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

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

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced October 2017 2020, September 15
Status Available - October 2017 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, September 18
Price Rs. 4,999 ($90.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,299 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Gold, Rose Gold, Gray Midnight Black, Sea Blue, Nature Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 140.4 x 70.1 x 8.4 mm
(5.53 x 2.76 x 0.33 in)
164.9 x 77.1 x 9 mm
(6.49 x 3.04 x 0.35 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 194 g (6.84 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 / 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) 1, 3, 5, 8, 40, 41
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 7.1 (Nougat) Android 10
User Interface MIUI 9 MIUI 12
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), MediaTek Helio G25 (12 nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 308 [Similar] PowerVR GE8320 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 128 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
270 nits typ. brightness (advertised)
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour
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% 80.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP [Similar] 13 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama 13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), 1.0µm, PDAF
HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1.12µm, 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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 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 not 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 present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Capacity 3000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -