Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 5a vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 vs Xiaomi Redmi 15C

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced October 2017 December 2024 Not announced yet
Status Available - October 2017 Coming Soon - December 2024 Rumored
Price Rs. 4,999 ($90.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 18,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Gold, Rose Gold, Gray Titan Black, Mystique White, Phantom Purple Blue, Violet, Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 140.4 x 70.1 x 8.4 mm
(5.53 x 2.76 x 0.33 in)
162.4 x 75.7 x 8 mm
(6.39 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)
171.6 x 79.5 x 8 mm
(6.76 x 3.13 x 0.31 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
SIM Type Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM + Nano-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 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 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, 28, 40, 41 LTE
5G Network - 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 78 SA/NSA SA/NSA
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP64, dust and water resistant
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 7.1 (Nougat) Android 14 Android 15
User Interface MIUI 9 HyperOS HyperOS 2
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 Octa-core (2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Dimensity 7025 Ultra (6 nm) -
GPU Adreno 308 IMG BXM-8-256 -
RAM 2 GB 8 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz, HDR10+, 2100 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Protections
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
120Hz, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 6.67 inches 6.9 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (395 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (254 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.89% 87.18% 84.44%
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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 50 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama 50 MP, f/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF
QVGA, f/3.0
HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/4.0", 0.7µm

1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.4, 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
USB microUSB 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 2.2 256 GB, 4 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
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 not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast Battery Charging 45W
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 33W wired, PD
Capacity 3000 mAh 5110 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -