Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 5a vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S vs Samsung Galaxy A33 5G

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi Samsung
Announced October 2017 January 2022 March 2022
Status Available - October 2017 Coming Soon - January 2022 Coming Soon - April 2022
Price Rs. 4,999 ($90.00) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Gold, Rose Gold, Gray Graphite Gray, Pearl White, Twilight Blue Black, White, Blue, Peach
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 140.4 x 70.1 x 8.4 mm
(5.53 x 2.76 x 0.33 in)
159.9 x 73.9 x 8.1 mm
(6.3 x 2.91 x 0.32 in)
159.7 x 74 x 8.1 mm
(6.29 x 2.91 x 0.32 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 179 g (6.31 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
SIM Type Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid 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 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 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) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP53, dust and splash protection
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 7.1 (Nougat) Android 11 Android 12
User Interface MIUI 9 MIUI 13 One UI 4.1
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 Octa-core (2x2.05 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Helio G96 (12 nm) Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz & 6x2.0 GHz), Exynos 1280 processor
GPU Adreno 308 Mali-G57 MC2 Mali-G68
RAM 2 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 128 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ AMOLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
700 nits, 1000 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M Colors 16M Colors
Size 5.0 inches 6.43 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (409 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (411 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.89% 84.60% 83.77%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP 108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama 108 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.52", 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] 16 MP, f/2.4, (wide)
1080p@30fps [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1.12µm
1080p@30fps [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 (CA) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 2.2 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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 present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 33W, 100% in 60 min (advertised)
Power Delivery 3.0
Quick Charge 3+
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W
Capacity 3000 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -