Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 5a vs Xiaomi Redmi Y2

Xiaomi Redmi 5a
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Xiaomi Redmi Y2
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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced October 2017 June 2018
Status Available - October 2017 Available - June 2018
Price Rs. 4,999 ($90.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,999 ($150.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Gold, Rose Gold, Gray Elegant Gold, Rose Gold and Dark Grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 140.4 x 70.1 x 8.4 mm
(5.53 x 2.76 x 0.33 in)
160.73 x 77.26 x 8.1 mm
(6.33 x 3.04 x 0.32 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
SIM Type Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual-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
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) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- 2.5D Curved Glass
Notification LED Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 7.1 (Nougat) Android 8.1 (Oreo)
User Interface MIUI 9 MIUI 9
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 [Similar] 2.0 GHz Octa-Core, Snapdragon 625 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 308 [Similar] Adreno 506 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 3/4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (separate slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 18:9 aspect ratio
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 5.99-inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1440 pixels (-)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.89% -
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] Dual 12 MP + 5 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash Yes
Features Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase-detect Autofocus, 1.25μm pixel size, portrait mode, dual cameras, f/2.2 aperture lens, geotagging, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] 16 MP, f.2.0 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, TD-SCDMA, LTE, TD-LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/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
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (separate 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
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor 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 Li-ion Non-removable Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3080 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -