Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 vs Xiaomi Redmi 5a

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced February 2018 October 2017
Status Available - February 2018 Available - October 2017
Price Rs. 9,999 ($155.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 4,999 ($90.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Gold, Silver, Gray Gold, Rose Gold, Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.5 x 75.45 x 8.05 mm
(6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 in)
140.4 x 70.1 x 8.4 mm
(5.53 x 2.76 x 0.33 in)
Weight 179.5 g (6.31.0.18 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor -
Notification LED Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 7.1 (Nougat)
User Interface MIUI 9 MIUI 9
Processor Octa-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 260, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 [Similar] Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 506 [Similar] Adreno 308 [Similar]
RAM 3/4 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Gorilla Glass Protection IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.99 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2160 pixels (403 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 77.49% 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 12 MP [Similar] 13 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not 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 present gyroscope sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -