Xiaomi Mi A1 vs Xiaomi Redmi 5 Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi Mi A1 Xiaomi Redmi 5
Released · Sep 12, 2017
Released · Dec 12, 2017
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
5.7-inch · 1440x720px
Dual camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
3GB · 32GB
3080 mAh
3300 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 inches
155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm
5.98 x 2.87 x 0.30 inches
151.8 x 72.8 x 7.7 mm
Weight
5.82 oz (165.0 g) 5.54 oz (157.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink Black, Gold, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch 5.7-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 282 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
70.87 % 75.72 %
Colors
16 777 216
Peak brightness
450 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506 Adreno 506
RAM
4GB (LPDDR3) 3GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
64GB 32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Capacity
3080 mAh 3300 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 26 mm
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.6
Focal Length: 50 mm
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 5 MP (Flash)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C microUSB, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope
Other
Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900)
4G (TDD)
Bands 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 135

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 05, 2017 Dec 07, 2017

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage
RAM 2GB
Internal storage 16GB
MSRP $ 120
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