Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 5a vs Xiaomi Redmi 9C

Xiaomi Redmi 5a
xiaomi redmi 5a
Xiaomi Redmi 9C
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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced October 2017 Not announced yet
Status Available - October 2017 Rumored
Price Rs. 4,999 ($90.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Gold, Rose Gold, Gray Blue, other colors
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 140.4 x 70.1 x 8.4 mm
(5.53 x 2.76 x 0.33 in)
-
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) -
SIM Type Hybrid 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
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 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
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 7.1 (Nougat) Android 10.0
User Interface MIUI 9 MIUI 12
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 [Similar] , MediaTek Helio G35
GPU Adreno 308 [Similar] Mali-G31 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 6.53 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1600 pixels (269 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.89% -
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP [Similar] 13 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama 13 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] 5 MP
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi 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
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -