MIUI 10
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 Octa-Core (Quad 1.95GHz Cortex A53 + Quad 1.45GHz Cortex A53) , Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 6x1.45 GHz Cortex A53), Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm)
GPU Adreno 308 Adreno 505 Adreno 505
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 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 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD HD+ Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.45 inches 6.22 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1440 pixels (295 ppi) 720 x 1520 pixels (270 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.89% 74.62% -
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 12 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, PDAF
HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25µm, PDAF
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30/60fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 1.12μm [Similar] 8 MP, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat7 300/150 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth 4.1, 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 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM or 16 GB, 2 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 512 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-Po Battery
Type-C Fast charger 18W
Capacity 3000 mAh 4000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -